CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Hamilton County Schools have announced the thresholds for free and reduced school lunches this year. The program, funded through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), applies to students whose families make under a set income level. For example, a family of four that makes under 39-thousand dollars a year would qualify for free lunches and any…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Bad air: whether it be here, there or everywhere. Has it been a bit worse this summer than in times past? Experts say yes. “Particularly more this year. From wildfires to heat and drought conditions. All contributing to a lot of unhealthy air,” said respiratory expert Dr. Nikki Vars McCullough. But Dr. Nikki McCullough says it’s…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Chattanooga Police report the man who was shot at the Amazon Fulfillment Center has died. Police say 19-year-old Javontae Moon was shot at close range outside the Fulfillment Center on Discovery Drive in the early morning hours last Wednesday. They arrested 20-year-old D’ante Jones for the shooting. His charges are now being upgraded to first-degree murder….
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) – Dalton Police are looking for a missing man from Philadelphia. They say 45-year-old Sean Michael Currie checked into an Econo Lodge on July 29. He was last seen on August 3. But after he checked out, his car remained in the parking lot for a week. Eventually, hotel management called police. He had paid to extend…
Elise’s Daughter at The Hotel Chalet at The Choo Choo will have several outdoor spaces that evoke a sense of secluded sophistication. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The people who brought us The Rosecomb in Riverview are opening a new spot at the Choo Choo. Chloe Wright and Ryan Smith created the neighborhood bar restaurant in a cottage on Barton Avenue….
Kathryn Marie Decker, Courtesy of Walker County Government LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) – Investigators have charged a North Georgia woman with aggravated animal cruelty after finding more than a hundred animals in rundown conditions at her home. After trying to investigate a complaint on Wednesday, 70-year-old Kathryn Marie Decker refused to allow animal control officers to inspect her home near LaFayette….
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – After three weeks of rising gas prices in our area, Chattanooga finally gets a break. Both Gas Buddy and AAA report prices have dropped in our area over the last week. Gas Buddy says Chattanooga prices fell 9.1 cents per gallon over the last week, averaging $3.34 per gallon. We still are almost 37 cents more…
ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) – Georgia’s Insurance and Safety Fire commissioner has issued new photos from a Whitfield County church arson investigation. We reported last week that investigators say it happened last Wednesday night before midnight at Cove Baptist Fellowship. It is located on Carbondale Road in Dalton. “Upon investigation, a device resembling a Molotov cocktail was found in the remains…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) — She is the first girl in Tennessee history to win the wrestling tournament and earn a spot in the World Championships. Her name is Piper Fowler. Fowler is an upcoming junior but has had a different journey than most people her age. At just 16, she represented the nation by wrestling in the under 17 World…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tenn. (WDEF) — Storms continued Sunday night with another report of lightning striking a home. The house fire took place on Signal Mountain. At 7:35 p.m., a homeowner called 911 reporting lightning had struck his house. Waldens Ridge Emergency Services and Signal Mountain Fire responded to the call on 1322 Brow Estates Drive. The family of two adults,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Chattanooga Police responded to a person shot call in the 4700 block of Pawnee Trail at 11:25 Saturday night. When police arrived, they found a 19-year-old male with a non-life threatening gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital for treatment. Several vehicles in the area were also damaged by gunfire. Investigators continue to process evidence…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Chattanooga Police traffic unit responded to a deadly motorcycle crash at 9:26 p.m. Friday night at 304 North Cherokee Boulevard. Preliminary investigation indicates the driver of a gray Honda Element was making a lefthand turn from East Manning Street onto North Cherokee and then crashed into a black Honda motorcycle. The 42-year-old motorcycle rider was…
SODDY DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF) — Lightning struck a tree and traveled into a Soddy Daisy home while storms rolled through this afternoon. At 4:01 pm, Sequoyah Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire on 10224 Hamby Road. The first engine arrived on the scene reporting smoke but no fire. Fire officials confirmed everyone was out of the house and started…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The cost of school supplies has spiked about 24% in the last two years. To help ease rising costs, Reach One Teach One UCA (ROTO) hosted a school supply drive for children in underserved communities. “The mission and the vision behind it is us coming together as a community to give the complete family the necessary…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Police have responded to a shooting on North Holtzclaw at East 3rd Street. UPDATE: Officers were on the scene for a street-crime related detail. They encountered a suspect on N. Holtzclaw Ave. and E 3rd St. around 9:42 p.m. “This person was the object of this detail. It was not a random traffic stop at all….
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Level Up hosted a Rock City Fest Fundraiser to raise funds for autism awareness and fellow musician, Daniel Sneed. Daniel is a KISS tribute performer. “I’m dressed up like the Space Man and the lead guitarist Ace Frehley. Ace Frehley is definitely my influence. I’ve been into music ever since I was a little kid,” Daniel…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Night two of the Chattanooga Jamboree at Finley stadium. CCS looks impressive against Hixson and Boyd puts up 14 against Ooltewah. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Boyd, CCS, Chattanooga Jamboree, High School Football, Hixson, Ooltewah
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) – An arson investigation is underway after a someone started a fire at Cove Baptist Fellowship Church on Wednesday night. Investigators found what appears to be a Molotov cocktail at the church on Carbondale Road. “I got a phone call from a friend that talked to someone that knew what was going on and said, ‘hey,…
A group of officials and education representatives meeting to announce that every Hamilton County school will have an officer. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- After the Covenant School Shooting in Nashville that left six people dead including three children, the state legislature passed funding for a school resource officer in every public school. In the Spring, $140 million was made available to…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) — Dalton police are investigating a fake bomb threat called in to a Walmart Friday afternoon. Someone called in the threat around 2 p.m., which caused authorities to evacuate the store and close it for hours. Now, Dalton police say there is no real threat. Walmart, located on Shugart Road, reopened around 6 p.m. The caller said…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — A man convicted of killing a Chattanooga police officer is no longer in prison. Isaac Jones III. Courtesy of TDOC. Isaac Jones III was convicted in 2005 for murdering Officer Julie Jacks in 2002. Officer Jacks was helping locate Jones, who had fled from a nearby mental facility. She confronted Jones near the Parkridge Hospital. That’s…
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) – Logistics industry leaders discussed the future of freight in our area today. These discussions were held at the Thrive Regional Partnership’s State of Freight forum at McKee Foods in Collegedale. The forum discussed research into the high volume of trucks moving through our interstates, and how infrastructure needs to be built to accommodate that growing traffic….
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Mayor Tim Kelly took part in an online ceremony this week formalizing a partnership between Chattanooga and the Ukrainian city of Trostayanets. Chattanooga volunteers will help rebuild the city after the Russian invasion. The small city of 20,000 is near the Russian border and was occupied by the Russian army for a month. Their infrastructure and…
ENGLEWOOD, Tenn. (WDEF) – Ten years ago, an Englewood native turned his East Tennessee accent and his big personality into reality TV fame. Judd Daugherty became one of the most popular contestants on the show Big Brother in season 15. “Party Darty” was a schemer, who was voted out of the house, then won his way back in to finally…