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Tim Kelly & Kim White neck and neck going into runoff
15 candidate field for Mayor is down to 2.Kim White part of Mayoral Run Off
CHATTANOOGA,Tennessee- There will be a run off for mayor between Tim Kelly and Kim White. Kim White supporters were buzzing with excitement as a late...Chattanooga Wastewater customer searching for answers
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Brittany Murphy got a very unpleasant surprise in the mail when she received her Chattanooga Sewer bill in the mail in...New information on deadly Whitfield chase
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Whitfield County Sheriff's officials are releasing more information on the deadly crash last week. They says there were active felony warrants...Tennessee expanding vaccines to 1-C category
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee health officials are expanding the pool of vaccines as they expect increased shipments. Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey announced the state...Golden Apple Award: Hardy Elementary Sarah Tortora
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Music has to power transform us. It's a subject that Sarah Tortora is passionate about. She shares that passion with...Weather Update: Tuesday Evening’s Forecast – March 2nd, 2021
Tennessee Valley (WDEF): Dreary Weather Continues into Tuesday, but Brighter Days Ahead! The sun has come out to play! Tonight, expect a few showers to...Chattanooga Police car in Brainerd crash
UPDATE: Chattanooga Police now tell us there were two separate wrecks, involving a chase. The first involved an officer trying to make a traffic stop and...
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Weather Update: Tuesday Evening’s Forecast – March 2nd, 2021
Tennessee Valley (WDEF): Dreary Weather Continues into Tuesday, but Brighter Days Ahead! The sun has come out to play! Tonight, expect a few showers to...Severe Weather Awareness Week in Tennessee
Today is the start of Severe Weather Awareness Week in Tennessee. Hamilton County Emergency Management is reminding residents to 'Be Aware and Be Prepared.'...100 million Americans brace for more cold, ice and snow
More than 100 million people live in areas covered Wednesday by some type of winter weather warning, watch or advisory.Crews helping areas hit by winter weather
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Photos from Ronald Boston showed snow blanketing Coalmont in Grundy County Tuesday. It’s one of the counties Duck River Electric covers. They...Snow Storm on Monteagle
TDOT and public work crews continue to clear the roadways following an overnight winter storm that coated Monteagle and its respective counties.At least 3 dead, 10 injured in North Carolina tornado
North Carolina authorities say at least three people are dead and 10 others were injured after a tornado ripped through Brunswick County, leaving a trail of heavy destruction.TDOT on Stand By for Possibility of Icing Early Tuesday
TDOT crews applied brine on state-maintained roads in Chattanooga today for the possibility of icing by early Tuesday. TDOT will be on stand by...Sequachee Valley Electric to Work Overnight to Restore Power
A few power lines in the Sequatchie Valley reportedly froze over due to freezing rain this morning. This caused almost seven hundred reported power...
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Mocs Coach Rusty Wright Still Trying to Navigate New Spring Football Season
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Spring is in the air in Chattanooga, and so is the pigskin. UTC's spring football season kicked off last weekend with a win over...Boys Region Semifinal Scores
CSAS 56 Oneida 55 Tyner 62 Red Bank 47 Howard 71 Loudon 62 Cleveland 68 White Co 53 Warren Co 75 East Hamilton 66Miss State’s Madison Hayes Named to SEC All Freshman Team
(hailstate.com) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – After becoming a regular in the starting lineup during the second half of the season, Mississippi State's Madison Hayes was tabbed...Mocs Receiver Reggie Henderson Enjoys Big Time Performance Against Wofford
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Mocs victory over Wofford Saturday might have served as the coming out party for receiver Reggie Henderson. He's built like Mocs legend...Three UTC Women’s Players Earn All SoCon Honors
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga trio Eboni Williams, Abbey Cornelius and Bria Dial earned post season honors the Southern...Kentucky’s Rhyne Howard Named SEC Player of the Year Again
(ukathletics.com) LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky junior guard Rhyne Howard has been named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year for the second...Girls Region Semifinal Basketball Scores
Bradley Central 50 Cookeville 49 OT McMinn Central 65 Brainerd 44 Meigs Co 47 Polk Co ...Mocs Football Team Ranked 18th in Latest FCS Top 25 Poll
(gomocs.com) The Chattanooga Mocs cracked the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 this week. Coming off a 24-13 win over No. 11 Wofford, UTC checks...
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Tim Kelly & Kim White neck and neck going into runoff
15 candidate field for Mayor is down to 2.Kim White part of Mayoral Run Off
CHATTANOOGA,Tennessee- There will be a run off for mayor between Tim Kelly and Kim White. Kim White supporters were buzzing with excitement as a late...Chattanooga Wastewater customer searching for answers
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Brittany Murphy got a very unpleasant surprise in the mail when she received her Chattanooga Sewer bill in the mail in...New information on deadly Whitfield chase
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Whitfield County Sheriff's officials are releasing more information on the deadly crash last week. They says there were active felony warrants...Tennessee expanding vaccines to 1-C category
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee health officials are expanding the pool of vaccines as they expect increased shipments. Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey announced the state...Golden Apple Award: Hardy Elementary Sarah Tortora
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Music has to power transform us. It's a subject that Sarah Tortora is passionate about. She shares that passion with...Weather Update: Tuesday Evening’s Forecast – March 2nd, 2021
Tennessee Valley (WDEF): Dreary Weather Continues into Tuesday, but Brighter Days Ahead! The sun has come out to play! Tonight, expect a few showers to...Chattanooga Police car in Brainerd crash
UPDATE: Chattanooga Police now tell us there were two separate wrecks, involving a chase. The first involved an officer trying to make a traffic stop and...
- Weather
WEATHER NEWS
Weather Update: Tuesday Evening’s Forecast – March 2nd, 2021
Tennessee Valley (WDEF): Dreary Weather Continues into Tuesday, but Brighter Days Ahead! The sun has come out to play! Tonight, expect a few showers to...Severe Weather Awareness Week in Tennessee
Today is the start of Severe Weather Awareness Week in Tennessee. Hamilton County Emergency Management is reminding residents to 'Be Aware and Be Prepared.'...100 million Americans brace for more cold, ice and snow
More than 100 million people live in areas covered Wednesday by some type of winter weather warning, watch or advisory.Crews helping areas hit by winter weather
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Photos from Ronald Boston showed snow blanketing Coalmont in Grundy County Tuesday. It’s one of the counties Duck River Electric covers. They...Snow Storm on Monteagle
TDOT and public work crews continue to clear the roadways following an overnight winter storm that coated Monteagle and its respective counties.At least 3 dead, 10 injured in North Carolina tornado
North Carolina authorities say at least three people are dead and 10 others were injured after a tornado ripped through Brunswick County, leaving a trail of heavy destruction.TDOT on Stand By for Possibility of Icing Early Tuesday
TDOT crews applied brine on state-maintained roads in Chattanooga today for the possibility of icing by early Tuesday. TDOT will be on stand by...Sequachee Valley Electric to Work Overnight to Restore Power
A few power lines in the Sequatchie Valley reportedly froze over due to freezing rain this morning. This caused almost seven hundred reported power...
- Sports
SPORTS NEWS
Mocs Coach Rusty Wright Still Trying to Navigate New Spring Football Season
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Spring is in the air in Chattanooga, and so is the pigskin. UTC's spring football season kicked off last weekend with a win over...Boys Region Semifinal Scores
CSAS 56 Oneida 55 Tyner 62 Red Bank 47 Howard 71 Loudon 62 Cleveland 68 White Co 53 Warren Co 75 East Hamilton 66Miss State’s Madison Hayes Named to SEC All Freshman Team
(hailstate.com) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – After becoming a regular in the starting lineup during the second half of the season, Mississippi State's Madison Hayes was tabbed...Mocs Receiver Reggie Henderson Enjoys Big Time Performance Against Wofford
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Mocs victory over Wofford Saturday might have served as the coming out party for receiver Reggie Henderson. He's built like Mocs legend...Three UTC Women’s Players Earn All SoCon Honors
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga trio Eboni Williams, Abbey Cornelius and Bria Dial earned post season honors the Southern...Kentucky’s Rhyne Howard Named SEC Player of the Year Again
(ukathletics.com) LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky junior guard Rhyne Howard has been named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year for the second...Girls Region Semifinal Basketball Scores
Bradley Central 50 Cookeville 49 OT McMinn Central 65 Brainerd 44 Meigs Co 47 Polk Co ...Mocs Football Team Ranked 18th in Latest FCS Top 25 Poll
(gomocs.com) The Chattanooga Mocs cracked the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 this week. Coming off a 24-13 win over No. 11 Wofford, UTC checks...
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