CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga firefighters worked a house fire off East Brainerd Road Saturday afternoon. Units were called to a home in the 13 hundred block of North Concord Road at 12:46 PM. When the first engine arrived on scene,…
A hot Saturday led some local residents, and some from out-of-town to descend on the Tennessee River here in Chattanooga for Paddlefest.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- UTC welcomed its students back earlier this week. But for one branch of its student body, the school is really stepping up to help them feel at…
JASPER, Tennessee (WDEF) - It will be up to a Marion County grand jury on whether to charge a man in a deadly road rage case during the traffic backup from this week's helicopter crash. The drivers were caught in…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A jury found a Dalton man guilty today of attempted rape. The case stemmed from a break-in at a home last summer. 21 year old Carlos Adrian Garcia broke into the home of an 18 year…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Hamilton County schools are addressing the challenge of finding teachers and administrators by creating a Chief Talent Officer for the system. Superintendent Dr. Justin Robertson is appointing Dr. Zac Brown to the job. His…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Beginning today, residents of District are invited to return to the polls to decide who will represent them on Chattanooga's City Council. The election went to a runoff after none…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County has set a new all-time record high of 31,300 people are employed in the leisure and hospitality industry as of July 2022,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - From tornadoes to flooding this past year, the Southeast has seen more than its share of natural disasters. The American Red Cross Tennessee Region is September as promoting natural disaster…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A former Grundy County law officer has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for using excessive force. Tony Bean was both the Chief of Police for Tracy City and a chief deputy for the Grundy…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The last week for Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy has been a trying one. After submitting the names of 15 officers to the U.S. Attorney for misrepresenting facts, the police…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says that first lady Maria Lee has been diagnosed with cancer. In a news release, Lee said Friday that his wife will begin treatment immediately after learning she has lymphoma. The Republican…
OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) - "I've always been around agriculture. I grew up on a farm. And we had an orchard. And I love to ride horses too." Right…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The Tennessee Highway Patrol is releasing more information on the pilot who was killed in the Marion County helicopter crash this week. Lee Russell was from a small town in western Tennessee, McKenzie. He began his law…
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - Authorities in McMinn County say two staff members of a private school near Athens have been arrested on sexual assault charges. 46-year-old Jason Kennedy is facing two counts of…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Cleveland Police have identified a suspect for a shooting on Thursday afternoon. They were called to a home on 6th Street in East Cleveland after 3 PM. But by the time officers arrived, the victim had…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Many Americans are still celebrating Wednesday's student debt cancellation announcement by President Biden. But not everyone is optimistic. Regarding the economy, one financial expert believes…
OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) - Narcotics officers say they found a marijuana grow operation along with other drugs at a house in Ooltewah this week. Hamilton County investigators served a warrant Wednesday at a home on Flagstone Drive. They say they…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Tennessee's Human Life Protection Act went into effect Thursday, banning abortion across the state. This prompted a pro-choice rally Thursday night at Chattanooga's Miller Park. One activist…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office reports a major drug bust this week at a local motel. Narcotics detectives raided a room at the Microtel Motel on McCutcheon Road…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - FreightWaves reports that U.S. Xpress is making another round of job cuts at their corporate offices in Chattanooga. The second round is another 5% of their staff. That's about 140 jobs cuts since May. U.S. Xpress says…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Mayor Tim Kelly's Office has reached a resolution with the Chattanooga Police Department to review the assignments of all policed officers alleged to have been less than truthful on the…
TAIPEI, Taiwan (WDEF) - Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn is the third U.S. official to defy Chinese objections by visiting Taiwan in recent weeks. She made a surprise visit, landing on Thursday and continuing through Saturday. Of course, Taiwanese independence is…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Lipscomb University is reminding us this week that singer Pat Boone is a member of their Hall of Fame. Boone was a popular singer, movie star and…