CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga police are investigating a shooting that happened Sunday afternoon. The incident took place at the Speedway on Highway 58 around 3:30 P.M. According to CPD, one man was shot and is suffering from non-life-threatening injuries. Chattanooga…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- UTC and the health department are warning of another possible COVID-19 exposure. UTC & @HamiltonHealth are collaborating in contact tracing to identify people possibly exposed to COVID-19 through interaction with members of Delta Zeta Sorority starting Aug…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Chattanooga Fire Department is investigating a fire that happened on Missionary Ridge Saturday night. According to CFD, there was heavy smoke coming from the house on South Crest Road. [su_gmap width="700" height="700" address="South Crest Road" zoom="15"]…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga police are investigating a shooting that happened on Highway 27 Saturday morning. According to CPD, officers responded to a shots fired call around 12:34 Saturday morning. Police found a vehicle on the shoulder had gunshot damage.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Students all across the Tennessee Valley are starting their trek back to school. Whether they are learning virtually or in-person students still need school supplies. There were several back to school giveaways in our area Saturday. The…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Well if you didn't know, 2020 is a census year and time is running out. The National Pan-Hellenic Council of Chattanooga went door to door to leave reminders for residents to take the 2020 census They began…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- UTC students returned to campus on Tuesday and the Health department has already warned of a possible COVID-19 exposure. According to the health department, anyone who has had interaction with members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity beginning…
HIXSON, Tenn. (WDEF)- A smoke detector is the reason one woman got out of her mobile home that was on fire Saturday morning. According to the Chattanooga Fire Department, the smoke detector woke the woman up and allowed her to…
ROSSVILLE, Ga. (WDEF)- Two people were killed in a crash in Walker County Friday evening. According to the Georgia State Patrol, 23-year-old Austin Cooper was traveling on Highway 2 near Dewberry Road when his Chevrolet S-10 crossed the median and…
HIXSON, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is investigating an early morning house fire in Hixson. According to officials, the Dallas Bay Volunteer Fire Department responded to a single-story house fire on Robert’s Mill Road around 7:30 Saturday morning.…
ATHENS, Tenn. (WDEF) - Next week is the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment that gave women the right to vote. The historic passage came down to one vote. This weekend, an artist will be coming to…
"only claim to fame was that he got conked on the head."
ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp’s administration says numbers show the state is making progress in its fight against COVID-19. That's despite a leaked federal report urging the state to take stronger steps and a per capita infection rate that…
FORT OGLETHORPE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Georgia State Patrol is investigating a serious crash Friday afternoon on Highway 2. It happened around 4:30 PM on Battlefield Parkway near Dewberry Road in Walker County. A pickup truck collided with a car.…
"I'm glad that people are showing up and coming out and show they got his back and they care, we need more of this and less of this hate."
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Bradley County Schools are now allowing allowing some employees who have been exposed to Coronavirus to continue working. They have to be asymptomatic. The decision came after a critical infrastructure policy debate Thursday Night by the…
Hamilton County schools are offering parents and faculty the most up to date Coronavirus information within their school district through the online dashboard.
Fatalities and new cases are up, active cases and hospitalizations are down.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The 2020 Census is well underway and the United Census Bureau's deadline for getting an accurate count has been shortened. August 15th the city of Chattanooga will be going door to door to leave reminders for residents…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Although school is back in session this year , a large number of students won't be returning to the classroom. Instead they’ll be in front of their computers watching virtual lessons and working remotely. While some students…
The University of Memphis says specialists from its earthquake research center are traveling to North Carolina to monitor aftershocks of this past weekend’s 5.1 magnitude earthquake.
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - A mural will be painted in downtown Athens this weekend to celebrate the 100th anniversary of women getting the right to vote. Artist Sam Welty will be painting the mural, celebrating when Harry Burn cast a…
SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF) - 110, that's how many weddings Soddy-Daisy residents James and Dianne Donaldson have officiated. "We enjoy doing it. I mean, to me looking into the couple's eyes as they say their vows, sometimes makes my heart melt…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - More telehealth services are available thanks to a partnership between Food City and Reliant Immune Diagnostics. The telehealth service or M-D Box allows access to a licensed physician 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The…