Chattanooga holds Day of Service on MLK Day
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Nearly 55 years after his death, Chattanooga celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Mayor Tim Kelly addressed the city online…
Naked, Bloody Woman Assaults Officer
POWELL, Ala. (WDEF) -- A naked woman covered in blood assaulted a police officer on Sunday, the Powell Police Department stated in a press release. They are labeling the incident as a…
Ukraine strike deaths hit 40; Russia seen preparing long war
By VASILISA STEPANENKO and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press DNIPRO, Ukraine (AP) - The death toll from a weekend Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has risen to 40. That makes Saturday's strike…
Chattanooga Celebrates MLK Jr. Day
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga honors the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. on a day dedicated to the Civil Rights activist. The Urban League of Greater Chattanooga and the Unity Group…
UGA football player killed in wreck after title celebration
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer -- Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and a recruiting staff member have been killed in a car wreck hours after the Bulldogs celebrated their second straight national championship. The school announced their deaths and…
Mother and children safe after car fire spreads to home
A mother and her two children are safe after a car fire spread to their Hixson home. Firefighters responded to the fire at 7:10 last night. No injuries were reported and crews…
Budgetel Fallout Continues, Woman Faces Homelessness
UPDATE: The Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition has responded, saying they have extended the stay for the remaining Budgetel renters. Mackenzie Kelly works at the Homeless Coalition and says they have extended for an additional week and are "prioritizing the medically…
Sandhill Crane Festival Draws Nature Lovers to the Hiwassee
BIRCHWOOD, Tenn. (WDEF)- Bird watching enthusiasts are gathering along the Hiwassee River this weekend to enjoy some peak views. (more…)
Fire Displaces East Chattanooga Family
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A family in East Chattanooga has lost everything after a house fire early Saturday Morning. (more…)
Tornado Confirmed in Meigs County
(Courtesy: VEC) DECATUR, Tenn. (WDEF)- The National Weather Service in Morristown confirmed that a tornado touched down in Meigs County on Thursday morning. (more…)
McKamey Animal Center Searching for Missing Dog
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The McKamey Animal Shelter needs your help to find a runaway dog from their facility. (more…)
Cleveland Police Searching for Missing Woman
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Cleveland Police Department is searching for a missing woman in Cleveland.…
MAPCO Holds National Hiring Event
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Mapco Convenience Stores in the Chattanooga area held open interviews today as part of their national hiring event. (more…)
More to the Story: COVID Response
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Jennifer Davis is a registered nurse, working for LifeSpring Community Health. She heads the group's COVID response team. LifeSpring was actually one of the first local…
Concerned Parents to Attend School Board Meeting
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- Parents and grandparents in Walker County are fed up what they call extremely inappropriate books within the local schools. Concerned family members plan to take their frustrations to the next Walker County School Board meeting…
Storms set off search for survivors, salvageable belongings
By KIM CHANDLER and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press SELMA, Ala. (AP) - Stunned residents tried to salvage belongings as rescue crews pulled survivors from the aftermath of a deadly tornado-spawning storm system that killed at least nine people in Georgia…
Tivoli Theatre Renovations Continuing
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Work is continuing on renovating and expanding the Tivoli Theatre in downtown Chattanooga. (more…)
Covenant Sports Management Students Get Huge Opportunity
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. (WDEF)- A group of sports management majors at Covenant College about to get some big time…
T-Mobile to adjust brick-and-mortar format
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Jon Freier, President of T-Mobile's U.S. Consumer Group, says the company is "reshaping" its retail stores. Freier said in an online publication Thursday that T-Mobile's brick-and-mortar stores are "dead" as customers have been accustomed to…
Walker County Man Confirmed Dead after Thursday's Storms
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- A local man has been confirmed dead following Thursday's storms. Officials stated that an employee of the Georgia Department of Transportation was killed in the line of duty. Officials…
Whitfield County Man Found Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- A man was found guilty on Friday of involuntary manslaughter from an incident in 2020. Mitchell Dion Morgan, 58, caused a wreck resulting in a man's death, documents…
Gov. Kemp Proposes Tax Breaks and Pay Raises
ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) -- Governor Brian Kemp announced his budget goals for the year on Friday. Of those goals include a second tax refund and pay raises for teachers. Governor Kemp presented his budget recommendations to the General Assembly for…
From The Archives: 1983 Tear Gas incident at East Ridge Middle
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Today's school kids have seen a lot compared to what their parents and grandparents saw at school. We found an example from our…
TECH BYTE: CES 2023 Highlights
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (WDEF) -- More than 3,200 exhibitors from all over the world came out to Las Vegas for CES 2023. And there was no shortage of cool, high-tech products.…