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…
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A wanted suspect from north Georgia was captured in Collegedale over the weekend. Jeremy Ryan Gladden fled from police in Cohutta, Georgia in June. In addition to those charges in Georgia, he faces new ones in…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga's new police chief announces appointments to her command staff. Chief Celeste Murphy says this is the first round of promotions this year. The next round will involve the ranks of captain, lieutenant and sergeant after they…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF) - We're up on Signal Mountain. In front of the town's fire department. Sandra and Stacey Seals are flipping through some old pictures. Actually, a lifetime…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Police believe a man suspected of starting several fires over the weekend was experiencing a mental health episode. They say 34-year old Wendell Patton, Jr. of Resaca set a vehicle on fire in Dalton, tampered with…
DOUGLAS, Ga. (WDEF)- A Levi's Call, the Georgia version of an Amber Alert, has been resolved…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- If you've ever wanted to try out Amazon Prime, there's no time like the present. Amazon Prime Days may not be until July 12 through…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- A Chattanooga non profit is using Sunday’s In July to give kids something to do that’s positive in their life. The Lighthouse Collective is holding No Smoke Sundays as a way for teenagers to get out and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-Chattanooga played host to a US Paralympic cycling event which will decide the cycling Paralympic team in the upcoming world games. Athletes who experience disabilities, either from birth or later on in life, competed in cycling races in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Chattanooga Fire Department, Chattanooga Police Department, Hamilton EMS, and other Chattanooga organizations united as one with the community for a competitive bonding event. It was supposed to be a kickball game, but the weather didn’t cooperate so…
ATLANTA (AP) — Passengers aboard a Spirit Airlines flight from Tampa are safe after one of the plane’s brakes overheated and briefly caught fire upon landing in Atlanta on Sunday, airport officials said. The brakes in the landing gear of…
Rescue workers sift through rubble at the scene in the after math of a Russian rocket that hit an apartment residential block, in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, July 10, 2022. At least 15 people were killed and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- A gun battle between two moving vehicles on Brainerd Road in the Brainerd Tunnels left an innocent driver nearby with critical injuries in June, according to Chattanooga Police. CPD has announced on social media the women has…
GEORGIA (WDEF)- In Ringgold, dozens showed up, outside the Catoosa County Courthouse building, to praise Roe vs Wade Being overturned by the Supreme Court. "We’re still waiting for the Attorney General to act here in Georgia, to enforce the heartbeat…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Here are the power outages that local companies are reporting around the Tennessee Valley tonight after the latest storms: EPB 65 outages 1,400 customers affected The largest are in Lookout Valley and Graysville, TN …
CHATTANOOGA (UTC) —The hint-of-mint green wall tiles are gone. So are the iconic wall lockers.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County's teachers got a letter of support from the school superintendent today, but there were two reasons why Dr. Justin Robertson wrote that letter. At the end of every school…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Mayor Tim Kelly has announced how he wants to spend federal American Rescue Plan funds. Chattanooga is getting $30 million. Mayor Kelly wants to use it to…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is warning drivers about some wide loads on the roads this weekend. They will be escorting three large industrial pieces of equipment to the Gestamp plant on Hickory Valley…
HARRISON, Tennessee (WDEF) - A home in Harrison was destroyed by fire overnight. It was called in by an off-duty firefighter who saw the flames at 9149 Ooltewah Georgetown Road. The first firefighters on the scene found that everyone…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Both the heat and energy costs are quickly rising here in the Tennessee Valley. However, there are ways to keep your energy bill down amid inflation. The TVA's Scott Fiedler recommends turning up your thermostat just a…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- A CDOT report came in shortly after 3 p.m. concerning wires and trees down in Chattanooga, as well as various hazards and flooding. Wires were reported down just off Cummings Highway, while Market and Broad Streets had…