Do You Have the Right to Be Forgotten?
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- According to a survey from virtual private network company NordVPN, forty-seven percent of those polled would stop using the internet, if they could. To see how this is reflected…
Rhea County Executive agrees to plead guilty to wire fraud
DAYTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - Rhea County Executive George Thacker has agreed to a federal plea deal involving government Covid loans. The plea deal says Thacker will plead guilty to one count of wire fraud. In the document, he…
Suspect turns himself in on Dodds Avenue fatal shooting charges
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A teenage suspect in a fatal shooting in East Chattanooga two weeks ago has turned himself in. The 16 year old male was in a vehicle on Dodds Avenue on the evening of March 31st when he…
Middle class being outpriced in housing market
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-Vicki Trapp is a managing broker with Crye Leike. She says the median house price in the Chattanooga area is almost $350,000 which is pricing more people out of being able to…
Woman who filed suit against deputy over baptism found dead at her home
SODDY DAISY, Tennessee (WDEF) - A woman who had an active lawsuit going against a Hamilton County Deputy was found dead at her home in Soddy Daisy last night. Shandele Marie Riley was…
Stuff-The-Truck To Help The Chattanooga Community Kitchen
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-The Chattanooga Community Kitchen is getting some aid from the community through a stuff the truck campaign. Crown Subaru is completing its stuff a truck with…
Amazon CEO Jassy says he wants to improve warehouse safety
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy offered a defense of the wages and benefits the company gives its warehouse workers while also vowing to improve injury rates inside the facilities.
Destructive wildfires rage in New Mexico, Colorado
A wind-driven blaze believed to have killed two people and that burned at least 150 homes and other structures in a mountain community is still raging in drought-stricken New Mexico.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is offering to buy Twitter. He says the social media platform he has criticized for not living up to free speech principles needs to be transformed as a private company.
Fink Jewelry Store Robbed Wednesday Afternoon
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- There was an armed robbery yesterday afternoon, April 13, at Fink's Jewelry Store at 1950 Gunbarrel Road in the area around Hamilton Place Mall. (more…)
Former Georgia Sen. David Perdue Visiting Catoosa County Today
FILE - Republican candidate for Georgia Governor formerSen. David Perdue speaks at a rally to oppose a proposed Rivian electric vehicle assembly plant on March 1, 2022, in Rutledge, Ga. During his two Senate campaigns, Republican…
Catoosa County residents respond to new permitless carry bill
CATOOSA COUNTY, Georgia (WDEF) -- On Tuesday, April 12, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 319 into law, allowing Georgians to immediately exercise permitless gun carry…
Local Representatives included in new Russian sanctions against US
MOSCOW (WDEF) - The Russian government is striking back at the U.S. by issuing sanctions against members of Congress, including the ones from our area. The Russian foreign office say it is payback. "In response to the next…
Senate Passes Bill that Would Criminalize Camping on Public Property
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Today, the Tennessee State Senate passed Senate Bill 1610, which would make it a felony to camp on public property. Critics of the bill have said that it would…
More To The Story: The bird mural
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It's an old building with a new look. The bright mural on the side of the Motus Tracking Station at the Reflection Riding Nature Center was unveiled…
Public college costs to fall in Georgia as fee goes away
ATLANTA (AP) - Prices are going down for almost all of Georgia's 340,000 public university and college students. University System regents voted Tuesday to eliminate a fee in exchange for a big boost in state funding. Overall costs will fall…
Man wanted in Brooklyn subway attack arrested, officials say
By JENNIFER PELTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Authorities have arrested a man wanted in an attack on a subway train in Brooklyn that left 10 people wounded by gunfire. Law enforcement officials…
New details on Calhoun helicopter crash
CALHOUN, Georgia (WDEF) - Calhoun Police are releasing new information on Wednesday about the helicopter crash Tuesday afternoon. They say the flight was for a child's birthday party. The police report says the pilot told them he landed…
86 year old killed in Highway 58 wreck
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - An 86 year old man died in a crash Tuesday night on Highway 58. Chattanooga Traffic investigators say it happened after 8 PM in the 4600 block near the McDonalds. A Toyota was trying to…
Japanese battery company to build factory in Kentucky
Kentucky's governor says a Japanese battery technology company will build a $2 billion factory in Kentucky, creating 2,000 jobs.
23 injured in Texas storms; more tornadoes forecast in US
Nearly two dozen people were injured when tornadoes swept through central Texas as part of a storm system that’s expected to spawn more twisters and damaging winds.
TDOT celebrates National Work Zone Awareness Week
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- TDOT told us that there were 4,034 crashes in work zones throughout the state's roads last year. In the past, numerous TDOT employees have been severely…
Fire Department warns about homeless heating after fires
***Photos from Fire Department inspection CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga firefighters say people trying to help the homeless are actually fueling fires in their camps. They say a recent fire consumed two makeshift structures built from old pallets and tents.…
Helicopter crashes in downtown Calhoun, Georgia
UPDATE: Calhoun Police say the helicopter is private. The FAA is now on the scene. ________ CALHOUN, Georgia (WDEF) - A helicopter crashed in a parking lot in Calhoun, Georgia this afternoon. It happened near an Aaron's Rental…