Dave Staley visits the Lavender Farm in Rising Fawn
RISING FAWN, Georgia (WDEF) - Lookout Lavender Farm looks pretty much the same this year as it did last year when I stopped by. A good number of folks. Enjoying the fields of…
TBI investigates why a deputy shot a driver in a chase last night
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI has issued a preliminary report on an officer-involved shooting case last night involving a Hamilton County Deputy. Sheriff's officers were chasing a suspect on Lee Highway around midnight. The chase continued until deputies…
Police: Suspect becomes victim after returning to the scene of the crime last night
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga police made two calls to an apartment complex near the interstate last night. The first was an assault at the apartment on North Concord Road just after midnight. The suspect had fled the scene by the time…
GSA Holds Future Courthouse Hearing
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Federal officials held a public meeting to discuss where the future Chattanooga federal courthouse will be. (more…)
Driving Our Economy Forward: Launch Chattanooga's Kitchen Incubator
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- You can expect to see a lot more food trucks on the road in the Tennessee Valley, thanks to Launch Chattanooga's Kitchen Incubator. Let's…
Local veterans celebrate flag day
Ooltewah, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Veterans celebrated flag day at Ooltewah Walmart by fundraising for new flags at Collegedale Veterans Memorial Park. Flag day is celebrated every year on June 14. The holiday honors the American flag and commemorates the adoption…
Victim dies from early morning shooting in Avondale
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating a fatal shooting before dawn this morning. The victim showed up at the hospital with a gunshot wound and died from his injury. Police identify the victim as 24 year old Cordarrius Bailey.…
NTSP issues report on Erlanger medical helicopter crash
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - The National Transportation Safety Board has issued their final report on what went wrong in the Erlanger Air Medical crash from March. The Life Force helicopter was transporting a patient in the North Carolina mountains at…
Foundation Honoring Pat Summitt on her Birthday
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF)- A Tennessee legend would have turned 71 years old today. (more…)
Outdoors Fund requesting volunteers for Chilhowee Day Use Area Upgrads
CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Great Outdoors Fund is asking for volunteers to help them improve facilities at the Chilhowee Day Use Area of the National Forest near Benton on June 24. Here is their release: POLK COUNTY,…
Southern Baptists refuse to let Saddleback Church back into the denomination for women pastors
By PETER SMITH Associated Press Abstract: The Southern Baptist Convention has refused to welcome Saddleback Church back into its fold. It has rejected an appeal by the California megachurch of its ejection for having women pastors. Southern Baptist church representatives…
Local animal shelters reach maximum capacity
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Due to an increase in stray and surrendered animals, local shelters are reaching maximum capacity. Shelters all across the country have been experiencing a space…
Veteran-focused group replaces flags for free
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A local organization is kicking off a new initiative to replace weathered or damaged American flags in the community. Comcast's veteran-focused Employee Resource Group, known as…
Citizens Thinking about Future Red Bank Central Park
One vision of the future Red Bank Central Park presented on the Save Red Bank Central Park Facebook page. This is not an official…
Man faces hundreds of charges of sexual abuse of a disabled woman
CHICKAMAUGA, Georgia (WDEF) - A former church elder has been charged with hundreds of counts of sexual battery and exploitation of a disabled adult in northwest Georgia. 75- year old Dennis Laman faces the charges in Walker County. A police…
Investigators believe North Carolina shooting last weekend was accidental
MURPHY, North Carolina (WDEF) - Investigators in North Carolina believe a weekend shooting was an accident. Sheriff's officers responded to a shooting on Saturday. The 19 year old from Union County, Georgia, died from his wounds. Cherokee County investigators interviewed…
Bear wandering neighborhoods on Signal Mountain
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF) - Signal Mountain Police confirm there seems to be a bear wandering through neighborhoods. They have had numerous reports of the bear making it's way…
Abba's House Opens Food Pantry
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Abba’s House in Hixson launched a food pantry Tuesday…
Cases of check fraud escalate dramatically, with Americans warned not to mail checks if possible
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service reported roughly 300,000 complaints of mail theft in 2021, more than double the prior year's total.
10 wounded in Denver mass shooting after Nuggets win and suspect taken into custody, police say
Ten people were wounded in a mass shooting early Tuesday in Denver in an area where basketball fans had been celebrating the Nuggets first NBA title win.
US military says helicopter accident in northeastern Syria left 22 American troops injured
A helicopter accident in northeastern Syria over the weekend left 22 American service members injured, the U.S. military said Tuesday.
Russian missile attack kills at least 10 in Zelenskyy’s hometown kills at least 10; dozens wounded
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles hit civilian buildings in a central Ukrainian city overnight, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than two dozen in a warehouse and a residential building, regional officials…
Affordable Housing Fair Launches Home Buyer Program
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The city of Chattanooga held an affordable housing fair this evening. (more…)
New Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Children's Hospital
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- On Monday afternoon, T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital Unveiled it’s renovated and expanded Pediatric Intensive Care Unit It represents an 8 Hundred Thousand Dollar investment to the P.I.C.U. " This new renovation really improves what we can do…