VARNELL, Ga. (WDEF) - A Varnell Police Officer is on administrative leave after shots were fired during a pursuit that followed an alleged shoplifting incident at a Varnell Circle K Store. Officer Scott Swilley will be given the mandatory administrative leave…
"To be blunt: What you might buy and use, thinking it’s a good time, could cost you your life.”
DECATUR, Tennessee (WDEF) - Shaw Industries is creating new jobs in Meigs County with an upgrade to their plant in Decatur. The company plans to invest $42 million into their yarn facility there. It will create 75 new jobs. The…
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - A convicted cop killer who sued Alabama over its lethal injection method was put to death, but not before he cursed at the state and said: "I hate you." As the…
The Hamilton County School Board unanimously approved a building plan, which involves building, consolidating, or renovating schools.
MARION COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Two high school football players will not be facing charges in connection to recent hazing allegations at Whitwell High School. Back in September, a petition was filed against the juveniles for an alleged hazing incident.…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) - A trial date has been set for the Gatlinburg detective accused of lying on the stand in the Ooltewah rape case. This afternoon, Judge Greenholtz set a March 20th trial date for Rodney Burns. He faces…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - A press conference was held in Chattanooga today to tackle the recent issues on bus safety in Hamilton County. Nearly a year after the tragic Woodmore Elementary bus crash that killed six children, community activists came…
News 12 catches a ride with the Blue Angels for a sneak peek of what you can expect at the air show this weekend.
ATLANTA (AP) - Some college and university officials are having talks with student-athletes and consulting each other amid concerns that demonstrations over racial injustice like the ones roiling pro sports will spread to college athletics. That's what athletic officials from…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Jim Hammond announced today that he will seek re-election for his third term as Hamilton County Sheriff. In addition to managing the fourth largest county law enforcement agency in the state, his two biggest areas of…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - It would cost an estimated 100,000,000 dollars to replace the Hamilton County jail, and commissioners are reluctant to discuss that option. At a news conference this morning, Sheriff Jim Hammond announced plans to shut down…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County School Board meeting is underway where they will discuss the future of the school system. The school board meeting is pretty packed with members of the public. News 12 talked to the school…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Shia LaBeouf will spend the next year on probation after the "Transformers" actor pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of obstruction stemming from a public outburst in Georgia. LaBeouf appeared before a Recorder's Court judge Thursday…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A bid to outsource facilities management at Tennessee colleges and universities would cost the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga a quarter-million dollars more than its current expenses in-house. Local media reports that real estate giant Jones…
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Georgia (WDEF) - A suspect has been arrested and charged after Whitfield 911 was notified of a bank robbery early this morning. The robbery occurred at the Wells Fargo Bank located at 2114 Cleveland Highwayat approximately 10:44 a.m. It was…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Hamilton Health Care System announces a new medical facility for the Dalton area. They will soon begin construction of the Anna Shaw Children's Institute. It will treat children coping with autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or…
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia teacher surrounded by controversy over students wearing "Make America Great Again" T-shirts has given her resignation to school officials. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Lyn Orletsky sent her resignation to the Cherokee County school board,…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County Commissioner Tim Boyd talks about the next step after an audit into spending at the Convention and Visitors Bureau. The CVB is primarily funded through county hotel/motel taxes. The State Comptrollers Office found poor record…
SECTION, Alabama (WDEF) - A Sand Mountain woman was indicted on charges of possession and burglary. But her case got worse when officers served the papers. Jackson County Lt. Craig Holcomb delivered the indictments to the home of Katherine Michelle…
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - East Ridge authorities called in the SWAT team to get a man out of his house Wednesday afternoon. It started when Edlicia Oattes called police to say her son had tried to hit her in…
By LISA MARIE PANE Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - The National Rifle Association has launched a new insurance program for people who shoot someone. And it's stirring criticism from gun-control advocates who say it could foster more violence and give…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A bid to outsource facilities management at Tennessee colleges and universities would cost the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga a quarter-million dollars more than its current expenses in-house. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that real…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Signal Mountain Town Council continues talks of creating a separate school district. This evening they held a joint meeting with the Signal Mountain School System Viability Committee. A crowd gathered at the town gym…