UPDATE: Police are investigating reports of another shooting this evening on the other side of the ridge. This one is at 3215 Dodson Avenue around 6:45 PM. _____________ CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A man suffered serious injuries from an afternoon shooting…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Volkswagen Chattanooga has completed its roll-out of the ID-4, V-W's first all-electric vehicle. The car runs on a four hundred volt lithium ion battery, which offers up to 260 miles of range…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WDEF) - Investigators on Friday say a fatal incident at Gatlinburg chairlift last night was an apparent suicide. A woman's body was found under the chairlift. The state is inspecting the chairlift to make sure there is no…
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, JAMES POLLARD and GABE STERN Associated Press Across the U.S., state lottery systems use that revenue to boost education, tourism, transportation and much more. Now that the giant Mega Millions lottery jackpot has ballooned to more than…
8:30 PM UPDATE: All victims have now been released from the hospital. _______________ UPDATE: Officials now say 4 people were taken to the hospital. 3 to Hamilton Medical Center, 1 to Erlanger. ______________…
A local mail carrier that has gone above and beyond his job description for over 32 years and received an…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A 43 year old man was shot in Chattanooga on Thursday evening, July 28. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Mayor Tim Kelly revealed the "Roadmap to End Gun Violence in Chattanooga" program Thursday. The new initiative will serve to curb gun violence in the community. After the horrific mass shootings that took place earlier this summer, the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Today's the 10-year anniversary of Bike Chattanooga. It provides residents with pay-to-ride bicycles all over the city. The program launched in 2012 with 300 bikes and 30 bike stations. Now Bike Chattanooga…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - A 7-year-old girl died when a tree fell on a tent at Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Wednesday. The park did not identify the girl, who was from Georgia. The child’s father and two siblings…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- District Six County Commissioner David Sharpe is requesting a series of emails rumored to have been exchanged between Weston Wamp and the Chattanooga Lookouts. Sharpe hasn't addressed Wamp by name, but…
Gun Violence Prevention Roadmap 7.27 CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga's Mayor released a plan on Thursday to deal with the shootings in the city. Mayor Kelly's Roadmap to End Gun Violence in Chattanooga is built as a framework for coordinating responses…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- For the fourth time this year, The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates again, leading some to fear a recession is imminent. According to CBS News, today's increase brings…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Forest System announces that the Ocoee River warning system is back in operation. The strobe and siren warning system was damaged by the fire at the Ocoee Whitewater Center in April. Now TVA crews have…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Chemical Company Wacker currently employs seven hundred people at its Charleston, Tennessee facility. But soon that site is going to expand, adding several new silicone production facilities. The expansion is being…
CHATSWORTH, Georgia (WDEF) - Brandon Neil Wiseman chose a plea deal over a trial for a fatal shooting in Chatsworth the day after Christmas. Wiseman admitted to police that he killed Joshua Dewayne Petty in the driveway of the victim's…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are looking for a suspect in a shooting Tuesday night in East Chattanooga. It happened in the 2900 block of Taylor Street around 9:30 PM. Investigators learned that a vehicle drove up on a group…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Another year of the Chattanooga Choo Choo Invitational at Council Fire is "in the books!" It was the 10th year of the event. And organizers are confident…
Chattanooga police are investigating a shooting incident that has left a male juvenile injured. It happened at around 9:40 last night in the 2900 block of Taylor Street. Officials say police responded to calls of a person suffering from a…
Wacker plans to expand its production in Charleston Tennessee. Governor Bill Lee made the announcement this morning with Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter, and Wacker officials. Governor Bill Lee said, “Companies choose to invest in…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Inflation has left many families across the country stretched thin this year. With the new school year right around the corner, school supply costs, like food and gas, may…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga City Council unanimously approved Mayor Tim Kelly's "One Chattanooga Relief and Recovery Plan" tonight. This unlocks $30,000,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds for 36 local initiatives. The city says this represents a major step…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee's Attorney General now has a firm date on when the state's full abortion ban will go into affect. It will be on August 25th. The so-called trigger law has been waiting on an official proceeding…
STATESBORO, Georgia (WDEF) - A Georgia judge has been charged with making a terrorist threat by the GBI. 70 year old Chief Magistrate Judge Eddie Anderson faces that charge and a count of violating his oath of office. The GBI…