Hamilton County Commissioner Lee Helton and Collegedale Commission candidate Billy Burnette being “arrested”, so they can be “bailed” out to raise money for an inclusive playground at Jack Benson Heritage Park. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)-Several local leaders were arrested Thursday… for a good cause. The Jail and Bail Fundraiser was held at the Jack Benson Heritage Park in East Brainerd. The…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Throughout the Month of October, Parkridge Medical Center and Chattanooga Imaging are spreading hope to women affected by Breast Cancer. “The survival rates are actually improving, and I think, and many people in the breast imaging practice world believe that that is in large part due to improving therapies, but also improving the way we are detecting…
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia grand jury indicted both a father and son on murder charges Thursday in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder. Georgia media outlets reported that the Barrow County grand jury meeting in Winder indicted 14-year-old Colt Gray on Thursday on a total of 55 counts including four counts of malice murder, four counts…
The Wings Over North Georgia air show is taking this year off in Rome. The annual show brings top air teams from around the word to north Georgia each fall. But construction at the air field in Rome this fall has forced them to push the show back to next year. Ten years ago, one of our own reporters got…
Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Thursday that Hamas’ top leader and long-time commander in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar, was killed by troops during an operation in the decimated Palestinian territory. In a message the Israeli government said was shared with dozens of other foreign ministers around the world, Katz said Sinwar, “who is responsible for the massacre and…
UPDATE (10/17/2024): Red Bank Fire Chief, Brent Sylar, ruled the Willox Creek Apartment Complex fire an accident. Chief Sylar also stated that the fire started in the attic above the stairwell to apartment units 11-16. The damages total around $427,000. RED BANK, Tenn. (WDEF) — Firefighters responded to an early morning apartment fire in Red Bank. Red Bank Fire Department…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) It seems Mocs tight end Jay Gibson has been with UTC since their days at Chamberlain Field. Besides good size, the Cleveland native and McCallie grad brings that coach on the field experience. Jay Gibson admits it’s weird playing college football for seven seasons. Said Gibson:”I’m definitely the oldest guy on the team this year. There are no other…
Her story is inspiring! Stacey Martin calls herself a seahorse. And like a seahorse, she does not have a stomach. Stacey had her stomach removed to lower her very high risk of gastric cancer. That put her on a mission to find health snacks to give her energy. That’s how seahorse snacks was born. And now it’s Driving Our Economy…
SALE CREEK, Tenn. (WDEF)- Last week, the Hamilton County Commission received some news about McDonald Farm they didn’t really want to hear. They were told by a consultant that it would be very difficult to make it into a profitable industrial space. McDonald Farm was purchased in 2019 by the county government with the intention of building manufacturing on the…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Hamilton County Commission has approved a safety audit for two Ooltewah roads. These are Snow Hill and Hunter Roads. This study was commissioned after a fatal crash last month that killed a 16 year old Ooltewah student on Snow Hill Road. Now that the audit has been approved, engineers will begin their study which will consist…
Tel Aviv — Just hours after the Biden administration warned Israel over the expanding scope and scale of its military strikes on Lebanon’s capital, the Israeli military said its fighter jets flew to the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh and struck an underground Hezbollah weapons cache. Dahiyeh, considered a stronghold of the Iran-backed, U.S. and Israeli-designated terrorist group, has been hit by…
After Georgia voters began heading to the polls Tuesday for the first day of early voting in the state, a judge enjoined election officials from moving forward with a controversial new rule that would require the hand counting of ballots when polls close on Nov. 5. Judge Robert McBurney called the rule “too much, too late.” The judge expressed concern that the…
Signal Mountain, TN-(WDEF-TV) The Signal Mountain volleyball team beat Soddy Daisy last week for their district tournament title. On Tuesday, the Eagles rallied from a 1-0 deficit to beat Soddy Daisy 3-1 for their region title. The Eagles are still on pace to try and defend their state championship from last year. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Signal…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) – The best teachers never stop learning. Dalewood Middle’s Hope Chapman is committed finding new ways to help her students be the best they can be. We found out how in this week’s Golden Apple Award. Shalundra Shackelford is the Principal at Dalewood Middle. She says, “Ms. Chapman is a wonderful, wonderful teacher. She gives her absolute…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- It’s been almost three weeks since Hurricane Helene devastated much of the southeast and killed over 250 people. There have been many relief drives across our area to help out the victims of the storm. However, there is now a relief drive that looks to give help of a different kind. This effort is called the Woof…
(press release) CHATTANOOGA- Chattanooga Football Club announced today the appointment of Chris Nugent as the new head coach of the men’s first team for the 2025 season. Nugent was recently promoted to the position of interim head coach for the final two matches of the 2024 MLS NEXT Pro regular season. Nugent joined CFC for the 2022 season and served…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Hamilton County Schools, SSC Services for Education, and individuals all around the country are celebrating Unity Day this Wednesday the 16th. This is a signature day for National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month and its focus is to promote inclusion and highlight bullying prevention. Every day, thousands of young people experience bullying from their peers at school, after…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga (WDEF)- Folks in Walker County came together Tuesday as early voting kicked off in Georgia. “I want everybody to vote. I am trying to get people that do not normally vote to come out and vote, because it is important,” said State Representative, Mike Cameron. “This is our country and this is our future, and we need…
BRAINERD, Tenn. (WDEF) — A water main break is causing traffic problems in Brainerd. It was reported on Brainerd Road near Greenway View Drive earlier this morning. The break has narrowed lanes and caused a major traffic impact for those going westbound. Drivers are urged to take an alternative route as repairs are still ongoing. Categories: Local News Tags: Brainerd…
Impact Plastics and its CEO, Gerald O’Connor, have been sued by the family of one of its Tennessee employees who was killed by catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. The wrongful death lawsuit claims that workers were forced to stay at their posts even when managers knew conditions were growing dangerous. Johnny Peterson was among the Impact Plastics employees who died Sept….
Two giant pandas arrived at a Washington airport Tuesday morning less than a year after the National Zoo said goodbye to another pair of pandas that were on loan from China. The new pandas — Bao Li and Qing Bao — departed Chengdu, China, on Monday and made a stop in Anchorage, according to plane tracker FlightAware.com. From there, the pandas left for…
Today on Mom to Mom, we are making Halloween s’more pies! In our house, we love s’mores, so I always try to find cute and creative ideas, especially around the holiday season, to elevate this delicious marshmallow treat! S’more pies are especially good if you can’t sit around a campfire. You can sit in the comfort of your own home…
DEKALB COUNTY, Al. (WDEF) — A DeKalb County man has been arrested for possession of child pornography. Investigators in DeKalb County received an alert from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). This alert was in regards to a potential upload of child sexual abuse material to an online service near Mentone. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office reported…
RED BANK, Tenn. (WDEF) – Chattanooga Fire Department fought a vegetation fire next to a power line cut out in Red Bank at the 400 block of Reads Lake Road. The call for a woods fire came in at 5:36 P.M. on Monday. It was a tough operation as crews had to drag hoses up a large, steep hill…