BENTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - A local mom has gained a national following for insisting her family use sign language. Ashleigh Hill of Polk County has taken a vow of silence with her…
SODDY DAISY, Tennessee (WDEF) - A viewer caught video of a wreck in downtown Soddy Daisy Tuesday evening. It happened on Dayton Pike and Mountain Road in…
Five small businesses made their pitch to receive grants during Startup Week.
For the first time in Hamilton County history, the state redistricting legislation is open to the public.
ATHENS, Tenn. (WDEF) - The city of Athens, Tennessee, is experiencing some major shakeups in their city's government. "This had been a matter that had been an issue for a while." On Friday,…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Former Judge Rebecca Stern announces her plans to return to the courtroom. She will run to replace Judge Don Poole for Hamilton County Criminal Court. Judge Poole is retiring. Stern retired, herself, in 2015. She had fought…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Tennessee officials announce that Steam Logistics will expand their operation in downtown Chattanooga. They say the $6.8 million investment will bring more than 400 new jobs to the city. The company will take over the old John…
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - On Monday, the Bradley County Commission approved a $21 million plan to distribute funds they received from the government. A chunk of that $21 million is going right…
RED BANK, TN (WDEF) - Jennifer French is passionate about getting her young students at Alpine Crest Elementary off on the right foot in Math and Science, but she also has an…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A woman was shot in her yard Monday evening in East Chattanooga, but police don't believe she was the intended target. It happened in a neighborhood on Emma Kate Drive in Eastdale around 5:30. The 58 year…
A federal judge has ruled that North Carolina’s flagship public university can continue to consider race as a factor in its undergraduate admissions.
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - "There was not any vote taken about mixing and matching," said N.C. State/public health scientist Dr. Julie Swann. The official guidance is to get the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It's a daily workout class at the Morning Pointe Senior Living facility on Shallowford Road. A good number of seniors taking part, to include Clyde Edwards.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery says a proposed ballot initiative to require that the attorney general be confirmed by state lawmakers after the current process of selection by the state Supreme Court would make the position…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - With COVID cases, hospitalizations, and deaths all on the decline, could the Delta variant surge finally be coming to an end? Dr. Jay Sizemore certainly thinks so. "I…
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A nonprofit health care provide will offer free medical services in a pop-up clinic this weekend in East Ridge. Remote Area Medical (RAM) offers dental, vision and medical care to underserved and uninsured people…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - It's never too late to make a positive change in your community. After serving more than 7 years behind bars, Reginald Yearby has dedicated his life to…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - "The fear that's in our community is real," says Kevin Muhammad of The Community Haven. Police say dozens of people witnessed a shooting that killed two women during an outdoor…
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee is poised to spend approximately $900 million of its tax revenues on incentives, infrastructure projects and more under an agreement with Ford Motor Co. The sweeping spending…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Chattanooga startup week focuses on celebrating entrepreneurship and innovations. The 5-day event offers multiple opportunities for entrepreneurs to learn more about how to grow their businesses. The 5-day event is…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF): Chattanooga State kick-started their Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week today. Each day they will focus on a different challenge. Today, Chatt State volunteers were at the Chattanooga Area Food…
American officials are working with Haitian authorities to try to secure the release of 12 adults and five children connected with a U.S.-based missionary group who were abducted over the weekend by a gang notorious for killings, kidnappings and extortion.
Hundreds of people were ordered to report for jury duty Monday in Georgia for what could be a long, laborious effort to find jurors to hear the trial of three white men charged with fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery as he was running in their neighborhood.
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (AP) — Betty Lynn, the film and television actor who was best known for her role as Barney Fife's sweetheart Thelma Lou on “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died. She was 95. Lynn died peacefully Saturday after…
