On June 10th of 2022, a massive fire damaged the Old Highland Park Baptist church and soon spread over to the Chauncey-Goode Auditorium. CFD offers $5,000 to anyone willing to share a lead that would help them find the responsible arsonist.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- There is a new nursing school in the Scenic City. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Victoria Cotton is an 8 year old food truck entrepreneur. She’s from the Chattanooga area. Her business is called Victoria's Sweet Sensations . "Me…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - Fort Payne Police are investigating a fatal wreck this morning in northeast Alabama. It happened at 10:38 AM at the I-59 exit of Glenn Blvd SW and Briarwood Avenue. Two vehicles were involved. Police are…
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- With Father's Day only a week away, there are many good stories of sons and fathers working together. But none better than the Goodwins.…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Authorities in Bradley County responded to a call of a child nearly drowning on Thursday. They got the call around 5 p.m. and responded to the 1900 block of Bancroft Road. First responders provided life-saving measures…
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Three people in Bradley County are facing charges for second-degree murder, relating to a fentanyl overdose. According to the Bradley County Sheriff's Office, Dustin…
WARREN COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A former drug investigator for the Warren County Sheriff's Department is facing indictment for misconduct. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has been investigating the actions of 39-year-old…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police are investigating after a shooting that took place Thursday night on South Germantown Road. According to police, multiple shots were fired around 200 South Germantown Road, at around 9:40 p.m. Shortly after, a man…
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man pleaded guilty Friday to helping two other men charged with fatally shooting rapper Young Dolph in a daytime ambush at a Memphis bakery. Jermarcus Johnson, 26, pleaded guilty…
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Joran van der Sloot, the chief suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges that he attempted to extort money from the missing teen’s…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Saturday marks one year since a Chattanooga landmark was heavily damaged by fire. Investigators still have not caught the arsonist in this case. On June 10, 2022, a massive fire damaged…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Kane Brown's latest single is a tribute to his roots in our area. "Bury Me in Georgia" talks about his desire to be…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Country singer Lauren Alaina releases a new EP on Friday dedicated to growing up back home in Rossville. "Unlocked" features six songs, including her duet with Lainey Wilson.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Apple just announced a ton of new products at the Worldwide Developers conference. But one in particular was definitely the most popular. Virtual reality has…
The Chattanooga Fire Department broke ground for their new and improved, Shallowford Road Station 15 Fire Hall, on Thursday.
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama prisoner received a life sentence on Thursday for escaping with the help of a jail official who ultimately took her own life as police closed…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- It has been almost seven years since Donald (D.J.) Fickey was found dead in Walker County. (Amanda…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Chattanooga welcomes American Cruise Lines on the Tennessee River. Their newest riverboat is called the American Serenade. "American…
The Fab Five of Bradley County posing as part of their group NIL deal with Wholesale Supply. From left to right: Sloan Carpenter, Kimora Fields, Hannah Jones, Harmonie Ware, and Avary Brewer (Courtesy: Wholesale Carpet Sales…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- With wildfires in Canada spreading smoke across the Eastern U.S., experts are warning about how to handle bad air quality. (more…)
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Our area is scoring some of the funding announced by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on Thursday. The grants are going to communities for public safety and law enforcement staffing from the pandemic. Governor Kemp says "With…
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Most transplanted hearts are from donors who are brain dead, but new research shows a different approach can be just as successful and boost the number…
CHATSWORTH, Georgia (WDEF) - The Sheriff of Murray County is offering details on the arrest of Marshall Payne on Tuesday evening. Payne has been charged with the murder of D.J. Fickey in Walker County back in 2016. The case was…