Chase Burns shines in debut

(LOOKOUTS)-The Chattanooga Lookouts swept the doubleheader, winning game one 8-3 and game two 3-0, over the Columbus Clingstones. Game one marked Reds top prospect Chase Burns’ Double-A debut. The right-hander lit up the radar gun, throwing 11 pitches over 100 MPH in the first inning. Burns allowed a run in the first, but settled in and finished his debut going…

Chattanooga Beach Volleyball Goes Back-to-Back as Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Champions

GoMocs- For the second consecutive season, the Chattanooga beach volleyball team punched its ticket into the NCAA Tournament after the Sandy Mocs defeated UT Martin 3-2 to become Ohio Valley Conference tournament champions on Saturday at the UTC Sports Complex. In front of a raucous home crowd at the UTC Sports Complex, the Mocs (26-5, 10-0 OVC) fought through one…

Corgi Cuties Take Over St. Elmo

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Big ears, short legs, and plenty of wagging tails took over St. Elmo today. The streets of Chattanooga’s historic St. Elmo neighborhood were packed for the annual St. Elmo Corgi Parade. More than 200 corgis, dressed in everything from tutus to superhero capes, made their way down St. Elmo Avenue as part of the ‘Hello, St….

A Taste of Cornbread Culture

SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. (WDEF) – The streets of South Pittsburg, Tennessee, are packed this weekend for the National Cornbread Festival. Today, visitors played games, rode carnival rides, and browsed booths filled with handmade arts and crafts, and the fun continues tomorrow.  Festival Goers also stopped by Cornbread Alley, where they could sample nine different types of cornbread, with all proceeds…

McCallie Beats Baylor 3-0

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) McCallie beat rival Baylor 3-0 on the soccer pitch Friday evening. Big Blue scored twice in the first half, and then Brooks Hilger scored on a header early in the second half for the final goal of the match. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News, Sports – Soccer

EPB announces partnership to bring quantum computer to Chattanooga

IonQ’s Forte Enterprise Quantum Computer, which will be coming to Chattanooga. (Courtesy: IonQ) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- EPB has announced the next step in growing their Quantum Network. EPB’s goal over the past couple of years has been to make Chattanooga a preeminent destination for quantum computing. On Friday, they approved the next step of that plan, a quantum computer to…

High Tech Bubble Bath Fixes Chronic Venous Insufficiency?

Chattanooga, TN  – The Vascular Institute is Chattanooga’s Premier Vein Clinic and today they are giving us an inside look at how they treat Chronic Venous Insufficiency. Over 20 million Americans, about 1 in 3, suffer from this. Symptoms can include fatigue, heaviness, achy legs, painful swelling or varicose veins. It can often lead to open wounds as well. Technology…

Lily Soto couldn’t “Say No To This” role in Hamilton

Tennessee native Lily Soto returns to the Volunteer State to star in the touring hit musical “Hamilton” at the Memorial Auditorium as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Lily Soto has put in quite the “work” to land her dream role as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds in the Angelica Tour of Hamilton, now at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium…

PORCH Chattanooga looking to tackle increasing food insecurity

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A new organization in the Chattanooga area is looking to tackle food insecurity. PORCH Chattanooga collects food donations straight off of your front porch and takes it to local food pantries. (Courtesy: PORCH) Currently, they partner with the Northshore Neighborhood House, Joseph’s Storehouse at Dallas Bay Baptist Church, and the Red Bank Food Pantry. They are one…

Thursday Throwback: 2005 State of Dade

For almost a hundred years, we had a foreign country right here on our back porch. At least that’s the legend. The story is that tiny Dade County, Georgia succeeded from the Union before the rest of the state and never came back in after the Civil War. In fact, it took a Presidential telegram to bring them back. Twenty…

Upcycled Art Event Sparks Creativity

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Today at the Warehouse Row Pavilion, Chattanooga celebrated Arts Week and Earth Week with a hands-on, upcycled art experience.  Community members joined Artist J Baker to complete “Terra the Turtle,” a sculpture made entirely from recycled materials collected along the Chattanooga Riverfront. The event featured student-designed bicycle art and live music. Esther Lovingood, River City Company…

Dalton Baby Shower Supports Families

DALTON, GA (WDEF) – The Women’s Enrichment Center in Dalton held its Annual Community Baby Shower today.  Donors dropped off diapers, formula, baby clothes, and more to support families across Northwest Georgia, with staff and volunteers on hand to collect the items curbside.  The event supports the Center’s mission to provide free, confidential services like pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, STI testing,…

Georgia man arrested in Scottsboro for drug trafficking

SCOTTSBORO, Al. (WDEF) —  A routine traffic stop in Scottsboro led to the arrest of a Georgia man on multiple drug-related charges. At 10:11 p.m., April 23, 2025, Scottsboro Police Department officers conducted a stop in the 2100 block of Veterans Drive. The driver and only person inside the vehicle, James Psihogios, of Acworth, Georgia, was arrested at the scene….

Cherokee County authorities locate escaped inmate

Authorities bringing Robert Keith Revis into custody / Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office UPDATE:  Robert Revis has been located and taken back into custody. CHEROKEE COUNTY, Nc. (WDEF) —  Authorities in Cherokee County are asking the public for help in locating an escaped inmate. Robert “Robbie” Revis is a white male, standing about 6 feet 1 inch tall, and weighs around…

Ooltewah Blanks Hixson 5-0

Ooltewah, TN-(WDEF-TV) The rain didn’t faze the Ooltewah softball team on Wednesday. The Lady Owls posted a 5-0 win over Hixson. Jaeda Tucker kept the Wildcats hitless through five innings, and Addy Watts clobbered a 3 run homer in the 5th inning to seal the 5-0 win. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News

Columbus Defeats Lookouts 6-4 in Rain Shortened Game

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Columbus Clingstones made it two straight wins over the Lookouts on Wednesday with a 6-4 victory at AT&T Field. The game was called after six innings due to weather. The Clingstones scored three runs in the top of the first. Lookouts answered with two in the bottom of the second, including an RBI single from Cade Hunter. Columbus…