Chattanooga TN

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn — Smiles at the security checkpoint are still there, but the paychecks are not. As the federal government shutdown stretches on, members of our community are stepping in at the Chattanooga Airport to support TSA officers working without pay. Airport officials posted on Facebook that they are...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) maintenance crews will close the Williams Street on-ramp and the right lane of I-24 West to repair a pothole in the high bridge at mile marker 178.7 on March 19, at 9:30 a.m. They say drivers are encouraged to use...

In 1991, the Lookout Mountain Conservancy - then called the Lookout Mountain Protection Agency - became one of the very first land trusts here in Tennessee. It started with three acres in St. Elmo - a small group banded together to protect it from development. Today, the Conservancy protects more...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Hamilton County Commission has once again changed their meeting time. They will now meet on the first and third Wednesdays every month at 5 p.m. This is down to twice a month. They have been meeting at 4 p.m. weekly four times a month, which in...

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)- The future of unincorporated Hamilton County will be decided in a different manner going forward. Hamilton County Commissioners voted 7 to 4 to create a separate planning commission to focus on those specific cases. Introduced last week, the Commission will terminate its interlocal...

According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from March 16-18. An arrest does not mean that a person has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn — Contaminated soil tied to a major Chattanooga redevelopment project could soon be hauled away under a new contract up for a vote Tuesday. City leaders approved a plan to pay up to $250,000 to dispose of contaminated soil connected to the Alton Park Connector project, a key piece of ongoing cleanup...

Global Partners in Hope, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to healthcare, clean water, and education in underserved communities, has announced its 2026 Summit for Hope, a fundraising expedition to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. GPiH Chairwoman and Chattanooga resident Mindy Ruffalo will also...

Main Street Meats might just be the spot where Chattanooga’s burger obsession and whole-animal butchery finally collide in the best way possible. Tucked into a brick storefront on East Main Street, this place pulls double duty as a neighborhood butcher shop and serious burger bar, and that combo is exactly why people...

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — A cabin and barn burned to the ground Wednesday evening in Harrison, sparking a woods fire that scorched about an acre before crews contained it. That's according to the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management. The Highway 58 Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched at 8:30...