CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - UTC is offering a look at what will replace historic Engel Stadium. Officials have released conceptual renderings of what will replace the minor league ballpark on 3rd Street. The old ballpark…
ASSOCIATED PRESS By SOPHIA TAREEN CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has been receiving around-the-clock care at home, has been hospitalized with a rare neurological disorder, according to his Chicago-based organization. The civil…
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) – News 12 is recognizing some of the bravest members of our community through the First Responders Hero Award. Whether someone is an EMT, paramedic, firefighter, or police…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Foundation House Ministries’ Festival of Trees event was Thursday. The event runs from 6 to 8pm and gives families an opportunity to celebrate…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF)-The Chattanooga Area Food Bank remains in emergency response mode as delayed SNAP benefits push more families across Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia…
LAFAYETTE, GA (WDEF) - Pilgrim’s is making a major investment in Walker County’s future with the groundbreaking of a $400 million prepared foods facility at the Walker County Business Park in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - President Donald Trump has proposed giving most Americans a $2,000 payment funded by money collected from tariffs on imported goods. The administration says the plan could take…
Toyota is recalling 126,691 Tundra and Lexus models because the engines can stall, increasing the risk of a crash, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In a Nov. 6 recall notice, NHTSA said…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- McKee Foods joined us on Prime News at 7 to debut their annual Christmas Tree Cakes.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Collegedale Police Department is partnering with the Junior League of Chattanooga to invite the public to a family-friendly Touch-a-Truck event on Saturday, November 15. The Junior…
A chemical spill injured dozens of people, some seriously, and forced hundreds to evacuate from a western Oklahoma city on Wednesday night, according to local officials. Evacuation orders were lifted Thursday morning. The incident…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County law enforcement has officially finished upgrades to the Law Enforcement Operations Center (LEOC) and the newly renovated Property and Evidence Facility that formerly was…
The body of a miner missing since Saturday in a flooded West Virginia coal mine has been found, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morissey announced Thursday morning. Morissey identified the man as Steve Lipscomb. Crews discovered…
CATOOSA COUNTY, GA (WDEF) - A convicted sex offender in Catoosa County has been sentenced to 35 years in prison. A jury found John Christian Collier guilty of 16 counts of sexually related crimes against children. Those charges include Child…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)- The potential deed land swap between McDonald Farm and Enterprise South Nature Park continued to stir debate at Hamilton County…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - The debate over extending the cellphone ban to high schools continues in Georgia. State lawmakers banned them in K-through-8 grades this school year. But lawmakers will consider extending the ban to high schools in the next legislative…
Nick Shanks joins News 12's Chip Chapman to remind viewers of a special fundraiser technicians are doing with Lee Company. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Lee Company's annual Vans4Cans food drive is helping…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - Here is Representative Chuck Fleischmann's take on the end of the government shutdown on Wednesday. "From the beginning of the Democrats' Government Shutdown, beginning on September 19, when I voted for the clean, non-partisan Continuing Resolution…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A Grundy County Deputy was involved in a wreck Wednesday morning in Lookout Valley. Grundy officials say he lives in the area and was heading to work when it happened. The Highway Patrol reports he was travelling…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - How much did your child cost you last year? A new report by SmartAsset compares the cost by state for raising a child under five per year. The good news is that Tennessee is one of the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - East Lake residents are safe after their dog alerted them of a fire in the house. At 4:46 AM Thursday, the Chattanooga Fire Department responded to a house fire on the…
ASSOCIATED PRESS By KEVIN FREKING, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MATT BROWN WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Could there be a tax freeze for Hamilton County seniors? (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The United States Mint has officially ended production of the penny. The final one-cent coins for circulation were struck on November 12, 2025, concluding over 230 years…