Driving Our Economy Forward: Renew Exterior Services

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — A clean home is a happy home. That’s also the case on the outside. That’s where Renew Exterior Services comes in. Let’s see how this Tennessee Valley business is driving our economy forward. “We turn your green to clean, your grime to shine, and we create happy spouses by cleaning houses,” said owner Brandon Beavers. “So…

Mom To Mom – Banana Bites

Today, on Mom to Mom. We have a quick, healthy snack for the entire family.

Today we are making banana yogurt bites. My kids absolutely love anything and everything bananas, so I always try to find different types of recipes. They’re a little bit on the healthier side, so they’ll eat them and enjoy it at the same time. But these are great for little ones to eat as well. So, what you need are…

Ella Cunningham Pitches Silverdale Past Baylor 5-0

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Silverdale left-handed pitcher Ella Cunningham threw a complete game one-hitter on Tuesday as the Seahawks beat Baylor 5-0. It was their first win over the Red Raiders since 2016. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Baylor School, Ella Cunningham, game. local sports, hi school softball, local sports news, past, pitches, silverdale highschool

The Signal holds grand opening

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – A popular Chattanooga entertainment venue is holding their grand opening in their new location tonight. The Signal officially opened its doors across from the Chattanooga Choo-Choo. The stage inside the concert hall at the new venue for The Signal across from the Chattanooga Choo-Choo. It moved there from its original location at Chestnut Street. The concert…

Local Orthodontist’s Jeep tires stolen

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — A local orthodontist’s office needs help tracking down the thieves who took the tires off their Jeep over the weekend. It happened at Scenic City Orthodontics on Jenkins Road. They’ve had this Jeep for almost a decade. Surveillance video shows two men stealing five rims and tires off the SUV. Doctor Tyler Prentice says he’ll even…

Online Kids Safety Act introduced

  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – A new bill introduced this morning by Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn and Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal aims to tackle how social media companies can access the data of children. The Kids Online Safety Act (here is a shorter version) would require social media platforms to automatically disable features based on data collection for minors under…

What’s Right With Our Schools: Notre Dame Students Help Clifton Hills

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Chattanooga Area Food Bank is making sure neighbors in the Clifton Hills Community have enough to eat. Students from Notre Dame are lending a strong helping hand. and that is a heartfelt example of what’s right with our schools. Ketelyn Brewer is the Food Pantry Coordinator for Clifton Hill Elementary School. She says, “We have…

Affidavit Says Bystanders had to Hide Behind Vehicles

  UPDATE: CBL Properties, the owners of Hamilton Place Mall, has sent News 12 the following statement. “We appreciate law enforcement’s quick response to Saturday’s incident, and as a result of that quick response, the suspects involved were promptly apprehended. We stand ready to assist law enforcement in any way so that those responsible will be prosecuted to the fullest…

Police investigate shooting in Highway 153 neighborhood

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Chattanooga Police are investigating a shooting this afternoon off of Highway 153. They say a man was found with a gunshot wound on Walden Avenue around 2:15 PM. He was taken to the hospital but police do not know how serious the injury is. Categories: Local News Tags: Chattanooga Police, crime, Highway 153, investigate, Local News, neighborhood,…

Dalton Police shoot barricaded woman at Hospital

They say she injured an officer while he was trying to arrest her

UPDATE: The GBI reported more information on Monday morning’s shooting at Hamilton Medical Center. It happened around 4:45 a.m. Their preliminary reports said 41-year-old Chevona Doughty was barricaded in an exam room. When officers entered, she threw an unknown chemical liquid substance into one of the officer’s eyes. It was later determined to be a hand sanitizer. He was temporarily…

Man charged with vehicular homicide after striking 3 near Volkswagen

Jason Thornton, (Courtesy: HCSO) We have obtained an affidavit detailing the circumstances behind a fatal incident at Volkswagen early Saturday Morning. The affidavit states that the driver, Jason Thornton, was driving around trailers towards the paint shop he worked at. In a statement to officers, Thornton stated that he didn’t recall what happened and believed he fell asleep as he…

Police respond to kidnapping victim at local hospital

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga Police were notified of an assault and kidnapping victim who’d gone to a local hospital for treatment. Police were advised the victim was held against her will at her ex-boyfriend’s house. It was alleged that she was abducted from an unknown location on 4th Avenue and taken back to his home. She had been beaten over…