Witness details chase, crash on I-75 that killed suspect, 2 passengers
A witness is recounting the moments she saw a chase end with a wrong-way driver crashing into a tractor-trailer on Interstate 75. Three people died in the crash. “It’s very scary because you know there’s so many people that are on that interstate at that time,” Stephanie Silvani told Channel 2’s ABC affiliate WTVC....
Chattanooga Holiday Market moves to Knoxville after scheduling conflict
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A popular holiday market is changing venues and cities. This year, the Chattanooga Holiday Market is making its new home in Knoxville at the World's Fair Exhibition Hall. Chattanooga Market hosts a weekly Sunday market from April through November. One of their big events is the...
ERPD Arrests Nov. 30-Dec. 3
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from Nov. 30-Dec. 3. 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.
Remaining cloudy and chilly for Friday
Rain should being to move in from the west by late afternoon and into the early evening. For most locally this will be a cold and wet night. But, for higher elevations of the Plateau north of Chattanooga there could be a period of a wintry mix as the precipitation moves in. Temperatures at those locations will be...
State Leaders Award Over $600,000 to Hamilton County Cultural and Historic Organizations
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF)-State leaders visited Hamilton County this week to award eight local organizations with much-needed state funding to support recreational projects across the community. More than $600,000 in new state grants—distributed through the Tennessee State Museum—will be shared among the selected...
Beer Board says police review finds no evidence to cite controversial Chattanooga bar
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn — A new police review found no evidence to cite a Southside Chattanooga business at the center of recent concerns, according to Chattanooga’s Beer Board. During Thursday’s meeting, members asked the Chattanooga Police Department for a closer look at reports filed near Shady's Corner over the past...
Lookout Mountain Power Outage Cleanup
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, GA (WDEF) – A large pine tree that fell overnight on Lookout Mountain caused a power outage that affected several locations early this morning. EPB traced the outage to the fallen tree near Fairyland School, where the pine came down across multiple powerlines. The loss of power...
’37 years of hell:’ Woman’s family braces for Chattanooga man’s long-awaited execution
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn — After more than 37 years of grief, a family plans to finally see the Chattanooga man who brutally murdered a woman in a Brainerd apartment face execution next week. Lisette Monroe was 23 years old and a new mother in 1988 when her younger sister, Karen...
Catoosa County Man Sentenced to 22 Years After Violent Assault on Girlfriend
A Catoosa County jury has convicted 53-year-old Shane Murray Bowling of Aggravated Assault, Family Violence Battery, and Discharge of a Firearm Near a Public Street after a brutal attack on his girlfriend earlier this year. Judge Melissa Gifford Hise sentenced Bowling on October 22, 2025, to 22 years, with the first...
If These Walls Could Talk: Inside Fort Wood’s Iconic Patten House At UTC
Uniquely situated in a place where campus and the Fort Wood Historic District overlap, the Patten House entered UTC history in 1948, when it was bequeathed to the University through the estate of its owner, Zeboim “Bome” Charles Patten. Shortly thereafter, the Music and Art departments were the...
