The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) - Ashley Judd encouraged people to seek help for their mental health after the loss of her mother, country star Naomi Judd. In an interview on “Good Morning America,” the movie star said she…
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Top Republican leaders in Tennessee say they don’t have plans to ban contraceptives as they await a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on whether the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County schools are sharing the results from their latest round of water testing. They've been testing water supplies at the schools for lead over the last two years. Lead generally gets into drinking water from…
UPDATE: The Chattanooga Fire Department now says they believe the fire was caused by welding work and grease accumulation. _______ CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - This hasn't been a good month for the Red…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- It's an understatement to say that, right now, the folks at Volkswagen have been busy here in Chattanooga. Speculations have begun to develop that an additional corporate plant could be coming…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Boats and brainiacs took to Lake Buccaneer Wednesday afternoon at Boyd Buchanan School for the Annual Physics Boat Day race. Students designed and raced homemade boats out of…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Outgoing Mayor Jim Coppinger kept quiet about the candidates running in the Republican primary to replace him. When he announced he would not seek re-election last year, businessman Matt Hullander, Commission member Sabrena Smedley and…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - A bill aimed to protect abortion rights from an upcoming Supreme Court ruling failed in the U.S Senate 51 votes against to 49 for. The Democratic sponsored bill was hastily put together before a Roe V…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Vietnam War. A tough period of time for our country. We lost over 58,000 Americans in that conflict. For those who made it back home alive,…
BERLIN, Germany (WDEF) - The Volkswagen Group now confirms they will create a new company and a new brand for the American market. They will re-invigorate the old International Harvester brand of "Scout" SUV's and wagons from the 1960s and…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Bradley County Sheriff's Office has charged Andy Ledford with a burglary early Tuesday morning. A business owner contract the department around 4 AM that his surveillance system alerted him that a man was going through…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - An apartment unit on Missionary Ridge was damaged by a kitchen fire early Wednesday morning. It happened around 6 AM at 3047 Westside Drive overlooking East Lake. Firefighters found the flames on the bottom floor in the…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The investigation started Tuesday with several complaints to Cleveland Police about a graphic video when a young man kills a dog with a large stick. Bradley County and Cleveland investigators found it happened in the southern…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a wreck involving a Hamilton County sheriff's deputy. It happened in the 14800 block of Highway 27 (Dayton Pike) on Wednesday afternoon. The sheriff's office says the deputy was…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly introduced his proposal for the Fiscal Year 2023 budget for the city of Chattanooga. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Next week is National Police Week in the United States, but Tuesday night in downtown Chattanooga, local officers who lost their lives in the line of duty were honored…
BERLIN, Germany (WDEF) - Reports are surfacing tonight that a vote is coming up tomorrow in Germany that could have a major impact her in Chattanooga. Multiple news outlets say the Volkswagen Board will vote on a proposal to create…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Tuesday marked the first ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day. This day serves as a time of remembrance of those lost to fentanyl and to raise awareness of resources. (more…)
A team of volunteers from Chattanooga Gas spent today supporting the Tennessee River Gorge Trust. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County School Board has passed their budget for the upcoming school year. The budget creates funding for new 25.5 new positions, allocates six million dollars to address learning loss,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Volkswagen is holding a job fair aimed at hiring 1,000 production workers for its assembly plant in Tennessee. The hiring event will take place Saturday onsite at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga. The effort to add…
IA_Final_Report (Redacted) CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - A captain for the Bradley County Sheriff's Office has resigned in the wake of sexual harassment allegations against him. Captain Jerry Johnson left the force earlier…
PIKEVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Erlanger Blesdoe Hospital opened a new medical office building on Tuesday. it includes 14 exam rooms, 2 procedure areas, a lab, nurse station and physician offices, plus a much larger waiting room. It is right…
ETOWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI announces the indictment of an Athens man for arson. The fire burned an apartment complex on 5th street in Etowah on December 29. Local investigators along with TBI agents determined that Aaron Harris set…
