Georgia State

Lookout Mountain, GA

Chattanooga, TN

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — He runs one of the world’s largest independent fashion internet sites. Yet he does all he can to help underprivileged young women. He’s been doing so since 2017, with great success. Sam Sisakhti is the owner of “UsTrendy,” one of the largest independent...

More to the Story with Staley: Donating Dresses

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Chattery is hosting their fourth annual Great Adult Egg Hunt and Hoppy Hour next month. It will take place on Saturday, April 8 at 1 p.m. The location will be at the Sculpture Fields at Montague Park. For this event, local artists have decorated...

Great Adult Egg Hunt returns to Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Creative Discovery Museum is one of the “Crown Jewels” of downtown Chattanooga. It’s been here for some 25 years, always coming up with something new. It’s the newest permanent addition to the Creative Discovery Museum. The name says it all: The...

More to the Story with Staley: The Little Farmhouse

Tennessee State

East Ridge, TN

EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) – The city of East Ridge hopes that they will soon be able to renovate their community gym. The gym is located next to City Hall at their East Ridge Community Center. They are intending to apply for the Local Parks and Recreation Fund through...

East Ridge Looking to Renovate Gym

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – As we mark Women’s History Month in March, UTC is getting documents that will share more information on an historical figure in Chattanooga. Dr. Tommie Brown was a professor of social work at the University from 1971-1998. She became the first African American woman to...

Dr. Tommie Brown donates papers from her career to UTC

Colorado State

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Chattanooga Red Wolves open another season on Saturday as they host the Colorado Hailstorm. If you head out to CHI Memorial Stadium, you might notice more upgrades at the Wolf Den. Said Red Wolves General Manager Sean McDaniel:”I’ve often described what we do as live dinner theater.”...

Two Story Bar Called ‘The Howl’ Highlights Upgrades at Red Wolves Stadium

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – A group of residents in a Chattanooga Southside neighborhood are raising concerns about a dog kennel business. GoDog opened a few months ago on 20th Street as a one stop shop for dog boarding, daycare, and even providing a social setting with a dog park and bar.

Neighbors Upset with Excessive Barking at Dog Kennel Business

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — A fire caused significant damage to a Chattanooga home on Tuesday night, according to fire officials. The home was on the 2400 block of North Chamberlain Avenue. The Chattanooga Fire Department (CFD) received reports of the fire shortly after 7 p.m. Someone reported possible entrapment...

Family safely evacuates significant Chattanooga house fire

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — The YMCA has expanded their Community Action Program (Y-CAP) into Brainerd. The new Y-CAP location is at the Chris L. Ramsey Community Center on North Moore Road. The YMCA said this new expansion will help at-risk youth turn away from violence and substance abuse....

YMCA’s Y-CAP expands to Brainerd

Arkansas State

(gomocs.com) EATONTON, Ga.—The Chattanooga Mocs men’s golf team completed an impressive three days at the Linger Longer Invitational on Tuesday afternoon. The Mocs turned 4-under 284 for a total of 4-over 868 to finish tied for fifth at Great Waters Course at Reynolds Lake Oconee. How impressive was...

Mocs Golf “Belongs With the Big Boys” After Top 5 Finish at Linger Longer Invitational

Dayton, TN

DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF) — Nokian Tyres announced on Wednesday that they have begun construction on their new Dayton warehouse. It will be a finished goods warehouse, which they expect to be completed by mid-2024. The company says the new warehouse will hold up to 600,000 tires. Nokian Tyres and...

Nokian Tyres breaks ground on new Dayton warehouse

(press release) On April 1st, Finley Stadium is unveiling four new food and beverage concepts beginning with. Chattanooga Football Club’s season opener against Gold Star FC Detroit. Kickoff at 3 PM. “These innovations in our food and beverage program were driven by industry trends we are seeing all. over...

Concessions Will Now Be Cashless at Finley Stadium

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Starting a successful business is a monumental task. Having a great idea is only the beginning. You’ll need expert advice and plenty of it. In Chattanooga, that’s where the Small Business Deveopment Center comes in. Lynn Chesnutt is the Executive Director of TSBDC.

Driving our Economy Forward: Small Business Development Center

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Police say a drive-by shooting happened in Chattanooga this afternoon. It happened on the 4700 block of Pawnee Trail, just before 3:30 p.m. The shooter did hit one person, according to the CPD. The police department said the victim is an 18-year-old man. Officials said...

One man injured in Chattanooga drive-by shooting

Bradley County, TN

Cleveland, TN

CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) – Bradley County deputies are looking for a pair of suspects in an overnight shooting. They say it happened just before 2 AM in the 1900 block of Lois Street SE. Deputies found a male victim in the home with a gunshot wound. He told them...

Deputies look for two suspects in overnight shooting in Bradley County

Jackson, TN

Signal Mountain, TN

SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN (WDEF) – Recognizing each child’s unique strengths *and* challenges is crucial to helping them become the best students they can be. Kim Lockery does that every day, with a smile. He classroom might be the coziest place at Nolan Elementary. Ashley Aldridge Wilson is the...

Golden Apple Award: Kim Lockery, Nolan Elementary

Ohio State

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – At this week’s press briefing Wednesday, Chattanooga Police offered updates on a few incidents. One incident was a recent shooting at a Renaissance Park. Assistant Chief Harry Sommers said that a bicyclist was picking up trash when he was approached by a group of...

CPD Offers Shooting and Robbery Updates

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — A vehicle struck a 55-year-old bicyclist on Friday. Now, Chattanooga Police have released an update on the incident, and they have cited the person responsible. The CPD said the bicyclist’s injuries are not as serious as they originally reported. In addition, they identified Raquel...

Chattanooga Police update on bicyclist struck Friday

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — A person spraying chemicals with no ventilation resulted in a small explosion at an apartment building on Monday. The Chattanooga Fire Department responded to the incident at 10:45 a.m. They said someone was working on a vacant apartment at the Marina Pointe Apartments on Lake...

Chemical reaction causes explosion in apartment building

Chattanooga Police received reports that a man entered the Regions Bank at 601 Market Street and fired several rounds. They said he left the bank with an unknown amount of money. The suspect fled the bank before police arrived. Law enforcement officials are still on-scene to investigate. Police have advised...

Active shooter at Regions Bank in Chattanooga, police say

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Chattanooga Police released an update on the man who jumped out of an ambulance on Sunday and was hit by a car on I-24. They identified the man as James Moore. CPD said an ambulance was taking him to a local hospital, but he “became...

Update on man who jumped out of ambulance

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – One of the leading Chattanooga-based freight companies is being bought out. Officials with U.S. Xpress announced the deal on Tuesday morning. Knight-Swift Transportation is purchasing U.S. Xpress in what is being called one of the largest trucking company deals in history. They are paying $808 million...

Trucking company buying locally owned U.S. Xpress

Charleston, TN

BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — Law enforcement officers arrested a man Monday for the death of his child back in September. A Bradley County Grand Jury indicted David Carroll Jr. for aggravated child neglect and criminally negligent homicide. Carroll’s neighbors found the child unresponsive in their pool on September...

Bradley County father charged, arrested following child’s drowning

The Chattanooga Police Department issued a statement on why there is no imminent threat to the community:. Some of you have asked why it has been stated there’s no threat to the community. In this instance, related to the bank robbery, we had no indications showing the gunman was still in the area or at large presenting an immediate threat in his attempt to flee. As with any person who has criminal intentions, there is a possibility of victimizing where an opportunity presents itself.

Update to Regions Bank robbery, shooting

Alabama State

Stevenson, AL

HOLLYWOOD, Ala. (WDEF) — After a six-month-long investigation, the Hollywood Police Department busted a large-scale drug operation. An extensive amount of drug activity was coming from one residence in Stevenson, Alabama. Officials said the residence was distributing to most of Jackson County, as well as surrounding areas. Investigators obtained...

Alabama police bust drug distribution after 6-month investigation

Lookout Mountain, TN

Wildwood, GA

Flintstone, GA

Rossville, GA

Fort Oglethorpe, GA

Chickamauga, GA

Whiteside, TN

Ridgeside, TN

Lupton City, TN

Red Bank, TN

Trenton, GA

Rock Spring, GA

Graysville, GA

Walden, TN

Hixson, TN

Ringgold, GA

Harrison, TN

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Lookout Mountain’s version of Groundhog Day

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Georgia (WDEF) – Our area may not have a weather-predicting groundhog of its own, but today, Lookout Mountain got the next best thing. The...

Lookout Mountain’s version of Groundhog Day

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