CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga police say that an 18-year-old was shot Friday evening in the 1900 block of Greenwood Road. [su_gmap width="700" height="700" address="1900 GREENWOOD RD" zoom="15" title="18-YEAR-OLD SHOT"] Police say that the victim was shot by a suspect in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga police are asking the public to help with the details of a shooting that happened this afternoon. Police say that a 25-year-old man showed up to a local hospital with a non-life threatening gunshot wound. Investigators…
BRADLEY CO., Tenn. (WDEF)- The T.B.I is investigating an officer involved shooting that happened Friday evening in Bradley County. The incident happened before 6 p.m. last night. Investigators say that Bradley County Sheriff's deputies responded to a mental health call…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tenn. (WDEF)- First responders in Hamilton County have been working for hours to carry out an injured hiker on a hiking trail. https://twitter.com/SunnyD_wx/status/1408947338576605186 Multiple agencies have responded to the scene at Rainbow lake. First responders…
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (WDEF) - The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees has voted to add a new school to their roster. It will be their first new campus since adding UTC more than 50 years ago. The new school us…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The pandemic is ending and Chattanoogans are joining millions of other Americans in trying to get back to normal. One of the city's main tourist attractions is the Bessie Smith Cultural Center, which reopened…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A Chattanooga man pleads guilty to fatally shooting a victim almost four years ago. On July 26, 2017, Desmond Clay was shot and then crashed his vehicle into a dry cleaning business on Wilcox Boulevard. He died…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have now arrested two suspects for a fatal shooting two weeks ago in Brainerd. 34 year old Billy Burson was shot at a Mapco on Brainerd Road on just after midnight on a Friday night.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Family members in Surfside, Florida, have been living a nightmare since early Thursday morning. "Nothing prepares you for this. My dad always said he thought he was going to die first," says Rachel…
Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly hosted an Open Office Hours to the community today at the Brainerd Rec Center. One woman had a special request for the Mayor this afternoon. Ninety-five year old Michalene Whitaker loves to take dance lessons at…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees has approved tuition increases at two campuses and finalized its operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year. University officials announced Friday that the board met in person for the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The City of Chattanooga announced on Friday that the Bike Chattanooga bikeshare program set records for growth during the COVID pandemic. The Bike Chattanooga bike share program is nearly nine-years old. The program includes…
CLEVELAND, TENN (WDEF) - Thanks to the help of one local moving company, 20 underserved children will be heading off to Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) summer camp for free. This camp will give children the opportunity to…
The Justice Department is suing Georgia over the state’s new election law and alleging that Republican state lawmakers rushed through a sweeping overhaul with an intent to deny Black voters equal access to the ballot.
Salvation Army is launching their annual Beat the Heat Campaign today. The campaign supplies free box fans, bottled water, groceries, and access to air-conditioned facilities for those that are homeless during the hot summer months. The Salvation…
Officials say there are still 159 people unaccounted for after the partial collapse of a beachside building in Florida.
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - Walker County Deputies have caught a suspect wanted for questioning for vandalizing two separate properties. Investigators say that the suspect may have spray painted a football trailer and parts of the asphalt at Ridgeland high school----causing…
ATLANTA (AP) - A judge has allowed a lawsuit alleging fraud in Georgia’s most populous county during the November election and seeking a review of absentee ballots to move forward. Originally filed in December, the lawsuit says there is evidence…
SURFSIDE, Fla. (WDEF) -- One of the people missing in the Miami condo collapse used to live in Chattanooga. Judy Spiegel is the wife of former Erlanger CEO Kevin Spiegel. Their son, who now lives in Florida,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Hamilton County District Attorney General Neal Pinkston has joined the investigation allegations of illegal activities involving the Baptiste Group In a statement, Pinkston said, “We will be working with CPD and will vigorously prosecute any…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- Two Chattanooga-based organizations are partnering together to provide a unique opportunity for nearly 60 area kids. Reach one teach one and Kids Art Box are holding a fish fry fundraiser to raise money for at-risk kids.…
ROSSVILLE, Ga. (WDEF) - It’s been over a week since the owner of Woodhaven Senior Living was arrested on cruelty charges. Now, several residents have been relocated to Mary and Martha’s Personal Care in Rossville. One resident…
CHATTANOOGA,Tenn. (WDEF)- Good news for flood insurance policy holders. FEMA's new Risk Rating 2.0 could possibly lower your rates. Broken Pipes, faulty drainage systems and normal flash flooding could all be reasons for your house to flood,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - A new warning from the CDC cautions parts of the southern United States, including Tennessee and Georgia, about a rise in the number of RSV cases. The officials say that RSV isn't usually life…