CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-In honor of Juneteenth, the Charles H Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center and Unity Group of Chattanooga partnered up to provide special guide tours to show the history of blacks in the United state military. the…
Waldens Ridge Emergency Service was on the scene of a woods fire in the Forrest Park area and there were since around 5 am. in a Facebook post WRES says windy conditions and rough terrain are making it more difficult…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Chattanooga Fire Department had a busy 24 hours, including two house fires. On Saturday at 5:18 PM, crews were called to the 300 block of S Parkdale Avenue for reports of a home on fire. On arrival,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-On June 19, 2022, Chattanooga Police responded to a call of a person shot. The following are the preliminary facts of the investigation: Police working the area overheard a loud argument coming from a parking lot adjacent to Station…
Hamilton County, TN – On June 18, 2022 at approximately 10:30 pm, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 2900 block of Retro Hughes Road for the report of a person shot. Upon arrival, preliminary information from the scene…
Saturday afternoon was the Make A Wish Run for Wishes Magical 5k. Make - A - Wish East Tennessee teamed up with local production team The Goose Chase (more…)
Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee and the Chattanooga Festival of Black Arts & Ideas teamed up to host the inaugural Chattanooga Juneteenth Freedom Run & Opal Lee Walk for Freedom. (more…)
Bethlehem Center in Chattanooga held the 2nd annual Southside Juneteenth Jubilee this weekend. This event is meant to bring communities together to celebrate freedom and support economic growth within the African American community. (more…)
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The shots will become available next week, expanding the nation’s vaccination campaign to children as young as 6 months. Advisers to the Centers for…
NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin fell below the psychologically important threshold of $20,000 on Saturday for the first time since late 2020, in a fresh sign that the selloff in cryptocurrencies is deepening. The price of the most popular cryptocurrency…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A building caught fire and later collapsed in Philadelphia, killing one firefighter and injuring five other people, two critically, after all became trapped early Saturday, authorities said. The fire was reported just before 2 a.m. Saturday in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- According to Hamilton County Sheriffs Office, on Friday, June 17, at the request of the Hamilton County District Attorney’s Office, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Services personnel responded to the 700 block of North Germantown Road to…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The heat wave has been relentless on everyone here in the Tennessee Valley. While some can turn to their A/C units for relief, not everyone has that luxury. The Salvation Army's Beat the Heat initiative is back…
Juneteenth celebrations are happening all around the scenic city this weekend. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- This week, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point. This is the largest rate increase since 1994. "Touting recession, and the closest thing you can think…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF)- The Whitfield County Emergency Management Agency provided it’s first Place of Worship Safety seminar, to help people in crisis situations. Emergency Management Coordinator, Christina Byrd, says Welcome Hill Baptist Church reached out…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - People are invited to attend the Calvary Chapel on Broad Street on the evening of June the 30th. 6:30 to 8 PM. A 90 minute gathering. Much of the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Friday afternoon, state and local leader ceremonially signed a bill that now makes Tennessee the state with the toughest penalties in the entire nation for violent criminals. (more…)
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Food City will hold a grand opening for their new store in East Ridge next week. It officially opens bright and early Wednesday morning at 8 AM. Food City closed down their long time East…
TENNESSEE (WDEF) - In a year of rampant inflation, it is not hitting Tennessee's tech and two year colleges. The Tennessee Board of Regents voted on Friday to hold the line on tuition next year at Chattanooga State, Cleveland State…
ATLANTA (AP) - Republican Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker is acknowledging that he has a second son whom he has not previously mentioned publicly. The disclosure on Wednesday draws renewed attention to his previous outspoken calls for Black men to…
DAYTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - The La-Z-Boy plant in Dayton was evacuated today due to a fire. There are no reports of injuries at this point. Fire officials are not talking about details of the fire yet.
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Investigators are searching for a person of interest in connection to the fire at Highland Park Baptist Church on June 10. The fire was intentionally set according…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County School Board met Thursday night for its monthly meeting. It was the first of its kind since the tragic Uvalde school shooting and Chattanooga mass shootings.…