CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Hamilton County Health Department is encouraging back to school immunizations. This is to ensure children are up-to-date with their shots. “Remember children are going to be together on the bus, the playground, and in the classrooms. It is a chance or an opportunity to spread different infectious diseases. These vaccinations will help protect them against that.”…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)– Good intentions can lead to mixed results. Smart watches are making headlines due to both false emergency calls, and life-saving results. In recent years, Apple has included technology on iPhones and Apple watches that can detect when a user falls or is involved in an auto crash. It’s meant to call 911 when the owner of the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Shark week returns, and in celebration, the Tennessee Aquarium announced new shark species that are hatching. These sharks ‘glow’ in the deep and can be seen with black light. Senior Aquarists view the animals with yellow tinted glasses. “With shark week, mostly the big scary sharks get all the press. But these little guys, they’re really…
DADE COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) — A truck hauling watermelons caught on fire Sunday night, according to Haletown Volunteer Fire Department. The fire department responded to the truck fire just after 10:30 p.m. The truck had caught on fire on I-24 Westbound at mile marker 167. Multiple agencies also assisted in extinguishing the fire. No one was injured. However, the truck…
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) — A female hiker got lost in the “Pocket” state park area of Dayton Mountain and was rescued, according to the Dunlap Fire Department. She called for help Sunday night around 9 p.m. (8 p.m. Central Time). The fire department said she was lost and injured in the park while hiking. Multiple agencies responded to assist via…
OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF)- Ooltewah football has had a tough go of it over the last few years, but as Coach Goose Manning enters his third season in charge it looks the Goose might be leading the owls in the right direction. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: 30 in 30 2023, High School Football, Ooltewah Owls
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Chattanooga Convention Center recently held the ninth annual dinner to honor American Heroes. General John F. Kelly, USMC (Ret.) was the keynote speaker, benefitting the Honoring the Sacrifice Foundation. “The advice I’d give all Americans is that we should never ever ever forget what their military service members, veterans have done for them and for…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Four times a year, children 18 years and younger will be able to get into the Chattanooga Zoo for free with their library card. The Chattanooga Public Library provides outreach activities for four hours during the scheduled events. On Sunday morning, the first day of “Adventure Days at the Zoo” was held from 9 a.m. to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- A wonder goal, a side footed goal off a corner, and a penalty kick put Chattanooga FC up 3-0 in the first half over Houston. Then CFC held on to win the cup 3-2 on Saturday night. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Chattanooga Football Club, fourth straight, NISA Independent Cup, Soccer
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Boyd Buchanan head coach Gary Rankin is entering his second year at the helm of the Buccaneers. Rankin said last year was all about implementing his system. Now the team is looking to take that next step despite being very young. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: 30 in 30 2023, Boyd Buchanan, Gary Rankin, High…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Hillside Baptist Church held their fifth annual special needs/care family conference on Saturday. Pastor Steve Cape has spent 25 years at the church and has reached many families with special needs because of his daughter, Heather. Heather Cape has suffered for 29 years with only one-half of her brain. The family uses her story as a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Students are getting ready to go back to school and are starting to check off their supply lists. With rising costs for students, it can be hard to provide. Urban League of Greater Chattanooga (ULGC) hosted its eighth annual Shoes for School initiative on Saturday morning. They partnered with local organizations to host the event at…
The history of Dade County football hasn’t been great in recent years, but they’ve managed to stack together back-to-back winning seasons. And now the Wolverines are confident they can keep the good times going again this fall. Dade County gets the 30-in-30 spotlight. Dade County has made the playoffs the past two seasons, but now, the drive is a deep…
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) – Two dead and two deputies injured at 98 Summit Dr. Sheriff Gary Sisk told News 12 that they responded to a Domestic call around 5:40p.m. When they arrived on scene, someone was dead in the road. Sisk says an older man opened fire on the deputies, hurting two of them. He said, “I did have…
The four generators inside of the Chickamauga Dam’s powerhouse. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A small group got to go inside one of Chattanooga’s most iconic landmarks today. A few weeks ago, we got to see the inside of the power storage plant inside of TVA’s Raccoon Mountain facility. Today, the agency continued its celebration of its 90th anniversary with a tour…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Chattanooga Football Club (CFC) has announced Alton Byrd as its new CEO. Byrd has been in the sports and branding market for over 30 years. He has experience in European basketball, head coaching and entrepreneurship. His focus is to grow the club and invest more resources in the community. “I think first you start with people….
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The recent heavy rains could have an impact on your power bill. Areas of the Tennessee Valley have seen up to 3 to 4 inches of rain since Thursday morning on top of previous storm systems. All of this water that goes into local creeks and streams eventually ends up in the Tennessee River. A higher…
Food City Dietitian Nicole Pazdziorko shows off some meals you can create using locally grown fruits and vegetables.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The Chevy Corvette is an American tradition. But times have changed the brand. Now they’re even talking about creating an electric Corvette S-U-V. But we’re paying tribute to the legacy in tonight’s Thursday Throwback. Our Chip Chapman and Luther gave the 60th anniversary Covertte a spin. GM So what would an S-U-V version of the Corvette look like?…
Requesting help in an emergency is now even easier than just dialing 911. One agency is using this new tech to save time and lives.
East Hamilton debuts a new head coach this fall in Aaron Nance. He takes over a program that’s an annual playoff contender. The Hurricanes storm into the 30-in-30 spotlight. Aaron Nance is a Soddy Daisy graduate, so getting the head job at East Hamilton feels kind of like a homecoming. Said Nance:”Oh everything is going good. The kids have been…
Riverfront park is getting an upgrade Scott Martin, Administrator Parks and Outdoors, said, “Riverfront park is one of our greatest assets and it is, but it’s also 20 years old so it’s time to revisit it, and just like probably families around Chattanooga around spring you look at your front yard and go ‘meh we got some work to do…
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) – Southern Adventist University announced a new name for their school of business. They’re calling it the Ruth McKee School of Business. The university will name its new business school after the late Ruth McKee. Ruth and her husband, O.D., founded McKee Foods Corporation, which is best known for Little Debbie snacks. They founded the company in Chattanooga…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Today marks 11 years since Bike Chattanooga launched their electric bike system across the city. The area around the Walnut Street Bridge is a hotspot in our community for outdoor activity. This includes biking. Some of the new e-bikes at Walnut Plaza Station For cyclists, they now have a new option on the south end of…