CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – I hear music, and it’s coming from the old cemetery, right across the street from UTC. Chris Johnson is playing his bagpipes. Under a tree. All alone. Johnson is an adjunct teacher at the college. Several times a week, he spends his lunch break right here. Under the same oak tree. All by himself. Relaxing and practicing…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — You’re running out of time to file your taxes. Some smartphone apps can help you get the job done. Filing your taxes is never fun, so if you’ve been procrastinating, you have less than a month left to do it. One go-to DIY service to easily get everything done yourself is TurboTax. The free tax prep…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-This weekend’s events of remembering the life of Ed Johnson and the injustice of his death also was meant to show a light of hope. Represented in a song nearly everyone knows. This little light of mine, a song sang by many at one time or another. It was being sung at the Ed Johnson memorial to remember…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- “Let’s continue to attempt to build bridges with those who will stand on the other side and plank by plank brick by brick with mallet and hand remove the bridges which already exist,” said Donivan Brown. March 19, 1906, Ed Johnson was murdered by a lynch mob on the Walnut Street Bridge for a crime he didn’t…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — America’s central bank will be raising national interest rates by 0.25%. It’s the first time the Fed has raised the rate since late 2018. Financial professional John Vandergriff says this is all being done to help offset inflated costs. “The reason they’re raising interest rates is so that it can help slow the economy down,” Vandergriff said….
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF) – The Hamilton County District Attorney’s Office is launching an investigation into a traffic stop that occurred in Collegedale earlier this month. On March 10, Delane “Delaney” Gordon was tazed by an officer after being pulled over for speeding. Gordon asked to speak to the Officer’s supervisor during the stop, after which the situation escalated. His attorney,…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Reports of bullying in Hamilton County Schools is on the rise this year, thanks to schools being back full-time during the pandemic. The stories of bullying, though, are horrific, and some of them came out at the school board meeting. One of them happened here at East Ridge Elementary School. “The aggressor then grabs my son’s arm…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — This morning, the NAACP filed a complaint against District Attorney candidate Coty Wamp for comments she made Tuesday night. “The NAACP has accomplished some great things in the last 100 years, but one of them is NOT the way they treat law enforcement,” said Wamp. Reverend Anne Jones Pierre of the local NAACP chapter responded, clarifying the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – It’s a customized van. She named it “Millie.” SHE……is Christiane Palpant. Who lives in Atlanta. Christiane is a banker by trade. Well, she used to be. Now, she’s a painter. That’s because after two years of bedrest, due to open heart surgery, Palpant decided to take her painting to a new level. Accordingly, she will paint in…
(press release) Red Bank High School is excited to announce Ted Gatewood as their next head football coach. Coach Gatewood, a Red Bank HS alumnus and the current offensive coordinator, has the extensive head coaching experience, passion and ability to build quality relationships we feel the program needs to build upon previous success. We sought input from the current coaching…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Two weeks ago, missionaries Henry and Victoria Benach decided to go overseas to assist those fleeing Ukraine. “I’ve booked the tickets, got everything ready, and we’re going by faith,” said Henry. Now, Henry and his wife Victoria are in Poland, at the Ukrainian border. “I’m maybe a mile from the border, at this moment. We’ve been working…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) – Cleveland Police have filed a new charge against the Cleveland Middle School teacher charged over a hidden camera in a locker room. It is a second count of Attempted Aggravated Unlawful Photography of a minor. Investigators say they have learned the video recording happened over a two day period, which explains the second charge. On Thursday,…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) — On Tuesday, March 15, a Cleveland Middle School student found an electronic recording device discretely placed in the girls’ locker room. After being notified by the student, school administrators quickly contacted CPD, who promptly began an investigation. Within 24 hours, CMS eighth grade teacher Christopher Schroll, was identified and arrested. “That’s a place where the middle…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The Lookouts begin their season April 8th on the road in Knoxville to play the Smokies. But each day that passes is one more day a new stadium here is needed if Chattanooga wants to keep baseball here. And the city got some bad news Tuesday with a negative recommendation on Senate Bill 2890 – a bill…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Today was day 3 in the murder trial of Bill Forte. Forte is being tried for first degree murder after shooting and killing his adopted son in 2018. Expert testimony was given in the trial this morning, and one thing was made clear to the jury on cross examination: Forte fired a shotgun at his son Charles…
The shamrock, it’s a symbol of Saint Patrick’s Day and according to “Science Guy” Jason Lindsey, using a few ingredients, from around the house, you can launch one through the air.
Murfreesboro, TN-(WDEF-TV) The Tyner Rams advanced to the state tournament semifinals on Tuesday after downing Bolivar Central 66-59 in Murfreesboro. The Rams came out on fire hitting 71-percent of their shots in the first quarter. Keelan Jackson was deadly from downtown for Tyner connecting on 4 of 6 three-pointers. He scored 17 points with 13 rebounds, while teammate Nehemiah Bloodsaw…
Murfreesboro, TN-(WDEF-TV) The Brainerd Panthers saw their season come to an end on Tuesday falling 40-39 to Power Center Academy in the quarterfinals of the state tournament in Murfreesboro. Brainerd was down that pesky point with five seconds left when they in-bounded the ball in front of their own bench. Dennis Lewis Junior got the ball and drove the baseline,…
The Chattanooga City Council made history this evening when they confirmed Celeste Murphy as the city’s new police chief. She is the first female, and Black female chief in the city’s history. History means nothing to Murphy if she can’t get the community to stop seeing police as the enemy. Celeste Murphy was confirmed 8-to-nothing by City Council. It’s a…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The number one ranked high school tennis team in America resides in the Scenic City. McCallie was recently voted number one in the Universal Tennis Poll rankings. The Blue Tornado captured a state title last season, and now it seems their talent has captured the eyes of the country. Even though Jeff Clark is the head tennis coach at…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) – When cutting edge technology is combined with hard work and kindness, learning is sure to follow. Those qualities merge seamlessly in Shannon Seigle’s classroom at Stem School Chattanooga. Tony Donen is the Principal. He says, “Ms. Seigel is a wonderful teacher. She is what we call ‘The Science Beast’. She is a science educator of the…
OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) – Doing what he can to assist people in his home country, Ooltewah resident Alexander Bormotov has started a non-profit. The non-profit is called Go 4 Life, and it’s an answer to the question — what can we do to help. “We started to organize volunteers in Ukraine and collecting money here and sending them to Ukraine,…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) — More than 1,500 Lee University students have signed an online petition for safer campus crosswalks. Last month, a freshman student at the school was hit at the Medlin Hall crosswalk on Ocoee Street by a driver who told Cleveland police that “she couldn’t see the road due to heavy rain.” Junior history student Ezekiel Coventry believes…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF): Pedaling for Parkinson’s has come to the Chattanooga area. This program is designed to use forced exercise to slow the progression in Parkinson’s patients. It involves a one hour session of riding spin bikes and exercises to build on motor skills. If riding a bike isn’t your thing, they offer boxing or tango classes as well. Led…