CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Convention Center played host Friday night to some of America's best and bravest. The 8th Annual American Heroes Dinner was hosted again by the Honoring the Sacrifice Foundation, which supports severely wounded veterans and their…
UPDATE: The Georgia State Patrol now says the 18 wheeler driver has been charged and arrested for vehicular homicide, driving too fast and failure to stop at a red light. He is identified as Joseph Chislom. __________ FORT OGLETHORPE, Georgia…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The portion of I-75 that runs through Hamilton County currently features several potholes and cracks in the concrete. Starting tonight at nine P-M, the Tennessee Department of Transportation will begin…
DALTON (WDEF) - The solar industry in the United States is growing, and its growth is very close to home. Ground is now broken on a new facility that will bring almost 500…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Local artist Carrie Pendergrass is at it again! With another edition of her art exhibits at the Chattanooga Airport. This one is located in the ticketing area. The…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Humane Educational Society in Chattanooga is going to help with a massive animal rescue in Virginia. The USDA has seized 4,000 beagles kept in horrific conditions at Envigo breeding and testing facilities in Cumberland, Virginia. USDA…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dalton officials have decided to tear down a parking deck on Hamilton Street in the downtown area. An inspection last by the Public Works Department found…
CHICKAMAUGA, Georgia (WDEF) - Chickamauga Police are looking for the owner of a dog who was left tied to a guardrail out in the heat. The dog was left in front of…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - Catoosa County continues to have problems with someone cutting overhead cable lines to get copper. The vandals/thieves have cut sections of cable from telephone poles over the last few months, causing television and internet outages in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A Chattanooga man is in an area hospital with critical conditions after a fire early this morning. (more…)
CATOOSA COUNTY, Georgia (WDEF) -- A head-on collision between two cars turned fatal Thursday afternoon in Catoosa County. GSP reports that at 3:15 p.m., Troopers responded to a crash at 1875 Holcomb Road. Severe damage can be seen here to…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Although Monkeypox has been around since around 1958, it's only recently been labeled as an outbreak. Hamilton County Health Officer Dr. Stephen Miller says if Monkeypox makes it way into the County,…
STEVENSON, Alabama (WDEF) - Alabama authorities raid a how in Stevenson after getting complaints of drug activity. On Thursday, they searched the home on Myrtle Place. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office reports they confiscated about 90 grams of Spice (synthetic…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It's the job of Louie The Lookout to entertain fans at the ballpark. But ten years ago, a guy in the stands helped him out. Longtime Lookouts…
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The man wanted in Rossville this spring as a child predator has been arrested in Pigeon Forge. Back in May, Police say 67 year old Dennis Dewayne Dockery cut an ankle monitor and ran. He had…
UPDATE: The Georgia State Patrol identifies the victim as 21 year old Damien Crum. Investigators say he was driving the car that crossed the centerline and hit a Dodge Ram 2500 head on.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- A major redevelopment of Chattanooga's Westside Neighborhood is being planned by the Chattanooga Housing Authority. Hamilton County is poised to approve a two million dollar contribution to the project, whose…
NEW YORK (AP) - Ivana Trump, the first wife of Donald Trump, has died in New York City, the former president announced on social media Thursday. "I am very saddened to inform all of those that loved her, of which…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - As the number of COVID cases rise again, Erlanger is toughening up their mask rules again. They are reinstating mask wearing for non-clinical areas like offices, cafeterias, hallways, outpatient facilities and common areas. Erlanger had dropped the…
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…)