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Read House celebrates 150th Anniversary

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The historic Read House in downtown Chattanooga celebrated its 150th Anniversary this afternoon with a celebration in its storied Green Room. In honor of the occasion, J.W. Kelly created a very smooth Limited Edition Double Oaked Straight…

CPD holds press conference following recent violence

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Police Department held a press conference of its own Tuesday night regarding the McCallie shooting. CPD Sector Chief Jerri Sutton wants Chattanoogans to know that police are "present" all throughout the city. At the conference,…

Chattanooga Council passes city budget

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga's City Council has approved a new budget for the coming year. Mayor Kelly's Office say it provides money for more road paving, affordable housing and fighting homelessness. They say it also includes a 3% cost of…

CMA Fest Spotlight: Sophia Scott

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Like most performers, country music artist Sophia Scott is pumped to be back on stage again. Her new EP "One of These Days" just came out June 2. She spent…

Education officials release TCAP results

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee Department of Education has released the 2021-22 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) state-level test results. And the administration says they like what they see. The TCAP test are used to show how the state…

Teenager shot in Brainerd Monday night

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - While police continue to work on the mass shootings at McCallie Avenue and Cherry Street from past weekends, they continue to get more summertime shootings on their plate. Monday night a teenager was shot in Brainerd just…

Fire at Athens Assisted Living Facility

ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - Residents at an Assisted Living Facility in Athens had to evacuate into the hot weather today because of a fire. The fire ended up being minor. Firefighters say the source was a fan box in the…

Elderly man dies in weekend double shooting

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police say a 72 year old man was shot and killed Sunday night. It happened at a home on Citico Avenue near Memorial hospital around 10:30 PM. Police found both the man and a 21 year…

Kids build robots at this summer camp

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - At Chattanooga State Community College, a group of children is learning to code and assemble robots. Robo-Think is a STEM based summer camp in which children are taking part in activities…

Local woman drowns in Colorado River

(GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Arizona (WDEF) - A Chattanooga woman drowned over the weekend in the Grand Canyon. Park officials say 47- year old Sheetal Patel hiking into the canyon on Saturday afternoon to meet a commercial boating trip. They…

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