CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Commission voted to deny a "special exceptions" permit for a proposed housing development in the 10-thousand block of Ooltewah-Georgetown Road earlier today. Although the permit was not approved, the developer will still be allowed to…
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tennessee (WDEF) - Lodge Cast Iron is celebrating 125 years in business with a new museum. The company has been manufacturing cast iron cookery in South Pittsburg since 1986.…
There are big plans for the Alstom plant site along the River downtown. A Canal... a "Cathedral" like music venue... the canal will go through the Cathedral. Here is the update.
TULLAHOMA, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say a Tennessee woman has been charged after the discovery of a newborn baby’s remains in a storage unit rented 27 years ago. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports a Coffee County grand jury indicted…
MURPHY, North Carolina (WDEF) - Authorities in North Carolina have arrested a man across the Georgia state line in a fraud investigation. The Cherokee and Clay County Sheriff's offices began investigating accusations of a scam last summer. The allegation was…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Governor Bill Lee on Wednesday announced a major salary bump for correction officers in Tennessee (this does not apply to local jails). They will get a 37% salary increase effective on December 16. That raises annual starting…
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The City of Collegedale is taking donations for victims of the tornado that devastated Mayfield, Kentucky. They are partnering with the Collegedale Tomorrow Foundation. Collegedale leaders realized they had things in common with Mayfield. They are…
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - A Rossville man has been convicted of various sexual offenses against three minor stepchildren. A jury found 48 year old Steven Brian Higginbotham guilty of 20 total counts, including rape, aggravated sodomy, sexual battery, incest and…
A 48-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a shooting incident that left a 74-year-old man injured. David Lester was arrested and charged with aggravated domestic assault. It happened at around 8 p.m. Tuesday night in the 4200 block…
An employee of the Kentucky candle factory where eight workers were killed by a tornado said Tuesday that a supervisor threatened her with written disciplinary action if she went home early because storms were approaching.
The Hamilton County Health Department is now offering Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots to anyone 16 years of age or older.
The amount of gun violence in Chattanooga in 2021 is staggering. Shootings have increased in number every year since 2018. The possibility of more shootings…
Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn voted against raising the debt ceiling today. “Democrats have demonstrated they are willing to burn through unlimited amounts of taxpayer dollars to fund their radical agenda. Today I stood up against…
BIRMINGHAM , Ala. (AP) - An inmate convicted of kidnapping a prominent Birmingham businessman was mistakenly released from jail because of missing paperwork. News outlets report that law enforcement officials are searching for Matthew Amos Burke who was released from…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - President Joe Biden has granted an emergency declaration in Tennessee that will make federal assistance available to nine counties damaged by this weekend’s tornadoes. Gov. Bill Lee announced the declaration on Tuesday after requesting it the…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Amy Bufkin teaches Economics and History at Silverdale Baptist Academy, but dollars and cents and past events are only a small part of her commitment to her students.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating a shooting this morning at the College Hill Courts. It happened around 10 AM on Maple Street Court. Police say a male was shot and taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
DAYTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - Management at Nokian Tyres say they will continue to grow production and jobs at their new plant in Dayton. The company says they have almost doubled their workforce there this year. They went from 175 workers…
MURPHY, North Carolina (WDEF) - The Sheriff in Cherokee County, North Carolina announces the arrest of a suspect on charges of sexual contact and secretly videoing a child. That suspect is 34 year old Shawn Michael Robinson. The investigation actually…
The 16th straight health check for the northern polar region spotlighted the first ever rainfall at Greenland summit station, record warm temperatures between October and December 2020, and the new problem of expansion of beavers in the Arctic.
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A judge in coastal Georgia has set a sentencing date early next year for the three men convicted of murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. (more…)
SCOTTSBORO, Alabama (WDEF) - A school teacher in northeast Alabama has been arrested on several sex abuse charges. 52 year old Scotty Berlin Baugh from Gurly was arrested Monday afternoon. Jackson County officials say he taught at Woodville High School,…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Bridge Chattanooga works to help students develop the skills they need to lead happy, healthy and productive lives. One of the ways they do that is through an afternoon…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Jeff Davis knows barbeque. Better than most. As the owner of Shufords Smokehouse, since the mid-80's, Jeff's built his business into one of Chattanooga's more well known…