HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County Schools announced that Big Ridge Elementary School will be closed on Friday due to a high rate of illnesses. All Boyd Buchanan schools will be closed Friday as well. "Approximately 21% of students…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A school resource deputy recovered a loaded gun from a student at Dalewood Middle School. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said one…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A jury has indicted Jason Chen, the man accused of killing Jasmine Pace late last year. They are indicting him for first-degree premeditated murder and abuse of a…
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. (WDEF) -- More than 150 new jobs are coming to Northeast Georgia. Qcells has invested another $147 million to expand solar manufacturing in Bartow County. Senator Jon Ossoff's Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act made this possible. Qcells…
FILE - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee delivers his State of the State address in the House Chamber, Jan. 31, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee's Republican-dominant Legislature on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, advanced a handful of proposals…
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co.'s electric vehicle business has lost $3 billion before taxes during the past two years and will lose a similar amount this year as the company invests heavily in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga's Humane Educational Society (HES) is assisting with the rescue of roughly 200 dogs from a Korean meat market this week. [caption id="attachment_1279269"…
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Attempted book bans and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a record in 2022, according to a new report from the American Library Association released Thursday.…
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Collegedale Police Department is hosting their annual Easter Egg Hunt next weekend. The egg hunt will take place at the ballfield on Little Debbie Parkway in Collegedale. It will be on Sunday, April 2, from…
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) joined leaders from GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Ontario Power Generation and Synthos Green Energy for an important announcement in Washington, D.C., about the future of new nuclear.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - We're learning of a hickup that could, at least, delay the completion of the Chickamauga Lock project. The Army Corps of Engineers has been working to…
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A small plane crash in Tennessee that killed weight-loss guru Gwen Shamblin Lara and six others likely happened when her husband piloting the plane — actor Joe Lara — became disoriented…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A group of residents in a Chattanooga Southside neighborhood are raising concerns about a dog kennel business. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Starting a successful business is a monumental task. Having a great idea is only the beginning. You'll need expert advice and plenty of it.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Police say a drive-by shooting happened in Chattanooga this afternoon. It happened on the 4700 block of Pawnee Trail, just before 3:30 p.m. The shooter did hit one person, according to the CPD. The police department…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - At this week's press briefing Wednesday, Chattanooga Police offered updates on a few incidents. (more…)
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- A Catoosa County jury convicted a Tunnel Hill man on Wednesday of molesting his daughter. Officials said they are charging Michael Shane Cramer with two counts of child molestation and one count of enticing a…
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) - The city of East Ridge hopes that they will soon be able to renovate their community gym. (more…)
SPRING CITY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Real estate investment firms have bought the Spring City Resort and Marina for $2.2 million. Along with the acquisition, the firms have planned a four-phased development plan. Ridges Capital and Yonah Capital, based in Hiawassee,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- He runs one of the world's largest independent fashion internet sites. Yet he does all he can to help underprivileged young women. He's been…
POLK COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- An audit report released today by the Tennessee Comptroller's Office detailed more than a dozen problems in Polk County. According…
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Senate on Tuesday rolled out a budget that would slice $87 million from Georgia's public universities in a power struggle with the House over hospital funding and permitting. The budget…
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The Chevrolet Camaro, for decades the dream car of many teenage American males, is going out of production. General Motors, which sells the brawny muscle car, said Wednesday it will stop…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office has released the mugshot and 10 charges that an Ooltewah man faces. These charges involve child sexual abuse, according to police. Duane…