CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – More test results from last year were released by the state of Tennessee. Hamilton County Schools are touting the results as a success. Test results beginning this school are being released through a new system called the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System, or TVAAS for short. Administrators say they are pleased with the numbers they have gotten…
HAMILTON COUNTY, TN (WDEF) – Hamilton County authorities need your help to find a missing boy. Fourteen year old Trent Oliver was last seen at his home in the Sedmon Hills neighborhood around 10 o’clock Monday night. He stands 5″8″ tall and weighs 150 lbs. Trent has hazel eyes and light brown curly hair, but he sometimes wears a baseball cap….
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – A Hixson family needs your help locating the person who they say took a golf bag and clubs from their garage last week. It happened last Thursday morning around 3:30 at a home in the Valleybrook neighborhood. The golf bag that has been stolen out of the Valleybrook Neighborhood. (Courtesy: Marie Chinery) The owner, Marie Chinery,…
Rossville, GA-(WDEF-TV) Ridgeland beat Ringgold 5-3 on Tuesday in a region softball matchup. The Tigers threatened to take the lead in the top of the 5th. They had the bases loaded and two outs. Breanna Freeman hit a liner to center, but the Panthers Marissa Moreland made a great leaping catch to end the inning. Categories: Sports – Local Sports…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A Chattanooga Southside dog kennel business for the time being is done with legal troubles. A noise complaint case against GoDog has been dropped in Chattanooga City Court. Neighbors had complained that the noise caused by barking was causing daily disruptions to their lives. According to neighbors who were at the hearing, the judge in the case…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Tuesday evening’s City Council was far less eventful than last week. There were no protestors concerning the shooting death of Roger Heard Jr. No one on the city council or in public comments made any statements relating to the incident. This was the first city meeting since the release of the video over the weekend. Last Tuesday,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — This might be the hottest week of the year in the Tennessee Valley. The Chattanooga Fire Department (CFD) says working in the heat is nothing new, but they are being extra cautious. “There are lots of steps that are taken behind the scenes to protect our firefighters when they’re on duty. We always want to make…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — Hamilton County is breaking down several social problems facing our community, “Hamilton Counted” adds up the numbers on crime, overdoses and homelessness in the area. It is a monthly report Senior Data Analyst Jennifer Baggett has put together. Mayor Weston Wamp says compiling the data will help leaders understand the core challenges they face. …
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Last week at the Chattanooga City Council, protestors showed up concerning the Roger Heard Jr. police shooting. Tuesday, the City Council is holding their first meeting since the release of footage last weekend. Some criticism has been levied towards the place of the interaction between police and Heard at the Speedway gas station on East 3rd…
Today on Mom to Mom, we’ve got a cute DIY teacher appreciation gift. We love our teachers. So, whether you just started back in school, or you’ve been in for quite some time, what we like to give our teachers appreciation gifts throughout the year. So, what we’re going to do today is make these cute little apple jars that…
Casey McGrath, from Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — A former Hamilton County teacher has been arrested after previously being suspended from teaching in the spring. Deputies arrested Casey McGrath on Friday, according to online records from the sheriff’s office. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office website says they booked the 28-year-old on aggravated statutory rape charges. McGrath…
You can tell it’s getting close to Tennessee’s season opener. Media are now banned from shooting anymore Vols practice sessions. For head coach Josh Heupel, it’s time to get down to business with the opener set for September 2nd against Virginia. Said Heupel:”This is really the end of our true training camp.” Coach Heupel can sense it’s football time in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Calvin Donaldson Elementary School will be closed on Tuesday, August 22. This is due to an ongoing problem with their air conditioning. The school first started having HVAC problems on Monday morning. Community members consider the lack of air conditioning to be a health concern. Teachers had previously been issued thermometers to monitor the temperature of…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) – An interactive new exhibit could be rolling to a school near you. Be Pro, Be Proud gets middle and high school students interested in the trades. That puts them on a path to land a good job right after graduation. Let’s pay a visit to the Pie Center in Cleveland for a lucrative example of what’s…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The community is reacting to video footage released of a fatal police shooting earlier this month. On August 11, a group of undercover Chattanooga Police Officers attempted to serve a warrant on 34-year-old Roger Heard Jr. CPD says that interaction turned deadly as Heard was shot and killed. Over the weekend, Hamilton County District Attorney Coty…
Video courtesy of Walker County Sheriff’s Office. WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) — The Walker County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a suspect who they caught on camera breaking into a car. The vehicle break-in happened Friday, August 19, just before 5:30 a.m. A home’s security camera caught a person entering an SUV on Quarter Street in Rossville. That same night,…
Representative Greg Marting posted a video on where he stands going into the special session. “I will not support a bill that infringes on the right of self-defense without due process.” By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press Abstract: Tennessee lawmakers will gavel in for a special session stemming from a shooting at a Nashville elementary school that left…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — It’s back to school all across the Tennessee Valley! A busy time for teachers, parents and the kids. One of the most common concerns for moms and dads? Making sure little Joey and Debbie receive the right nutritional food, as the new school year cranks up. Experts believe good nutritional food is underrated. “It also directly…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — A septic tanker truck crashed in the Northshore area of Chattanooga on Monday. Monday morning, the truck was traveling down the off-ramp from U.S. 27 North onto Manufacturers Road when it crashed. The truck was on its way to a sewage treatment facility. The crash caused a leak, and around 2,500 gallons of sewage spilled out…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) – It’s been a while since Kroger actually operated a grocery store in southeast Tennessee, but they are planning on running a distribution center here. Tennessee officials announced the Kroger Company plans to build its fifth central fill facility in Cleveland. They say it will bring 140 new jobs to the area. The company says the central…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga Police say a man is dead after a police chase Sunday evening. They say that Rossville Police initiated a vehicle pursuit of a green Mazda that led into Chattanooga, traveling north on Rossville Boulevard. According to CPD, The Mazda was traveling at a high rate of speed and was unable to negotiate a right curve in…
SEQUATCHIE, Tenn. (WDEF) — A long weekend of hard enduro racing took over Sequatchie, Tennessee. Riders from the amateur level all the way to professional competed in the races. Red Bull Athlete, Cody Webb (USA) has been attending the event for over twenty years. “I think it’s a really cool race. It gives some opportunities, some new riders to kind…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Local McDonald’s owner-operators are back with an impactful initiative– “Fries for School Supplies.” The program will run from August 21 to August 25. McDonald’s operators claim that “every crispy fry purchase fuels local education.” “Ten percent of all a la carte fry sales will be donated back to local schools. And this is extremely important because…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The state of Tennessee Office of the District Attorney General updated the public on an officer involved shooting on August 11. Footage was released and uploaded to YouTube. According to the DA: “On August 11, 2023, investigators with the Chattanooga Police Department Gun Team, along with other partnering law enforcement agencies, were attempting to locate multiple…