Boat fire on Chickamauga Lake
UPDATE: The Chattanooga Fire Department reported they could see smoke and flames upon their arrival. They responded to the 5500 block of Trailhead Drive. The CFD used fireboats to extinguish the…
McCallie Students Give Annual Easter Meal Donation
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Students at McCallie School gave back to the community today. (more…)
Ford's Tenn. plant could make 500K electric pickups a year
STANTON, Tenn. (AP) — Ford said Friday that its assembly plant under construction in western Tennessee will be able to build up to 500,000 electric pickup trucks a year at full output, part of the automaker's…
States' divisions on abortion widen after Roe overturned
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A group of Tennessee Republicans began this year’s legislative session hoping to add narrow exceptions to one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, armed with the belief that most people — even in conservative…
Construction gas leak causes school evacuation in Cleveland
UPDATE: School system is sending kids home from both Ross and Yates Elementary schools at 11:30 AM as a precaution. __________ CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - An elementary school in Cleveland has been evacuated this morning because of a construction mishap…
People's Choice voting opens for TVFCU Leap Grants
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Voting has begun to help local entrepreneurs fulfill their dream. Ten Chattanooga businesses are competing for five awards in the Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union's…
Storms Slam Flat Rock; Other Parts of Tennessee Valley
UPDATE: The National Weather Service in Huntsville confirmed an EF-1 tornado struck the Flat Rock area Saturday morning.…
Boy injured after shooting himself
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police said a 12-year-old boy shot himself Friday. It happened after 4 p.m. in a small shopping plaza on Wilcox Road. Officers said they found the boy in a vehicle with a gunshot wound. He…
Virus spreading throughout Hamilton County causes 2 Chattanooga schools to close
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- An illness is spreading throughout Chattanooga Schools. But it's not Covid or the Flu. So, what is it? Boyd Buchanan…
Chester Frost boat ramp reopens
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The boat ramp at Chester Frost Park officially reopened this morning. Hamilton County Parks and Recreation says the ramp had been closed since February for much-needed…
Volkswagen hosts the 2023 Green Prix for local students
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Local students from elementary to high school have been building electric vehicles.Today, they were finally able to put them to the ultimate test at Volkswagen's very own…
Coalmont OHV park holds ribbon cutting
GRUNDY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The city of Coalmont held a ceremony today to celebrate a new attraction 12 years in the making. The ribbon cutting of Coalmont OHV park…
NAACP holds press conference for family that was broken up
COFFEE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Franklin County NAACP held a press conference today in Coffee County, speaking up for the Williams-Clayborne Family. The Tennessee Highway Patrol…
Reese Witherspoon, Jim Toth announce plans to divorce
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reese Witherspoon and her husband say they are divorcing after nearly 12 years of marriage. The actor-producer and her husband, Hollywood agent Jim Toth, announced their breakup Friday in a joint statement on Instagram. Their wedding…
Walker County inmate dies after medical emergency
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Walker County Sheriff's Office said one of their inmates died on Friday. The sheriff's office identified the inmate as 50-year-old Christopher Jason Callahan. They said Callahan experienced a "medical emergency" early that morning. Officers…
Red Bank Middle School student charged for possession of taser
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Red Bank Middle School student brought a taser to school on Friday, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. They…
Student charged with assault after Hixon Middle fight
HIXSON, Tennessee (WDEF) - An online feud ended in a real world punch-up today at Hixson Middle School. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office has charged a student after…
Henagar man arrested for shooting woman in home
DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WDEF) -- Police have arrested a man that they say shot a woman in DeKalb County on Thursday. They have identified the suspect as 62-year-old…
4 ex-officers in Tyre Nichols case barred from police work
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Four of five former Memphis police officers charged with murder in the beating death of Tyre Nichols cannot work as law enforcement officers again in Tennessee, a state panel decided Friday.…
East Ridge looking for suspect who fled from police station after arrest
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - East Ridge Police are still looking for a suspect who escaped as he was heading to jail on Thursday. Police tell us they stopped Joseph Osterlund for a traffic…
Dead deer found near crash on I-24, pedestrian struck
UPDATE: The Chattanooga Police Department sent an update to this story. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Someone called the Chattanooga Police Department this morning to report that a…
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew: 3 things to know
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified Thursday at a congressional hearing over concerns about user data collected by the popular video-sharing app and potential Chinese spying. Under his helm, TikTok…
Jill Biden: It's time for men to step up for women's rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden on Wednesday used a Women's History Month event at the White House to call on men to step up and fight to protect…
Suspected tornado touches down in northern Texas
DECATUR, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a suspected tornado touched down early Friday in north Texas as a storm system threatens to spawn tornadoes in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee later in the day. Cody Powell, the emergency management coordinator…