CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — In 2007, a furniture store in Charleston, South Carolina, caught fire. In responding to the incident, nine firefighters lost their lives in what was the deadliest firefighter disaster since 9/11. Marine veteran Travis Howze was one of the firefighters who responded to the blaze, and the event changed him. “You’re having nightmares that are so bad —…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — We’re in the middle of Spring Break season! Whether you’ve already booked your trip, or you’re planning one for the summer, some smartphone apps can help keep you organized, and make your vacation even better. With temperatures warming up, it’s time to start planning your next vacation. The Tripadvisor app can help you with planning and…
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF)- “Basically, my kidneys don’t work and I need a new one,” said Moore. Tami Lloyd says her Seventeen-year-old son Cooper Moore has struggled since before birth with chronic kidney issues blocking his urinary system. “Over 17 years of time this condition causes kidney failure. The left kidney for Cooper does not function any longer, the right kidney…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years, but they still capture our wild imaginations. It makes it all worth it when you see the community come out and such large numbers. “What’s your favorite one?” “These colors, I like it when it’s the color pink,” said Ella Tour manager Brian Galentine says it takes a lot of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — From the Super Bowl to the Scenic City, former Chattanooga Moc and Notre Dame alum Kareem Orr is on his championship tour around the city after winning the Super Bowl with the Rams a couple months ago. Orr was the guest of honor at the Red Wolves home opener against Forward Madison Saturday. He got the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Press Release) – History was made at CHI Memorial Stadium Saturday as the Red Wolves recorded its first ever sellout, with 2,618 fans in attendance for the season-opening match against Forward Madison FC. The first half was a robust affair between the two sides as both looked to shake away the rust of the offseason and get control…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (UTC Athletics) – The Chattanooga Mocs’ softball team swept Saturday’s doubleheader over ETSU at Frost Stadium with a 5-4 win in game one followed by a 9-4 victory in game two. Game one went into extra innings after a seventh-inning comeback by Chattanooga. Emily Coltharp sent the Mocs fans into a frenzy with a walk-off RBI single up…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Chattanooga Christian needed nine to beat Boyd Buchanan in a Saturday afternoon rivalry match. CCS rallied to a 4-3 victory. Categories: Sports, Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Boyd Buchanan, Chattanooga Christian, High School Baseball
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF)-Kids have a new place to play in East Ridge after the old wooden playground needed to be taken down. Back in 1994, the original wooden playground stood for kids to play. Now years later in the same spot a new metal and plastic playground stands in its place. The playground connects both with the old and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-An artist’s and animator’s work is on display in Chattanooga which will bring people back to their childhood. The Beatles along with Scooby-Doo, Rugrats, and the Flintstones artwork were on display and for sale all based on the 50-year career of the late Ron Campbell. Campbell is known for animating or childhood creating extremely popular cartoons like Popeye,…
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) Chattanooga State and Cleveland State split their softball double header on Friday in Cleveland. Chatt State won game one 8-2 with Cleveland State taking the second contest 4-2. The two schools will play another double header on Saturday. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Chattanooga State Community College, Cleveland State Community College, college softball, Softball
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Chattanooga Red Wolves season opener goes down Saturday night as they host Forward Madison. Jose Carrera Garcia will help lead the charge for Chattanooga. Garcia is in his second season with the team, and now he has been named a team captain. After watching the Red Wolves make the playoff semi-finals.last year, Garcia is confident the club can take…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — Local sports fans will be tuning in to watch the Final Four tomorrow, and this is exactly what many establishments in Chattanooga are expecting. Not only are they excited to welcome in regulars and new customers alike to enjoy the games, but after what we’ve been through the past couple of years, they’re grateful for the chance…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Today is the first day of April, and as we move into Spring, some of us might be thinking about doing a little gardening. It is a little early to start planting flowers outdoors, though. According to Ray Painter at the Green Thumb in Hixson, the Tennessee Valley usual experiences its last frost in the mid-April. Until…
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Mayor Tim Kelly spoke yesterday about a need for affordable housing, but that raises a question: what housing does the city consider affordable? According to the city’s promotional materials for the plan, they’re using the widely recognized metric that “affordable housing should only cost one third of a household’s income. “The median housing price in Chattanooga is…
COVINGTON, Georgia (WDEF) – 55 year old Jim Stancil of Covington, Georgia knows how to barbeque. And grill. They’re two different things you know. “Big Jim” has owned his own catering service for almost 30 years. It’s his livelihood and his lifestyle. But the pandemic hit his business hard. He went from some 200 events a year to about 10….
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-Hamilton County School District is a read 360 school system. This means, there is an extra emphasis on kids achieving their reading at their grade level or better. “So this is a reading 360 district. That means Hamilton county has done exceptional work to make sure all their students are on track to reading on grade level by…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — Wildfires are blazing through Tennessee, with some of the largest being outside Pigeon Forge in Sevier County. Needing backup, Chattanooga has been just one of many departments to provide relief in wake of the disaster. “From our department, we did send one engine company and one tanker company,” said CFD Operations Chief Rick Boatwright. “Several departments around…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA—The workout did not match the weather at Scrappy Moore Field Thursday morning. On a cool, overcast spring morning, 10 Chattanooga Mocs alums went through numbers tests and drills for the approximate 25 NFL scouts and coaches at the annual pro day work. The 10… Defensive Back (4): Brandon Dowdell, Rashun Freeman, Jordan Jones, Jerrell Lawson Linebacker/Defensive Line (1):…
RAINSVILLE, Alabama (WDEF) – Rainsville, Alabama isn’t really their hometown, but it was close enough in 1982. County music fans in our area should be able to tell you that “the boys from Alabama” came from Fort Payne. But when they played up on the mountain early that year, it was still a homecoming show. Alabama was just hitting it…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF)-A formerly homeless country musician is making it a point to spread the importance of music. Country musician Steven Cade is donating guitars to inspire those in needs and offer a means of musical escape. His ‘Giving Guitars Tour’ visits homeless shelters and agencies across the country to interact with those in need, donate guitars, and hold liver…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — “Chattanooga faces a crossroads. If we don’t do something about housing in our city, something bold and decisive, there are going to be serious and irreversible consequences,” said Mayor Tim Kelly, Thursday afternoon. Thursday, Mayor Tim Kelly announced a new initiative to build affordable housing in Chattanooga. “My administration is making a major investment that will create…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- “I think what’s amazing about this food bank, as we work with so many amazing partners across our community, that we don’t have to imagine a world where our neighbors are going hungry because we’re here,” said Blevins. For five decades, the Food Bank has provided food for those in need in Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia. “We’ve…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF)-The Tennessee Commissioner of Education had a stop at Bradley County’s PIE Innovation Center. Bradley county schools, PIE innovation Center, helps kids learn in the classroom at the same time gain real life work experience. Commissioner of education, Penny Schwinn, says she has heard so many great things about this project and wanted to see how it aids…