Chattanooga TN

Starting August 5, residents in Chattanooga and across the 423 area code will be required to use 10-digit dialing for all local calls—even when calling within the same area code. The change is part of a statewide plan to introduce a new area code, 729, to accommodate growing demand for new phone numbers.

NEW YORK (AP) — Get those banjos ready, because this isn’t a joke: Actor and comedy legend Steve Martin will co-host the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards for the first time, alongside Grammy-award winning roots musician Alison Brown. This year’s show will take place Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Eastern, in Chattanooga,...

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The following information is courtesy of the East Ridge Police Department. 25-007963-1300 BLK San Hsi-Disorder – Police were dispatched to the listed residence for a verbal disorder. Police stood by while a man gathered his belongings from his now ex-girlfriend’s property. He was issued a criminal trespass warning...

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp is proposing a one-time investment to strengthen EMS and volunteer fire departments across the county. The $2.8 million investment aims to modernize equipment, improve facilities, enhance training programs, and boost first responders’ ability to act...

CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. — The widow of a man who drowned on Chickamauga Lake this past weekend is sharing her heartbreaking loss as a warning to help prevent future tragedy. Michelle Bradley was married to her husband Randall for over 20 years. She says they were out on their new...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Authorities have made an arrest in connection to a double homicide that occurred in 2020. On December 1, 2020, at 2:40 a.m., officers with the Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) responded to a person shot call in the 1700 block of South Kelly Street. Upon arrival,...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn — A 40-year-old man has been indicted after a grand jury says he caused a wreck that claimed a man's life back in February. Police arrested Matthew Tyler Parker on Tuesday. The Hamilton County Grand Jury indictment says Parker killed 39-year-old Justin F. Blair back on February...

CLEVELAND, Tenn. — A woman who is in Pennsylvania State Police custody for using fake aliases to pose as a nurse and steal prescription drugs may have done the same thing in Tennessee. A report we obtained from Cleveland Police lists a woman with the same name also posing...

Georgia – A major investment is heading to northwest Georgia, as Governor Brian Kemp revealed plans for a new prepared foods facility from global food leader Pilgrim’s. The corporation will develop the multi-phase plant in LaFayette, Walker County. When it is finished, it will create more than 630 new employment in...