CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga's worst COVID surge yet may finally be behind us. "We've seen a rather substantial drop consistent with the numbers that are being reported by the health department," says Dr.…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Joker, the Bradley County K9 officer critically wounded in an incident last week is going home. After being shot multiple times, Joker successfully underwent an MRI and CT scan. Doctors determined the best option was to send…
A bright red river of lava from the volcano on Spain’s La Palma island finally tumbled over a cliff and into the Atlantic Ocean, setting off huge plumes of steam and possibly toxic gases that forced local residents outside the evacuation zone to remain indoors on Wednesday.
YouTube is wiping vaccine misinformation and conspiracy theories from its popular video-sharing platform.
Death’s come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government on Wednesday declared them extinct.
After expanding nationwide from only a handful of stores in Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia, Dollar Tree is breaking the mold and will sell items in some locations that exceed the tantalizing $1 grab-n-go price.
A Chattanooga nonprofit is offering free counseling to those impacted by this week's shootings.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Convention Center hosted the 17th Annual Friends of Scouting Luncheon on Tuesday. The event was headlined by Colonel Mark Tillman - the nation's 12th presidential pilot…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have arrested a suspect in a fatal shooting over the weekend in Brainerd. It happened Saturday evening on Old Mission Road in front of the Brainerd Golf Course. A 45 year old man suffered a…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - "It's like hopelessness. We don't get the proper resources. We don't get no help. So when you're coming up out here, it's like, this is life," says T.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Another young man was shot Monday night in East Chattanooga. It happened before midnight in a neighborhood on North Willow Street between Memorial Hospital and the Carver Youth Center. Police found a 20 year old's body at…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga was rocked by a tragic weekend of violence, and now the community wants answers. "Particularly the last eighteen months with the pandemic, all…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - 28 year old Japheth Long from Soddy Daisy has been convicted of child molestation in Catoosa County, Georgia. Prosecutors say the incident happened two years ago in a Hotel in Fort Oglethorpe. They say Long and…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The state of Tennessee is charging a couple from the North Carolina mountains with using their health care program. The Office of Inspector General accuses Laura and Alex Pickelsimer of using a Tennessee address to apply for…
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn (WDEF) - The Collegedale Police Department is hosting a meet and greet between tonight their officers and the community it serves. The showcase, being held at 6 p.m. at Collegedale City Hall, will allow community members to meet the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - With the coronavirus mutating and now sweeping through our younger, unvaccinated generations, teachers say it’s worse now than ever before. “We all went into last year thinking it was going…
How far did a Jasper Middle Social Studies teacher go to earn her Golden Apple Award? Her path has lead her to yard sales all over our area.
Top U.S. military officers on Tuesday acknowledged misjudging the fragility of Afghanistan's army and said they believed the U.S. should have kept at least several thousand troops in the country to prevent a rapid takeover by the Taliban.
A man already sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting four people at a massage business outside Atlanta pleaded not guilty to shooting four others on the same day at two spas inside the city.
After the shooting, this weekend on grove street resulting in two deaths, some people from the community are trying to bring awareness to this violence.
By TOM KRISHER and BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ky. (AP) - Ford and a partner company say they plan to build three major electric-vehicle battery factories and an auto assembly plant by 2025. It's a dramatic investment in the…
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - DENSO in Athens will hold a Drive-Though Job Fair this week. The company is hoping to fill 75 open postions at their facility in McMinn County. The jobs include Assembly, Inspection and Packaging Associates, Technicians and…
You hear about STEM programs all the time these days. They help students develop a logical thought process, and they are also a gateway to the high paying jobs of tomorrow. Students at OLPH are getting a leg up in their Learning Lab Smart Library.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - "They're all in gangs. They're violent. They're young. They don't have no guidance, no parents," says Irma Mendoza in response to the nine shootings with three fatalities in Chattanooga this weekend.…