CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — According to zumper.com, the rent for a two-bedroom housing unit in Chattanooga is up 19% since this time last year. The data also shows that the Scenic City is the 63rd most expensive rental market in America. Zumper’s data reveals that one and two-bedroom rentals were priced at just over $1,200 and $1,400, respectively. Financial expert Chris…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — After days of nationwide shopping, Giving Tuesday has returned, prompting neighbors to donate back to their communities. This year, the Net Resource Foundation is asking for donations to help finish the Hughes Project, which was launched in 2020. The project would transform part of Hughes Avenue into a park complete with an outdoor performance venue, a community…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) – Patience and kindness are job requirements for any good kindergarten teacher. Janie Shelton magically blends those qualities in her classroom at CSAS. Setting a solid foundation for a lifetime love of learning earned Ms. Shelton the Golden Apple Award. Fannie Moore is the lower school principal at CSAS. She explains, “Ms. Shelton is a wonderful teacher….
UPDATE: Chattanooga Police say they used drone technology and their investigators to find the location of the carjacking suspect who fled the scene after the wreck. They called out SWAT, hostage negotiators and K9 officers to the scene. Police say after negotiations with the suspect failed, they sent in the dog and took the suspect into custody. They also took…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) In a high contested game at Boyd Buchanan’s Jett Gym on Monday night, the home standing Bucs held off Walker Valley by a final of 72-67. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Boyd Buchanan, Game, local sports news, Walker Valley
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) – Dr. Robert Stinson of Rossville Middle says “Today he recognized… a really good student, from a pool of really really good students, to represent our school in our district as a Georgia REACH Scholar. Ultimately what it means for Shea is that over the course of four years she’ll receive $10,000 in addition to any other…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — Tennessee Representative Yusuf Hakeem is working on a new bill that could provide exceptions to the state’s current abortion law. Hakeem says he’s tasked state attorneys with developing a new bill in the state’s House of Representatives. It would propose exceptions to Tennessee’s abortion law regarding issues of rape and incest, as well as the health and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-“Even like recently my own wife she got scammed accidentally because she was trying to do something off eBay” Anyone can be scammed in they are not vigilant about checking links and making sure the offer is real. Even the spouse of cybersecurity consultant and Juris investigations CEO Andrew Sternke. “She was trying to order a Lego set…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- The Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball team won a major mid-major battle with a 69-66 decision over visiting Murray State. The game came down to the final shot. There were 14 lead changes and five ties over the 40 minutes. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News, Sports – UTC Mocs Tags: Basketball, Chattanooga Moc, local sports, men’s basketball,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- The Chattanooga Mocs women’s basketball team jumped out early and never looked back in a 62-47 win over King Saturday afternoon in McKenzie Arena. The Mocs improve to 5-3, while the Tornado falls to 1-4. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News, Sports – UTC Mocs Tags: against king, Defense, local sports, Mocs, UTC Mocs, women
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- It was the last game to be played on Tyner’s current field. At halftime players and coaches from the past we honored to remember the great time and memories on the field. By then no one was worried about the game being played on the field as Tyner was already up 33-0 and coasted to a victory…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Chattanooga turned off the parking meters to attract holiday shoppers downtown through Saturday. There is a long history of trying to improve the parking situation for downtown stores. 42 years ago, shoppers were abandoning downtown for the suburbs. Before the age of malls, the big department stores were all downtown. And for Christmas, the city put up…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — Black Friday shopping often invokes two thoughts — saving big on gifts for loved ones at Christmas or, sometimes, watching shoppers actually fight for them. Fortunately, the latter was not seen at Hamilton Place, which was prepared to keep large crowds safe as customers began entering the building at 7 a.m. “We do have a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Today was Black Friday, the busiest in store shopping day of the year. However with inflation, many are questioning just how much consumers are willing to spend this holiday shopping season. Shoppers came out to stores such as Academy Sports and Outdoors at Hamilton Place, trying to save as much as they can as the world continues…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Google has recently agreed to a big lawsuit settlement. The search engine is paying nearly $400 million to 40 states – the third highest privacy settlement in U.S. history. Google is charged with misleading users into thinking their location tracking was turned off, even though their information was still being collected. Even when their Location History…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Even though the season is over for the Mocs, offensive lineman McClendon Curtis still has another game left since he’s headed to the Senior Bowl. At 6’6, 330-pounds, Curtis certainly looks like a pro lineman, and it sounds like he’s also a pro in the kitchen. Preparing a Thanksgiving feast would be no problem for Curits. McClendon Curtis salivates…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — Despite the many hardships Americans have faced this year, a pair of local religious leaders say there’s still plenty to be thankful for. Fr. David Carter of the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul says despite everything, he’s still seen people give to those in need regardless of their struggles. He says that’s what Thanksgiving is all…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Holiday shopping has changed a lot in the last few years. Before there was Amazon, shopping by mail was a much slower process. In 1982, our reporters found people who shopped by catalogue. You would go to the store, and thumb through their catalogue to find items they couldn’t stock in the store. The catch is you…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA – The Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball team fell on the wrong side of a back-and-forth non-conference tilt against in-state foe Lipscomb and dropped a 72-66 decision on Wednesday evening inside McKenzie Arena. Chattanooga falls to 2-3 overall after the loss. Lipscomb improves to 4-2 this season and snaps a six-game skid against the Mocs. The visitors shot a…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Tyner’s defense has been flat out nasty this season. They’re giving up on average just one touchdown a game. No wonder the Rams have advanced to the state playoff semi-finals on Friday. Tyner’s tenacious ‘D’ has been a pleasant surprise for head coach Scott Chandler. Said Chandler:”Well I thought we could be better than we were last year, but…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Associated General Contractors of East Tennessee’s Construction Career Center is now up and running. “We have been in action now for about two weeks here at the construction career center,” said Leslie Gower, AGC CEO. It’s for both new and experienced construction workers looking to enhance their skills. “We’re had the opportunity to partner with…
UPDATE: Hamilton County District Attorney Coty Wamp spoke with News 12 Thursday morning saying there is currently no “class-action lawsuit” against her. News 12 also spoke earlier this week with Attorney Charles Wright, who said he had filed a motion to intervene Monday morning in Hamilton County’s criminal court. Wright is representing multiple families, including the Rogers, who had previously…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — One East Ridge resident has been walking Chattanooga’s Grateful Gobbler 5K for almost 20 years. She’ll be walking again tomorrow, but this time to remember a friend. Theresa Chastain will be walking in memory of Teresa Manning — her friend and former walking partner at the Gobbler. The two even collected a significant number of event t-shirts…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) At the CCS Thanksgiving tournament on Wednesday, the Hamilton Heights girls held off Boyd Buchanan down the stretch to win 44-36, Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Boyd Buchanan, girls, Hamilton, heights, local sports game