CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Ten years ago this weekend, Tiki Finlayson received the call no mother wants to ever get. Her son Kevin had been killed in a drunk driving crash. "Today is the tenth anniversary of my…
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.…
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.…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Walt Disney Company has joined other large companies in requiring employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The company said in a statement Friday that it will be requiring all salaried and non-union hourly employees in…
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…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Russian hackers behind the massive SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign broke into the email accounts of some of the most prominent federal prosecutors’ offices around the country last year, the Justice Department said Friday. The department said 80%…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Thanks to a reworked menu and long hours, Jeannie Kim managed to keep her San Francisco restaurant alive during the coronavirus pandemic. That makes it all the more frustrating that she fears her breakfast-focused diner…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anger and frustration mounted as President Joe Biden showed no signs of reversing plans to allow a nationwide eviction moratorium to expire at midnight Saturday — one Democratic lawmaker even camping outside the Capitol in protest as millions of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway theatergoers will need to prove they've been vaccinated for COVID-19 and masks will be required when theaters reopen in the coming weeks, producers announced Friday. Audience members will have to wear face coverings and show…
ATLANTA (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Georgia have started a process that could lead to a takeover of elections in the state’s most populous county. Many in the GOP continue to claim wrongdoing in reliably Democratic Fulton County had stolen…
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…
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — More than 100 people had to spend the night on a highway, including nearly 30 who took refuge in a tunnel, after rain over an area burned by a wildfire once again triggered mudslides in…
Assessments were up in both counties. Hamilton County will hold the line on property tax, while Walker's is going up slightly
"Sitting Pretty on Top of the World" will release on September 3.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly has issued an executive order that requires indoor masks wearing at city buildings. It applies to both employees and visitors, whether vaccinated or not. The vaccinated will be allowed to drop the mask…
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Catoosa County Fire Department is asking for help solving a suspected arson case. They say a home was intentionally set on School Street in Rossville at 5:30 AM on July 15th. If you have any…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A 67 year old woman was killed in an early morning crash on Bonny Oaks Drive on Thursday. It happened in the 6200 block around 5 AM. A vehicle side-swiped another vehicle and then hit a utility…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department is warning of a Covid outbreak at the Silverdale Baptist summer camp last weekend. They have 16 positive cases from the student camp between July 23-July 25. The cases have…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF)- Judge Poole was first elected in 2006 and was unopposed for re-election for an 8 year term in 2014. A former Hamilton County Assistant District Attorney, Poole received both his undergraduate and J.D. degrees from…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The City of Chattanooga partnered with the American job center and the Tennessee Department of Corrections to host a job fair for ex offenders. This job fair focused on connecting justice-involved individuals with professional…