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…
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 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…
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…
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…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Not everyone likes playing games solely on their computer or cell phone. There are plenty of people who still enjoy traditional board games. Now there…
By ARIJETA LAJKA and PHILIP MARCELO NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump getting gang-tackled by riot-gear-clad New York City police officers. Russian President Vladimir Putin in prison grays behind the bars of a dimly lit concrete cell. The…
DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WDEF) -- The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office found human remains on Thursday near Valley Head. A Huntsville Search Dog Unit found the human remains in a thickly wooded area. The JSU Center for Applied Forensics responded and…
DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of more than 571,000 SUVs and minivans in the U.S. to park them outdoors because the tow hitch harnesses can catch fire while they…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama inmates could see more time behind bars under a bill approved Thursday in the Alabama Senate that restricts the use of good behavior incentives to shorten prison stays. Senators voted 30-1 for the bill that…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) hosted a Kids STEM Festival on Thursday at their Whitfield Murray Campus. This is the second festival of its kind held by the college. [caption…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County students will have a new educational opportunity moving forward. (more…)
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County Parks and Recreation announced that the Chester Frost boat ramp is reopening Friday morning. It will open March 24 at sunrise. The Chester Frost Park boat ramp at Chickamauga Lake has been closed…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County Schools announced that Big Ridge Elementary School will be closed on Friday due to a high rate of illnesses. All Boyd Buchanan schools will be closed Friday as well. "Approximately 21% of students…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A school resource deputy recovered a loaded gun from a student at Dalewood Middle School. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said one…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A jury has indicted Jason Chen, the man accused of killing Jasmine Pace late last year. They are indicting him for first-degree premeditated murder and abuse of a…
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. (WDEF) -- More than 150 new jobs are coming to Northeast Georgia. Qcells has invested another $147 million to expand solar manufacturing in Bartow County. Senator Jon Ossoff's Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act made this possible. Qcells…
FILE - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee delivers his State of the State address in the House Chamber, Jan. 31, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee's Republican-dominant Legislature on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, advanced a handful of proposals…
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co.'s electric vehicle business has lost $3 billion before taxes during the past two years and will lose a similar amount this year as the company invests heavily in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga's Humane Educational Society (HES) is assisting with the rescue of roughly 200 dogs from a Korean meat market this week. [caption id="attachment_1279269"…
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Attempted book bans and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a record in 2022, according to a new report from the American Library Association released Thursday.…
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Collegedale Police Department is hosting their annual Easter Egg Hunt next weekend. The egg hunt will take place at the ballfield on Little Debbie Parkway in Collegedale. It will be on Sunday, April 2, from…
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) joined leaders from GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Ontario Power Generation and Synthos Green Energy for an important announcement in Washington, D.C., about the future of new nuclear.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - We're learning of a hickup that could, at least, delay the completion of the Chickamauga Lock project. The Army Corps of Engineers has been working to…