I-75 Vehicle Fire / Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) responded to a vehicle fire on I-75 early Thursday morning. At 5:10 a.m., March 13, 2025, deputies responded to a vehicle fire in the 15000 block of I-75 South. The vehicle fire involved a truck towing…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Chattanooga Preparatory School is facing big problems from the Kenya White investigation. The Hamilton County School System has begun the process of revoking their charter. This involves issues over teacher licenses at the school. The school system believes almost half of Chattanooga Prep teachers are not licensed to teach their subjects.…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) — A Chattanooga man has been arrested after accidentally dropping meth inside an elementary school in Walker County. On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, a Walker County Schools employee found a plastic baggie in the floor of North LaFayette Elementary School, just inside the main entryway. The bag contained a suspicious substance,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Fire personnel in our area are working around the clock to fight and contain wildfires. Red Bank At 12:30 a.m., The Red Bank Fire Department (RBFD) responded to 1010 Hiram Avenue on reports of a brush fire. Upon arrival, crews located a working brush fire. According to the city of Red…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Volkswagen Plant in Chattanooga has announced that they are cutting production at the Chattanooga plant and asking for voluntarily layoffs. They said in a full statement: “Volkswagen Group of America’s (VWGoA) Chattanooga plant will return to a primarily two-shift production model beginning on March 31. This decision reflects the need for…
