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Weather Update: Friday’s Forecast – February 26th, 2021
Tennessee Valley (WDEF): Rain & Cooler Temperatures Friday, With Unsettled And Wetter Times Ahead! Friday: Rain will begin in the early hours Friday morning. Expect...Walmart closing Brainerd area Neighborhood Market
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Walmart has decided to close their Neighborhood Market on Shallowford Road. They call it "an internal decision." “We’re grateful to the customers who...
Georgia teachers to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines in March
DADE COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - On Thursday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced in a press conference that the state would be expanding who can...Lt. Daniel Jones wins our First Responder Award for his work on police stress
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - First Responders spend their lives working to keep the rest of us safe in many ways. But some of them go a...10,000 tires illegally dumped in Bradley County
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Bradley County Sheriff's office along with Tennessee highway patrol are investigating an illegal dumping over thousands of tires. According to...Bradley Officials release mug shots of fight suspects
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Bradley County Sheriff's Office arrested several people involved in a brutal street fight from Sunday night. All adults and juvenile...Person killed in I 59 crash Thursday
TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dade County officials say a person has died in a crash on Thursday afternoon. It happened on I 59 northbound at...Drug Smuggling Investigation at Silverdale
A drug smuggling conspiracy investigation in Hamilton County has already turned up at least 10 suspects.
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Weather Update: Friday’s Forecast – February 26th, 2021
Tennessee Valley (WDEF): Rain & Cooler Temperatures Friday, With Unsettled And Wetter Times Ahead! Friday: Rain will begin in the early hours Friday morning. Expect...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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UTC Wins Regular Season Finale Over ETSU
The UTC women's basketball team beat ETSU 65-54 in their regular season finale on Thursday night in Johnson City. Dena Jarrells lead the Mocs...Notre Dame Rallies Late to Beat Webb School in the State Tournament
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Notre Dame rallied to beat the Webb School 53-51 on Thursday in the first round of the state tournament. The Irish trailed by...Mocs Softball Sweeps Double Header Against Tennessee Tech
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA --- Senior Cameren Swafford ripped a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the seventh of game one and belted an eventual...Baylor Captures State Wrestling Title
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Baylor won the traditional state championship for the D-II private schools on Thursday at the Chattanooga Convention Center. The Red Raiders pulled away...Titans Waive Receiver Adam Humphries
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have waived wide receiver Adam Humphries after he played only 19 games over the past two seasons....Rennia Davis and Rae Burrell Combine For 49 Points as Lady Vols Beat Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Rennia Davis scored all 26 of her points in the second half, with 20 in the fourth quarter, to help...Vols Get Added Game Against Florida on Sunday, March 7th in Knoxville
(utsports.com) The Southeastern Conference announced Thursday that the Tennessee men's basketball team will host Florida at Thompson-Boling Arena on Sunday, March 7. Television information...UTC students, faculty react after players kneel during national anthem
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The issue of kneeling during the national anthem has become a topic of debate over the last few years, with...
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Weather Update: Friday’s Forecast – February 26th, 2021
Tennessee Valley (WDEF): Rain & Cooler Temperatures Friday, With Unsettled And Wetter Times Ahead! Friday: Rain will begin in the early hours Friday morning. Expect...Walmart closing Brainerd area Neighborhood Market
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Walmart has decided to close their Neighborhood Market on Shallowford Road. They call it "an internal decision." “We’re grateful to the customers who...Georgia teachers to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines in March
DADE COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - On Thursday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced in a press conference that the state would be expanding who can...Lt. Daniel Jones wins our First Responder Award for his work on police stress
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - First Responders spend their lives working to keep the rest of us safe in many ways. But some of them go a...10,000 tires illegally dumped in Bradley County
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Bradley County Sheriff's office along with Tennessee highway patrol are investigating an illegal dumping over thousands of tires. According to...Bradley Officials release mug shots of fight suspects
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Bradley County Sheriff's Office arrested several people involved in a brutal street fight from Sunday night. All adults and juvenile...Person killed in I 59 crash Thursday
TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dade County officials say a person has died in a crash on Thursday afternoon. It happened on I 59 northbound at...Drug Smuggling Investigation at Silverdale
A drug smuggling conspiracy investigation in Hamilton County has already turned up at least 10 suspects.
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Weather Update: Friday’s Forecast – February 26th, 2021
Tennessee Valley (WDEF): Rain & Cooler Temperatures Friday, With Unsettled And Wetter Times Ahead! Friday: Rain will begin in the early hours Friday morning. Expect...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
UTC Wins Regular Season Finale Over ETSU
The UTC women's basketball team beat ETSU 65-54 in their regular season finale on Thursday night in Johnson City. Dena Jarrells lead the Mocs...Notre Dame Rallies Late to Beat Webb School in the State Tournament
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Notre Dame rallied to beat the Webb School 53-51 on Thursday in the first round of the state tournament. The Irish trailed by...Mocs Softball Sweeps Double Header Against Tennessee Tech
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA --- Senior Cameren Swafford ripped a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the seventh of game one and belted an eventual...Baylor Captures State Wrestling Title
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Baylor won the traditional state championship for the D-II private schools on Thursday at the Chattanooga Convention Center. The Red Raiders pulled away...Titans Waive Receiver Adam Humphries
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have waived wide receiver Adam Humphries after he played only 19 games over the past two seasons....Rennia Davis and Rae Burrell Combine For 49 Points as Lady Vols Beat Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Rennia Davis scored all 26 of her points in the second half, with 20 in the fourth quarter, to help...Vols Get Added Game Against Florida on Sunday, March 7th in Knoxville
(utsports.com) The Southeastern Conference announced Thursday that the Tennessee men's basketball team will host Florida at Thompson-Boling Arena on Sunday, March 7. Television information...UTC students, faculty react after players kneel during national anthem
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The issue of kneeling during the national anthem has become a topic of debate over the last few years, with...
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