CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- Chattanooga will play host to the state football championships for at least the next two years. Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association (TSSAA) board of control voted 11 to 1 to move the BlueCross Bowl football championships from Tennessee Tech. Chattanooga Tourism Company's…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The annual Point-In-Time count of the region’s unsheltered homeless population is finally complete. The count revealed a large jump in homeless numbers, notably an 81% rise in Hamilton County. This count determines the allocation of federal funding…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - A well-known Chattanooga restaurateur has launched a new nonprofit organization to help women struggling with addiction. Owner of the Big Chill & Grill and Scottie’s on the river, Scottie Bowman, has opened a home for women who…
A white man accused of killing eight people, most of whom were of Asian descent, at massage parlors in the Atlanta area told police the attack was not racially motivated.
The Internal Revenue Service has an online tool that will inform you when you can expect your latest stimulus check.
8 victims killed at 3 different spas around the Atlanta area Tuesday evening.
(WDEF) - Some voters decided special election issues across northwest Georgia on Tuesday. eSPLOST proposals passed easily in Catoosa, Dade and Walker Counties. While Shane Day won a Commission seat in Whitfield County. Here are the results: Catoosa eSPLOST YES …
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - March Madness is here and the Humane Educational Society has joined in on the fun by helping their animals get adopted. The non profit organization has created a March Madness themed profile for several of their available…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - There’s a new protective shield over the Round 3 stimulus checks, but if you have a heavy debt, you might not see the $1,400, depending on who you owe.” Unlike the previous economist payments, debt collectors will…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) With the closing of a Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market in Brainerd, the community has become a food desert. Now, a nonprofit grocery store by the Chattanooga Sustainable Food Center is stepping up to address food insecurity. “Gaining Ground…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee High School Football championship game is coming to Chattanooga for two years. The TSSAA's Board of Control voted on Tuesday to award the BlueCross Bowl to Finley Stadium for the 2021 and 2022 games.…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) -When teachers truly connect with their students, they can spend less time on discipline and more time on learning. Kathy Gordon makes it a priority to find each child's learning style. The Barger Academy…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A Whitfield County jury on Tuesday convicted a man for his 11th DUI offense. 55 year old Lawrence Eugene McFalls, Jr. was sentenced to two years in jail. It was also his 7th time being convicted…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Bradley County investigators have charged a Delano man with several business thefts. They had been investigating burglaries on Waterlevel Highway SE and North Lee Highway for several months. They now have charged Matthew Baumgartner with burglary…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee- The Hamilton County Schools are receiving over $40.5 million from the latest COVID relief. "The biggest thing we can do for these kids, is never shut the schools down again," said Hamilton County School board member Ronda…
Tennessee officials are reducing the amount of time you spend at the driver's center with new online tools.
An early morning lightning strike caused a house fire in Hixson.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - School board members got a presentation from SSC Services Monday night. Out of 6 vendors for a new custodial and grounds services contract, SSC Services is recommended by school staff. "To me, the staffing and…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A driver was killed this afternoon after his vehicle slammed into a concrete barrier on I 24 this afternoon. The single vehicle wreck happened around 2:15 PM near the Moore Road exit in the construction zone. Witnesses…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The man who blew himself up in a Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville was grappling with feelings of paranoia and eccentric conspiracy theories before the explosion but did not appear to be motivated by political ideology.…
CHEROKEE, North Carolina (WDEF) - Sheriff Derrick Palmer has announced arrests in two separate child sexual assault cases. On March 4th, investigators charged 78 year old Darry Lee Creasman from Andrews. The investigation…
SEWANEE, Tenn. (AP) - The University of the South in Tennessee is working to identify students who leveled racial epithets at members of the visiting Emmanuel College men’s lacrosse team during a game. In a letter posted on the school’s…
The "Teacher's Discipline Act", a bill that authorizes teachers to remove students from their classroom for good, is receiving mixed reviews.
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Positive behavior and academic success go together like reading, writing and arithmetic. At Howard, "The Tiger Way Initiative," balances teacher and student accountability by celebrating victories big and small. The state of Tennessee is taking notice.…