Cleveland VFW hall destroyed by fire
A band scheduled to play this weekend lost their gear.
Helping ex-offenders get on the right path
People in Chattanooga are working to stop the violence, by helping ex offenders get on the right path.
Detectives arrest suspect in murder of Gary McPherson in July
The victim was the brother of Edwin McPherson who was a candidate for Chattanooga Police chief
Pro Soccer team picks their downtown Chattanooga headquarters
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Professional Soccer organization has taken another step into existence. The organization has picked some real estate for their team headquarters. They plan to move into the old Harley Davidson apparel store at 411 Broad Street.…
Dalton Police looking for two suspects in credit card fraud case
Man says people made 6 bogus purchases using his credit card information.
Sheriff's officers captures CoreCivic escapee
Summer Wright got away during a medical evaluation at a health facility
Chancellor rules against Democratic challenge to candidate Robin Smith
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County Chancellor Jeffrey Atherton has dismissed a democratic challenge to remove Robin Smith from the upcoming November ballot. The state party has challenged her late addition to the Tennessee House race, saying incumbent Gerald McCormick withdrew…
Can you help find this runaway in Bradley County?
Sheriff's Dept. asks for help in finding 17 year-old Donovan Davis.
Russians blame Soyuz leak on human error
Ruling out a strike by space debris or a micrometeoroid, Russian engineers say a small leak in a Soyuz crew ferry ship docked to the International Space Station was the result of a hole drilled into the wall of the…
Police release name of Vance Avenue shooting
Norman Sullivan was killed in the shooting Monday afternoon.
Hamilton County swears in elected officials
3 new county commission members and 2 new school board members
Gordon County investigates death of 3 month old
Witnesses say little girl was okay at midnight, but unresponsive in the morning.
$12.5 Million lottery ticket sold in Cohutta
Winning ticket sold at the One Stop Shop on Cleveland Highway.
French navy ready to intervene in "scallop wars"
PARIS -- The French agriculture minister says the country's navy is ready to intervene to prevent further clashes between French and British fishermen who angrily bumped boats over access to scallop fisheries off the French coast last week. The minister,…
French navy ready to intervene in "scallop wars"
PARIS -- The French agriculture minister says the country's navy is ready to intervene to prevent further clashes between French and British fishermen who angrily bumped boats over access to scallop fisheries off the French coast last week. The minister,…
Security incident at U.S. Embassy in Cairo
The U.S. Embassy complex in Cairo, Egypt, is seen in a 2013 file photo. State Department The U.S. Embassy in Cairo warned American nationals to avoid the compound in Egypt's capital city on Tuesday after a security incident outside. Local…
Russia dismisses Trump's warning over expected Syria offensive
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday warned Syria against launching an attack on the country's last rebel stronghold with the help of Russia and Iran, saying the offensive could trigger a "human tragedy." Syrian forces are massing around…
Chinese principal sacked over back-to-school pole dance
An image taken from video posted on Twitter by Michael Standaert on Sept. 2, 2018, shows a pole dancer performing during a back-to-school ceremony at the Xinshahui Kindergarten in Shenzhen, China. Twitter/Michael Standaert BEIJING -- A kindergarten principal in China…
Typhoon slams into Japan with 130 mph wind gusts
High waves triggered by Typhoon Jebi are seen at a fishing port in Aki, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo Sept. 4, 2018. KYODO/REUTERS TOKYO -- High winds and heavy rain whipped the Japanese cities of…
Police Pursuit on Suck Creek Road Ends in Two Arrests
At around 7:40pm Monday evening, Hamilton County deputies say they noticed a vehicle driving crazily on Suck Creek Road. When deputies tried to stop the driver, the driver did not stop and a pursuit began. Once the vehicle was forced…
Cleveland Fire Department Battles Early Morning Fire
The Cleveland Fire Department is battling a blaze Tuesday morning at the Veterans of Foreign Wars on Ocoee Street. Officials tell us that the fire started at around 11:30pm Monday night. No word yet on any injuries. News 12 Now…
Monica Lewinsky storms offstage over question about Bill Clinton
Monica Lewinsky at #IAmDancingMan party in Los Angeles in May 2015 Jonathan Alcorn / REUTERS JERUSALEM -- Monica Lewinsky said Tuesday that she stormed offstage at a Jerusalem speaking event because of an interviewer's "off limits" question about former President…
American sentenced to hang in Malaysia for murdering ex-wife
Counsel K.A Ramu, lawyer for American Gerald Mickelson, speaks to media after hearing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on September 4, 2018 Yam G-Jun / AP KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- A Malaysian court sentenced an American man to death by hanging…
Founder of brutal Afghan militant group dies, Taliban says
Jalaluddin Haqqani, right, points to map of Afghanistan during visit to Islamabad, Pakistan, in October 2001 as his son Naziruddin , left, looks on STRINGER / REUTERS The founder of the Haqqani network, one of Afghanistan's most effective and feared…