Board suspends business permit of bar near mass shooting

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) – Officials have voted to suspend the business permit of a Tennessee nightclub near the scene of a mass shooting where three people were killed and 14 others injured. News outlets report the Chattanooga Beer & Wrecker Board decided Thursday to suspend the permit for Mary’s Bar & Grill for three days for operating without a beer…

From The Archives: 2012 Lauren Alaina closes Riverbend Festival

(CHATTANOOGA) – Ten years ago, the Riverbend scored a big homecoming show to close out that year’s festival. Country singer Lauren Alaina was just starting her professional career in Nashville. In the previous two years, American Idol made her a star and she had just recorded her first album. So her 2012 homecoming as a Riverbend headliner was a triumphant…

Collegedale cop cleared after controversial citation stop

Watch the police cam version of the stop

COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF) – A Facebook post alleging a Collegedale Police Officer had been racist during a citation has been thoroughly investigated and those claims are now proven to be false. Collegedale Assistant Chief of Police Jamie Heath said the officer’s body camera footage told a much different story than the social media post “The Facebook post made by the…

New Mural on 10th Street: “Voices of MLK”

These 12 artists, who all live and/or work in the Chattanooga area, painted this year’s murals on the second side of the EPB 10th Street Substation: (left to right) Rea Shaw, Sara Tolbert, Jerome Foster, Ann Jackson, Nathaniel Stepney, Laura Dahlke, Karen Estes, Madison Myers, Mimi McAllister, Dannita Noble & La-Tesia Poole. (Not pictured: Ty Swint) CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — New…

Let’s Eat Recipe: Greek Yogurt Bars

June is National Dairy Month and Food City registered dietitian Nicole Pazdziorko talks about some of the benefits health and taste wise of dairy including a delicious recipe for Greek Yogurt Bars.

Heat Wave food tips for your family

Beer? Ice Cream? Berries? A nutritionist shares what's good and what's bad for us in the heat

ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) – “We have a salad plate and some popcorn chicken.” “Four cases of Gatorade.” “Salad items, fruits. A lot of veggies…” “Unknowingly walk out with what their body needs most this summer. “13 cups of water for men and about nine cups of water for women.” Nutritionist Marisa Moore says food likely already on your list, too, is…

More To The Story: Treehouse Vacations

Dave visits a new vacation rental in Dade County

RISING FAWN, GA (WDEF) – 41 year old Michael Hicks and his wife Teah own a company that makes unique spaces. For unique destinations. This is their latest creation. Up on Lookout Mountain, in Dade County. Three vacation rentals. The Hicks bought the property back in 2020. And you can’t beat the view. You can’t beat the uniqueness, because all…

Heatwave causes record breaking energy usage

EPB has reached their highest levels of electrical use in nearly three years. EPB officials report that the peak demand is likely to surpass the current peak in the next few days. As the hot summer temperatures continue, Jason Elders is an Energy Pro for EPB. He said there are some simple steps customers can take to stay cool while…

Passed Ball Helps Lookouts Down the Shuckers 7-6

(lookouts.com) With the game tied at six entering the bottom of the eighth inning, the Lookouts took the lead on a passed ball to lead them to an eventual 7-6 victory. The game started out in the Lookouts favor as they took an early 4-0 lead in the first. TJ Hopkins and Alex McGarry knocked home runs with RBI singles…

Josh Malone Among Players Looking to Make Impression in Titans Summer Camp

  Can’t be fun going through OTA’s and mini-camps for the Titans right now with the temperature hovering around 100 degrees. You know you’re gonna sweat…a lot, but for some offensive players, you can’t let’em see you sweat under the pressure of making the team. The Titans signed former Vols receiver Josh Malone in February, and he’s digging his return…

Underground transformer explosion knocks out downtown power

Fire is under control, but power repairs could take awhile

11:15 Update: Fire Dept. handing over scene to EPB crews to make repairs overnight.  Here is their description of the incident. CFD post from Twitter Firefighters were called to the 200 block of Broad Street at 8:17 PM Tuesday. Flames and sparks were coming out of the ground through grates. Because it was electrical in nature, firefighters used several dry…

CMA Fest Spotlight: Sophia Scott

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) — Like most performers, country music artist Sophia Scott is pumped to be back on stage again. Her new EP “One of These Days” just came out June 2. She spent part of CMA Fest last weekend celebrating by performing her new songs. “It’s definitely been a long time coming,” Scott said. “Some of these songs I…

Third arrest, new information on McCallie shooting

Rodney Harris, Garrian King, Alexis Lewis UPDATE: U.S. Attorney in Knoxville confirms the gun charges against Garrian King and Rodney Junior Harris. They have both been indicted by a grand jury for possession of a weapon by felons from the McCallie Avenue shootings investigation. “The indictment alleges that on or about June 5, 2022, in the Eastern District of Tennessee,…

You may be a victim of “shrinkflation” and not know it

Instead of marking up prices, some companies are giving us less product

(CBS) – The latest data from the Bureau of Labor statistics shows the price of food shot up 10% over the past year, the biggest annual jump since 1981. And if high prices weren’t enough, now some of the products, we buy are getting smaller. It’s called shrinkflation. Consumer advocate Mary Bach was at the grocery store last week and…

What’s Right With Our Schools: Ringgold High Performing Arts

Ringgold, Georgia (WDEF) – It was a dazzling year for Performing Arts at Ringgold High School.From scholarships, to state honors to a very famous visitor, they pull back the curtain on What’s Right With Our Schools. Jane’ Ellis is the Musical Theater and Choir Director at Ringgold High. She explains,”The students received 12 Shuler nominations, got the chance to perform on that…