CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have made an arrest in the death of a man whose body was found Monday morning. The body of 48 year old Samuel Moore, Jr. was found in a car around 7 AM at the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- President Biden asked Congress today to suspend the federal gas tax for three months. If they do, the price of gasoline would immediately fall by 18 cents. "By suspending…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Summer zoo camp has been a staple at the Chattanooga Zoo for some 25 years. For the months of June and July! A group of kids come…
(video story is from the December arrest) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Federal officials say a motocross instructor who visited states from New York to Georgia has been charged…
A new state by state bill study by Doxo shows Scenic City Residents pay 8.9% less in household bills than the state average and over 20% less compared…
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - NASCAR Hall of Fame promoter and track Bruton Smith has died at the age of 95. His company, Speedway Motorsports, said he died of natural causes. The company currently…
SODDY-DAISY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Chickamauga Lake Cleanup Weekend landed 6,526 pounds of trash. It is a two part cleanup series hosted by Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful and presented by iSustain. A total of 17 volunteers hit the…
SCOTTSBORO, Alabama (WDEF) - The Jackson County School System on Wednesday announced the death of their superintendent. "Our Superintendent, Mr. Kevin Dukes has passed. He was loved and will be missed by many. His passion and leadership will never be…
SUMMERVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - A northwest Georgia woman has pleaded guilty to a vehicular homicide from 2020. Prosecutors say 22 year old Caitlin Elizabeth Milam spent the night of March 14 partying with her friends. Witnesses say she was driving…
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan’s state-run news agency says an earthquake in the country’s east has killed 1,000 people and injured 1,500 others. (more…)
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- "It's a great day for East Ridge." That was the message from Mayor Brian Williams who believes a new Food City will soon lead to even more…
By JILL COLVIN and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Katie Britt has won the Republican nomination for Senate in Alabama, defeating six-term Congressman Mo Brooks in a primary runoff after former President Donald Trump endorsed and then…
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - A grand jury has now returned more counts against a woman accused of having sex with numerous students at McMinn Central High School. 38 year old Melissa Blair was indicted in February on 18 counts of…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - Today's testimony at the January 6th hearing involved the Georgia election of 2020. Democrats called two election officials in Georgia and a poll worker who says her life was…
By JEFF AMY and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - State Rep. Bee Nguyen will be the Democratic candidate for Georgia secretary of state in November. Nguyen beat former state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler in a primary runoff election. Nguyen…
By JEFF AMY and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Trucking company owner Mike Collins has beaten former Democrat Vernon Jones in a runoff to become the Republican nominee for a Georgia congressional district east of Atlanta. Collins was…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - The Sheriff in DeKalb County has identified the man killed in a shooting over the weekend. 61 year old Sammy Lee Frasier was shot Sunday in the Grove Oak community on Sand Mountain. The Sheriff…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Riverfront Nights concert series is back for the summer. The free concerts are Saturday night at the Riverfront throughout July and August. The show starts at 7PM. Here is this year's schedule of performers: JULY 2…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Mercantile is moving to Gateway Antiques Mall in Fort Oglethorpe. But staff say the location they are leaving behind is a building in disrepair. "On a day that it rains,…
The Chattanooga Area Food Bank has received their largest donation ever. (more…)
Virginia, Alabama and Georgia held elections Tuesday. Virginia has statewide primaries, while Georgia and Alabama have runoffs. In Georgia, four Republican congressional races had runoffs. But, the two biggest races are the Democratic contests…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Democrats were choosing their nominee for secretary of state in primary runoff elections. They're voting on a position that assumed new importance after former President Donald Trump cast doubt on Georgia’s 2020 election results, making false…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - As media try to find out more about the man charged with shooting three older members of an Alabama church, they've found a Chattanooga connection. 70 year old Robert Findlay Smith is charged with shooting and killing…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Pardon their mess! The Chattanooga Airport has kicked off construction of Phase Two of their 20 year master plan to expand service. The terminal expansion includes new space and renovating…