A man and woman have been arrested following a domestic violence incident in Chattanooga. It happened Sunday night at around 7:30 in the 2000 block of South Willow Street. Police say the man was suffering from a stab wound and was taken to the hospital for treatment. Police say they were told the two had gotten into a fight inside…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Education leaders today announced a major expansion of the Volkswagen eLabs in Hamilton County. Six years ago, the auto maker teamed up with educators to teach students digital fabrication. In the labs, students get to use emerging technologies like automated manufacturing equipment, 3D printers, robotics, microcomputers, renewable energy kits, and digital design tools. Today’s announcement was the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – A roof collapsed on firefighters today as they were battling a blaze in a commercial structure in South Chattanooga. The fire broke out around noon in a building at 4605 Dodds Avenue in the Cedar Hill neighborhood. An interior roof collapsed as firefighters were inside, but none of them were hurt. Fire officials believe it started from…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – A couple fighting inside a car on Sunday night have both been charged with domestic assault. Investigators say it happened on South Willow Street around 7:30 PM. They say that during the fight, the man bit the woman below her eye. So the stabbed him in return. The man was taken to the hospital with what appeared…
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF) – A Cleveland woman has been charged in a domestic disorder in Collegedale. Police say it happened at a home on Chestnutt Creek Road. Officers say they found a woman with a cut o her wrist and a man with a more serious injury on the kitchen floor. The man was taken to the hospital and is…
HIXSON, Tennessee (WDEF)- Signal Moutain and Eat Hamilton exchanged blows and errors as both teams exchanged leads in the first few innings. East Hamilton went up 3-2 in the 3rd and never looked back as the hurricanes pulled away and won 11-3. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Baseball, District Title Game, East Hamilton High School, game. local sports, local…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (GOMOCS)-The Mocs fell 5-3 to Samford in the finale and will be the No. 6 seed in the Southern Conference Tournament. UTC will face No. 3 Furman in the 3:00 p.m. game Wednesday afternoon. Chattanooga falls to 24-25 overall and 7-11 in league play while Samford wraps up the No. 2 spot with a 12-6 mark against the…
Plane appears to have crashed in the mountains of Polk County. Officials are on the scene after finding the tail end of the plane.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- On Sunday, Hamilton County Mayor, Weston Wamp, announced the county’s interest in the 11-acre “Golden Gateway” site being sold by BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. The plan is to develop it into a next-generation public school campus. Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp said, “A generational investment in public education in the heart of downtown Chattanooga would send a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly unveiled a proposed budget for the 2024 Fiscal Year. The total amount for Mayor Kelly’s proposed budget sits at $329 million dollars. There is no property tax increase to fund this budget. However to accomplish this, 29 positions within the city government were eliminated. 15 of these were vacant and 14 were filled,…
Pints of strawberries at the Chattanooga Market. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Strawberry season is in full swing in the Tennessee Valley. Several local middle and high school jazz bands entertained a large crowd at the Strawberry Festival at the Chattanooga Market. In addition to the normal fare at the market, strawberries were the centerpiece as they are in season. One vendor,…
Chattanooga Police responded to a crash where a vehicle ran into a building.
Chattanooga Police responded to a deadly rollover crash early Sunday morning.
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Chattanooga FC feel behind in the first half 1-0. In the second half Chattanooga had several chances to tie it but the tying goal didn’t happen until a headed goal by Anatoli Pepelita in the 95th minutes. There was still a chance to rescue all 3 points for CFC but a send Pepelita goal was disallowed on…
Ringgold, GA-(WDEF-TV) The Georgia high school state baseball playoffs continue for Ringgold Saturday. The Tigers look to get past an old nemesis. Ringgold hosts Columbus in the best two-out-of three series. Columbus swept Ringgold for the state crown in 2012, and the Blue Devils also beat Ringold for the 2010 state title. Columbus owns 12 state championships, so it’s a…
(lookouts.com) Noelvi Marte smacked a game-winning walk-off home run to break a 4-4 tie and give the Lookouts the 6-4 lead. Tonight’s game featured three lead changes after the fifth inning. Chattanooga kicked off the scoring on a two-run home run by Daniel Vellojin. Lookouts starting pitcher Christian Roa threw five shutout innings and only allowed one hit while striking…
(chattanoogaredwolves-sc.com) The Chattanooga Red Wolves faced South Georgia Tormenta FC Friday night for the first time since the 2022 USL League One Final. Tormenta picked up the 2-0 win in the first of three matches between the two clubs in 2023. Chattanooga came out swinging in an up tempo first half, collecting five shots through the first 45 minutes. Goalkeeper…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Chattanooga Fire Department is now taking applications for next year’s Fire Academy, which begins in January. Candidates will participate in a six-month-long fire training academy, where they will have both classroom learning and hands-on experience. The fire department is looking to hire up to 30 people, aged 21 to 39. “You don’t have to have…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – This week, we saw a deadly interstate pileup in Illinois caused by a dust storm. It involved more than 70 vehicles. Well, 33 years ago, we saw an even worse chain collision crash right in our own backyard. It involved 99 vehicles slamming into each other in the fog on I-75 near the Hiwassee River. A dozen people…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Hart Gallery is located in downtown Chattanooga. It’s a place where local artists can go and apply their skills. Now, the gallery is hosting a new exhibit, which is very cutting edge! The Hart Gallery is a place for local artists. For those who face various challenges, such as homelessness. Their works are usually put…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) introduced its new mechatronics lab Thursday morning. It is the Robotics, Intelligent Systems and Control Lab. This is the newest addition to the program, which started five years ago. Mechatronics is a combination of mechanical engineering and electronics. That includes electrical circuits, control mechanisms and software engineering. UTC says…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Most of us are doing our shopping online nowadays. PayPal is one way to pay for those purchases, and criminals are taking advantage. Cybersecurity experts with VPNOverview.com have come up with a list of the most common PayPal scams, so you won’t become a victim yourself. A lot of them happen over e-mail. VPNOverview says it’s…
(lookouts.com) The Chattanooga Lookouts drew a sold-out crowd of 6,378 in their 5-3 loss on Star Wars Night. Chattanooga started the night off with a bang when Noelvi Marte smacked a lead-off homer. In his Lookouts debut, Nick Northcut belted a home run of his own to make it a 2-0 lead. Birmingham clawed back with a run in the…
Duluth, GA-(WDEF-TV) Dalton needed extra time on Thursday as they defeated Midtown 2-0 for the Class 5A state soccer title in Duluth, GA. Barely two minutes into the first extra time period, and Luis Favela broke through for the Dalton goal. He added the second goal as well for the Catamounts. The victory was Dalton’s 7th state championship. Categories: Sports…