Syphilis cases rising in Hamilton County
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Dr. Stephen Miller with the Hamilton County Health Department says syphilis cases are on the rise and that case numbers are even greater right now…
Englewood native builds on Seabees 80-year legacy
By Megan Brown, Navy Office of Community Outreach GULFPORT, Miss. - Since 1942, sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy’s Construction Force have been building and fighting around the world. Petty Officer 1st Class Joseph Self, an Englewood, Tennessee, native is…
Pride of the Southland Band performing next week in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The tradition of college bands stopping in Chattanooga hit a big snag during the pandemic. We used to see either the University of Alabama or the University of Tennessee marching bands stop over on their way to…
Study reveals most marked up new cars in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - There are a lot of factors driving up the price of new cars. Inflation, production shutdowns, supply chain issues, and the microchip shortage. The bottom line is there are more of us shopping for new cars than…
Golden Apple Award: Heritage Middle's Dillon Crowder
CATOOSA COUNTY, (WDEF) - 8th Grade Social Studies can be a Middle School rite of passage. It's a serious subject, but there is room to have a little fun. Dillon Crowder uses his keen sense…
One Wreath to Be Placed on Each Grave in Chattanooga National Cemetery
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Every year, on December 17, wreaths are laid on the graves of members of the armed forces at Arlington National Cemetery and 2,500 other locations in all fifty states. Chattanooga…
Sheriff asks public help in case of newborn babies body found Tuesday
GRAYSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - Catoosa County Sheriff Gary Sisk is asking for the public's help in the case of a new born's body that was found this week. Deputies found the underdeveloped infant lying face down at the edge of…
Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Herschel Walker visits Calhoun, GA
CALHOUN, Georgia (WDEF) - Republican Candidate and American Football Star Herschel Walker made a stop at Calhoun's City Pool this morning. (more…)
TVA Conducting Routine Bridge Inspection at Chickamauga Dam
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- If you travel over the Chickamauga Dam on Highway 153, be ready for some delays the next two days. (more…)
FBI Atlanta Seeking Potential Victims in Ryan Felton FLiK and Coinspark Investment Scams.
ATLANTA (Press Release) - Atlanta film producer Ryan Felton faces sentencing in U.S. Federal Court November 22nd, 2022, He previously pleaded guilty to multiple counts of wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering charges arising from his fraudulent promotion of…
NASA's DART spacecraft makes contact with asteroid
At 14,000 miles per hour somewhere in space more than seven million miles from Earth, NASA's DART spacecraft made contact tonight with Dimorphos -- a 525-foot-wide moon orbiting a…
4 Amendments that voters will be asked to approve in November
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - There are plenty of political races to consider on the November ballot. But there are also 4 proposed changes to the Tennessee Constitution. Secretary of State Tre Hargett is prepping voters on what they mean before…
Tennessee Guard preparing for Florida Hurricane duty
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Gov. Bill Lee has authorized around 1,200 Tennessee National Guard soldiers and airmen to respond to Hurricane Ian. The Hurricane is expected to hit Florida on Thursday. The…
WWII soldier from Tennessee to be buried in Washington
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee native who died during World War II will be buried this week in Washington state. The Army says Tech. Sgt. Ross H. Thompson died Dec. 10, 1942, at age 50. He was reported captured…
What's Right With Our Schools: Cloud Springs Elementary
CLOUD SPRINGS, Georgia (WDEF) - "Ms Elkins, I'm sorry. I'm gonna have to interrupt this class for a very special new announcement. Surprise!!!" You bought a subscription to Teach Starter over the…
Police arrest woman accused of peeping in Rainsville homes
RAINSVILLE, Alabama (WDEF) - Police on Sand Mountain believe they have cracked the case of the woman peeping in people's homes. Rainsville Police have gotten numerous calls of a woman prowling yards and peaking into windows last week. And several…
Hamilton County 911 Center honored for efforts during "Dispatch Event of the Year"
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The telecommunicators at the Hamilton County 911 Emergency Communications District were honored for their efforts during a shooting downtown in…
Soddy Daisy HS takes on (Rachel's) Challenge to foster inclusion among students
SODDY DAISY (WDEF) - Soddy Daisy High School is taking on a challenge to end bullying and exclusion at the school. It's called Rachel's Challenge, with the name coming from Rachel Scott, the first…
More To The Story with Staley: 84 year old painter
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It was the darkest days of the pandemic. 84 year old Pat Blankenship, a lifelong Hixson resident, had recently undergone heart surgery. Doctors said she must stay at…
One man killed, another injured in Ridgedale shooting
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Police are investigating the shooting of two men in the Ridgedale area Sunday night. They got a "shots fired" call around 10:15 PM to the 1100 block of South Lyerly Street. Officers found a vehicle with bullet…
Two year old drowns in Bradley County
CHARLESTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - Bradley County officials have updated information on a child drowning Sunday in Charleston. They say neighbors discovered the child in their pool. Officials don't know how long the child was in the water. Both neighbors and…
Pedestrian killed on Lookout Mountain Sunday night
HINKLE, Georgia (WDEF) - A pedestrian was hit and killed Sunday evening on Lookout Mountain in Georgia. The Georgia State Patrol says it happened on Highway 157 below Hinkle. They say the 51 year old man was walking in the…
Local teenager is known worldwide for her modeling, but she is much deeper than her beauty
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Try this for a scenario... You're an 18-year-old woman from Chattanooga, and you're known worldwide. You're a…
Child found unresponsive in Bradley County pool
CHARLESTON, TN (WDEF) - In Bradley County Sunday afternoon, the county fire and rescue and emergency medical services workers were dispatched to an address on Burnt Ridge Drive in Charleston after a call about an unresponsive child in a pool.…