Chattanooga TN

Early Wednesday morning, a parent reported to school officials that a student had threatened another student with a firearm at Lookout Valley Middle High School. The preliminary investigation indicates a 15-year-old student brought a firearm onto school property. Another student is reported to have threatened another...

Puckett’s, a Southern restaurant and music venue, is marking its 10th anniversary in Chattanooga this year. The restaurant is located on Aquarium Way in downtown Chattanooga. Since opening in August 2015, it has served both local residents and visitors with Southern comfort food and live music. The Chattanooga branch...

BJ's Wholesale Club in Northgate Mall is expected to open in the summer of 2026. Ahead of the grand opening local shoppers can take advantage of BJ’s founding member offers now through January 29,. The membership center, located at 5301 TN-153 in Hixson, will open this Friday, Nov. 7,...

The Tennessee River Gorge Trust (TRGT) manages over 17,000 acres of land in and around the Chattanooga, Tennessee area. TRGT’s most recent adventure, Aetna Mountain, has them adding more singletrack to Chattanooga. Phase one added four miles of new trail, and phase two will add another four miles, for...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Homeland Security asked Governor Bill Lee during a budget hearing on Tuesday for thousands of dollars in funding to building two new state highway patrol dispatch centers. Tennessee Department of Homeland Security Commissioner Jeff Long said there are only four dispatch...

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Hamilton County Commission has unanimously approved the County Mayor’s resolution allocating $195,000 in unrestricted opioid. settlement funds to local food banks. These one-time funds will support more than 34,000 SNAP recipients affected by the federal government shutdown. “This...

Chattanooga, TN – The Chattanooga Police Department is investigating a robbery that led to a shooting in the 100 block of Scruggs Street late Monday night. On November 3, 2025, at approximately 11 p.m., officers responded to reports of a person shot. Crime scene investigators processed the area, and robbery...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Chattanooga Police Department is searching for suspects in a shooting that sent a man to the hospital Thursday afternoon. CPD says around 12:00 p.m., officers responded to reports of a person shot on Windsor Street. Police say the victim, a 26-year-old man, has non-life threatening...

FORT OGLETHORPE, GA. (WDEF) – Goodwill Industries of the Greater Chattanooga Area celebrated the opening of a new store and donation center in Fort Oglethorpe on Thursday morning. The event began with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8:30 a.m., followed by the store officially opening its doors at 9. The...

I still remember the first time I stood before the Chetoogeta Mountain Tunnel in Tunnel Hill, Georgia, the cool mountain air rushing out of its stone mouth like a ghostly sigh. At first glance, it looks like nothing more than a dark hole carved into rock — but step closer,...