TECH BYTE: High-Tech Bikes Help Get You in Shape
You don't necessarily have to go to the gym to get fit.
Are you up for the longest flight in the world?
His friends ask Duane Brown if he is nuts. What he is, is an aviation fanatic, who recently – with the mentality of a marathon runner – elbowed his way to the starting line, along with 160 other passengers, for…
Running blind
Like many athletes, Simon Wheatcroft loves chasing that runner's high. "I still get a real buzz from doing it," he said. He trains on this path near his home in Doncaster, a village in north-central England. But to really stretch…
Fire at Moe's Southwest Grill in Hixson
Hixson, TN (WDEF) – Early Sunday morning, Chattanooga firefighters were dispatched to reports of smoke coming from Moe's Southwest Grill, located at 5510 Highway 153. The first fire company to arrive on the scene found heavy smoke coming from the…
Bluefin tuna sells for record $3M at Tokyo auction
Tokyo -- A 612-pound bluefin tuna sold for a record 333.6 million yen ($3 million) at the first auction of 2019, after Tokyo's famed Tsukiji market was moved to a new site on the city's waterfront. The winning bid for…
House Fire in Whitfield County Leaves One Dead
A house fire early Saturday morning in Whitfield County has left one person dead. Officials say the fire was reported at around 1 AM in the 4500 block of Crestway Drive. One other person has been transported to a local…
Two People Reported Seriously Injured After Saturday Morning Car Crash on Highway 27
Georgia State Patrol say that two people were injured in car crash Saturday morning on Highway 27 in Walker County. Officials say the crash happened just before 9:30 AM. A Ford F150 allegedly hit two people on a moped. Both…
Polar Plunge Event at Lula Lake Canceled due to Weather
Lula Lake Land Trust has canceled their Polar Plunge event for Sunday, January 6th after postponing the event earlier last year. The foundation said on their Facebook on Saturday that the reasoning was due to weather conditions and flooding. A…
Emily's List of Weekend Activities - January 5, 2019
Halloween isn't the only time you can take advantage of a haunted house.
ONLY ON 12: Good Samaritan awarded for helping THP trooper
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Highway Patrol honored an Atlanta man Friday for assisting a trooper in distress back in November. However, for Paul Zurbrugg, November 25 was just another day. "My first instinct was just to help the…
Murray County Detectives investigate disturbing video of dog being killed
MURRAY COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Murray County Detectives are investigating after a disturbing video was shared on social media. Authorities said they got the video on Facebook on Friday and immediately started investigating. News 12 first heard about the video…
Dunlap Police investigate suspicious calls targeting women
Dunlap Police are investigating suspicious phone calls made by a man that targets women.
Iran says warships coming to the Atlantic for 1st time
Iranian warships will sail for the first time into Atlantic waters early in 2019, the deputy commander of Iran's navy has said. The long-distance voyage would bring Iran's military forces closer to U.S. soil, and territorial waters, than they have…
Monks show off mobility to protest driving ticket blamed on robe
A Buddhist monk in Japan received a traffic violation when driving in his robe. The police officer who pulled the monk over said the attire interfered with his safe driving, The Japan News reports. The man refused to pay the…
Hack exposes German politicians' data, but spares far-right party
Berlin -- Data and documents belonging to hundreds of German politicians have been hacked and posted online via Twitter, a German broadcaster reported Friday. The leak, which saw the data posted in daily batches before Christmas on a Twitter account…
U.S. intel sources say retired Marine held in Moscow is no spy
Last Updated Jan 4, 2019 9:49 AM EST The Russian lawyer for a Michigan man jailed on espionage charges in Moscow says his client's detention is "baseless." Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine, was arrested in Russia a week ago…
Thailand's beach paradises slammed by deadly tropical storm
Laem Talumpuk, Thailand -- Rain, winds and surging seawater buffeted coastal villages and world-famous tourist resorts Friday, as Tropical Storm Pabuk made landfall on southern Thailand's east coast. The storm, with maximum sustained winds of 42 mph, hit the shore…
U.K. prisoner to join activist on hunger strike in Iranian prison
London -- Prominent Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi and British-Iranian detainee Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe announced Thursday plans to go on hunger strike in Tehran's Evin Prison to protest against the denial of medical treatment."We are urging for an immediate action…
New info on senior North Korean diplomat hiding out in Italy
Rome -- North Korea's top diplomat in Italy has gone into hiding along with his wife, according to a South Korean lawmaker, raising the possibility of a defection of a senior North Korean official. The news came from South Korea's…
Olivia Newton-John says health rumors "greatly exaggerated"
Olivia Newton-John wants you to know that she is alive and well despite rumors to the contrary circulating in Australian tabloids. The 70-year-old singer and "Grease" star, who's repeatedly battled cancer, posted a video to her official Twitter and Facebook…
Residents hold meeting to discuss possible vegetation legislation
DECATUR, Tenn. (WDEF) - Residents met Thursday evening to discuss possible ramifications of vegetation legislation. Zach Andrews has co-owned Cottonport Marina since 2012. Like most owners, he does what he has to do to keep his business running. And, for…
Sequatchie County High School principal reinstated
A Tennessee Valley high school principal who was demoted, gets his old position back.
Friends rally around Walker County man after fire destroys home
After a Walker County man lost everything in a house fire, friends and family are rallying behind him.
Hospitals now publish rates online
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — A new federal law will now make it easier for you to compare procedure costs among hospitals. As of January 1, all hospitals must report its procedure rates online. The Trump adminstration pushed this new rule…