CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- According to a sworn affidavit, it was five thirty on Saturday morning when detectives were made aware that four men had escaped from Silverdale Detention Facility. Investigators arrived at the scene…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Summer learning can be a fluid situation at the Tennessee Aquarium. For Mad Scientists week, campers created rockets fueled with water and Alka-Seltzer. Learning really…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Tennessee Valley native Lauren Alaina has a new recording home in Nashville. She has signed a deal with Independent label Big Loud Records. Big Loud CEO Seth England calls Alaina one of the best vocalists in Nashville,…
TRION, Georgia (WDEF) - The Chattooga County Sheriff is asking for the public's help to identify vandals at a cemetery this weekend. They stuck at the Alexander cemetery off of Spring Creek…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Why pay someone else to fix your tech products, when you can do it yourself? If you need to repair your phone, computer, or…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - You might not know the name Sania Khan, but she left a legacy with those she knew. A candlelight vigil in her honor took place tonight at her old high…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga isn't all about crime, or negative publicity. The past years in the city allowed for Mayor Tim Kelly to acknowledge that there were two Chattanoogas: the haves and the have-nots. He and City Council have done…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office needs your help to find two inmates who escaped the jail at Silverdale. It was part of a four-person escape attempt at 5:15 this morning. Johnny Bryant and William Atkins, were captured…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Firefighters got an early start to the day, knocking down a boat fire in the Chickamauga Lock. Units responded to a call close to 8:15 this morning on Trailhead Drive, and found a burning vessel. Smoke from…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The odds are astronomical, but the third highest jackpot in Mega Millions history is up for grabs. What would you do with $660 million dollars? That's what's at stake in tonight's Mega Millions drawing. Even if you…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department says our area has once again hit the "high" transmission level for COVID cases. We have averaged 135 news cases a day voer the last week. The CDC recommends that communities in…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Governor Bill Lee has appointed a new Commissioner for the Department of Children's Services (DCS) in Tennessee. Margie Quinn will follow Jennifer Nichols in the job, beginning in September. “Jennifer is a committed public servant who…
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Six men have been charged in the Knoxville area for shooting a man on the Holston River. It didn't appear intentional. WVLT TV reports the six were on a boat, drinking and shooting guns. They were…
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Two local communities are winners in this year's Dog Park Dash. Randy and Jenny Boyd formed the Boyd Foundation to help fund dog parks across Tennessee. This year…
As a heatwave continues to roll throughout the country, the Tennessee Valley is no exception to the raging temperatures fuming across the South East. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - If you're looking for someone who knows sound......Jennifer Kearns has "got you covered!" Kearns, a Kentucky native, is relatively new to Chattanooga. And one week…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- There are thirty million dollars in federal money available to the city of Chattanooga through the American Rescue Plan. The City is considering using two point eight million to build…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The Southside development at the former U.S. pipe site has left many in local city and county governments with split opinions on its development. However, some longtime Chattanooga public figures…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - We're about six weeks away from this year's Moon River Festival. And on Thursday, organizers announced their day lineups for the artists. Of course, the host act, Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors, will get the second slot…
DALLAS BAY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Dallas Bay Volunteer Fire Department was busy this morning rescuing two kayakers from the Harrison Bay area. The kayakers, a mother and daughter, were there to see the sunrise. While there, one of the…
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The abortion laws changed abruptly in Georgia on Wednesday following a court ruling. A federal appeals court overturned an injunction of Georgia's Heartbeat abortion ban. The legislation essentially bans…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police report the arrest of two local men on federal drug indictments. Brandon Rakestraw and Keunte Suttles were indicted for a conspiracy of 400 grams of a drug containing Fentanyl and 50 grams of meth. The…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Three homes were hit by lightning in the Tennessee Valley, this morning. According to the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management, the strikes occurred within the span of thirty minutes. "It's…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Nashville isn't just the country music capital because of it's recordings. The town has always lead the way for putting artists on TV. In the summer…