CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Firefighters had to rescue a driver from a wreck on Highway 58 on Friday. It happened in the 4500 block near the Wendy's. Fire officials say the woman was complaining of severe back pain from the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- The Brainerd community gathered to ask questions of the Chattanooga Mayoral and District 5 City Council Candidates "The community itself I know it’s extremely frustrating because this is normally their only opportunity to get to see these…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Management at McKamey Animal Shelter has been heavily scrutinized in the last few days. It all started when a flurry of employees resigned from their positions after witnessing a cowering dog being dragged into a room…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have arrested a woman in the shooting of two other women on Tunnel Boulevard. On March 31, a 23 year old and a 44 year old women suffered gunshot wounds during a fight outside the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Firefighters put out a fire this afternoon at an auto repair shop on Shallowford Road. They got the call to Grease Monkey Diesel & Auto Performance Repairs around 2PM. The owner first spotted the smoke coming…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - A Chattanooga company is working against the clock to help break down the barriers of rapid Covid-19 testing. Variable Inc. was chosen by NASA to put your breath to the test. When the pandemic hit, Variable, Inc.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Cempa Community Care is hosting a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination event tomorrow . The Drive thru vaccination site will be at Mt. Canaan Baptist Church, located at 4801 Hwy 58. Vaccine appointment times are available from 9:00 AM…
The health restrictions in Nashville are easing up a bit with masks no longer required outside.
New Orleans police have recovered a Confederate monument that had been stolen in Alabama and was the subject of a ransom note threatening to convert it into a toilet.
Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died.
An explosive eruption has rocked La Soufriere volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent.
A former volunteer firefighter has been charged with setting a blaze at a church on Easter Sunday.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Officials at Hamilton Place Mall announce four store openings this month. Here is the April rundown: Pop Cult – Open Now! Formally known as Character Box, Pop Cult relocated to their new store on the upper level…
CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - An EF-0 tornado has damaged an elementary school west of Crossville this afternoon on the Cumberland Plateau. It hit Pleasant Hill Elementary just as the entire student body (K-8) was heading out to go home by…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - Store closing peaked in 2019 but a new USB report predicts nine percent of total stores will close in the next five years. "When you look at the last two or three years it is going…
ATLANTA (AP) - Gov. Brian Kemp says “Georgia is open for business” as of Thursday. He's loosening COVID-19 restrictions, so that restaurant tables can be closer, more people can get together and vulnerable residents no longer have to stay home.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has become the latest state to soon allow most adults 21 and older to carry handguns without first clearing a background check and training. Republican Gov. Bill Lee Thursday signed the measure into law on…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Tennessee Fire Marshal wants new homeowners to be cautious and have a fire plan handy in case of an emergency. Tennessee is ranked 11th in the nation for fire mortality rates. According to Underwriters Laboratories, home…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A new, interactive pedestrian corridor in the heart of downtown Chattanooga is officially open to the public. Spearheaded by the River City Company, the new attraction called “The Scramble” is a $1.5 million dollar project located…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Mayor Jim Coppinger and Administrator Becky Barnes hosted their weekly Covid-19 briefing. During the briefing Mayor Jim Coppinger announced that he was pleased with how much progress we have made with vaccinations. But the progress is not…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Throughout the year local child care services have remained open to care for underserved children and children of parents who are essential workers, but staying open during a pandemic has been a struggle. Luckily there’s some good…
A home in Ooltewah sustained heavy damage in an early Thursday morning fire.
New unemployment claims in Tennessee took a turn for the worse with numbers going above 10,000 last week.
The search for a two thirds majority eludes the bill's sponsor again.