RED BANK, Tenn. (WDEF) – Chattanooga Fire Department fought a vegetation fire next to a power line cut out in Red Bank at the 400 block of Reads Lake Road. The call for a woods fire came in at 5:36 P.M. on Monday. It was a tough operation as crews had to drag hoses…… MORE
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Citizens made their way out to the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Commission meeting as concerns are beginning to arise from future construction plans set to take place in the upcoming future regarding potential developments in Chattanooga. The development plan in question was first initially adopted and approved back in 2007 to break ground on…… MORE
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) – Did you know that over the next 10 years, America’s submarine industry will have to hire 100,000 skilled employees to meet the Navy’s growing demand? Learning Blade is making sure that some local students have the skills they need to meet that need. We go below the surface at Chattanooga’s Girl’s…… MORE
Corporal Enoch Hurd / Collegedale Police Department COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) — A Collegedale Motor Officer was critically injured in a off-duty motorcycle accident Sunday October 13, 2024. Corporal Enoch Hurd was traveling with a group of friends on the Cherohala Skyway, a mile inside the state of North Carolina, when the crash occurred. Hurd and…… MORE
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)- Colder days are ahead in the Scenic City and the Tennessee Valley. Health Officials are urging folks to be cautious as Flu Season is almost here ! “The good news is, the Tennessee Department of Health is reported that cases are minimal right now, having said that, with this weather change…… MORE
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Southeast Region of the Tennessee Department of Health is participating in the 2024 Fight Flu prevention efforts by providing free flu shots Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Different locations will be providing the shots, the county, locations, and times are listed below: Bledsoe – Bledsoe County Health Department, 334 Frazier Avenue,…… MORE
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union (TVFCU) held it’s 28th Annual Golf Classic today. Participants played a round of golf at Black Creek Golf Club on October 14, 2024 with tee times ranging from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. They were also provided with breakfast from McDonalds with coffee and lemonade from…… MORE
Light Duty Rescue Truck 3 & 4 / Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — Two new rescue trucks have been added to the Waldens Ridge Emergency Service (WRES) fleet. The two new vehicles are Ford F-550’s with 6.7L Turbo diesel trucks. These trucks were added to the fleet to help…… MORE
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — The suspect in a homicide that occurred September 8, 2024 is back in Bradley County after being captured in Texas. Dayren Lopez-Roque was extradited back to Tennessee and was booked into the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office Justice Center. Roque is being charged with Probation Violation and First Degree Murder. He…… MORE
Conner Shannon OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) — One person was arrested after firing shots near a football game at Ooltewah High School (OHS). Friday, October 11, 2024 at 9:40 p.m., Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) responded to a shots fired all near OHS. The shots were heard near the tennis courts while a football game was…… MORE
