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Sheriff responds to jail criticisms

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…

Suspect turns himself in for gas station shooting

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…

VA Clinic reopens after small fire

UPDATE: The Chattanooga Fire Department reports one employee was injured in the fire.  It began in the X-ray room, but was already put out by the time they got there. ______ CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Chattanooga VA…

Roberts Mill Road could reopen next week

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Roberts Mill Road project is just about done. Work crews have completed firming up the roadbed and are ready to start paving on Wednesday. The road up Walden's Ridge was shutdown in the winter…

Two children missing in Murray County

CHATSWORTH, Georgia (WDEF) - The Murray County Sheriff's Office is looking for two missing children. 11 year old Emily Pressley and 13 year old Cameron Pressley were last seen walking away from their home on Maple Grove Church Road with…

Two boating collisions on Tennessee lakes

(WDEF) - You can tell that boating season is ramping up in Tennessee by the TWRA incident reports. There have been two collisions since Saturday. Two personal watercraft hit each other Saturday evening on Norris Lake above Knoxville. One of…

Chattanooga's first-ever Youth Week continues throughout city

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Chattanooga's inaugural Youth Week entered Day 2 Tuesday and hosted a panel on sustainability. Derived from Mayor Tim Kelly's One Chattanooga strategy, Youth Week will host panels and summits on various topics such as homelessness, girls' empowerment…

CMA Fest Adds More Performers

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- CMA Fest announced even more performers to their music lineup on Tuesday. The Country Music Association revealed who will be performing at the event's Nighttime Concerts at Ascend Amphitheater on June 10 and 11. Chris Janson…

Body Found in Possum Creek near Soddy Daisy

SODDY DAISY, Tennessee (WDEF) -  Hamilton County officials are conducting a death investigation now over a body found this afternoon north of Soddy Daisy. Sheriff's officers say the body was found by a fisherman in the water near the Possum…

Students take Voting Field Trips

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - This week, the Delta Sigma Theta sorority is sponsoring field trips for eligible students from Tyner Academy and the Howard School to go vote early in the May 3rd election. In…

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