NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Mega Millions is living up to its name tonight. The Tuesday jackpot for the multi-state lottery drawing Tuesday evening has been raised to $555 million ($316.9 million cash option). That makes it the 5th largest jackpot in…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Recent comments by Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn concerning teachers' intelligence have sparked national controversy. Earlier this month, Arnn claimed that teachers "are trained in the dumbest parts of…
The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, selected six new officers to join the team for the for the 2023 air show season. Lt. Amanda Lee, of Mounds View, Minn., is currently assigned to…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - At its most pure, technology should be used to improve our lives. To that end, UTC's College of Engineering and Computer Science hosts a Technology Symposium. Bright local minds…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- In 2018, a man was killed in a a head on collision with a vehicle driving the wrong way on Highway one eleven in Soddy Daisy. As a result, Sherry…
RINGGOLD (WDEF) - Rock star Sammy Hagar once sang "I Can't Drive 55." He wrote that song in 1984 after getting a ticket in upstate New York for driving 62 miles an hour in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard says it plans to conduct a large-scale drill this week involving a vessel on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga. Officials say the maritime incident readiness drill is scheduled for Tuesday morning at…
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - It's a hot, humid, sticky Sunday morning at Camp Jordan in East Ridge. The soccer complex is packed. Packed with older people. Men…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Police Gun Team has linked an arrest last week for breaking into vehicles to much larger crimes. It started when officers were called last Wednesday to a theft in progress. A neighbor said two men…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Summer means it's time for a trip to your favorite theme parks! There are some smartphone apps you'll want to…
SCOTTSBORO, Alabama (WDEF) - Authorities say an ambulance first responder was moonlighting as a cop in northeast Alabama. The catch is, no one was paying him to do it. Jackson County deputies arrested Michael Freeman last week. They say he…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Cleveland Police have arrested a man and woman over an assault of a young family on the greenway. A mom, her two young daughters and her boyfriend were walking on the Cleveland Greenway Friday evening. She…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Average gas prices in the Chattanooga area have dropped below $4/gallon for the first time in months. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A family of four is receiving assistance from the Red Cross after their home was damaged by fire this afternoon. Firefighters got the call around 1:30 this afternoon about a house fire in the 1000 block of…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Police Department says its officers dealt with five separate incidents on Friday. The first one happened at at 5:40, when police say 31-year-old Bryan King went to a home in the 2500 block of O'Rear…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Friday was a crime-filled day for police. Two political candidates in Hamilton County were victims of their signs being vandalized in broad daylight in the middle of downtown. Friday afternoon at close to noon, a woman is…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Seven years ago today, five servicemen in Chattanooga were gunned down in a case of domestic terrorism. Their names are Sergeant Carson Allen Louis Holmquist…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- It was a beautiful day all over Chattanooga. But on Dee Drive, things were especially nice for the residents of Greenwood Terrace. The local chapter of women's group Zia organized a fun day for the neighborhood, bringing…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- District 8's Malarie Marsh and District 11's Joe Graham were outside the Hamilton County Election Commission at 8 a.m. Friday morning. They were glad to see residents voting early for the upcoming August elections and encourage others…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Convention Center played host Friday night to some of America's best and bravest. The 8th Annual American Heroes Dinner was hosted again by the Honoring the Sacrifice Foundation, which supports severely wounded veterans and their…
UPDATE: The Georgia State Patrol now says the 18 wheeler driver has been charged and arrested for vehicular homicide, driving too fast and failure to stop at a red light. He is identified as Joseph Chislom. __________ FORT OGLETHORPE, Georgia…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The portion of I-75 that runs through Hamilton County currently features several potholes and cracks in the concrete. Starting tonight at nine P-M, the Tennessee Department of Transportation will begin…
DALTON (WDEF) - The solar industry in the United States is growing, and its growth is very close to home. Ground is now broken on a new facility that will bring almost 500…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Local artist Carrie Pendergrass is at it again! With another edition of her art exhibits at the Chattanooga Airport. This one is located in the ticketing area. The…