HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -What started out as a possible window tint violation landed 3 people in custody on weapons and drug charges. On Tuesday, around 10:15 A.M., a Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office stopped a gray Dodge car for a possible window tint violation near the 5900 block of Brainerd Road. The driver pulled into the parking lot of the Cube Smart Storage. The driver was identified as Demarius Patrick, and as the deputy was talking to the driver, a strong smell of marijuana was coming from the car. The deputy searched the car and found 5 firearms, several boxes of ammo, more than ..read more

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) – TDOT will be conducting several road closures during the week of June 13 through June 19. Travelers should expect longer commutes and delays. TDOT advises to visit www.TNSmartWay.com/Traffic to check on traffic conditions to know before you go. Upcoming road closures and changes: DEKALB COUNTY SR-141 (LANCASTER RD.) TDOT Maintenance both directions at LM 0.43: TDOT will be performing slide repairs on SR-141 at LM 0.43. The roadway is closed. Motorists are encouraged to use caution in the area and should follow all construction and detour signs. RESTRICTIONS: T ..read more

BALTIMORE (AP) — Atlanta general manager Alex Anthopoulos held a media session before a game — which sort of says it all about how the Braves have been playing. “I don’t normally do scrums during the season, because we’ve done well,” he told reporters Wednesday. “If I’m doing them, that means we’re not playing well.” This is, of course, all relative. The Braves have the fourth-best record in the National League. But they lost their fifth straight game Wednesday night, 4-2 at Baltimore, and they trail NL East-leading Philadelphia by double digits. So Anthopoulos was available to discuss th ..read more

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Former Heritage High School grad Cole Wilcox took the mound against the Chattanooga Lookouts Wednesday at AT&T Field. Wilcox was the starting pitcher for the Montgomery Biscuits. He wound up with a no decision in the Biscuits 6-5 win in ten innings. Montgomery held a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the 6th when Quincy McAfee doubled home two runs off Wilcox to tie the game. Wilcox pitched six innings with five strikeouts and three earned runs. Soddy Daisy High School grad Logan Workman is expected to pitch for the Biscuits Friday at AT&T Field against the Lookouts. Cat ..read more

BALTIMORE (AP) — Colton Cowser hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles won their sixth straight game, beating the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Wednesday night. Cade Povich pitched six scoreless innings in his second big league outing for Baltimore, but Atlanta tied it when Matt Olson hit a two-run shot off Keegan Akin (2-0) in the eighth. Cowser answered with a drive to right-center off Joe Jiménez (1-2) that cleared the wall despite an impressive leaping effort by center fielder Michael Harris II. “I thought he robbed it at first,” Cowser said. “Real ..read more

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- There is an ongoing debate within the Hamilton County government over how it should be structured. The topic of debate on Wednesday at the legal committee of the Hamilton County Commission is who should get to choose who picks various administrators. Hamilton County Commissioner David Sharpe believes state law from 1941 gives commissioners that right. However, Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp and other commissioners say that law has been overridden. Currently, administrators are selected by Mayor Wamp and his Chief of Staff, Claire McVay. This organizational char ..read more

The customers of Logan and Pawpaw’s produce are rallying together to support store owner Steve Griffey. He was injured in a car wreck Griffey has been a beloved fixture in the soddy Daisy community for years and customers cherish his commitment to providing quality produce. Now they want to give back and support him in any way they can. “His grandson has stepped in; he’s been going to get all the produce and bring it and loading it and setting it all up for me the next morning. The customers of Soddy Daisy they’ve just been amazing how they have sponsored his store and coming in and buying and ..read more

(press release) Chattanooga, Tenn. (June 12, 2024) – Today Mayor Kelly, Baylor School and the Chattanooga Tourism company celebrated FIFA’s announcement that Chattanooga will be a candidate to serve as a Team Base Camp for teams participating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. According to FIFA, Team Base Camps are “locations where the 48 participating teams may opt to establish their ‘homes away from home’ – the hub from where they will travel to their first three matches and where players, staff and officials will spend the majority of their time during the group stage.” “This is a very exciting da ..read more

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A new mechanism to fund future Hamilton County school construction was introduced Wednesday morning. If passed at the next Commission meeting, up to 250 million dollars in bonds would be issued to fund various school projects across the county. This is a part of the school facilities plan that was introduced a few months ago. However, some commissioners wondered if this would be enough, and if more funding would be needed. Others argued that any more would require a tax increase, something that could be put to a referendum. Commissioner David Shape argued, “And that ..read more

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – TDOT is putting a weight restriction on an old bridge in the downtown area. The east 11th Street bridge is raises the road over a railroad right of way between Peeples and Magnolia Streets. It’s a couple of blocks south of MLK Boulevard. Inspectors have put a limit of 34 tons per vehicle over the bridge, effective immediately. Warning signs will go up around the bridge in the next week. If your vehicle weighs more than 34 tons, you need to take the 10th Street detour. Categories: Chattanooga, Local News ..read more