More To The Story With Staley: The Museum you didn't know we had
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It's a facility that sits just off of Highway 153 and Hamil Road in Hixson. It's been here since 2019. It's called the "Everlasting Nation Museum." Many…
60 Minutes this week comes to Chattanooga to talk Volkswagen
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The CBS News program 60 Minutes will air a segment this Sunday shot here in Chattanooga. They are looking at how Volkswagen is coping with rising gas prices, supply chain issues, climate change and the war…
Rabid skunk confirmed in Whitfield County
(ED NOTE: The name of the Road has been updated by Police to Tilton Road) DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Health officials confirm that a rabid skunk was killed in southeast Whitfield County a week ago. A resident says…
Tennessee tree planting grants applications available
Tennessee’s Community Tree Planting Program is accepting applications for a program that pays half the cost of public tree planting projects.
State lawmaker & local Jewish leader react to Sen. Niceley's Hitler/homelessness comment
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – When the Tennessee state senate debated the homelessness bill on the floor Wednesday, it didn't take long for people to forget about the actual bill. In only 31…
Tennessee Attorney General Sues Biden Administration Over Pandemic-Era Border Policy
NASHVILLE (WDEF)- The Tennessee…
Investigators now say downed power lines caused the big Sevier County fires
PIGEON FORGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The crime unit for the Tennessee Department of Agriculture has identified how the two big wildfires in Sevier County started. And they are blaming the weather. “Based on the results of our origin and cause…
Georgia county still pursuing spaceport that voters rejected
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Officials in a Georgia county say they're moving ahead with plans to build a launch pad for commercial rockets barely a month after residents voted to halt the project by a margin of nearly 3-to-1. Commissioners…
Gubernatorial Candidate David Perdue speaks in Catoosa County
CATOOSA COUNTY, Georgia (WDEF) -- Former Georgia Senator David Perdue received a standing ovation from local voters Thursday afternoon at a meet-and-greet in Catoosa County. In his discussion, Perdue was critical of Georgia…
From The Archives: 1987 Sunrise Service
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF) - An Easter tradition is returning to Collegedale on Saturday after a two year break for Covid. The SonRise Resurrection Pageant begins at 9 AM…
Do You Have the Right to Be Forgotten?
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- According to a survey from virtual private network company NordVPN, forty-seven percent of those polled would stop using the internet, if they could. To see how this is reflected…
Rhea County Executive agrees to plead guilty to wire fraud
DAYTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - Rhea County Executive George Thacker has agreed to a federal plea deal involving government Covid loans. The plea deal says Thacker will plead guilty to one count of wire fraud. In the document, he…
Suspect turns himself in on Dodds Avenue fatal shooting charges
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A teenage suspect in a fatal shooting in East Chattanooga two weeks ago has turned himself in. The 16 year old male was in a vehicle on Dodds Avenue on the evening of March 31st when he…
Middle class being outpriced in housing market
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-Vicki Trapp is a managing broker with Crye Leike. She says the median house price in the Chattanooga area is almost $350,000 which is pricing more people out of being able to…
Woman who filed suit against deputy over baptism found dead at her home
SODDY DAISY, Tennessee (WDEF) - A woman who had an active lawsuit going against a Hamilton County Deputy was found dead at her home in Soddy Daisy last night. Shandele Marie Riley was…
Stuff-The-Truck To Help The Chattanooga Community Kitchen
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-The Chattanooga Community Kitchen is getting some aid from the community through a stuff the truck campaign. Crown Subaru is completing its stuff a truck with…
Amazon CEO Jassy says he wants to improve warehouse safety
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy offered a defense of the wages and benefits the company gives its warehouse workers while also vowing to improve injury rates inside the facilities.
Destructive wildfires rage in New Mexico, Colorado
A wind-driven blaze believed to have killed two people and that burned at least 150 homes and other structures in a mountain community is still raging in drought-stricken New Mexico.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is offering to buy Twitter. He says the social media platform he has criticized for not living up to free speech principles needs to be transformed as a private company.
Fink Jewelry Store Robbed Wednesday Afternoon
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- There was an armed robbery yesterday afternoon, April 13, at Fink's Jewelry Store at 1950 Gunbarrel Road in the area around Hamilton Place Mall. (more…)
Former Georgia Sen. David Perdue Visiting Catoosa County Today
FILE - Republican candidate for Georgia Governor formerSen. David Perdue speaks at a rally to oppose a proposed Rivian electric vehicle assembly plant on March 1, 2022, in Rutledge, Ga. During his two Senate campaigns, Republican…
Catoosa County residents respond to new permitless carry bill
CATOOSA COUNTY, Georgia (WDEF) -- On Tuesday, April 12, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 319 into law, allowing Georgians to immediately exercise permitless gun carry…
Local Representatives included in new Russian sanctions against US
MOSCOW (WDEF) - The Russian government is striking back at the U.S. by issuing sanctions against members of Congress, including the ones from our area. The Russian foreign office say it is payback. "In response to the next…
Senate Passes Bill that Would Criminalize Camping on Public Property
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Today, the Tennessee State Senate passed Senate Bill 1610, which would make it a felony to camp on public property. Critics of the bill have said that it would…