Chattanooga TN

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — As storms are expected to continue this week, power outages could still happen. EPB says they’re prepared for anything that comes. With the ground saturated with water, trees could easily fall and disrupt power lines. EPB has crews on standby ready to make repairs.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp is providing more insight on data in the most recent Hamilton Counted report for 2025. The report highlights falling crime rates and fewer drug overdose deaths. However, there is one drug that actually saw an increase in use. Cocaine-related overdose deaths...

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – A wanted Georgia man is behind bars after allegedly fleeing police in Scottsville. According to a uniform citation, the Allen County Sheriff’s Office observed a vehicle pull off of the shoulder on Franklin Road. During this time, deputies say they learned through dispatch the driver,...

COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. — Storm damage has forced the partial closure of the Imagination Station in Collegedale after part of a stream embankment collapsed near the playground. Collegedale Public Works says the city identified the issue on Thursday following recent storm activity in the area. The department says the embankm

Gary and Karlin Sewell say their son loved helping people. Now, after his death, they hope his story helps other first responders struggling with trauma and mental health. Their son, Zachary “Zac” Sewell, worked as an advanced EMT for about a decade before recently dying by suicide. “He...

WARREN COUNTY, Tenn. (WGNS News) - Illicit substance trafficking into the central region of the Volunteer State continues to surge from external territories. A recent contraband bust within Warren County culminated in a suspect's apprehension, marking the second such capture this week alone. Local sheriff deputies assi

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — An employee with the Chattanooga Police Department has been put on leave after an affidavit reveals she threatened a man at her apartment complex and tried to hit him with her car. The affidavit says the victim told police he saw a woman in a black...

Having originally formed in 1967 as “The Chicago Transit Authority,” the groundbreaking, Grammy Award-winning American rock group, which swiftly changed its name to just Chicago, is returning to the Scenic City to perform at Memorial Auditorium on Friday, May 29th. When drifting back, my mind immediately goes to...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn — Hamilton County Commissioners raised concerns at Wednesday's meeting, after getting their first look at Mayor Weston Wamp's budget for the next fiscal year. The more than one-billion-dollar spending plan includes funding for roads, public safety and future county growth. It would also create a new c

One of Chattanooga's oldest and most significant historic communities the Orchard Knob neighborhood is "rooted in Cherokee heritage and deeply tied to the Civil War, [and] the residential area — once a thriving hub for Black professionals — is actively undergoing grassroots revitalization", according to the neighborhoo