Chattanooga TN

EAST RIDGE, Tenn. — There are new charges for the suspect in a deadly Mother's Day crash in East Ridge. Officials say the total number of deaths for that crash now sits at three. Lane Smith of Fayetteville, Tennessee and David Huggins from Dawsonville, Georgia were both killed in...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn — A man faces charges after authorities say he robbed a convenience store in Whitfield County Tuesday morning, and was later arrested at a second convenience store. This all began at the Dixie Corner at East Walnut Avenue and Pleasant Drive, according to a news release from...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – After a 17-year-old was shot while attempting to complete an online transaction arranged through a social media marketplace, the Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) are reminding the public to prioritize safety when meeting with strangers. According to CPD, the teen arranged to meet...

The Chattanooga Police Department is investigating a robbery in the 6500 block of Pine Manor Drive that resulted in one person being shot. On August 2, 2025 at approximately 3:06 p.m., Chattanooga Police Robbery Investigators responded to interview the victim and process the scene. Preliminary investigation indicates...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A kitchen cleanup ended up causing quite a mess in a woman's home in Hamilton County Monday morning. An elderly woman turned her oven onto "self-cleaning" mode, and it caught fire, according to a release from Hamilton County Emergency Services. At around 9 a.m., firefighters were...

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — The state of Tennessee has bought and paid for a new armored vehicle in Hamilton County to help with the sheriff's office's SWAT operations. The Lenco Bear Cat-TEMS (Tactical Emergency Medical Service) Vehicle, paid for by the 2023 Violent Crime Intervention Fund (VCIF) Grant at a cost of...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — A dangerous scene played out on Riverside Drive in Chattanooga around 7:45 p.m. Monday night. A police officer saw a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed and tried to make a traffic stop. According to investigators, the driver sideswiped the patrol car, then...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn — Billowing smoke could be seen by many in Chattanooga Monday after a pile of tires caught fire at a cement plant in Signal Mountain, according to the fire department. The Chattanooga Fire Department says crews were dispatched to Buzzi Unicem USA’s Signal Mountain Plant on Suck...

UPDATE (8/5/2025): Authorities in Whitfield County have made an arrest in regard to the armed robbery Tuesday morning. The Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) arrested Kenneth Jones Tuesday, August 5, 2025. Tuesday morning, Jones stole approximately $3,000. He was arrested within two hours of the incident....

A crash on I-24 near Germantown Road caused major delays earlier Sunday; as police were led on a foot chase by the suspect. TDOT SmartWay cameras showed several emergency vehicles responding to the scene, with one vehicle seemingly lodged onto a nearby barrier. East Ridge Police say there were five...