CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Are your kids suffering from the summer slide? That's the term educators use to describe students as they come back to school from their summer break. No all kids get it, but some do tend to fall…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee's "Human Life Protection Act" is expected to become law in August -- a month that will feature a slew of local elections. The new state law would…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce is endorsing the plan to build a new stadium in the South Broad District. Chamber C-E-O Christy Gillenwater referred to the potential…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- "Am I for development? Absolutely. Am I for taking a risk with taxpayers' dollars? Absolutely not," said County Commissioner Tim Boyd. Boyd is expressing concern about the South Broad Lookouts…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - This afternoon the founder and CEO of Uncle Nearest Whiskey visited Chattanooga's Common House as her last stop on her 100 cities tour, (more…)
FORT OGLETHORPE, Georgia (WDEF) - One of the main arteries across the state line into Georgia is shutting down for awhile. Mack Smith Road connects East Ridge to Fort Oglethorpe. But Catoosa County is warning motorists that they are shutting…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - The organization "Love's Arm" has helped people since its inception back in 2005. It does all it can to meet the needs of survivors…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say more than 400 people had to leave a Tennessee campground after heavy thunderstorms led to flash flooding along the Little Pigeon River. Sevier County Assistant Mayor Perrin Anderson told news outlets that the Greenbrier…
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Collegedale Police found on Tuesday that looks can be deceiving. They were called to the Walmart Parking lot on a case of a slashed tire and vehicle damage. The tire was shredded and the vehicle next…
ATLANTA (WDEF)- Both candidates for the United States Senate in Georgia released their second quarter election…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The announcement behind the development of the former U.S. Pipe site and Wheland Foundry has sparked both excitement and controversy here in the Scenic City. Tonight, that very topic was discussed…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A SWAT standoff ended peacefully Tuesday in Brainerd. Around 1:40 PM, police were called to a home on North Moore Road on a domestic violence call. A man inside the home was accused of choking a woman…
PELHAM, Tenn. (WDEF) -- GRAMMY award nominated Christian music artist Crowder is returning to the Caverns later this month. He'll be performing at the venue's outdoor amphitheater on Saturday, July 23. Crowder talked to News…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Many Chattanooga and Hamilton County officials are confident in their plan to finance the South Broad Lookouts Stadium project, which would require bond payments of one point five million dollars from…
FLORENCE, Alabama (WDEF) - A grand jury on Tuesday indicted Jail escapee Casey White on a charge of murder for the death of the prison official who helped him get free. The manhunt for Casey and Vicki White (no relation)…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating claims by a woman who says she was kidnapped from a bar on Rossville Boulevard on Saturday night. She told officers she was approached several times by the man during the night. But…
( "This was our first rescue using our newly acquired fireboats. The two boats are to protect citizens and visitors on the water and today, the boat that was used in the response…
This Friday the BODE hotel in downtown Chattanooga will open its doors to become much more than a hotel. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Weston Wamp campaign has released a poll suggesting that the majority of Hamilton County voters are opposed to using taxpayer money to fund a new Lookouts Stadium on…
FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. (WDEF)- A new Blood Assurance donation center will be coming to Fort Oglethorpe by early October. (more…)
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Collegedale Planning Commission is looking to potentially rezone land for a new development of a few hundred homes. Seemingly all of Collegedale appeared at City Hall tonight and sent…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - There is a new dominant strain of the COVID-19 virus in town. It's called the B-A-5 variant. The transmission level of the B-A-5 variant in Hamilton County is high,…
FORT OGLETHORPE, GA (WDEF) - Young scholars have a great place turn a few pages at Battlefield Elementary School. The Ben Carson Reading Room is now open. Candy Carson is a…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Police say one man was shot after a fight at a Taco Bell on Rossville Boulevard. It happened early this afternoon. No word on why the fight started, but one officer…