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Water main break backs up traffic on Brainerd Road

BRAINERD, Tenn. (WDEF) — A water main break is causing traffic problems in Brainerd. It was reported on Brainerd Road near Greenway View Drive earlier this morning. The break has narrowed lanes and caused a major traffic impact for those going westbound. Drivers are urged to take an alternative route as repairs are still ongoing.…

Beats and Books Literacy Program continues in Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) —  Beats and Books literacy program is running through the 2024-2025 school year. The Beats and Books program features Hip-Hop and R&B artists, celebrities, and influencers reading children’s books accompanied by music. The music used is created by students in Hamilton County enrolled with the Dynamo Studios program. Beats and Books features…

Hixson native serves with Naval Oceanography at Stennis Space Center

Hixson native serves with Naval Oceanography at Stennis Space Center

Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Cole This information comes courtesy of the Navy Office of Community Outreach (NAVCO) STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. – Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Cole, a native of Hixson, Tennessee, is one of the sailors ensuring the U.S. Navy maintains freedom from the ocean to the stars at Navy Meteorology and…

DeKalb County man charged with possession of child pornography

DEKALB COUNTY, Al. (WDEF) —  A DeKalb County man has been arrested for possession of child pornography. Investigators in DeKalb County received an alert from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). This alert was in regards to a potential upload of child sexual abuse material to an online service near Mentone. The…

CPD works to put out woods fire in Red Bank

CPD works to put out woods fire in Red Bank

  RED BANK, Tenn. (WDEF) – Chattanooga Fire Department fought a vegetation fire next to a power line cut out in Red Bank at the 400 block of Reads Lake Road. The call for a woods fire came in at 5:36 P.M. on Monday. It was a tough operation as crews had to drag hoses…