Chattanooga TN

Four people were sentenced recently for the Halloween murder of a Walker County resident in the carport of his home on Johnson Road in Chickamauga. Dakota Bottomlee, 25, was discovered just after midnight, Nov. 1, by Walker County Sheriff’s Office deputies who were responding to a cardiac arrest call. When deputies...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A juvenile has been charged in the January 9, 2024 shooting that occurred on North Bishop Drive. The suspect is charged with First Degree Murder and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, according to the Chattanooga Police Department. The suspect was taken into custody in another jurisdiction...

BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. — Bradley County Schools says they will begin training safety teams this week on the use of weapons detection systems at secondary schools in the district. Staff training will begin at Walker Valley High School on Thursday morning and at Bradley Central High School on Friday...

After nearly three years in foster care, a young boy in Tennessee has finally found his forever family. Khaza David Koon was officially adopted just before Christmas in a Hamilton County courtroom by Anna and Brenden Koon, who’d been caring for him since he was two weeks old. The...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – You might have spotted something hot dog-shaped rolling through town this week!. The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is in Chattanooga through Monday, bringing smiles, fun, and a playful sense of nostalgia to the community. This iconic vehicle has been an American symbol since 1936, when the...

GEORGIA — Four individuals have been convicted in the shooting death of Dakota Bottomlee that occurred on October 31, 2024 at his residence in Chickamauga, Georgia. A Walker County jury found Marcus Allen Chambers, James Logan Darty, Kayla Michelle McClure, and Brayden Niri Whatley guilty of Malice Murder, two counts...

EAST RIDGE, Tenn. — Two months ago, a fire tore through building 800 at Germantown Gardens Apartments in East Ridge, displacing at least 20 residents. Krystal Davis, one of those residents, says she considers herself lucky to have escaped with her dog, Barkley, and to have helped alert her neighbors in the middle of...

This Sunday, January 11, CommonSpirit Memorial Hospital North Georgia is opening its doors at a brand-new location — 4710 Battlefield Parkway in Ringgold, right between Publix and the Colonnade. Starting Sunday, folks needing hospital care should head to this beautiful new spot. Patients from the current CHI Memorial...

The project has federal funding attached and is now moving from planning into an engineering design phase.

RED BANK, Tenn. — The City of Red Bank has been awarded a grant to support a bike lane and roundabout demonstration project that would extend along Dayton Boulevard and Morrison Springs Road. The $4,156,198 in federal funding comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads...