CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department says our area has once again hit the "high" transmission level for COVID cases. We have averaged 135 news cases a day voer the last week. The CDC recommends that communities in…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Governor Bill Lee has appointed a new Commissioner for the Department of Children's Services (DCS) in Tennessee. Margie Quinn will follow Jennifer Nichols in the job, beginning in September. “Jennifer is a committed public servant who…
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Six men have been charged in the Knoxville area for shooting a man on the Holston River. It didn't appear intentional. WVLT TV reports the six were on a boat, drinking and shooting guns. They were…
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Two local communities are winners in this year's Dog Park Dash. Randy and Jenny Boyd formed the Boyd Foundation to help fund dog parks across Tennessee. This year…
As a heatwave continues to roll throughout the country, the Tennessee Valley is no exception to the raging temperatures fuming across the South East. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - If you're looking for someone who knows sound......Jennifer Kearns has "got you covered!" Kearns, a Kentucky native, is relatively new to Chattanooga. And one week…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- There are thirty million dollars in federal money available to the city of Chattanooga through the American Rescue Plan. The City is considering using two point eight million to build…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The Southside development at the former U.S. pipe site has left many in local city and county governments with split opinions on its development. However, some longtime Chattanooga public figures…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - We're about six weeks away from this year's Moon River Festival. And on Thursday, organizers announced their day lineups for the artists. Of course, the host act, Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors, will get the second slot…
DALLAS BAY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Dallas Bay Volunteer Fire Department was busy this morning rescuing two kayakers from the Harrison Bay area. The kayakers, a mother and daughter, were there to see the sunrise. While there, one of the…
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The abortion laws changed abruptly in Georgia on Wednesday following a court ruling. A federal appeals court overturned an injunction of Georgia's Heartbeat abortion ban. The legislation essentially bans…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police report the arrest of two local men on federal drug indictments. Brandon Rakestraw and Keunte Suttles were indicted for a conspiracy of 400 grams of a drug containing Fentanyl and 50 grams of meth. The…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Three homes were hit by lightning in the Tennessee Valley, this morning. According to the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management, the strikes occurred within the span of thirty minutes. "It's…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Nashville isn't just the country music capital because of it's recordings. The town has always lead the way for putting artists on TV. In the summer…
The Center for Disease Control has confirmed there are ten active cases of monkeypox in Tennessee. (more…)
Hamilton County Commissioners approved $2 million from America Rescue Plan (ARP) funds on Wednesday for the Westside Evolves project. (more…)
GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (WDEF) - A suspect in a Chattanooga murder has been arrested in the Atlanta area. The case involved the case of a man who was killed by gunfire outside his home at the City View Apartments in…
MARBLE, North Carolina (WDEF) - The eastern edge of Cherokee County in North Carolina was hammered by a storm last night. The Sheriff says the area got torrential rains for several hours around Marble, which is northeast of Murphy. They…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga firefighters battled hot and humid conditions Wednesday night as they battled a fire at a vacant home in Hixson.…
CHICAGO, Illinois (WDEF) - A Chattanooga native with a national reputation has been killed in a murder/suicide case in Chicago. 29 year old Sania Khan was a professional wedding photographer here. She had developed a following on Instagram and TikTok…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say an American Airlines flight headed with 56 people for Nashville, Tennessee, from Florida had to be diverted to Alabama after hitting severe turbulence. At least eight minor injuries were reported by the airline Wednesday.…
AUGUSTA, Georgia (WDEF) - A bolt of lightning struck 10 soldiers Wednesday at Fort Gordon in Georgia. "It is with a heavy heart Fort Gordon confirms one of the soldiers in the lightning strike this afternoon succumbed to their injuries,"…
JASPER, Tennessee (WDEF) - Marion County Sheriff's officers say they have interrupted a drug connection from Atlanta to Guild, Tennessee. Investigators say Cary Paradis picked up a large amount of meth…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The BA.5 variant is now the most dominant strain of COVID-19 in the country. Its transmission level is high in Hamilton County, according to the CDC. Erlanger's…