Chattanooga TN

MARION COUNTY, Tenn. — We're working to learn more about a serious crash that brought traffic to a standstill on I-24 eastbound in Marion County Saturday morning. It happened just before 6 a.m. around mile marker 139, according to TDOT. Traffic was completely stopped before Tennessee Highway Patrol started to divert...

Lakeland School System has announced that current vice principal Blake Waddell has been selected as the high school principal-elect of Lakeland Preparatory School (LPS). The leadership move comes as the school prepares for a structural shift that will officially divide LPS into two distinct schools—a middle school...

A Trenton toddler's test revealed lead exposure, pushing her mom to move and spotlighting environmental justice failures in NJ. The post Trenton Lead Exposure Is Pushing Parents To Leave appeared first on One Green Planet.

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee — Thirty-five-year-old James Alvin Stockwell from Dunlap, Tennessee, in Sequatchie County has been indicted and charged with attempted first degree murder among other charges after a December 2025 shooting that resulted in the injury of a Chattanooga officer. On Dec. 28, 2025, at the...

The Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday is also a National Day of Service - a “Day On, Not a Day Off” to honor the legacy of the civil rights leader. In that spirit, the Chattanooga Black History Chorale hosts a concert this weekend to benefit the Chattanooga Area Food Bank - this Sunday starting at 3 PM at St. John...

Looking ahead in 2026: Erlanger Park, Walnut St. Bridge, America 250. Quantum: Vanderbilt University and EPB; UTC and the Southeastern Quantum Collaborative. The Safe Roadways Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The proposed rezoning for Patten Parkway in Chattanooga. Moving forward on passenger rail...

A teenager was found with a non life-threatening gun wound on Friday night, according to a release from the Chattanooga Police Department. That release says officers responded to a shooting on the 1000 block of Sheridan Avenue around 9:30 p.m. It says they found the 19 year old man that...

CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. — Arrest warrants for the driver that caused a major crash on Battlefield Parkway were obtained, according to Georgia State Patrol. That crash happened on January 15th, when an 83-year-old woman driving a Ford Explorer mistook the accelerator for the break, which lead to the crash involving a...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn — A road many Missionary Ridge neighbors rely on to avoid busy highways has been shut down for months, and residents say the long closure is creating new safety problems. South Crest Road has been closed since October because of drainage and sewer issues. It normally serves...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- With the cold settling in across the Tennessee Valley, those in the homeless community are especially vulnerable to its impact. However, a new program seems to be providing some positive results. As homelessness, especially in downtown Chattanooga, continues to be an ongoing issue leaders...