CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Tuesday marked the end of an era for the historic Hamilton County Jail. The downtown jail located on Market Street was first completed in 1976, and at 6am the final inmate was transferred…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Workers in Memphis, Tennessee, have begun the process of digging up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. The remains of the former slave trader and his wife are being moved to a museum hundreds…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- The Chattanooga Festival of Black Arts and Ideas gathered Monday to remember when the wealthiest U.S. Black community was burned to the ground 100 years ago. 100 years ago a white supremacist group raided, burned,…
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The mission of the Collegedale's Veterans Park is to honor all veterans who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Now a life-size bronze sculpture of a female Army nurse has been added to…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - It was a beautiful Memorial Day in Bradley County - and in downtown Cleveland, residents gathered for a ceremony at the Courthouse to pay tribute to America's heroes. "We're glad to be able…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Memorial Day is not a holiday that kicks off the Summer season. It’s a day to reflect and remember those who defended our country but never made it home. “We are Americans, the heirs…
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Saturday night, a two year old boy was rushed to the hospital after he was struck by a stray bullet inside of his home on Plumwood Road.
One of the country’s most popular and versatile singers, B.J. Thomas, has died. He was 78. Thomas was a Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with such hits as “I Just Can’t Help Believing,”…
ROME (AP) - Coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and deaths are plummeting across much of Europe. That's after second and third surges over the winter and spring claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and led to more rolling lockdowns, distance learning and…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Drug-sniffing police dogs from around Virginia are being forced into early retirement as the state prepares to legalize adult recreational use of marijuana on July 1. Virginia is following a trend in other states where legalization…
SMYRNA, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say a small plane carrying seven people has crashed into a Tennessee lake. Authorities say at least one person has been killed. The Federal Aviation Administration says a Cessna C501 jet crashed into Percy Priest…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- Cleveland police and other agencies--located and arrested Michael Sims in Dalton today. Sims was wanted for First Degree Murder. He's accused of shooting 24-year-old Brandon Stamey to death Thursday afternoon. CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Cleveland police say…
16 years strong, the Southeast Veterans Museum held it's "Past in Review" ceremony before Memorial Day.
Chattanooga organizations team up to show kids the value of learning a trade after graduation.
CHATTANOOA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Two men are recovering from two separate shootings in Chattanooga last night. The first shooting happened in the 2400 block of Glass Street. [su_gmap width="700" height="700" address="2400 GLASS STREET" zoom="15" title="24-Year-old man shot"] Police say that a…
It's going to be crowded at airports and on the road this Memorial Day weekend. Americans are hitting the road in near-record numbers at the start of the holiday weekend. More than 1.8 million people went through U.S. airports Thursday.…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit the Interstate 40 bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas that's been indefinitely closed after a crack was found in one of its steel beams. The U.S. Department of Transportation on…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee licensed a shelter for immigrant children a year before the state’s Republican governor and U.S. Senators began expressing outrage over unaccompanied minors sent to Chattanooga. Gov. Bill Lee tweeted last week that President Joe Biden's…
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF) - Five different fire units responded to a residential house fire located at 206 Morrison Street on Lookout Mountain. That's near the point of the mountain in the old neighborhood near the West…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- For Memorial Weekend an organization is dedicating 22 hours of continuous movement to honor the 22 veterans lost every day to suicide. "We’re fighting a war on our Homefront. We’re fighting a war against…
ATLANTA (WDEF) - Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued a new executive order on Friday lifting more Covid-19 restrictions in the state. Beginning Monday, the order eliminates rules for restaurants, bars, conventions, chldcare facilities, live performance venues and other organizations. The…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - We told you how federal Republican lawmakers were proposing legislative action on migrant children coming through our area. Now Tennessee lawmakers are also getting involved. On Friday, Lt. Governor Randy McNally and House Speaker Cameron Sexton announced…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - A New type of fitness gym has opened up right here in the scenic city. MMA College or Mixed Martial Arts College is a unique type of gym that offers a variety of fitness…