Chattanooga TN

EAST RIDGE, Tenn. — Firefighters in East Ridge pulled a person from a burning home early Thursday morning and rushed them to the hospital. One other person escaped the flames on their own, but one pet didn't make it. East Ridge Fire Chief Mike Williams tells our crew the...

ROSSVILLE, Ga. — It was a night that ended in perfect harmony for the band director at Ridgeland High School, when he struck the right chord on stage. And even though what he did drew thunderous applause from the audience, it wasn't a scheduled piece on the night's program.

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — Warning: The details of this story are disturbing. A Lookout Valley couple says they walked into a nightmare when two pit bulls got onto their property and attacked their animals, killing four goats and two chickens and leaving others badly hurt. McKamey Animal Center says...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The state of Tennessee earned an 'incomplete' grade from the Tennessee Disability Coalition for its 2025 scorecard. This year marks the fourth-year the coalition has graded the state on several different factors, including education, aging, mental health access, and housing. This year, the...

A groundbreaking ceremony for the Godsey Ridge trail system was held Dec. 16, 2025, across from the Red Bank Community Center. The groundbreaking signified the start of construction for a trail system first planned back in the late 1960’s and later discarded by former city officials. “This project would...

For the tenth year in a row, customer feedback has again ranked EPB the Best in Customer Satisfaction for Residential Electric Service in the South among Midsize Utilities, according to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study. The J.D. Power U.S. Electric Utility Residential...

Showers should continue into the evening. A line of heavier downpours and embedded storms should move through locally from mid/late evening west to east. Then exit our eastern viewing area shortly after midnight. An overall low "Level 1 Marginal Risk" for a few storms that could produce gusts up to...

CHATTANOOGA,TN (WDEF)— The Chattanooga Public Library brought the joy of reading directly to the Westside neighborhood today with its mobile pop-up library, Poppy. The colorful outreach van was filled with children’s books, all available for checkout on the spot. Families could browse the shelves, sign up for library...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — CARTA is pushing back their decision to make changes to their transit system. That is after ridership data shows declines in efficiency and profitability for some bus routes in Chattanooga. Ridership data from last month shows ridership is up overall. However, CARTA says they are seeing...

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — Hamilton County School Board on Thursday approved measures to address capacity issues and strengthen student mental health services. The district approved a new policy to manage growth and overcrowding across the county. The policy creates a tier system that labels each school based on how...