Rising Country Star Brandon Davis to Play Riverbend Festival
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The 40th Riverbend Festival is about a week away. One of the performers this year is Chattanooga's very own Brandon Davis,…
Polk County Commissioners Suing over Biowaste Disposal
COPPERHILL, Tenn. (WDEF)- Polk County Commissioners are trying to combat what they are…
Chattanooga Clergy For Justice response to charges dropped against Daniel Wilkey
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A group that has often been critical of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office issues their reaction to charges being dropped against a former deputy. A special prosecutor announced two weeks ago that they would drop all 44…
Six people displaced in Dorris Street home fire
Chattanooga firefighters were busy Thursday morning battling a house fire in the Alton Park community. It happened at around 10:45 in the 3700 block of Dorris Street. Firefighters say they say heavy smoke from several blocks away, and arrived on…
Alabama once again denies parole to Judith Ann Neelley
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WDEF) - Alabama officials have once again denied parole to Judith Ann Neelley for a murder that happened more than 40 years ago in our area. Neelley and her husband were convicted of the kidnapping, torture and murder…
Expect big crowds for the summer travel season -- and big prices, too
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The unofficial start of the summer travel season is here, with airlines hoping to avoid the chaos of last year and travelers scrounging for ways to save a few bucks on pricey airfares and…
Gov. Lee sends TN National Guard troops to southern border
TENNESSEE (WDEF) -- Governor Bill Lee authorized the deployment of 100 Tennessee National Guard troops to the U.S. Southern border on Thursday. This is while a national security crisis and surging drug crisis is happening due to the open border,…
More to the Story with Staley: Clifton Hills Graduation
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- It's that time of the season when seniors are graduating from high school! But they're not the only ones moving on to the…
Chirping sounds lead airport officials to bag filled with smuggled parrot eggs
LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. (AP) — The 24 bright green baby parrots began chirping and bobbing their heads the second anyone neared the large cages that have been their homes since hatching in March. The Central American natives, seized from a smuggler…
Driving Our Economy Forward: Piedmont Lithium
ETOWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Electric vehicles are the future. That's why Piedmont Lithium is investing nearly $600 million into a new plant in McMinn County. It's just one way the…
Safety Access Rooms Designed to Combat Mass Shootings
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Today marks one year since 19 students and 2 teachers were killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. (more…)
Apple Tree Planted in Honor of Student who Passed Away
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Republican lawmaker calls for Governor Lee to cancel his special session on public safety
BLOUNT COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Governor's Special Session on mass shooting safety got some opposition today. State Representative Bryan Richey has sent a letter to Governor Bill Lee asking him to call it off. Fellow Republicans Todd Warner and…
Two men shot last night in Alton Park
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating a double shooting last night in Alton Park. Officers were called to a shooting scene on West 37th Street after 10 PM. They found two men with non-life-threatening wounds. Both were taken to…
State releases TCAP scores for each school system
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The Tennessee Department of Education has now released TCAP test scores for third grade ELA for each school system. Lawmakers set up this test to judge whether students are ready to move up to the fourth grade.…
Rhea County reports TCAP testing results
DAYTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - Rhea County officials have release information on how their 3rd grade students did in the TCAP testing. They tell us that 29% of their third grades were flagged for possible retention. That number does not include…
Chattanooga State gets grant to improve developmental disabilities access
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The state has awarded Chattanooga State with a grant to create a new inclusive program for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They are getting more than $400,000 from the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD).…
Volkswagen increasing research partnerships with UT system
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Volkswagen Group of America is ramping up their research collaboration with the University of Tennessee. They have already partnered on 25 joint research projects over the last years. Now they are planning ten more partnerships through…
Target pulls some LGBTQ+ merchandise from stores ahead of June Pride month after threats to workers
NEW YORK (AP) — Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers. [caption id="attachment_1344761"…
2 former Alabama governors from opposite sides of the political aisle express doubts over executions
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Two former Alabama governors, from opposite sides of the political aisle, wrote in an opinion piece that they are now troubled by the state's death penalty system and would commute the sentences of inmates sentenced by…
North Carolina gerrymander ruling gives electoral gift to GOP in Congress
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina redistricting ruling has set up a possible electoral windfall for congressional Republicans in preserving their U.S. House majority next year, declaring that judges should stay out of scrutinizing seat boundaries for partisan advantage.…
Pills flowed for years as DEA dragged feet on disciplining opioid distributor
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has allowed one of the nation’s largest wholesale drug distributors to keep shipping highly addictive painkillers for nearly four years after a judge recommended it be stripped of its license for…
Litter Boom Installed on Chattanooga Creek
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A first of its kind device in Tennessee was deployed this morning along the Tennessee Riverwalk. (more…)
Dalton gets grants for some streetscaping and improved ballfields
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dalton is getting $4 million from a state grant for a pair of projects in town. One is a streetscape renovation plan for Pentz and Cuyler Streets. It will improve sidewalks and landscaping to rest the…