CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly is firing back at accusations that he is against Tiny Homes for the homeless. He says a "fringe group" wants him to back the building of what he calls flammable sheds that he…
YOUNG HARRIS, Georgia (WDEF) - Some North Carolina and Georgia mountain residents are just getting their power back as the storm rolls in. About 17,000 residents, including some customers in Cherokee and Fannin Counties suffered outages on Thursday. The Blue…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- $4.09 a gallon, $4.29 a gallon, $4.34 a gallon - these are just a few of the gas prices currently listed at Chattanooga gas stations. It's no surprise that gas…
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Bishop Richard Stika has appointed a Notre Dame alum to lead the school on an interim basis. Deacon Hicks Armor will become the new Head of School. He will take over for Kyle Schmitt, who resigned…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Cleveland Police report that a new born was bitten by a dog this morning. It happened this morning at a home in a northwest Cleveland. Police say the father said he was holding the one week…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The downtown Nashville, Tennessee record store that was opened by Opry legend Ernest Tubb in 1947 and has been a landmark in country music for decades will close as the building is being put up for…
***photos from Hamilton County Sheriff's Office HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - A man has been charged with drunk driving after hitting a Hamilton County Sheriff's vehicle last night. The wreck happened in the 5470 block of Hixson Pike above…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Graduating college is a massive accomplishment and is often met with optimism about the future. However, with rampant inflation, some students at the University…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have gone from trying to modernize Nissan Stadium to working on plans for a new stadium right next door after renovation costs more than doubled to $1.2 billion. Burke Nihill, the Titans’ president,…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - City officials cut the ribbon on Thursday for a new BlueCross Health Place park in St. Elmo. It is at the old St. Elmo Park on St. Elmo Avenue. The makeover painted the space in a bright…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - We're now hearing from the woman recently appointed to the District 8 seat of the Chattanooga City Council. Marvene Noel has been a resident of District 8's Orchard Knob…
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - If you visit Knoxville these days, pay a visit to World's Fair Park. It's a greenway and public performance area downtown. The park is built…
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - A Summerville man has been charged with vehicular homicide from a crash that happened last fall which took the life of an LFO graduate. 20 year old Eden Muina was killed in the crash on Georgia…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-"Gas prices are rising so dramatically that it has started to cut into the family budget. Other than at the gas pump, consumer spending starts to take a hit," said Hopkins.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The war in Ukraine is keeping Chattanooga gas prices at an all-time high. Here at the Raceway on Broad Street, for example, gas is currently $4.29 a gallon. Only two days…
ATLANTA (AP) - A plan to suspend Georgia’s state motor fuel taxes through May 31 has begun advancing in the state House. A House Ways and Means subcommittee on Wednesday approved the plan. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp announced the proposal…
It's been a while since you've heard an update on the new daily case numbers for coronavirus in Hamilton County. For that, you can thank…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - U.S. Marshals capture a murder suspect from Nashville here in Chattanooga. Their East Tennessee task force arrested Melvin Evans at a home in Chattanooga. Nashville police have been looking for him for awhile. Evans was wanted…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Lawmakers have created a conference committee to discuss legislation that would do away with the requirement to get a state permit to carry a concealed handgun. The Alabama House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 71-13 to…
SODDY DAISY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Soddy Daisy Police are investigating a fatal shooting in the early morning hours. It happened after 1 AM at a home on Wynn Lane off of Daisy Dallas Road. Officers found Michael Jarrell shot in…
ATLANTA (AP) — Republican David Perdue qualified to run for Georgia governor on Wednesday, professing confidence that he can beat incumbent Brian Kemp in the GOP primary despite lagging behind in…
Trenton, GA (WDEF) -- Attorney McCracken Poston was disgusted by the treatment of his client, Dr. C.T. Turner, describing her entire scenario at Dade County High School as a "gross overreaction." Turner currently teaches forensics at Dade County. Poston says…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Prosecutors now think they can make the case against a suspect in a 2011 murder that they couldn't make back then. In May of that year, Herbert Strickland was…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Local icon Luther Masingill would have been 100 years old today. Even after his death, we still salute the impact he had on Chattanooga as a broadcasting legend, voice of…