Gas Prices Falling Slightly in the Chattanooga Area
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Gas Prices are beginning to fall slightly from the excruciating highs of the past few months in the Chattanooga area. (more…)
Pro-Russian Ukrainian Politican Being Held Under Arrest
KYIV, Ukraine (AP)- Ukraine’s state security service has posted a video of a Ukrainian politician held on a treason charge offering himself in exchange for the…
TECH BYTE: FDA OKs New Fitbit Heart Feature
Many people use wearable devices to track their steps each day but some of these devices can even track your heartbeat to make sure it's healthy. Fitbit wants to take tracking both your steps and heart health to the next level.
Republican Catoosa County debate
CATOOSA COUNTY, Georgia (WDEF)- Multiple Georgia Republicans came to Catoosa County debate to see who should be the Georgia Republican option. Republican vying for a seat for State house district 1, 2, and 3, plus the state senate District 53…
Body found dead in Rhea County Recovery Effort
RHEA COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF)- Rhea County Sheriff Office Detective Rocky Potter says one person was recovered and pronounced dead on the scene. There was only one person as the other person thought to be there had left the location earlier.…
Tennessee moves bill limiting shackles on pregnant inmates
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee lawmakers are advancing a bill strictly limiting the shackling of pregnant inmates. The bill would generally prohibit restraints of a pregnant inmate. More specifically, a pregnant inmate’s ankles, legs or waist couldn’t be shackled during…
Tennessee tree planting grants applications available
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee’s Community Tree Planting Program is accepting applications for a program that pays half the cost of public tree planting projects. According to a news release from the Agriculture Department, the grants can be used for…
FDA investigating Lucky Charms after reports of illness
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating Lucky Charms cereal after dozens of consumers complained of illness after eating it. The FDA said Saturday it has received more than 100 complaints related to Lucky Charms so far this year.…
12 injured in shooting at South Carolina mall; 3 detained
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Ten people were shot and two others injured in a shooting at a busy shopping mall in South Carolina’s capital that authorities do not believe was a random attack. Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook said three…
SonRise Resurrection Pageant back after two years away
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF)- After two years away due to the COVID-19 pandemic the SonRise Resurrection Pageant was back this Easter weekend. People flooded into Southern Adventist University to…
McDonald Farm Easter
SALE CREEK, Tennessee (WDEF)- Easter Egg Hunts are nothing new, particularly for Hamilton county, but this Easter Egg Hunt was different. It was at the Old McDonald's Farm for Hamilton County's first event…
Rhea County rescue attempt
RHEA COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF)- A rescue and recovery effort is being made after two men became trapped while working on an exterior wall from the inside in Rhea County. Rhea County Sheriff Detective Rocky Potter said two men dug a…
Twitter adopts 'poison pill' defense in Musk takeover bid
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Twitter said Friday that its board of directors has unanimously adopted a “poison pill” defense in response to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s proposal to buy the company for more than $43 billion and take it private.…
Verizon stores in Washington state vote to join union
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - Employees at two Verizon stores north of Seattle in Everett and Lynnwood have won their union election, making them the first unionized Verizon stores in the country outside of New York. The Daily Herald reports the…
States scale back food stamp benefits even as prices soar
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Month by month, more of the roughly 40 million Americans who get help buying groceries through the federal food stamp program are seeing their benefits plunge. The reductions come even as the nation struggles with…
Escaped Wallaby didn't go very far
UNDATED (AP) - The wallaby who went missing at the Memphis Zoo after storms passed through Tennessee this week has been found hiding - nearly in plain sight. Zoo spokesperson Jessica Faulk says Honey Bunch was hidden under a bush…
Husband charged with shooting wife on Sand Mountain
SECTION, Alabama (WDEF) - A husband was arrested this morning for shooting his wife on Sand Mountain. It happened on County Road 265 in Section, Alabama around 3 AM. First responders sent the female victim at the house.…
Inflation Impacts Already High Truck Driver Turnover Rate
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- It's commonly reported that America's ten point four trillion dollar trucking industry is facing a driver shortage, but according to Sharae Moore of SHE trucking, the real issue is driver retention.…
Man arrested for armed robbery in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- A man has been arrested for the March 28th armed robbery of Dollar General in downtown Chattanooga. 49-year-old Abraham Emmanuel Jackson was charged with aggravated robbery and aggravated kidnapping. A store clerk reportedly said Jackson had a…
Lookout Mountain resident with multiple charges caught
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- A local Georgia resident has been charged with multiple crimes over the past year in Chattanooga. Officials say Zachary Andrew Cadorette of Lookout Mountain faces multiple charges, including burglary, theft of property, fraudulent use of a credit…
Athens upgrades search for missing woman
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - Athens police are upgrading their search for a missing woman. 63 year old Lee Allen Rose left home after getting in a verbal fight with her daughter on Wednesday. The daughter called police since…
CEO wants Volkswagen to make an electric pickup for America
(WDEF) - In an interview with Business Insider, the CEO of Volkswagen Group of America teases us that he thinks his company really should make an electric pickup truck for America. Of course, Ford's F-150 Lightning and Chevy's Silverado…
Good Friday outreach for the homeless
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Hilary Colorado and Meghan Godfrey have different stories but both used to be homeless. "Two years ago, actually this past week, I lost my house in a tornado and we…
Riverbend Park: Whitfield County's Newest Park Will Further Solidify Dalton as the Soccer Capital
Decades ago a promise of a new park was made to the city of of Dalton. Now, that promise has been fulfilled. (more…)