CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have arrested a suspect in a sexual battery case against a juvenile. Police got the complaint a month ago about an incident at 1914 Vance Avenue. Investigators have charged 35 year old Randi Duarte with…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - "I'm sure there's alot of angst in the community when government purchases property this size," said Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger at Wednesday's County Commission meeting. He offered a few words of assurance following…
HIXSON, Tenn (WDEF) - A new one of a kind pediatric care clinic is now open in the Hixson area. Urgent Care for Children held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of their first clinic…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Travel continues to rebound after a year long pandemic and AAA expects this Fourth of July weekend to be no exception. In fact, Experts anticipate that more than 992 thousand Tennesseans will be hitting…
Pennsylvania’s highest court has overturned comedian Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction.
A Tennessee man has pleaded guilty to federal arson charges in connection with damage to the Metro Courthouse that followed protests last year in Nashville.
DEKALB COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The hero in the rescue of a six year old girl last week was a Middle Tennessee bloodhound. Fred works for the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office. Back in the spring, Nicholas Reeder lost custody of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- At the Chattery in Chattanooga, Suzanne Dulin used a successful wedding dress TV show as inspiration to aid Hamilton County small businesses coming out of the pandemic. "I love the show. It’s been running…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Traffic routes were a little different in downtown Chattanooga on Tuesday as the Market Street bridge was closed for the day. The Tennessee Department of Transportation conducted a regularly scheduled full inspection of the…
OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) - A man near Ootlewah is still trying to figure out the identity of the boat driver that rammed into his dock several weeks ago, after posting surveillance video of the incident. Now, his…
Five thousand pounds of trash was cleaned up from Chickamauga Lake this past weekend. Twenty - five Volunteers with Keep Tennessee Rivers Beautiful worked tirelessly to remove the trash. The pickup in Soddy Daisy took two days…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The U.S. Marshals Service says the second of three teenagers who escaped from a Tennessee detention center has been captured. The 17-year-old was arrested Tuesday in Chattanooga. The Marshals Service says he escaped with the other…
Fourth of July weekend is fast approaching, and the Tennessee Valley has a whole week planned for firework shows. Fireworks will be starting this Thursday, July 2nd. Thirteen shows will be on Saturday, the biggest of the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - 25 volunteers hit the water and hit the land over the weekend in the Chickamauga Lake Cleanup Weekend presented by iSustain. They centered on the Soddy Daisy area of the lake. Over three days, they gathered almost…
Dotted with enormous and interactive statues, the 33-acre Sculpture Fields is the largest outdoor museum in the southeast. "We will always be free and open to the public of Chattanooga," says Sculpture Fields Executive Director Anne Rushing.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The threat of the Delta Variant continues to grow throughout the United States. Recently, Dr. Anthony Fauci called it “the greatest threat” to the country’s efforts to eliminate the virus. “If they are…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - A two and a half year old child died in a two vehicle crash Monday evening in Cleveland. It happened just before 7 PM at the intersection of Keith Street and Mouse Creek Road. A Nissan…
Tennessee plans to suspend construction-related lane closures on interstates and state routes during the Fourth of July holiday weekend to reduce traffic delays.
Tennessee authorities have issued an Amber Alert for an infant whose mother is dead and whose father is charged with murder.
MONTEAGLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Two victims are in the hospital and a suspect in custody following a shooting near Monteagle on Monday afternoon. It happened at a home on Armory Road next to the South Cumberland State Park before 5…
CHATTANOOGA TN (WDEF) - Summer is in full swing, but that doesn't mean learning has to take a vacation. The Bessie Smith Cultural Center is a great place to see and hear some of Chattanooga's rich history.…
DAYTON, TN (WDEF)- Nokian Tyres' Journey Campaign has launched for its second year. Drivers are invited to map out their favorite road trips on Nokian Tyres website starting today until July 4. A winner will be randomly…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County DA's office is cracking down on local gun violence by capitalizing on a new state law. "We're hoping that this can, those that are repeating the violence, pushing violence…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A woman has now been charged for the fire at Parkridge Medical Center earlier this month. Fire officials at the time said they believed it started when a woman tried to light a cigarette…