Collins Parker

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Online Producer at WDEF-TV (Chattanooga, TN)

WDEF TV Online Producer, Archivist

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State no longer considering Eastdale site for new mental health facility

2 weeks ago | wdef.com | Collins Parker

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – A potential controversy over the location for a new mental health facility in our area has taken a turn. The state is looking for a place to build a new hospital to replace the one at Moccasin Bend. They determined they could not expand the current facility because of plans to develop the Bend as a historic park. A tract on Tunnel Boulevard was a possible new site. There was even a community meeting scheduled for tonight to debate whether residents wanted it there.
IRONMAN cancelling swim portion, but will race over Walnut Street Bridge

1 month ago | wdef.com | Collins Parker

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Weather has once again intervened in another IRONMAN competition. IRONMAN 70.3 officials they are cancelling the swimming part of the triathlon for safety reasons. The flow rate of the Tennessee River could hit 50,000 cubic feet per second on Sunday, which is more than double the normal speed at Ross’s Landing. That would prevent safety assets from holding their positions.
Cleveland will build two new schools in the city

1 month ago | wdef.com | Collins Parker

CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) – The Cleveland City School system has decided to build two new facilities to keep up with their growing population. Cleveland has added 5,500 new homes in the city since 2021, and that means student enrollment has been growing. So the system has decided they need two new elementary schools to keep up. They will build one in the northwest part of town and the other in the southwest. The system has 7 elementary schools right now.
Rep. Rose describes what he saw in the Covenant School Shooting documents

1 month ago | wdef.com | Collins Parker

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) – A Tennessee Congressman has finally reviewed documents on the Covenant School shooting in Nashville more than two years ago. Three students and three adults were killed in the attack. But police withheld documents from the public on the shooter’s motives. Police agencies often hold back inflammatory writings by mass shooters to keep from spreading their message. But this one became a political football.
Board approves Dr. Lori Mann Bruce as UTC Chancellor

1 month ago | wdef.com | Collins Parker

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – UTC officially has a new chancellor. The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees officially approved the appointment of Dr. Lori Mann Bruce Friday morning. She takes over on June 30th. Dr. Bruce is currently the provost and vice president for academic affairs at Tennessee Tech. The board also welcomed former Governor Bill Haslam. He was appointed to the board by Speaker Cameron Sexton. Dr. Bruce’s appointment was welcomed back in Chattanooga.
Governor appoints Jennifer Peck as Circuit Court Judge

1 month ago | wdef.com | Collins Parker

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) – Governor Bill Lee has picked someone from his own administration to serve as a Circuit Court judge in Hamilton County. Jennifer Peck is currently in charge of the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance. Before that, she owned Peck Legal Group in Chattanooga. The law firm specialized in domestic relations and mediation. She will replace Judge Michael Dumitru on the District Circuit Court. Categories: Hamilton County, Local News
Chattanooga Motorcar Festival postponed a year

1 month ago | wdef.com | Collins Parker

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The Chattanooga Motorcar Festival has hit a bump in the road. Organizers say they are postponing this year’s event until next year. They blame the postponement on a “continuing restructuring and expansion of the Chattanooga community, and the Festival’s ongoing re-evaluation of the dynamic family-friendly activities it can offer.” The Festival began in 2019 as an event to highlight motorsport’s past and present.
Home for sale leads to bizarre animal cruelty case

1 month ago | wdef.com | Collins Parker

House hunting couple immediately calls the authorities LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) – A House-hunting trip in Walker County has ended with five arrests for animal cruelty. It started when a couple viewing the home alerted authorities to multiple animals in distress. James Delbert Fields, Miriam Fields, Britni Fields, Marion Lopez and Melodie Lopez all face cruelty to animal charges.
Ringgold Woman Pleads to Defrauding Her Own Mother over Fake Cancer Treatments

1 month ago | wdef.com | Collins Parker

RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) – A jury found a northwest Georgia woman guilty of lying to her mother about having cancer. Vickie Long took a plea deal on charges of exploiting an elder, identity fraud, and theft. Prosecutors say she conned her mother into giving her large sums of money for the made-up cancer treatments. Once Adult Protective Services intervened, they say Long then took money from her mom’s checking and savings accounts.
Sheriff updates recovery from ransomware attack

1 month ago | wdef.com | Collins Parker

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) – Hamilton County Sheriff Austin Garrett reports progress in the recovery from a ransomware attack. The Sheriff’s Office was hit on the morning of April 14. “Since the incident occurred, the HCSO has been working methodically and diligently alongside an external cyber defense firm to preserve and examine this cyber-ransomware event and systematically restore service to all internal and external systems.