HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TVA, EPB and Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated are giving money back to the schools. They have aswarded $36,000 in STEM grants to 11 schools in the Chattanooga area. “TVA…
HAMILTON COUNTY (WDEF) - Hamilton County Commissioner Tim Boyd didn't hide his happiness with the outcome of the District Attorney Race. Boyd has constantly hounded District…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga investigators report a passenger was killed in a wreck on I 75 this morning. It happened just before noon near Volkswagen Drive. Traffic investigators say a Chevy was pulling a trailer heading north. A wheel came…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Last night, siblings Weston and Coty Wamp won the republican primaries for Hamilton County Mayor and District Attorney. The Mayor's Race was tense, with Wamp and runner-up Sabrena Smedley finishing…
ATLANTA (AP) - Butch Miller continues to press attacks on Burt Jones as the two Republican state senators compete for their party’s lieutenant governor nomination. Meanwhile, a fleet of nine Democrats are trying to stand out in their party’s crowded…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - I'm in Cleveland folks, and I'm trying to figure out what that contraption is way up yonder? Wait a minute, how could I've been so "out to lunch?" Of…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - Whenever police or Sheriff's officers put up information on a Facebook page, they are opening themselves up for the usual social media criticism. But one local Sheriff says it can still be a good thing.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have arrested a suspect in a shooting Tuesday evening on Hickory Valley Road. It happened just before 5:30 PM in the 1500 block, near the I-75 and Highway 153 intersection. They found the body of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A house fire was reported in Hixson on Tuesday evening requiring the rescue of several pets. (more…)
HAMILTON COUNTY (WDEF) - A sitting Hamilton County commissioner was unseated in voting on Tuesday. DISTRICT 1 Soddy Daisy commissioner Gene-o Shipley defeated incumbent Randy Fairbanks in a close race. Gene-o Shipley 2096 Randy…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The result may not surprise many, but the margin was impressive. Challenger Coty Wamp easily defeated sitting District Attorney General Neal Pinkston for the Republican nomination on Tuesday. She more than…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Mayor's race has been close all night on the Republican side. But after trailing Sabrina Smedley in the early going, Weston Wamp pulled ahead for a razor thin…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Matt Hullender issued this statement conceding the Hamilton County Mayor's Primary race on Tuesday. Hullander said, “The voters spoke tonight and I am grateful for the opportunity the past few months…
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say an Alabama inmate had a “special relationship” with the jail official authorities believe assisted his escape. The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office said in a Tuesday news release that inmates indicated there was a special…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are sharing the same reaction to news of the leaked draft of a Supreme Court ruling. Chief Justice Roberts John Roberts confirms that the leaked document is legitimate. It indicates the court is…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Agents with the TBI, ATF, and US Forest Service have now completed their examination of the Ocoee Whitewater Center after last week's fire. But they still don't know what caused. That investigation will continue. In the…
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WDEF) - The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the capture of an escaped inmate from Lauderdale County in northwest Alabama last week. And they are offering $5,000 for the correctional officer…
WALDEN'S RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County reports that Roberts Mill Road is back open after more than two months of work to repair slide damage. The road is one of the few that goes up Walden's Ridge. The…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - A worker in Cleveland will face charges after all in the fire at Little Lambs Daycare in February. 27 children were evacuated, unharmed, after the fire on February 10th. But the Sheriff charged James Carpenter Jr.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating the shootings of two men Monday evening in the College Hill Courts. One was still on the scene when police arrived, the other was taken to the hospital by a private vehicle. It…
UPDATE: Chief Justice John Roberts has confirmed that a draft opinion leaked to Politico is real. _________ WASHINGTON (WDEF)- According to a report from Politico on Monday night, the Supreme Court is…
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) -- Trinity Bell was always "full of energy" according to her family, dominating in sports like softball and soccer with Chattooga County High School before graduating. However, her contagious energy…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Tomorrow is election day for the Republican and Democratic Primaries. On the ballot will be four candidates for mayor. Matt Adams, a democrat, runs unopposed in his primary. But…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - In just a matter of only a few weeks, Ukraine has become a war torn country. Thousands killed in the war. Thousands leaving the country. Looking for…