CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- "Chattanooga faces a crossroads. If we don't do something about housing in our city, something bold and decisive, there are going to be serious and irreversible consequences," said Mayor Tim Kelly,…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - A former security guard at a local amusement park has been convicted of Attempted Child Molestation. Last summer, a a young girl told authorities that Lake Winnepesaukah security guard Carlos Fenelli had touched her inappropriately and…
TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Drug task force agents and Dade County deputies checked out a house this week after a tip that drugs were being sold there. The home was on Stephens Drive, right off I 59 in the New…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- "I think what’s amazing about this food bank, as we work with so many amazing partners across our community, that we don’t have to imagine a world where our neighbors are…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF)-The Tennessee Commissioner of Education had a stop at Bradley County’s PIE Innovation Center. Bradley county schools, PIE innovation Center, helps kids learn in the classroom at…
A line of severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds ripped across the Deep South overnight, toppling trees and power lines and leaving homes and businesses damaged…
FILE - Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, Nov. 30, 2021. Pence is unveiling a new policy platform for Republicans ahead of this year's midterms elections. He's offering a…
Cleveland, Tenn (WDEF)- A brush fire occurred late Wednesday night and continued into early Thursday morning just south of Cleveland…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The city of Chattanooga and Norfolk Southern are working together to relocate some at-risk homeless encampments by May 31 after some residents were found walking…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Country music star Garth Brooks is adding another show to his Nashville stop on his stadium tour. It'll be Friday night, April 15, in addition to his rescheduled show…
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Collegedale Police have chased down a man for a stolen car Wednesday afternoon. They were called around 5PM about a car that was taken near the Walmart on Little Debbie Parkway. Police spotted it in the…
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - Yesterday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 514, which prohibits mask mandates in primary and secondary schools. "No local board of education, governing board, superintendent, or personnel at any…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - First Responders are getting swamped with high wind calls right now. They've gotten calls about brush fires, trees down and one power pole down. Here is a sample of calls from the last half hour in our…
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee would ban transgender athletes from participating in female college sports under legislation gaining traction inside the state’s GOP-controlled General Assembly. The proposal cleared key legislative hearings Wednesday in both the…
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A wildfire in East Tennessee has authorities mandating evacuations in the area. The Sevier County Emergency Management Agency says the evacuation is the Hatcher Mountain area of Wears Valley and the resorts of Shagbark and Little…
DECATUR, TN (WDEF) - The best teachers know how to listen and encourage. As a teacher and coach at Meigs County High, Tyler Roberts displays both those skills on a daily basis. He is…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - This is Chad Covington. Chad lives here in Chattanooga. But that toy in his hand is how he makes his living. It's called Kendama. A traditional Japanese skill…
PIKEVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Pikeville man has been indicted on a count of Statutory Rape. The investigation began last October over accusations that Braydon Pendergrass had a sexual encounter with a minor. TBI investigators presented their evidence to the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga is preparing to remove the homeless from a camp along the railroad tracks of Norfolk Southern on East 11th street. They've been notifying the 150 residents for the last couple of months about the move. The…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released a report on officer-involved fatalities in the state during 2021. They say officers in Tennessee used deadly force 31 times last year. 11 of the cases happened in a…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The…
The Republican candidates for the Hamilton County District Attorney race exchanged several disagreements in a debate Tuesday night.
Residents escaped an apartment fire early Wednesday morning by climbing down ladders from the fire department.
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) -You hear the stories of people who never see their stolen goods again. But a McMinn County citizen had the opposite experience on Monday. Sheriff's officers noticed a camper parked in an odd place. …