CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A victim fell about 30 feet into a ravine this evening next to Citico Creek. It happened right off Riverside Drive, next to the river. Chattanooga Fire Department crews performed a low angle rescue on tough terrain…
Chattanooga and Hamilton County will be getting some help in dealing with its critical infrastructure needs. This area will be getting 25 million dollars from the state's 3.9 billion dollar Federal rescue plan.
The Tennessee Valley Authority finished its largest gas plant upgrade in history this month.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - State troopers, Chattanooga Police and Hamilton County Sheriff's Officers are now responding to a series of wrecks connected to a police chase Tuesday evening. Police reports say the chase started…
OOLTEWAH ( WDEF) - "On Snow Hill, there's no give at all. There's nothing. One move and you're either off the road or in the other lane and it's what's causing these accidents,"…
Tennessee Valley, TN (WDEF): Having a travel adviser is more important now than ever before. "I did have clients that I had to reschedule yesterday. They tested positive for COVID in the states....They both…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Investigators have charged a suspect for setting fires at the Overlook Apartments on Boynton Drive on Sunday. They say 57 year old Lonnie Kaufmann actually set two fires inside his apartment. He suffered minor smoke inhalation and…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - TDOT will perform an emergency road repair tonight west of Cleveland. The work will begin at 6PM at the intersection of Harrison Pike and White Oak Road. They say a routine inspection found damage to a…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A fire at the Rustic Village Apartments this afternoon was put out in minutes. Chattanooga firefighters got the call to the apartments off of Brainerd Road around 1:30 PM. They arrived to find black smoke coming from…
Crews wrapping up the removal of a giant pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond found what appeared to be a second and long-sought-after time capsule.
A mama black bear and three cubs clambered up a tree and napped in the middle of a Virginia neighborhood before voluntarily ambling on hours later.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says the state's death toll from devastating tornadoes earlier this month has risen by one.
A gunman killed four people and injured an officer after opening fire in several locations around the Denver area, police said Monday.
HELENWOOD, Tennessee (WDEF) - Law enforcement caught a murder suspect from northwest Georgia Tuesday night near the Kentucky line. Brandon Neil Wiseman was arrested in Helenwood, Tennessee, up Highway 27 in Scott County. The Scott County Sheriff says he was…
U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine.
Chattanooga Police is investigating a struck cyclist that led to the death of a 57 year old male.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee officials have picked 10 youth mental health programs statewide to receive a combined $6.5 million to expand their offerings. The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services says the Middle Tennessee programs receiving…
A Virginia family received a special Christmas gift this year. Habitat For Humanity built them a new 3D printed home.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, said the nation should consider a vaccination mandate for domestic air travel, signaling a potential embrace of an idea the Biden administration has previously eschewed, as COVID-19 cases…
As Omicron Covid cases rise there is a rush for at-home test kits and Georgia officials warn that is an opening for scammers.
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Music is an important part of what makes us human. Almost all of us have a song or two inside. Students in the East Lake Community have a great…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Late last week, the health department told the community they would have free rapid COVID-19 testing available today. In a reverse of course, they sent out a memo early this morning…
A routine business check in Bradley County Monday morning ended up as a drug bust.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The end of the year is bringing a surge in deaths for our area and Tennessee in general. But health officials say it's just a statistical bump, not a real one. Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa…