UPDATE: According to CPD, the missing teenager has been located and is safe. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga police are asking for the communities help with finding a missing teen. Police say that 13-year-old Stefaniz Mendez left her home around 2:00…
Rowan Olivia Kologek from Boy Scout Troop 11-16 was chosen for her Eagle Scout project. Rowan will be the first woman in Hamilton County to earn her Eagle Scout honors. Her project is the creation of an Insect Hotel and…
After having their event virtually last year due to the pandemic, the 4 Bridges Arts Festival is back to having a live in-person event this weekend, and artists are just as excited to get out and showcase their artwork and…
BURLINGTON, Vt. - Vermont's largest city is banning the use of loud, gas-powered leaf blowers. The Burlington Free Press reports that the City Council passed a phased-in ban this week. It mandates moving to quieter electric-powered leaf blowers. They will…
NEW YORK (AP) - Safety regulators are warning people with kids and pets to immediately stop using a treadmill made by Peloton after one child died and nearly 40 others were injured. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Saturday…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - States around the country are lifting COVID-19 restrictions. But Oregon is poised to go the opposite direction, and many residents are fuming about it. A top health official is considering indefinitely extending rules requiring masks and…
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden plans to lift his predecessor’s historically low cap on refugees by next month. The change in direction comes after Biden initially moved only to expand the eligibility criteria for resettlement, which drew swift criticism…
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - At least 25 people were hurt when a floor collapsed during a massive party at a two-story house near the University of Georgia. Athens Clarke-County police said the incident happened around 1 a.m. Friday in Athens.…
SECOND UPDATE: Both dogs and truck have been located. Officials say that the truck was located in East Ridge Friday night. Both dogs were found near Alton Park. UPDATE:The red truck has been located along with one dog. Harry, the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga fire firefighters were able to put out a house fire very quickly on Wilsonia Avenue this morning. According to the fire department, the fire happened around 11 a.m. in the 4000 block. CFD responded to a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Three people were shot early Saturday morning in Chattanooga. According to police, the three men were in the 800 block of Dodson Avenue near J.T. McDaniel's when they were shot. [su_gmap width="700" height="700" address="800 Dodson Avenue" zoom="15"…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA has chosen SpaceX to build the lunar lander that will eventually put the first woman and person of color on the moon. Friday's announcement came just a few hours after SpaceX's most international crew…
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy says COVID-19 vaccines would be made available at key airports in the state starting June 1. He made the announcement Friday, as he unveiled plans aimed at bolstering Alaska’s pandemic-battered tourist industry.…
Hamilton County Schools are adopting news policies in hope of increasing diversity among educators.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Today Chattanooga celebrates the life of Charles H. Coolidge and says goodbye to one of the last surviving Medal of Honor recipients from World War II. Chattanoogan Charles Coolidge, died at the age of 99. On Friday,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Cash App, Venmo, Paypal and Zelle are all ways for people to transfer money online or create a secondary bank account. but, one Chattanooga man says that he was scammed big time on Cash App and now,…
The FBI says that last year it questioned the man who fatally shot eight people at a FedEx plant in Indianapolis.
A pedestrian was fatally struck while trying to cross an interstate exit ramp early Friday morning.
General Motors and LG Energy Solution have announced plans to invest more than $2.3 billion to build a second U.S. electric vehicle battery factory in Spring Hill, Tennessee.
A 31 year old male went to the hospital after an early Friday morning shooting in the Glass Farms neighborhood.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It's National Public Safety telecommunications Week--a time to recognize the valuable contributions made by the thousands of 9-1-1 employees across the country. The Hamilton county 9-1-1 center has almost 200 people who fit that…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - The U.S. Senate has passed a resolution honoring the life of Chattanooga native Bill Brock. Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty sponsored the resolution. Brock died 3 weeks ago at his current home in Florida at…
FLINTSTONE, Georgia (WDEF) - A head-on collision killed one driver overnight near Flintstone in Chattanooga Valley. The Georgia State Report says it happened when a Nissan Altima was passing another car heading south on Highway 193 around 6:40 AM. It…
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - TDOT reports that the slope repair at the Bachman Tunnel is now complete on the East Ridge side. Westbound traffic had been blocked for a few weeks while crews worked on the slope following a…