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…)
McKamey Animal Center Searching for Missing Dog
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The McKamey Animal Shelter needs your help to find a runaway dog from their facility. (more…)
Cleveland Police Searching for Missing Woman
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Cleveland Police Department is searching for a missing woman in Cleveland.…
MAPCO Holds National Hiring Event
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Mapco Convenience Stores in the Chattanooga area held open interviews today as part of their national hiring event. (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…
Storms set off search for survivors, salvageable belongings
By KIM CHANDLER and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press SELMA, Ala. (AP) - Stunned residents tried to salvage belongings as rescue crews pulled survivors from the aftermath of a deadly tornado-spawning storm system that killed at least nine people in Georgia…
Tivoli Theatre Renovations Continuing
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Work is continuing on renovating and expanding the Tivoli Theatre in downtown Chattanooga. (more…)
Covenant Sports Management Students Get Huge Opportunity
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. (WDEF)- A group of sports management majors at Covenant College about to get some big time…
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…
Walker County Man Confirmed Dead after Thursday's Storms
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- A local man has been confirmed dead following Thursday's storms. Officials stated that an employee of the Georgia Department of Transportation was killed in the line of duty. Officials…
Whitfield County Man Found Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- A man was found guilty on Friday of involuntary manslaughter from an incident in 2020. Mitchell Dion Morgan, 58, caused a wreck resulting in a man's death, documents…
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…
From The Archives: 1983 Tear Gas incident at East Ridge Middle
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Today's school kids have seen a lot compared to what their parents and grandparents saw at school. We found an example from our…
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.…
Lisa Marie Presley dies at 54 after hospitalization
Lisa Marie Presley — the only child of Elvis Presley — died Thursday after being hospitalized earlier that day, her mother said in a statement. The singer was 54.
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…
Grant Applications Opening Soon for United Way of Greater Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - United Way of Greater Chattanooga's grant application process is opening soon. You can start applying January 23rd. Any 501(c)3 across the 6-county…
Gov. Kemp Proposes Pay Increase for K-12 Teachers
ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) -- Governor Kemp proposed a $2,000 pay increase for K-12 teachers and certified personnel on Thursday, according to the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE). Governor Brian Kemp announced the proposed increase to teacher salaries as part…
Man Sentenced in Bribery Charges
JACKSON COUNTY, Ala. (WDEF) -- General Manager of an electric company in Alabama has been sentenced to 26 months in federal prison, according to affiliate station WHNT. Bryce Purdy plead guilty to bribery charges in October of last year. Sources…
Free On-Street Parking on MLK Jr. Day
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Downtown Chattanooga will offer free on-street meter parking on MLK Jr. Day, according to the Chattanooga Parking Authority. On Monday, January 16, 2023, on-street parking meters will not be enforced in Downtown Chattanooga, they say. People…
Hazardous Road Conditions in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Department of Transportation (CDOT) reported flooding, lines and trees down, and hazardous road conditions. The CDOT is warning people to use extreme caution while out on the roads today. They have shared the following…
Wall Collapses, Cars Damaged Downtown Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Part of a building collapsed Thursday morning in Downtown Chattanooga. (more…)