More To The Story with Staley: Grandparents support group
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - Catherine Becker is 62 years old. She lives in Catoosa County. Coming to our area from Knoxville. 22 years ago. She's a wife. A cancer survivor.…
CSX Transportation Cleaning Up Railroad Crossings in Catoosa County
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. -- Residents in Catoosa County voiced complaints in August after railway ties and other debris were left at Railroad Crossings adjacent to intersections. CSX Transportation is replacing railroad ties,…
Local veterinarian warns dog flu cases on the rise in the Tennessee Valley
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - The Canine Influenza or dog flu is on the rise here in Chattanooga. Dr. Jim Hammon, with Northgate Animal Hospital in Hixson, said he's recently seen cases jump significantly. (more…)
Man pleads to sex with a minor in North Carolina
MURPHY, North Carolina (WDEF) - A Murphy man has pleaded guilty to Statutory Sexual Offense with a victim under 15. The case began in the fall of 2020, when the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office began looking for a missing juvenile…
Man convicted of exposing himself twice in Dalton
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A suspect was found guilty today of exposing himself in public. There were two incidents. Four teenage girls reported seeing 38 year old Ronald Andrew Henry exposing his genitals to the public a the Dalton Mall…
Chattanooga City Council passes budget amendment
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Chattanooga's City Council gathered earlier tonight, holding a second reading and vote on an amendment to the city's budget. The amendment was passed, adding more than $900,000 to the budget, which was passed in June. Chattanooga Chief…
Police investigate South Chattanooga shooting
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating a shooting in South Chattanooga on Tuesday night. It happened in the 700 block of East 48th Street around 8 PM. They were told the shooting happened during a dispute between two people.…
Volkswagen building new port facility in Texas
FREEPORT, Texas (WDEF) - If it's not built here in Chattanooga, new Volkswagen vehicles may just come through Texas in the near future. Volkswagen Group of America has announced a new shipping facility at Port Freeport in Texas, just below…
Meigs County recaptures escaped inmate
DECATUR, Tennessee (WDEF) - An inmate who escaped from the Meigs County jail over the weekend is back in custody. The Sheriff says Dustin Miller escaped while he was on recreation time at the jail on Sunday. He is not…
Loretta Lynn, coal miner's daughter and country queen, dies
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of…
UTC Attempts to Raise $500,000 in 24 Hours
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- According to Vice Chancellor of Advancement Kim White, philanthropy is a big part of UTC as we know it. "Some of the buildings on campus came about because of philanthropy.…
Ex-trooper missing after sentencing in protester's unmasking
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A former Tennessee state trooper has gone missing after he was sentenced for a misdemeanor assault conviction on a charge that he pulled the face mask off a protester during the…
Snail darter, focus of epic conservation fight, is recovered
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The snail darter, a tiny Southeastern fish at the center of an epic battle over Endangered Species Act protection in the 1970s, is no longer considered imperiled. The snail darter held…
Golden Apple Award: Orchard Knob Middle's Sarah Roberson
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Sarah Roberson is a tutor, a coach and grade A Science teacher at Orchard Knob Middle School. After six years on the job, the Boston native also looks quite comfortable…
Salvation Army opens registration for Angel Tree program
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Now is the time to register to get on the Angel Tree this holiday season. The program allows local people to give gifts to children and senior citizens in need during the Christmas season. But the recipients…
Catoosa Couple convicted of drunken boat towing
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - Towing a boat back in January landed a Georgia couple in jail last week. Ringgold Police say that Philip Lamar Byrd and Tamera Marie McAnnally were in a vehicle moving the boat in the early morning…
Whitfield County Magistrate Judge issued an order that releases individuals for most misdemeanor offenses
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Magistrate judge Chris Griffin in Whitfield County has issued an order that releases individuals for most misdemeanor offenses on their own recognizance instead of bond. (more…)
Police arrest suspect for deadly double shooting last week
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have arrested a suspect in a fatal shooting from last week. 19 year old Daquan Mason faces charges of Criminal homicide, Attempted Criminal homicide and Reckless endangerment for a double shooting on Lyerly Street in…
ODDtober begins with underwater pumpkin carving
https://youtu.be/v7nGFNpNN3M CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Fish love pumpkin carving! At least that's what the Tennessee Aquarium proves every October when they send SCUBA divers into their tanks to carve a pumpkin underwater. Volunteer SCUBA divers Dr. Lisa Shier and Marie Dement…
Man gets 25 years for international catfishing and email scams
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Prosecutors say Elvis Eghosa Ogiekpolor orchestrated an international fraud scheme preying on romance and business. Now he has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison. He was convicted of money laundering and conspiracy to commit…
Chattanooga is the Only US City to Produce Clean Graphite
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- In August, congress passed the CHIPS Act, putting fifty billion dollars toward the domestic production of micro-conductors. Micro-conductors are fundamental to nearly all modern technology, and the Act gave the US…
Tour bus crash injures musician Hardy, 3 others
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A tour bus carrying country music singer and songwriter Hardy and three others was involved in a crash that injured everyone on board. Hardy said on social media that all four people on the bus were…
What's Right With Our Schools: The Pursuit of Happiness
CHATTANOOGA. TN (WDEF) - The Pursuit of Happiness is on a mission is to restore hope by alleviating the drivers of poverty. One way they are doing that is by working with…
Governor suspends gas tax again through November election
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Governor Brian Kemp extended the tax suspension on gas in Georgia through the elections in November. Today's action extends it through November 11th, three days after the election. Georgia has now suspended the state tax on…