SPRING CITY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Pro Ryan Salzman from Huntsville won the MLF fishing tournament on Watts Bar this week. He tallied 13 bass weighing 24 pounds, 3 ounces to win the General Tire Stage Five tour win. That was…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- "Have you had enough yet?" This was one of several questions addressed at tonight's "Our Youth Matters" discussion just off MLK Boulevard. Tonight, plenty of concerned Chattanoogans spoke on the…
CBS News Live Video - WDEF WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - Watch the House Select Committee hearing tonight on the January 6th assault on the Capitol by clicking here. CBS is airing the hearing until 11 PM tonight on air. Tonight's…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Grab those cowboy hats and boots - CMA Fest is back! The annual country music festival and fundraiser had to be canceled the last two years, because of the pandemic.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - With the arrest, it leads to more questions about who Garrian King is. King has had some run-ins with law enforcement in the past. The latest one puts him on…
Gas hit a record high this week. The national average price per gallon landed at a whopping $4.97. At Steve Ray's Midnite Oil in Ooltewah, prices are brushing $4.50, and in the Volunteer State the average price per gallon is…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - If you are watching CBS this week, you may notice the new promos for their summer daytime lineup. The campaign is an homage to their…
HAWAII COUNTY, Hawaii (WDEF) - Three of the passengers on a tourist helicopter that crashed in Hawaii last night are from Chattanooga. Everyone on board survived, but the pilot and a 19 year old woman were seriously injured. The Chattanoogan…
UPDATE: Brother of 32 year old Robert Tyler White says he was depressed and suicidal. White was the man who got into a fight with a School Resource Officer outside an elementary school in Gadsden where children were reporting for…
ENGLEWOOD, Tennessee (WDEF) - Firefighters rescued three people, including a small child, from a vehicle caught in flash flooding Wednesday night. It happened in Englewood in McMinn County before 10 PM. Swift-water…
A second suspect wanted in connection to the Walnut Street Shooting turned himself in to the Juvenile Detention Facility.
A suspect was arrested in connection with the shootings on McCallie Avenue that left three dead June 5.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Outdoor enthusiasts flocked to the Bessie Smith Cultural Center to provide their input on the future of Chattanooga's parks. Tonight was just the first public workshop that revolve around the city's…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - The House of Representatives on Wednesday night passed a gun bill Wednesday night in the wake of recent mass shootings. Here's what's in it: -- raise age for buying semi-automatic weapons from 18 to 21 --…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Volkswagen opened a new EV battery engineering lab in Chattanooga on Wednesday. The 32,000 square foot lab will be used to test and develop parts for all electric vehicles the…
CHATTANOOGA (CPD) - The Chattanooga Police Department posted this announcement today on their Facebook page" Chief Murphy announces Focused Deterrence Initiative to help combat recent violence. With the recent uptick in violence in the city, the Chattanooga Police Department is…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Fishing without a license in Tennessee will be allowed for one day during the state’s upcoming free fishing day. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says anyone may fish for free without a license in Tennessee’s public…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - tnAchieves is re-imagining their mentoring program for students to deal with the new realities of college life. Basically, fewer people are going to college since the pandemic... down 9%. The tnAchieves program offers university scholarships and…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Safety in Hamilton County schools are continually being discussed by people in the community. This morning, it was the Hamilton County Commission's turn to ask what is going to be enough.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Last Friday, a 15 year old was arrested for the shooting that happened two weeks ago on Walnut Street. In the gang-related shooting that happened last weekend on…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office reports that an inmate at the Silverdale Detention Center suffered burns from some boiling water on Wednesday. They say the inmate was burned after the water was heated in a…
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Boulevard Project is a grassroots organization. It's goal is to improve the Rossville Boulevard corridor. How to accomplish that? Improve food access, improve safety,…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga firefighters battled an industrial plant blaze Wednesday afternoon. It was contained inside the building on Sidney Street, near Chestnut. They told crews that their bag house was on…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A federal jury has convicted a Chattanooga man of cocaine trafficking. 37 year old Jamaal Parker was also known as "MoneyMaal." Prosecutors say Parker brought in a large supply of the drug from Atlanta and sold it…