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Bradley County Grant to Fund Free WIFI Spots

Bradley County has been approved for a grant to bring free internet access to their county. The fifty thousand dollar grant will fund free WiFi to all Bradley County schools and a handful of fire halls. The…

"Chatt En Route" Design Challenge

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Carta is working to improve the everyday experience of Chattanooga’s en route transit stops.  Two local multidisciplinary design teams have been asked to develop fresh concepts for bus stops in Chattanooga through a new…

Child abuse cases on the rise in 2021

Officials with the Children’s Advocacy Center of Lookout Mountain judicial service has already received 175 reported cases and is on pace for an all-time high of 350 compared to 260 in all of 2020. 

Cleveland man killed in Knoxville area wreck

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Cleveland man was killed Monday night in a crash near Knoxville. It happened on Asheville Highway. Vehicle one crossed the center line and hit vehicle 2 head on. Vehicle 2 got knocked into oncoming traffic…

McMinn County woman accused of posing as a nurse

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A McMinn County woman has been indicted for representing herself as a licensed nurse. Ellen Michelle Small has been under investigation by the TBI over allegations of identity theft. She applied for a nursing position at…

Reaves pleads guilty to molesting two children

DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A Dalton man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to child molestation. 33 year old Bobby Ray Reaves, Sr. entered the pleas in two separate cases in Whitfield County. Officials say he had no prior record before his…

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