Chattanooga TN

Janet Rehberg has led investor-owned utilities and co-ops, and now she’s taking the helm at Chattanooga’s pioneering municipal utility: EPB. In this episode, Janet shares how her dad’s modern mindset helped her excel in a male-dominated field, what it was like leading through Texas’s catastrophic 2021 winter storm,...

COHUTTA, Georgia — A new film called 'Set Free'- filmed in our Northwest Georgia region of Cohutta- is trying to fight the stigma of those struggling with the fentanyl epidemic. We spoke with the director of the film and the sheriff of Murray County about how offenders can find...

On Thursday afternoon (February 19,2026) at 4:39 p.m. Haletown Fire and Rescue responded to a single vehicle incident, which was leaking fuel on the roadway. At the 8000 block of Hwy 41. Upon arrival firemen found a utility truck tilted to one side in a ditch. The auxiliary fuel tank...

Community members can support disaster relief efforts across Southeast Tennessee simply by enjoying a meal at their favorite local restaurants. On Thursday, March 5, 2026, participating restaurants will donate a portion of their sales to the American Red Cross of Southeast Tennessee as part of the region’s Dine for...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Some nights just have that magic. Looking at all the games happening, Friday night felt destined to fit the bill. But well before the sun even set, the magic arrived in ways that I (Big Will) did not think were possible. The Notre Dame High School...

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) – On Sunday the Red Bank firefighters responded to a brush fire located around the 600 block of Highway 27S. According to the Tri-State Mutual Aid Association, around noon, motorists traveling south on Highway 27 noticed fire spreading up the hill. Tri-State Mutual Aid Association...

These four towns—Lafayette, Louisiana; Pella, Iowa; Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Fairlawn, Ohio—offer crawfish boils, tulip festivals, mountain hikes, and access to national parks, plus 10-gigabit municipal internet. Median home prices in these towns run 14% to 35% below the national average, with costs of living 4%...

The HCSO graduated the first seven inmates from the Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Program at the Hamilton County Jail & Detention Center after launching the program in December. MAT Programs in jails use both FDA-approved medications and behavioral counseling to treat opioid and alcohol use disorders, aiming to...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A Tennessee lawmaker is proposing a bill that will make utility companies take fluoride out of drinking water. District 27 representative Michele Reneau is behind House Bill 2398. She tells us fluoride was first added to drinking water in the 1940s, after studied found that people...

RED BANK, Tenn. — The windy conditions on Sunday afternoon caused downed power lines to start a brush fire on the side of Highway 27 southbound, according to the City of Red Bank. A Facebook post from the city says the power line fell on Godsey Ridge. Several units...