CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - July 30th through August 1st is the annual tax-free weekend on school supplies in Tennessee. But for the first time ever, there will be no tax on gun safes and gun safety equipment. Governor…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Chattanooga Christian School is on a Mission. Melania Ray teaches Life Science at CCS. She says, "The program is called Missions Club, and our main purpose is to encourage and build up the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - First time since the 1997 merger the city of Chattanooga will be investing in Hamilton County Schools. It’s all part of a new program called the Community Forward School Initiative. This plan will increase…
One of Chattanooga's more popular "outdoor venues" is making a push for the future. Reflection Riding merged with the Chattanooga Nature Center back in 2017. And now, Reflection Riding has a new plan. With an eye…
The Tennessee State Museum will soon allow the public to view the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest after it was removed from the Capitol on Friday.
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MONDAY UPDATE: Cleveland Police have identified the driver as 61 year old Justin Louissanint. _____________ CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- A fatal crash closed Paul Huff Parkway in Cleveland for hours today. Cleveland police say that the accident happened around 12 this…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Trans Liberation Collective hosted a rally aiming to fight laws recently passed by Tennessee. Their desire is to make Chattanooga and all of Tennessee a safe space in which transgender persons can…
COLUMBIA, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man has been convicted in the 2001 death of a 15-month old boy. WTVF-TV reports that Christopher Lee Goodwin was found guilty Friday of first-degree felony murder stemming from aggravated child neglect in the…
PARIS (AP) - Tens of thousands of people across France are protesting new virus measures. French lawmakers are debating a bill requiring everyone to have a special virus pass to enter restaurants and other venues and mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga fire department made another rescue at Greenway Farms quarry tonight. The fire department says that they received a call about an injured person who fell around 7. Fire crews were able to reach the patient--secure them…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama police officer who remained on his city’s payroll for two months after being convicted of murder has resigned from the Huntsville Police Department. WAAY-TV reported that Officer William Darby left of his own will.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- It's almost back to school time again. Today, Erlanger Health Centers hosted a Back to School Bash for the community. Health screenings, giveaways and information on how to have a healthy school year were…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Unity Group of Chattanooga and the Poor People’s Campaign have teamed up to host a voter rights rally earlier this afternoon The rally focused on getting more Chattanooga’s registered to vote and letting…
WALKER COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - It’s a big day for Georgia’s medical marijuana program. On Saturday, the medical cannabis commission revealed the six companies that will be licensed to grow marijuana , convert it into cannabis oil and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly cut the ribbon! So, that means it's official. The third and final tower of Boynton Drive is now open. Three towers and a community room have been renovated thanks to…
GRUNDY CO., Tenn. (WDEF)- Grundy County Sheriff's office says that they have captured Paul David James. James was caught in the Flat Branch Spur community, in a chicken house on B-Mine Road. [su_gmap width="700" height="700" address="B-mine Road" zoom="15" title="Paul David…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga police are investigating a shooting that happened Friday afternoon on East 30th Street. [su_gmap width="700" height="700" address="2900 E 30th St" zoom="15" title="Man shot while walking"] Police say that a 38-year-old man was walking down the street…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)-Congressional candidate Nathaniel Doss says that he is committed to getting people in Hamilton County registered to vote. Doss and the Hamilton County Democratic Party want to get an additional 28,000 voters registered. Doss believes…
MIAMI (AP) - Firefighters have officially ended their search for bodies in the debris of the collapsed Surfside condo building. The decision concludes a month of painstaking work removing layers of dangerous debris that were once piled several stories high.…
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The Justice Department says it has decided not to open a civil rights investigation into government-run nursing homes in New York over their COVID-19 response. Under former President Donald Trump, the department’s civil rights division requested…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Department of Transportation now says it will likely be early August before the Interstate 40 bridge between Arkansas and Tennessee can reopen to traffic. Contractors are working on phase 3 of the repairs that…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department reports that the number of people getting the Covid vaccine has ticked up this week after concerns of a third wave. “It is our hope that people are realizing the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Buddy Presley With Presley Law Firm said although the CDC eviction moratorium runs through the end of the month, evictions have already started back up. "There were some federal court cases that determined the CDC…