CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-National Tourism week kicks off today and the Chattanooga Business Company is working alongside Chattanooga welcome centers to celebrate the week. The President of the Chattanooga Tourism Company Barry White says after the pandemic things are almost back…
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – The U.S. Marshals Service is offering up to $10,000 for information leading to the capture of an escaped inmate from Lauderdale County Jail, and the location of a missing and endangered correctional officer from Lauderdale County, Alabama…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ray Charles and The Judds joined the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday in a ceremony filled with tears, music and laughter, just a day after Naomi Judd died unexpectedly. The loss of Naomi Judd…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-After weeks of preparation and a whole week of excitement leading up to it, the Tennessee Aquarium had its 30-year-old birthday party. The festival at the riverfront had plenty of food trucks, tents, and activities. It often talked…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Two female parties did get into an altercation inside Hamilton Place Mall according to the Chattanooga Police Department. C.P.D. says one person allegedly produced a firearm but no shots were fired. She left the scene prior to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-Holi is a Hindu festival that celebrates spring, love, and new life. Hundreds of People in the Chattanooga area joined in on the celebration. There’s plenty of dancing, food, and color and…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A tornado that barreled through parts of Kansas destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes and buildings, injured several people and left more than 15,000 people without power, officials said Saturday. In addition to wreckage from the…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) -- A brand-new, "smart" hospital is coming to Ringgold. The Georgia Department of Community Health approved CHI Memorial's certificate of need to build what will be the new medical hub of Catoosa County by late 2024. "The…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-David and Donna Epps are tourists visiting Chattanooga to see the outdoors, site see, and of course, visit the aquarium. "We like Chattanooga a lot. The downtown area has things that…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union is doubling its amount of grant money being given away during National Small Business week. This morning T-V-F-C-U announced the fifth annual idea leap…
JASPER, Tennessee (WDEF) - Sheriff Bo Burnett says a major drug figure has been indicted in Marion County. He says Michael Shane Dyer of Sequatchie, Tennessee already has six felony convictions in Marion, Grundy and Sequatchie Counties. He was…
BATON ROUGE, La. (WDEF) -- Country music singer and American Idol winner Laine Hardy has been arrested. The Louisiana native turned himself in to Louisiana State University police Friday morning. He was wanted on a felony charge of intercepting communications.…
UPDATE: We asked Parkridge Health System officials is they had plans for any future challenges to the project and they responded with this statement: “Parkridge Health is committed to providing the highest…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Plans are finally moving forward on a major new Tanger outlet center and entertainment district in the Nashville area. They operate outdoor malls all over the country, but the nearest complexes to us now are in…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Who to vote for? Always an important decision in our country. Many times, people say they simply don't have enough information on the candidates. There are many forms…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Chattanoogans in Action for Love, Equality and Benevolence, or CALEB for short, held a panel tonight to discuss the nationwide movement to end cash bail. They hosted The…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed seven bills into law Thursday that are aimed at the way education is taught in our schools. The…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - This weekend, the Tennessee Aquarium celebrates their 30th birthday. "On May 1, 1992, Chattanooga came together as the Tennessee Aquarium opened its doors, igniting the 'Renaissance on the River.'" So they are holding a Riverfront Celebration all…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Joanna Michelle Alder has pleaded guilty to murdering a 60 year old woman three years ago. The victim was killed in her home in Lookout Valley in January of 2019. Prosecutors say she suffered nine blows to…
CHATSWORTH, Georgia (WDEF) - Authorities in northwest Georgia report that two missing children have been found. Camryn (13) and Emily Pressley were last seen at Evergreen Church in Resaca Tuesday night after leaving their home on Maple Grove Chruch Road.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga is abuzz today over talk about a new Volkswagen plant in our area. In fact, local Volkswagen officials tell us right now it is just speculation at this point. The story began with a Reuters news…
UPDATE: District Attorney response to Sheriff Hammond's press conference The statement deals with the Sheriff saying that Pinkston's decision on the Collegedale arrest investigation as a "slap in the face." “It…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The suspect wanted for a shooting at a Cleveland gas station on Tuesday night, has turned himself in. Michael E. Moore faces a charge of Attempted First Degree Murder. Investigators say Moore got into an argument…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) -- 11 years ago, several communities in the Tennessee Valley and Northern Georgia were rattled by one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. On April 27, 2011, 216 tornadoes touched down in the southeastern United…
