East Ridge, TN-(WDEF-TV) Tyree Smith scored nearly half of the points for East Ridge on Friday night in their district tournament match-up aginst East Hamilton. Smith finished with 25, as the Pioneers won 51-44. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: 25 points, district win, East Ridge High School, game. local sports, Highschool Basketball, Hurricanes, local sports news, scores, Tyree…
Fort Oglethorpe, GA-(WDEF-TV) The LFO girls captured their region title on Friday night, beating Coahulla Creek 61-49. Christen Collins had 19 for the Warriors while Brinkley Kate Reed had 20 points for the Colts. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: beat coahulla creek, game. local sports, Girls highschool basketball, LFO, local sports news, Region Title
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) What a turn-around for the UTC women’s basketball team this season. They won only seven games last year, which was the worst season in program history. Now under new head coach Shawn Poppie, the Mocs have doubled last year’s victory total…and they’re in sole possession of first place in the SoCon after their win Thursday night over Furman. The…
Surprising coaching news at Tyner. Scott Chandler is stepping down after two seasons as the Rams head football coach. He of course led Tyner to the 2A state title last season. Chandler is taking a job on the staff at Chattooga in order to be closer to home. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: assistant job, leaves role, local…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — After one year of success, Food Truck Friday is back up and running for all Chattanoogans to enjoy. Not only do these efforts support local businesses, but they also open up a variety of different lunch cuisines. The event is hosted by Kitchen Incubator of Chattanooga on the first and third Fridays of each month, excluding…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Tennessee Senate passed a bill that would expand the voucher program to be eligible in Hamilton County. The bill would allow eligible families to receive up to $8,000 taxpayer dollars to send their kids to private schools. Lawmakers voted on the bill this Thursday and it passed 19 to 6. Tennessee State Senator, Todd Gardenhire…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Hamilton County Judge Larry Ables found yesterday that there was enough probable cause to proceed in Jason Chen trial of the murder of Jasmine Pace. Chen has not bonded out of the Hamilton County Jail since being arrested, but there has been anger in the community over Chen getting a bond at all. Before Jason Chen’s…
(Video credits to Debbie Fleming) DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) — With the increase in balloon-like objects over North America, people showed concern after seeing an unmarked blimp over the Dalton area today. From a distance, it may look similar to the Chinese balloon shot down earlier this month. However, it was only an unwrapped blimp, according to the Dalton Airport. Dalton…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Almost a dozen local teams gathered Friday for the 2023 Special Olympics basketball tournament. The tournament was held at the McCallie School. Special Olympics partnered with several local schools including: Hixson High School, Signal Mountain Middle and High School, Ridgeland High School and Chattanooga Christian. They also partnered with local organizations such as Orange Grove and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — It’s one thing to be a runner, maybe running a mile or two several times a week. Maybe every day. It’s another thing to be a runner because you have to run. And simply put, you run because your life depends on it. Dr. Josh Yother is the president of Skyuka Hall. A K-12 school in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Today the Salvation Army began their Flowers of Hope program bringing joy and hope to Chattanooga’s under served communities. The event was created by the Salvation Army’s Women’s Auxiliary. They gather each month to provide floral arrangements and notes of encouragement to those who need to be lifted up. The flowers are donated from local florists…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Some Hyundais and Kias are getting a free anti-theft software upgrade. This comes after too many of them were getting stolen. After some insurance companies like State Farm said they would stop offering coverage for certain Hyundais and Kias, the car companies are now stepping in. They’re now upgrading the anti-theft software on certain models made…
Red Bank, TN-(WDEF-TV) The Red Bank Lions roared to a district tournament win over Signal Mountain Thursday on their home floor. The Lions posted an 86-54 victory. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: defeat, district tournament, game. local sports, Highschool Basketball, local sports news, Red Bank High School, Signal Mountain High School, Win
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Chattanooga broke out the pink Thursday night in its Breast Cancer Awareness game and came away with a 70-63 win over Furman and sole possession of first place in the Southern Conference women’s basketball standings. The Mocs hit first and hard getting out to a 10-1 lead to start the game and led wire-to-wire. UTC kept…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — Hamilton County school board members voted Thursday night on a resolution that would have impacted the retention of local students based on their reading abilities. Five school board members voted in favor, and three opposed, to a non-binding resolution asking the Tennessee legislature to return decisions on the retention of its students back to the…
PIKEVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) — Four puppies were abandoned on the side of a road in Bledsoe County. Volunteers with Maringa Animal Sanctuary picked them up, but only one pups survived. “My first reaction is not again,” said Judy LaGrone, President of Maringa Animal Sanctuary. She says she sees animal abuse cases far too often. LaGrone went on, “We need help….
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — A Hamilton County school board member is under fire, and this isn’t her first time. Rhonda Thurman is known as someone who is heavily opinionated and not afraid to let her friends on Facebook know. Recently Thurman posted a Facebook status indicating that she was not a fan of our current President, stating “Joe Biden…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Another hearing was held today for the man charged with criminal homicide in the November death of Jasmine Pace. Hamilton County Judge Larry Ables had to decide today whether or not there was enough probable cause in the case of Jason Chen to proceed forward towards a grand jury. Chen is charged with criminal homicide in…
WARNING: Images may be graphic to viewers. HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — An inmate at the Silverdale Detention Center stabbed two corrections officers. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office said the officers were trying to stop an inmate-on-inmate assault. The stabbing happened Thursday morning shortly before 3:30 a.m. HCSO said a corrections officer opened a cell door to deliver medication to…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WDEF) — The Tennessee National Guard identified the two pilots killed in Wednesday’s helicopter crash. They said the accident happened during a training flight near Highway 53 in Madison County. Those killed in the crash were Chief Warrant Officer 3 Daniel Wadham and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Danny Randolph. Wadham was from Joelton and Randolph was from Murfreesboro….
Liu Huerta. Courtesy: Sheriff Tommy Jones SWEETWATER, Tenn. (WDEF) — Wednesday night, Monroe County police arrested a suspect in the shooting of five people. Sheriff Tommy Jones released information regarding Huerta’s arrest. Liu Huerta faces three counts of attempted first degree murder, attempted aggravated burglary, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and the use of a firearm during a dangerous felony. Tommy…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — More than 20 years ago, high school student Dustin Barnes decided that those who didn’t have a Valentine should get a special day too. So, he created Singles Awareness Day at his school. Then he took it to Mississippi State. Now, it is an unofficial holiday all over the world. For our Thursday Throwback, we take…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — According to a report from the American Jewish Committee, antisemitism throughout the country has been found to be the strongest here in the South. The AJC’s State of Antisemitism in America report is meant to survey the nation’s stances on antisemitism, both from Jewish and non-Jewish Americans. According to the AJC’s report, “more Jews in the South…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WDEF) — A Black Hawk Helicopter crashed Wednesday afternoon near Huntsville, Alabama. CBS News reports that it belonged to the Tennessee National Guard. They said there were no survivors in the crash. CBS said the crash happened around 3 p.m. central time. It happened just off Highway 53 in Madison County. This was about 10 miles northwest of…
