CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- In 2007, a furniture store in Charleston, South Carolina, caught fire. In responding to the incident, nine firefighters lost their lives in what was the deadliest firefighter disaster since…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - A wife has been convicted of killing her husband while they were driving down I 75. It happened in the early morning hours of March 1, 2020. There were three people in the vehicle…
UPDATE: Sheriff now confirms that the victim was South Pittsburg native Kevin Hudson. The suspected shooter is Robert John Bateh. Bateh has now been charged. Both were co-owners of the business. _______…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk owns a 9% stake in Twitter and is now the social media platform's largest shareholder.
A federal judge in Ohio is blocking the military from disciplining a dozen U.S. Air Force officers who are asking for religious exemptions to the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine.
The Sacramento County coroner has identified the six people who were killed in the weekend mass shooting in California’s capital city.
Some 28 years ago, the Pioneer Frontier Playground in East Ridge was a "happening place." It was constantly packed. With adults AND kids. But the "old girl" started to wear down. That's why the city decided to do something about…
ATHENS, Tenn (WDEF).- An officer involved shooting in McMinn County is now under investigation according to a press release by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- We're in the middle of Spring Break season! Whether you've already booked your trip, or you're planning one for the summer, some smartphone apps…
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF)- "Basically, my kidneys don’t work and I need a new one," said Moore. Tami Lloyd says her Seventeen-year-old son Cooper Moore has struggled since before birth with chronic kidney issues…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years, but they still capture our wild imaginations. It makes it all worth it when you see the community come out and such large…
SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — Six people were killed and 10 injured in a mass shooting early Sunday as bars and nightclubs were closing in downtown Sacramento and police in California’s state capital were searching for at least one suspect. Sacramento…
BERLIN (AP) — A 60-year-old man allegedly had himself vaccinated against COVID-19 dozens of times in Germany in order to sell forged vaccination cards with real vaccine batch numbers to people not wanting to get vaccinated themselves. The man from…
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF)-Hamilton County Rescue Service assisted Lookout Mountain Fire & Police Department to rescue a 28-year-old man who fell 60-100 feet down a steep slope off-trail at Sunset Rock. The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Rescue Service was dispatched to Sunset…
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF)-Kids have a new place to play in East Ridge after the old wooden playground needed to be taken down. Back in 1994, the original wooden playground stood for…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-An artist's and animator's work is on display in Chattanooga which will bring people back to their childhood. The Beatles along with Scooby-Doo, Rugrats, and the Flintstones artwork…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-On April 2, 2022 at approximately 12:23 a.m., Chattanooga Police responded to the 1400 block of East 3rd Street on a report of a person shot. The following are the preliminary facts of the investigation: Upon arrival to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-On March 31, 2022 at approximately 5:24 p.m., Chattanooga Police responded to the 2100 block of Dodds Ave on a report of a person shot. The following are the preliminary facts of the investigation: Upon arrival, Officers discovered that…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF)— At approximately 11:55 pm on April 1, 2022, a Bradley County Sheriff’s Office Deputy conducting a vehicle stop near Charleston, TN was involved in a shooting. One occupant of the vehicle was shot during the incident by…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Local sports fans will be tuning in to watch the Final Four tomorrow, and this is exactly what many establishments in Chattanooga are expecting.…
MADISON, Wisconsin (WDEF) - A man was sentenced in Wisconsin today for a series of bank robberies that included a detour in Chattanooga. 52 year old Todd Templeton got a ten year prison term for the three robberies. …
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Today is the first day of April, and as we move into Spring, some of us might be thinking about doing a little gardening. It is a little early to start…
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. -- Mayor Tim Kelly spoke yesterday about a need for affordable housing, but that raises a question: what housing does the city consider affordable? According to the city's promotional materials for…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia lawmakers are sending a bill to increase parental oversight of schools to Gov. Brian Kemp for his signature. Also Friday, a bill regulating what schools can teach on racial issues neared final passage. That measure bans…