SODDY DAISY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County officials are conducting a death investigation now over a body found this afternoon north of Soddy Daisy. Sheriff's officers say the body was found by a fisherman in the water near the Possum…
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (WDEF) - Western North Carolina Representative Madison Cawthorn has been caught for the second time with a gun at an airport. The latest incident happened at Charlotte Douglas International Airport on Tuesday morning. The TSA reports that…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - For those who want to spend more time outside, there's a new bicycle trail at Enterprise South. Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger presided this morning as the trail…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - This week, the Delta Sigma Theta sorority is sponsoring field trips for eligible students from Tyner Academy and the Howard School to go vote early in the May 3rd election. In…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Mayor Tim Kelly has announced an agreement with Rise Partners to revitalize the industrial site in Hixson that was once home to DuPont Chemicals. According…
CHATSWORTH, Georgia (WDEF) - A 4-year-old child suffered fatal injuries yesterday evening following a two-vehicle crash in Murray County. Investigators say the child's mother, and three other children, ages 7, 5 and 1, were seriously hurt. According to the Georgia State…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chief Deputy Austin Garrett says he has talked to management of The Signal about the prom security situation Friday night. He says the owner told him that their insurance requires them not to allow any guns inside…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A federal grand jury has indicted ten people in a meth trafficking case. Prosecutors accuse them of conspiring to distribute drugs containing fentanyl and meth between last November and March. The ten suspects have several aliases: Marquis…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - President Biden today announced clemency for 78 Americans, including one Chattanoogan. Brandon Jermaine Hugley was convicted of distributing cocaine in 20-12. He was given a 19 year sentence. But after serving half of that, the President is commuting…
Update, 9:37am - Authorities received a call from a passerby around midnight that there was a fire at the Ocoee Whitewater Center along highway US-64 according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Hamilton County District 8 Commissioner Tim Boyd accused District Attorney Neal Pinkston today of not removing his wife and brother-in-law from his staff within a state-issued 60-day period. Boyd and…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- In light of recent events and allegations, a Chattanooga-based organization believes the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office cannot be trusted. The Chattanooga Clergy for Justice penned a letter today to Hamilton…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The fight for minimum wage or better isn't just for fast food workers and the like. It's also for workers with developmental or intellectual disabilities, and the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- On April fourteenth, the FBI was seen raiding the home of David Apps on Mountain Shadows Drive. Now, federal court documents confirm that Apps is under investigation for wire fraud and money laundering. According to the affidavit…
CHUCKEY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI reports that investigators have now charged a juvenile with the double murder in Greene County on Sunday night. 59 year old Sherry Cole and her 7 year old grandson were killed just before midnight…
RINGGOLD, GA (WDEF) - Signing Days are fairly common at high schools. So why not let theatre students get in on the act? Ringgold High recently raised the curtain on a new tradition.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-The Tennessee Aquarium is turning 30 years old and this week will have several moments to celebrate what it means to Chattanooga. This week is about looking back on what…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-The Chattanooga convention center is playing host to numerous tech companies, for the next three days, for Project Voice 2022. “Chattanooga, like many other midsize cities, really has to battle for economic power and relevance relative to our…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Two companies with stores in our area are holding hiring events this week and next. Food City is looking for more than 1,500 associates on Thursday. It will be at all Food City locations from 10 AM-…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Bradley County investigators have charged two suspects in a rash of overnight auto burglaries. One caller reported seeing two suspects in hoodies walking through the neighborhood looking into vehicles. Then someone who had their vehicle broken…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A group that has often criticized Sheriff Hammond and his department does not think they are the appropriate agency to investigate a Collegedale arrest. That incident involves questions raised over a suspect who was tazed by a…
UPDATE: We asked the Hamilton County School System if they had any further comment on the Prom situation. Here is part of their reply: School district leadership was notified of the situation by the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. The event…
SODDY DAISY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Saturday morning in Soddy Daisy. Folks are gathering for the final day of a weeklong challenge. See who can collect the most litter. With…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - One of the marquee events for Voice tech and conversational A-I in America is in Chattanooga. For the next three days The Chattanooga convention center is playing host to several tech…