GOMOCS -The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga softball team dropped a pair of one-run games against UNCG in Southern Conference action today. UTC fell to 21-21 overall and 4-7 in league action in the double-header at Frost Stadium. It was a 4-3 loss in Game 1 4-3 before a 1-0 final in the second tilt. Playing on the new turf…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Mocs men’s tennis team saw its historic 2023 campaign come to a close after dropping a 4-0 contest to ETSU at Champions Club in Chattanooga. Following the loss, Chattanooga ends the season with an 18-7 overall record following the loss in its first tournament title match appearance since 2006. The 18 wins are the most for the…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Mocs golf team is red hot heading into the SoCon Tournament. Chattanooga has won the last two events they’ve played in. They hope for a three-peat when they tee it up in the SoCon tourney on Monday in Eatonton, Ga. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News, Sports – UTC Mocs Tags: heading into, red hot, SoCon Tournament, UTC…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Signal Mountain Police Department will be hosting its annual Drug Enforcement Agency Take Back Day event this Saturday. The event started back in 2015 to bring greater awareness to the community. Police want folks to properly dispose of their prescription drugs with ease. “If you have a lot of medicine, sometimes children can get…
Crabtree Farms is celebrating 25 years of education, food access and sustainable agriculture in the heart of Chattanooga.
The FBI just released their 2022 “Elder Fraud Report,” and numbers for such incidents are the highest they’ve ever seen.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Business owners on Station Street gathered this morning to respond to Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly’s executive order last night. The mayor’s order was pretty clear. Because of some problems that have gone down in that area in the past, all businesses on Station Street must make the “last call” for alcohol at 12:30 a.m. and close…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — It’s finally starting to feel like spring! And with great weather means we’re spending more time outside. Smartphone apps can help you with exploring the great outdoors. Just in time for National Park Week, Google Maps is out with an update that’ll make you want to explore one of the 400 plus national parks across the…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The dirt and grass is gone from Frost Stadium. New artificial turf has been installed at the home of the Chattanooga Mocs softball team, as well as LED lights. UTC will play on the new surface this Saturday as they host UNCG. Head coach Frank Reed is digging the new field. Said Reed:”Yeah you are going to get more…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Marion Co swept a baseball double header against Lookout Valley on Thursday. The Warriors won game one 12-6 and the second contest 3-1. Both game were just five innings. In the second game, Rylan Collins put Lookout Valley on the board with a solo homer. Then in the bottom half of the inning, Marion Co loaded the bases with…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – A local dog boarding business was in court today over complaints about excessive barking coming from their business. About a month ago, we learned about the GoDog business on the Chattanooga Southside that neighbors say is causing major disruptions to their daily lives. They had their first chance to hear from one of the owners today,…
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee went off script as a typical republican lawmaker Wednesday, upsetting other lawmakers. He announced the newest bill he’s standing behind involves gun reform.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — One student made a threat to another at the Chattanooga School for Arts and Sciences (CSAS) on Thursday. The verbal threat referenced a weapon, according to Hamilton County Schools. School administration and the school resource deputy immediately investigated the situation. Investigators did not find any weapon. They determined there was no active threat to the…
Station Street, (From Google Maps) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly signed an executive order on Thursday which will affect businesses on and adjacent to Station Street. He issued the order out of a concern for public safety. The executive order requires these businesses to stop serving alcohol by 12:30 a.m. It also requires them to close at or…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Tennessee House passed the bill to make Juneteenth an official state holiday on Thursday, according to the Unity Group of Chattanooga. Senate Bill 269 or House Bill 317 just needs to be signed by Governor Bill Lee to become law. The bill passed 61 to 18, according to the Tennessee General Assembly’s website. It previously passed…
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer Abstract: SpaceX’s giant new rocket exploded minutes after blasting off on it first test flight and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. Elon Musk’s company was aiming to send the nearly 400-foot (120-meter) Starship rocket on a round-the-world trip from the southern tip of Texas, near the Mexican border. It carried no people or…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – A jury quickly found a local woman guilty of Second Degree Murder in a fentanyl overdose case on Wednesday. Prosecutors say Morgan Copeland sold fentanyl to Nicholas Jackson in 2018, but he thought it was a different drug. He overdosed on March 24th of that year. That year, Tennessee lawmakers passed a new law targeting drug dealers…
Earth Day is an opportunity for us to take stock of our own foodprint. Food City Dietician Nicole offers up some ways to you can make an impact.
Dalton, GA-(WDEF-TV) The Christian Heritage boys soccer team foot-stomped their way to a 10-0 victory Tuesday in the state playoffs. The Lions have a strong senior class, and a female head coach in Rachel Boyd. As Brian Armstrong reports, Boyd is leading the best team in school history. Most boys high school soccer coaches don’t get mistaken as the athletic…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Mocs tennis team begins play in the SoCon tournament Thursday at the Champions Club. Plenty of buzz for UTC since they won the regular season conference title for the first time in school history. Nice confidence boost ahead of the league tournament. Said head coach Chuck Merzbacher:”Yeah I think the guys are playing really well. Obviously they’re on a…
DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Two teenagers and a 20-year-old man have been arrested and charged with reckless murder in connection with a shooting that killed four young people at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party in rural Alabama, investigators announced Wednesday. Tallapoosa County District Attorney Mike Segrest said two teens — Tyreese “Ty Reik” McCullough, 17, and Travis McCullough, 16, both…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Thanks to all the technology these days, it doesn’t take long to use up your storage. That’s why Chattanooga company StratusGrid is helping their customers put their information on the cloud instead of a hard drive. Let’s see how StratusGrid is driving our economy forward. “StratusGrid is an AWS partner and cloud consulting and technology consulting…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – First responders held an emergency response drill on Lovell Field at the Chattanooga Airport today. The chief of Chattanooga Airport’s Fire Depart Greg Banks said, “We write plans, we have them in place for the just in case because you have low frequency, high risk events such as this that’s hard to create a true response…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — Hamilton County Commissioners approved new rules for short-term vacation rental (STVR) properties. They voted on the resolution Wednesday morning. These rules only apply to property in unincorporated areas, since the cities already have their own rules. This will set up an inspection process and put limits on how many people can stay at a particular…