Chattanooga TN

CHATTANOOGA, TN-(WDEF) — With yellow balloons, boarding passes in hand, and excitement filling the terminal, Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport celebrated a major milestone this week. Spirit Airlines has officially launched its first-ever nonstop flights from the Scenic City, connecting travelers directly to Newark,...

EDITOR’S NOTE: The ERPD posted this to its Facebook page on Wednesday morning: ERPD just worked the third overdose in thirty minutes. It’s not even lunch time. Please, if you or someone is battling addiction, now is the time to seek help. Thankfully bystanders called and all three were successfully saved using opiate...

Constructed in the early 20th century near the southwest end of the Tennessee River Gorge, the Hales Bar Dam was the first main-river, multipurpose dam built on the Tennessee River, and one of the earliest major dams to be constructed across a navigable channel in the United States. Today its historic powerhouse is...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A 29-year-old caregiver faces charges in Hamilton County after authorities say she stole $25,000 from one of her elderly clients. Deputies arrested Jaliyah Latrice Truss on Tuesday. A release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) says Truss worked as a caregiver for TennCare's CHOICES...

Chattanooga, TN – The Chattanooga Fire Department’s Fire Academy 2025 is progressing steadily, with cadets diving deep into essential hands-on training this week. According to a department update shared on social media, the recruits are currently undertaking long, physically demanding days focused on live burn...

Marketplace doubles location network in six months, now offers 40,000+ parking spaces across all lower 48 states FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – June 3, 2025 – Truck Parking Club, the leading marketplace connecting truck drivers with available parking spaces, today announced it has surpassed 2,000 Property...

EAST RIDGE, Tenn. — East Ridge Police say they had a busy Thursday morning, with 3 people suffering from a drug overdose within a 30 minute time span. It's not even lunch time,' a post on the East Ridge Police's Facebook page said. In all three cases, police say...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A man faces charges after authorities say he led them on a high-speed chase resulting in the recovery of a stolen gun and narcotics in Chattanooga. This happened in Chattanooga a little after midnight Wednesday, when a Hamilton County Sheriff's Office deputy tried to stop a speeding car on...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The fate of a former Chattanooga teacher charged with molesting his first grade students while in class will soon be in the hands of the jury. Duane Sanders was indicted on charged with committing 19 different crimes against 9 of his students. Those charges include continuous sexual abuse of a...

Chattanooga, TN – An off-duty Chattanooga Police Department officer is under investigation following two separate DUI-related crashes that occurred late Saturday night, according to authorities. Officer Mackenzie Pierre, a Neighborhood Policing Officer with the CPD since 2019, now faces multiple charges stemming from...