CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — College football season is officially underway. One university is using tech to study concussions, and help players. Virtual reality isn’t just for playing video games. It’s being used to help student athletes. Graduate athletic training professor Gary Wilkerson with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is studying why more players who’ve gotten concussions, are also getting…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-When attending the Chattanooga zoo you expect to see animals. What you don’t often see if the work that goes on behind the scenes. Chattanooga Exterminators works provides pesticide control while making sure the animals are safe. Just trying to maintain a healthy atmosphere for the animals, for visitors. We wanna make sure that everything we’re doing out…
TRION, GA (WDEF) – Georgia Governor Brian Kemp declares a state of emergency for Chattooga and Floyd Counties after heavy rain causes flash floods. The scenes are overwhelming. For the mayor of one Chattooga County town, a 24-hour rainfall has Trion both shocked and ready to help those most in need. Trion Mayor Lanny Thomas recalled how his morning went….
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – While the rain was still going on, the first Horizon Pavilion across from Finley Stadium held the Fall Food Truck Rally. Several mobile businesses were on hand despite the rain. The event is a way for many of these small businesses to showcase their skills and network at the same time. Sheka Ransom, the owner of the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-A dominate season opening performance against conference opponent Wofford. The Mocs win 31-0 and lead 24-0 at the half. Ailym Ford ran for over 15o yards and had two Touchdowns. The biggest play of the night arguably was made by the defense where a 45-yard interception return by Reuben Lowery III for six gave Chattanooga a 17-0 lead….
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – A chaotic scene late this afternoon along Brainerd Road near Greenway View. Several shots fired between two cars, leading to a a car wreck and one person hospitalized. That chaos led to three businesses being affected, with many workers and patrons hitting the pavement. Brian Clay, a customer at nearby Rimtyme, explains: “I got out the car…
This weekend the Chattanooga Radio Control Club in Ooltewah, TN hosted free RC airplane lessons. This free event lets kids and teens try their hand controlling motorized airplanes ranging everywhere from one to four feet in length. There were also Simulation Trainings and RC Demos. Clarke Gallaher with Extreme Flight RC said this hobby is actually more affordable than most…
This week in Ringgold, Georgia was the 5th annual butterfly festival to remember and honor the life of former Heritage High School student Katie Beth Carter. This event is put on each year on Labor Day weekend by the Carter family and Live and Love Ministries to memorialize their daughter Katie Beth who died in a car accident on Labor…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — The elections and fanfare are now over, and Weston Wamp is on the job as Hamilton County’s Mayor. After being sworn in, Wamp hinted at his agenda for the beginning of his term, placing the emphasis on education. “We’re going to step alongside Justin Robertson, our relatively new school superintendent, and begin to lay out a very…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — If you were on I-24 today with the windows down and smelled something that had your mouth watering, chances are it was the collective aroma coming from this month’s Food Truck Friday. On the first Friday of the new month, Marlin Road transforms into Food Truck Junction. It’s all overseen by the Kitchen Incubator of Chattanooga, which…
The Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management is recognizing September as National Preparedness Month with their “a lasting legacy” campaign.Amy Maxwell is the Public Relations for HCOEM, she said an emergency kits is critical and it is always better to be proactive than reactive. “Let’s talk about an emergency to go kit. What does that consist of? Water. It is…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Tyner’s Josh Jackson sets the tone for the team with his leadership on and off the field. He is also leading the team to wins as he is 2-0 and each game hes had multiple touchdowns. This off season he put in the hours of work to become that better passer. At nearly 6 and a half feet tall…
HAMILTON COUNTY (WDEF) – A mother and son were shot on the first day of dove hunting season on a site in North Chickamauga Creek. It was a controlled hunt Thursday, but an eyewitness says the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency did not limit the number of people entering the area. It happened in the Dove Fields area of the site,…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – It was a special Thursday afternoon for Boyd Patterson. As the newly elected 11th District Criminal Court Judge, he takes the oath of office from retiring judge Don Poole. With the oath, comes the transfer of the robe. A new era begins! But WEDNESDAY afternoon, it was all about Don Poole. Hanging up that robe after 17 years…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) Joe Boyle Struck out 6 and the Lookouts scoring the winning run in the 8th to win 3-2. Both teams started off the game slow, although Lookouts were able to escape without giving up a run in the first inning with the bases loaded. Mike Siani was thrown out when he left fist before the pitcher threw,…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — Local members of the United Campus Workers held a rally today at UTC, demanding the school raise minimum wages to $15 an hour. The organization’s campaign has already received hundreds of signatures in support of the pay raise. The UCW says UTC has promised that a plan exists to meet the pay raise demands, but they don’t…
CATOOSA COUNTY, Georgia (WDEF) — Catoosa County leaders need the community’s help to make a school bus route safer. Both the local sheriff’s office and school board are asking residents to call the transportation company responsible with their complaints. The safety of the county’s children was on the minds of both Catoosa County’s sheriff and superintendent today — they’re calling…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Week three of the Tennessee high school football schedule features a TSSAA state championship game rematch between McCallie and MBA . For the Blue Tornado, the win was the program’s third consecutive title under coach Ralph Potter and completed a season sweep of the Big Red. Now McCallie is facing MBA again this year, in what could…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – We’ve had a very calm hurricane season so far in our part of the world. But that generally is not the case this time of year. Five years ago, Hurricane Harvey hit the Louisiana and Texas coasts. Harvey came ashore as a category 4 hurricane in the last week of August. But it’s biggest impact was…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — After twelve years of service, Mayor Jim Coppinger said goodbye to the Mayor’s Office this morning. His successor, Weston Wamp, was sworn in, and says he intends to lead with what he calls “civic courage.” “Fortunately, all of us in this room and those of us in this community have many guiding examples, throughout the history of…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) – A new company announced this week it will bring 400 new jobs to the Bradley County area. The agricultural equipment manufacturer IronCraft Attachments has come to Cleveland. Managers said they hope to start hiring production staff in September of 2023. The first phase of operations will employee 150 to 200 workers. Cleveland Mayor Kevin Brooks said…
State and local officials announced $582 million dollar investment to establish a lithium hydroxide processing facility in McMinn County. Piedmont Lithium is a producer of lithium hydroxide, a critical component in the supply chain for the booming electric vehicle market. After looking at over 30 different locations in 7 different states, the company decided to set up their new plant…
ATLANTA (AP) – Kyle Wright pitched seven scoreless innings to earn his major league-leading 17th victory, Austin Riley and Ronald Acuña Jr. homered, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2. The defending World Series champion Braves avoided their first four-game losing streak since Sept. 14-18, 2021. Atlanta, with the NL’s third-best record at 80-51, remained three games behind…
(lookouts.com) The Chattanooga Lookouts dropped the second game of their series against Pensacola by a score of 5-4. In his Lookouts and Double-A debut, Christian Roa only allowed one run in five innings while striking out six batters. Backed by Roa’s strong outing Lookouts and Blue Wahoos were tied heading into the bottom of the fifth. New Lookouts infielder Christian…