Much Anticipated Peach Cobbler Factory Hosts Grand Opening
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF): Today is the grand opening of the Peach Cobbler Factory. Located on 301 East MLK Boulevard, it is the 7th open location to date in four states. The first Peach…
Lawmakers To Address Public Schools
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee lawmakers are planning to start their annual session in Nashville with a focus on addressing how the state funds public schools, redrawing legislative and congressional maps and finalizing a new spending plan for the upcoming…
Sheriff looking for suspect with connection to gun shop robbery
JASPER, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Marion County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help finding a suspect with a connection to the Mountain Mart gun shop robbery. They are looking for Dustin James Stephens. He was pulled over by…
What's Right With Our Schools: Chattanooga Christian Surf Club
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - As far as states go, Tennessee is just about as landlocked as they come, but our geographic disadvantage was only a minor obstacle for a highly motivated Chattanooga…
Investigation Into Hamilton County Child Rape Crosses State Lines, Public Assistance Needed
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Ryan Andrew Meyung was arrested in December on multiple counts of child rape, aggravated kidnapping and other related charges. An arrest affidavit says Meyung was a motocross stunt rider. Meyung…
UTC Continues Offering COVID Tests, Vaccines
Amid a national rise in COVID-19 cases, students at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga returned to class Monday for the first day of the Spring semester. While COVID-19 remains prevalent in the lives of UTC students and staff, the…
More details from Health Dept. on Pfizer booster shots for ages 12-15
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department is offering more information on the new Pfizer booster shots for young teens. The shots are for ages 12-15. But only if you got your last shot at least five…
Erlanger restricts visitation policy in response to Covid surge
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Erlanger Health Systems is the second area hospital to tighten up their visitation policy during the current Covid surge. The new policy went into affect this morning. Basically, they will limit patients to one visitor per visitation…
More To The Story: Tammy Little Haynes wins beauty crowns decades apart
We talk about great comebacks in politics, music and Hollywood. So why not in beauty pageants. Meet the northeast Alabama woman who won a crown as Miss Alabama in 1984 and is doing it again in More To The Story With Staley.
Large drug bust in Chattooga County
SUMMERVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Chattooga County sheriff's office has made a large drug bust. Sheriff Mark Schrader says his office, along with the Lookout Mountain Drug task force, got 10-thousand dollars worth of chrystal meth off the streets Thursday…
Human Trafficking Prevention Month: TN 'Safe at Home' Program Helping Victims of Abuse
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF): January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett's office is working to help victims of abuse. Hargett runs the Safe at Home Program designed to prevent abusers from finding their…
Are there more victims of a suspected child rapist?
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Local law enforcement believe there could be more victims of a suspect arrested in December on charges of kidnapping and child rape. Ryan Andrew Meyung was charged three weeks ago. Both Chattanooga and Hamilton County investigators have…
North Carolina voters dispute Cawthorn candidacy over Jan. 6
A group of North Carolina voters told state officials on Monday they want U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn disqualified as a congressional candidate, citing his involvement in last January’s rally in Washington questioning the presidential election outcome before a Capitol riot later that day.
Whirlpool Corporation Sells 2 Former Plants in Cleveland; Cleveland Mayor Responds
Cleveland, TN (WDEF): Whirlpool Corporation has sold two of its former plants in Cleveland to a Milwaukee - based company, Phoenix Investors. The two plants previously stood in Downtown Cleveland but have since been demolished. Cleveland Mayor Kevin Brooks issued…
Video Captures LA cops pulling pilot from plane moments before train hits it
Los Angeles police officers pulled an injured pilot from the wreckage of a small plane that crash landed on railroad tracks just moments before a commuter train smashed into the aircraft.
Several with grave injuries after NYC fire that killed 19
Doctors worked Monday to save the lives of multiple people gravely injured when smoke from a fire knocked them out or trapped them in their apartments in a New York City high-rise building. Nineteen people, including nine children, died in the blaze.
TECH BYTE: CES 2022 Spotlights Transportation
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (WDEF) -- The Consumer Electronics Show is back in Las Vegas, and better than ever. CES is in person this year, but because of the recent surge…
CPD Investigating Person Shot on Arbor Place Ln Saturday
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF): Chattanooga Police responded to the 4000 block of Arbor Place Lane on a report of a person shot just after 7 am Saturday morning. Officers located a male party, 47, suffering from a gunshot wound and secured…
Chattanooga Firefighter Injured Responding to Commercial Fire on 4th Ave
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF): A firefighter was injured and taken to the hospital after Chattanooga Fire Department knocked out a commercial building fire early this morning. The injured firefighter has since been treated and released from the hospital. CFD responded to…
Bob Saget, beloved TV dad of 'Full House,' dead at 65
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Saget, the actor-comedian known for his role as beloved single dad Danny Tanner on the sitcom “Full House” and as the wisecracking host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” has died, according to authorities in Florida.…
Joker's Law takes another step forward
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF)- The Jokers Law Petition Project is one step closer to changing the law protecting law enforcement K9s as it has now officially oh its way to Nashville. A petition…
Players share painful past in campaign to rid NHL of racism
Akim Aliu recalled how no one knew what to expect when he and four NHL players of color sat in a circle inside a dimly lit locker room and, with cameras rolling, were asked to share their most personal and…
Cold kills 22 stuck in cars in heavy snow at Pakistan resort
ISLAMABAD (AP) — At least 22 people, including 10 children, died in a popular mountain resort town in Pakistan after being stuck in their vehicles overnight during a heavy snowstorm as temperatures plummeted, officials said Saturday. Most of the victims…
US hones warnings, offers to Russia over Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Saturday issued new, forceful warnings to Russia on penalties it may face if it goes ahead with threats to invade Ukraine. U.S. officials raised the possibility of incremental shifts in decisions about America’s…