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Chattanooga Celebrates MLK Jr. Day

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga honors the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. on a day dedicated to the Civil Rights activist. The Urban League of Greater Chattanooga and the Unity Group…

Budgetel Fallout Continues, Woman Faces Homelessness

UPDATE: The Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition has responded, saying they have extended the stay for the remaining Budgetel renters. Mackenzie Kelly works at the Homeless Coalition and says they have extended for an additional week and are "prioritizing the medically…

Tornado Confirmed in Meigs County

(Courtesy: VEC) DECATUR, Tenn. (WDEF)- The National Weather Service in Morristown confirmed that a tornado touched down in Meigs County on Thursday morning. (more…)

More to the Story: COVID Response

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Jennifer Davis is a registered nurse, working for LifeSpring Community Health. She heads the group's COVID response team. LifeSpring was actually one of the first local…

Concerned Parents to Attend School Board Meeting

WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- Parents and grandparents in Walker County are fed up what they call extremely inappropriate books within the local schools. Concerned family members plan to take their frustrations to the next Walker County School Board meeting…

T-Mobile to adjust brick-and-mortar format

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Jon Freier, President of T-Mobile's U.S. Consumer Group, says the company is "reshaping" its retail stores. Freier said in an online publication Thursday that T-Mobile's brick-and-mortar stores are "dead" as customers have been accustomed to…

Gov. Kemp Proposes Tax Breaks and Pay Raises

ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) -- Governor Brian Kemp announced his budget goals for the year on Friday. Of those goals include a second tax refund and pay raises for teachers. Governor Kemp presented his budget recommendations to the General Assembly for…

TECH BYTE: CES 2023 Highlights

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (WDEF) -- More than 3,200 exhibitors from all over the world came out to Las Vegas for CES 2023. And there was no shortage of cool, high-tech products.…

HCSO officials warn of rising mail theft

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Porch pirates are back to plundering, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. The department recently said via press release that "several mail thefts"…

Woman Walking on I-75 Killed

MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A woman was reportedly walking on I-75 Wednesday night when she was struck by a vehicle. She did not survive, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. They say the 29-year-old woman was walking northbound in…

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