NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's education commissioner says the state has more than twice the national average of cases involving students bringing firearms to school. Candice McQueen says Tennessee had 7.5 incidents per 100,000 students in the 2015-16 school year;…
UPDATE: Sheriff Hitchcock says a student made a threat against another student at Sequatchie County High. They have taken him into custody and are questioning him now. The Sheriff says students and faculty are safe. ______ DUNLAP, Tennessee (WDEF) -…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A former Memorial hospital employee is accused of stealing credit cards from the break room. 33 year old Crystal Hughley faces several different theft charges. According to a police report, she was dressed in scrubs and given a…
CHATSWORTH, Georgia (WDEF) - The Murray County School Board has voted to dismiss Supt. Eric McFee. A school spokesman tells News 12 Now the board made that decision during last night's board meeting. He declined to go in to reasons for…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Riverbend Festival has finalized their headliner lineup for this summer. Here are the final pieces: Country singer Dustin Lynch plays a Wednesday night show on June 13th, taking the Coke Stage at 9:30. The Tullahoma native…
Prosecutors say a person among more than a dozen Tennessee gang members and associates accused in a racketeering conspiracy was kidnapped and killed. His whereabouts had been unknown when 15 gang members and associates were charged in January. U.S. Attorney…
A state senator has halted efforts on his bill to make autopsy reports no longer public records in Tennessee. Republican Sen. Joey Hensley of Hohenwald made a motion in a Senate panel that generally ends consideration of a bill for…
A proposed Tennessee bill eases up penalties on having no gun carry permit.
East Ridge fire crews get called out to a house fire Thursday evening.
Bradley county sheriff Eric Watson called a news conference this afternoon to respond to criticism of him by a political action group.
Darlene Poole was rewarded with the First Responder Hero Award for March.
After hearing from two witnesses, a judge found enough probable cause and sent the case of the Hamilton Place mall riot suspect to the grand jury.
A woman is accused of 2nd degree murder in connection with an overdose death.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Three people have been charged with capital murder in the shooting death of an Alabama toddler. Huntsville police Lt. Michael Johnson says in a news release that 26-year-olds Martin Arrendondo Evense, Brittany Nicole Kingston and Dominique…
CHARLESTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration releases their findings on the explosion at the Wacker Plant last September. The state agency's report "also" says its findings allege violations of standards and rules. It also charges…
Uber Eats launched in the Scenic City today.
News 12 has obtained two 911 calls from an incident when a teacher allegedly barricaded himself in a classroom and fired a shot out of a window.
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Collegedale just broke ground on a new multi million dollar shopping center that will soon be home to Chick-fil-A. Earlier this morning, one of the owners of the new restaurant, Dawson Halliday, broke ground at the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton county commissioners approved the extension of west M-L-K boulevard this morning and helped numerous schools with building projects. Following the lead of the Chattanooga city council, the County Commission has voted to approve Tax Increment Financing for…
Officers traced the smell of green marijuana to a shed in the back yard.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Republican-led Tennessee House panel has killed a bill to ban child marriage because a socially conservative lobbyist argued it interferes with his state legal challenge of same-sex marriage. The House Civil Justice Subcommittee voted Wednesday…
MESSAGE FROM DR. APRIL HOWARD, JCSS SUPERINTENDENT The faculty and staff of the Jackson County School System work every day to provide a safe and caring learning environment for all students so they can benefit from a challenging and rigorous…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - A group of 13 senators have introduced a new school safety bill. It would allow public school systems and states to use federal dollars to pay for counselors, alarm systems, security cameras and crisis intervention training.…
UPDATE - In a previous version of this story, Chattanooga Police misidentified the suspect. We have now corrected the identity to Clinnita Chambliss. We regret the error and are happy to correct it. _______ CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) A fight between two…