WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - The House of Representatives on Wednesday night passed a gun bill Wednesday night in the wake of recent mass shootings. Here's what's in it: -- raise age for buying semi-automatic weapons from 18 to 21 --…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Volkswagen opened a new EV battery engineering lab in Chattanooga on Wednesday. The 32,000 square foot lab will be used to test and develop parts for all electric vehicles the…
CHATTANOOGA (CPD) - The Chattanooga Police Department posted this announcement today on their Facebook page" Chief Murphy announces Focused Deterrence Initiative to help combat recent violence. With the recent uptick in violence in the city, the Chattanooga Police Department is…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Fishing without a license in Tennessee will be allowed for one day during the state’s upcoming free fishing day. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says anyone may fish for free without a license in Tennessee’s public…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - tnAchieves is re-imagining their mentoring program for students to deal with the new realities of college life. Basically, fewer people are going to college since the pandemic... down 9%. The tnAchieves program offers university scholarships and…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Safety in Hamilton County schools are continually being discussed by people in the community. This morning, it was the Hamilton County Commission's turn to ask what is going to be enough.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Last Friday, a 15 year old was arrested for the shooting that happened two weeks ago on Walnut Street. In the gang-related shooting that happened last weekend on…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office reports that an inmate at the Silverdale Detention Center suffered burns from some boiling water on Wednesday. They say the inmate was burned after the water was heated in a…
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Boulevard Project is a grassroots organization. It's goal is to improve the Rossville Boulevard corridor. How to accomplish that? Improve food access, improve safety,…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga firefighters battled an industrial plant blaze Wednesday afternoon. It was contained inside the building on Sidney Street, near Chestnut. They told crews that their bag house was on…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A federal jury has convicted a Chattanooga man of cocaine trafficking. 37 year old Jamaal Parker was also known as "MoneyMaal." Prosecutors say Parker brought in a large supply of the drug from Atlanta and sold it…
MAYFIELD, Ky. (WDEF)- A group of Chattanooga firefighters are helping rebuild a veteran's home in Mayfield, KY after it…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy first expressed her condolences to the families of the incident tonight when addressing all in attendance at Tuesday night's…
RED BANK, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Nearly a month after he disappeared, Red Bank resident Alona Smith was finally reunited with her beloved dog, TJ. The initial reward for finding him was a whopping $3,000. Smith says TJ was found nearly…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga State Community College broke ground today on a building that has been two years in the making. School officials thanked many of the politicians in attendance for helping make the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - City officials have begun a drive to get the public involved in shaping Chattanooga's park system for years to come. There are several steps you can take right now to shape the plan. -- read up on…
JACKSON, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee state troopers say they confiscated 44 pounds of cocaine and fentanyl in one traffic stop on Monday. But they had to work for it. A trooper pulled over a flatbed truck pulling a trailer on…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The city continues to get a grasp on the gun violence plaguing Chattanooga over the last few weekends. On Tuesday, officials confirm to us that Chattanooga Police now consider…
Two temporary no-cost medical clinics in Hamilton and Rhea County are now serving the community. These clinics are operated by military health care personnel as part of a training mission. (more…)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say one child died and three others were in critical condition following a fire that destroyed a home in East Tennessee. The Knoxville Fire Department told news outlets that crews responded Monday afternoon to a…
Preview (opens in a new tab) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Chattanooga Fire Department responded to a fire at a Cookout…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) -- TISA, or the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement Act, was signed by Gov. Bill Lee just over a month ago. The Accelerating Tennessee Bus Tour made a pit stop…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Memorial Day recently kicked off the unofficial start of summer, and the "100 Deadliest Days" for teen drivers. Crash report data from AAA…
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) - The National Park Service says a fence topped with barbed wire is being added to a 155-foot high bridge over a scenic Tennessee valley in an effort to prevent people from jumping off. Officials said in…