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Off the Grid Solar power

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Solar energy was on display this weekend in Chattanooga and is gearing up for a solar-powered weekend. Get off the grid showed the power of solar energy by powering the riverfront nights concerts and vendors.…

Skydiving school

JASPER, Tennessee (WDEF)- Many people, when they think of going skydiving they are thinking of a tandem jump. Although that’s an option Chattanooga Skydiving Company has a school training program for people to jump solo and get licensed.…

TVA demolishes 50s-era Johnsonville coal plant

NEW JOHNSONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Valley Authority has demolished a coal plant that began generating electricity in the 1950s. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=201768425253345&extid=NS-UNK-UNK-UNK-IOS_GK0T-GK1C The implosion early Saturday destroyed a 600-foot smokestack and 10 boilers at the former Johnsonville Fossil Plant. The…

15 Year Old Fatality on Hiwassee River

Following an incident on the Hiwassee River, a 15 year old male was taken to the Starr Regional Hospital in Etowah where he was declared deceased. A call describing an overturned kayak in the Hiwassee River was made Saturday around…

Christmas in July for a good cause

CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) -Shopping, painting, and family are all part of Foundation House Ministries Christmas in July event.  Honestly, last year was awful right? Christmas was not a lot of fun for most people so this is…

Nonprofit Hosts Homeless Artist Art Sale

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Help Right Here is bringing hope and healing in a creative way to those experiencing homelessness in Chattanooga. Delena has been in and out of homelessness for years but has found a respite in…

Protesters greet Governor Lee at Westin hotel

Governor Bill Lee addressed a number of conservative Hamilton County groups at the Westin tonight at the annual Lincoln Day dinner. But there was also no shortage of protesters who gathered out front of the Westin and…

Florida coronavirus cases jump 50% as surge continues

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s coronavirus cases jumped 50% this week, the state Health Department reported Friday, continuing a six-week surge that has seen it responsible for 1 in 5 new infections nationally, becoming the outbreak's epicenter. The release…

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