HARRIMAN, Tennessee (WDEF) - A former lawyer has been sentenced for child exploitation in East Tennessee. 67 year old Kent Lowery Booher is a disbarred criminal defense attorney from Harriman. He was already a convicted sex offender when he was…
TELLICO VILLAGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A retirement community on the Little Tennessee River is already in recovery mode after a fire over the weekend. The Tanasi Clubhouse was destroyed by fire Saturday at Tellico…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Creativity is an essential part of the curriculum at Barger. Talented students can pursue their passions in dance, drama, music and visual mediums. Juana Wilson-Roberts…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - He's an 85 year old gentleman. Sitting alone in his room. On his computer. He's a retired doctor. But in a sense, he's still working. He lives right…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Cleveland Daily Banner reports that Hardick Tactical is closing it's Cleveland plant. The company used to be Hardwick Clothes, a local men's clothing line that goes back more than 100 years in Cleveland. They were…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Fire investigators are trying to figure out who set a fire outside the door to a Food City overnight. It was a passerby who reported seeing the fire around 1 AM at the store at 1600 23rd…
order-kemp-motion-to-quash ATLANTA (WDEF) - A Fulton County judge ordered Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to testify in front of a special purpose grand jury regarding the state's election interference. But, in a victory for the governor, he will not have to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Whether it's for a primary race, or for the general election in November, it's important for elections to be secure when we…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - August 24th marked the six-month mark of the war between Russia and Ukraine. It caused havoc in America…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Late Sunday morning, Chattanooga Police took 39-year-old Anthony Lively into custody after officers say he shot someone during a fight. According to Assistant Police Chief Jerri Sutton, officers responded to a call right before 11 this morning…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Nice weather made it a great time to have a block party. The Orchard Knob Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Avondale did just that. Several vendors were on…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The final "No Smoke Sunday" took place at Miller Park this afternoon. The event targets young people, with the idea that…
COLLEGEDALE (WDEF) - Several dog owners and lovers went to The Commons to help raise funds for a dog rescue called Trooper's Treasures. The…
SOUTH PITTSBURG (WDEF) - A somber day in South Pittsburg as the town and several agencies mourned Matt Blansett, a detective for the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga firefighters worked a house fire off East Brainerd Road Saturday afternoon. Units were called to a home in the 13 hundred block of North Concord Road at 12:46 PM. When the first engine arrived on scene,…
A hot Saturday led some local residents, and some from out-of-town to descend on the Tennessee River here in Chattanooga for Paddlefest.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- UTC welcomed its students back earlier this week. But for one branch of its student body, the school is really stepping up to help them feel at…
JASPER, Tennessee (WDEF) - It will be up to a Marion County grand jury on whether to charge a man in a deadly road rage case during the traffic backup from this week's helicopter crash. The drivers were caught in…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A jury found a Dalton man guilty today of attempted rape. The case stemmed from a break-in at a home last summer. 21 year old Carlos Adrian Garcia broke into the home of an 18 year…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Hamilton County schools are addressing the challenge of finding teachers and administrators by creating a Chief Talent Officer for the system. Superintendent Dr. Justin Robertson is appointing Dr. Zac Brown to the job. His…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Beginning today, residents of District are invited to return to the polls to decide who will represent them on Chattanooga's City Council. The election went to a runoff after none…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County has set a new all-time record high of 31,300 people are employed in the leisure and hospitality industry as of July 2022,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - From tornadoes to flooding this past year, the Southeast has seen more than its share of natural disasters. The American Red Cross Tennessee Region is September as promoting natural disaster…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A former Grundy County law officer has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for using excessive force. Tony Bean was both the Chief of Police for Tracy City and a chief deputy for the Grundy…