UPDATE: The Dalton Police Department has identified the people killed in shootings at two different Dalton residences which police believe are connected. Investigators say that preliminary findings of the investigation indicated that 37-year old Kevin Andrew Akins of Dalton shot…
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - On Saturday, the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office Drone Team responded to Old Alabama Rd SW following a report of a missing juvenile. Initial responding deputies began a K9 track in the area between Old Alabama…
MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. (WDEF) - In February, TBI agents joined Weakley County detectives in investigating a report of a 9-year-old sending child sex abuse material to an adult male via Snapchat. During the course of the investigation, Hunter Chase Ellison…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - The smell of sizzling bacon is drawing crowds today at the Tri-State Exhibition Center in Cleveland, Tennessee, where the 7th annual BaCON Festival is officially underway. Running from 10 a.m. to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Early Thursday morning, the House of Representatives passed a new budget bill. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Quest, one of the largest traveling dinosaur exhibits in North America, is back, bringing life-sized animatronic dinosaurs, fossil digs, science stations, and interactive displays for the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Two Chattanooga principals traded their ties for aprons in a high-heat showdown earlier this month. Battle of the Bosses: Culinary Wars took place May 3rd at…
MURRAY COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Murray County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) is asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing elderly man. 77-year-old Joe McDowell "Mac" Wiggins Jr. was last seen…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga will launch its Free Summer Food Program on May 27, 2025. This program offers free meals to children 18 and under across seven counties in Tennessee…
UPDATE 2 (5/23/2025): In the Lookouts’ statement, they pointed to nine other ballparks across the country sponsored by hospitals. This includes the new Knoxville stadium, Covenant…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Georgia Power customers can expect to save some money over the next three years. The Georgia Public Service Commission has announced they are freezing…
MEIGS COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Meigs County school bus was involved in a traffic accident Friday morning. Meigs County Emergency Services (MCES) responded to…
Emma Collins with Scenic City Shakespeare joins News 12's Amelia Greer as the troupe puts on 'Much Ado About Nothing' for four more weekends in Chattanooga! CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Enjoy…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The future South Broad Stadium has its new name. (more…)
RED BANK, Tenn. (WDEF)- Red Bank property owners may soon see a property tax increase. (more…)
DEKALB COUNTY, Al. (WDEF) -- Authorities are investigating a death that occurred early Thursday morning in DeKalb County. The incident occurred in the 45000 block of Highway 75 near the Painter community. Around 1:30 a.m. on May 22, 2025, Dekalb…
Breakfast cereal is often appealing for being easy, kid friendly — and sweet. But a recent study found that children's breakfast cereals have been getting sweeter, fattier and less nutritious. In a study published Wednesday in…
Tennessee inmate Oscar Smith was executed by lethal injection on Thursday morning for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife Judith Smith and her teenage sons, Jason and Chad Burnett. Smith, 75, was pronounced dead after a lethal injection of the barbiturate…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A fire that destroyed the interior of the Memphis Clayborn Temple has been ruled intentional, fire officials say. The Memphis Fire Department (MFD) said a person of interest is being sought out by investigators.…
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A welfare check turned into an arrest after a man was found unconscious with drug paraphernalia nearby. On May 21,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga firefighters rescued an injured worker from the roof of an apartment building Thursday. On May 22, 2025, at 8:58 a.m.,…
After a Delta flight made an emergency landing in Atlanta in February, a maintenance crew found there was barely any or possibly "no oil visible" in the aircraft's right engine, the National Transportation Safety Board said in…
Walmart is eliminating members of its Global Tech team in an effort to increase efficiency, the company said in a memo to employees on Wednesday. Roughly 1,500 jobs will be cut as part of the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services has launched “Promise to Call,” a new effort to prevent suicide by encouraging people to make a simple personal commitment: promise…