CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Gas customers now have a chance to receive natural gas bill payment assistance. They partnered with Chattanooga's Salvation Army to launch this new program for customers in need. This Salvation Army program is called "Shield…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The first Saturday in September is just hours away. And that means we will celebrate National Tailgating Day. For many, tailgating is a lifestyle. It's…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Relief in response to Hurricane Idalia is going to Florida and neighboring states, including from right here in the Volunteer State. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The bill has come due for the Weston Wamp & Rheubin Taylor legal battle. The Hamilton County Commission on Wednesday approved spending a total of…
By DANIEL KOZIN Associated Press CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday in Florida as a Category 3 storm and unleashed devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast, submerging homes and vehicles, turning streets into…
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The only person who spent time behind bars as a result of the sweeping indictment related to efforts to overturn then-President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss in Georgia remained in jail Wednesday…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police received a call of a person shot on Maryland Street near Spears Avenue late Tuesday night. Officers found a 48-year-old man bleeding…
CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. (WDEF)- With recent inflation, many of our recurring bills have gone up. (more…)
HIXSON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A thief stole thousands of dollars' worth of items from Bethel Bible Village in Hixson. The theft happened early Tuesday morning, sometime between…
RHEA COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A former Spring City Commissioner is facing child abuse and drug charges. Authorities arrested Jeff Rhear, along with two others, for exposing children to…
RED BANK, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The City of Red Bank has issued…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A three-year issue has just received a settlement from Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti. Auburn Hills Mobile Home Park has faced claims since 2020 after…
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A neurosurgeon investigating a woman’s mystery symptoms in an Australian hospital says she plucked a wriggling worm from the patient’s brain. Surgeon Hari Priya Bandi was performing a biopsy through a…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee special session regarding public safety has adjourned for both the Senate and the House. The special session ended on Tuesday, passing a total of three bills. WTVF Nashville reported that only one of those…
By MICHAEL PHILLIS, MATTHEW DALY and JOHN FLESHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration weakened regulations protecting millions of acres of wetlands Tuesday, saying it had no choice after the Supreme Court sharply limited the federal government’s jurisdiction…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Steve Scalise, the No. 2-ranking House Republican, said Tuesday he has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer known as multiple myeloma and is undergoing treatment. Scalise, 57,…
NEW YORK (AP) — Chemical and consumer product manufacturer 3M has agreed to pay $6 billion to settle numerous lawsuits from U.S. service members who say they experienced hearing loss or other serious injuries after using faulty earplugs made by…
By DANIEL KOZIN Associated Press CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Idalia strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and barreled toward Florida's Gulf Coast as authorities warned residents of vulnerable areas to pack up and leave to escape the twin threats of…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Monday thunderstorms brought heavy rainfall and caused creeks to rise. Because of this, the Mowbray Volunteer Fire Department rescued several hikers…
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, GARY D. ROBERTSON and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Police charged a University of North Carolina graduate student Tuesday with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a faculty member that caused a…
ROCKWOOD, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents have arrested a woman who they say shot and killed a four-year-old girl in Rockwood, Tennessee. The TBI began investigating…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- With the Hamilton County Fair upcoming this fall, county officials made an announcement this morning regarding the musical acts for the…
UPDATE: Late Monday night, the Chattanooga Fire Department said two firefighters were injured while fighting this house fire. Around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, CFD said the two firefighters had…
WHITFIELD COUNTY, GA. (WDEF) - Whitfield county voted to roll back their millage rate again this year. Jevin Jensen, Commission chairman, said, "Our goal, number one, was to rollback the property…