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Chattanooga sailor serving on USS Essex

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 5, 2022) Seaman River Wheeler, a native of Chattanooga, Tenn., turns a mooring line spool aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), April 5, 2022. Essex is underway conducting routine operations in…

More To The Story: Vintage Baseball

FORT OGLETHORPE, Georgia (WDEF) - 44 degrees Saturday morning. At the "Polo Field" in Fort Oglethorpe. But we have a group of "hearty souls." They are here to play baseball. The old…

Mayor backs "Mother-in-Law" housing

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly wants to allow you to add on a room for your family member.   He wants to allow accessory dwelling units in Chattanooga.   It's the official term for "in-law suites," carriage houses…

Collegedale Police Easter Egg Hunt

COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF)-Collegedale kicked off Easter celebrations a week early. The Collegedale police department had its Easter egg hunt. The event included candy, inflatables, snow cones, and of course Easter egg…

East 11th shooting

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- On Saturday just after 2:30 Chattanooga Police responded to the 700 block of East 11th Street on a report of a person shot. Officers located a male party suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The victim was…

USA Patriots overcoming struggles

DALTON, Georgia (WDEF)- USA Patriots formally know as the wounded warriors amputee softball team flew in from all around the country to compete in the The Sgt. Chris McDonald Warrior Classic They also…

East Lake commercial fire

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- A fire at an auto repair shop in East Lake presented a number of obstacles for Chattanooga firefighters, but they were able to get the flames under control quickly. At 11:47 AM Sunday, Red Shift companies were…

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