East Tennessee Man's death penalty conviction being upheld
Victims were from Chickamauga, Georgia.
Cleveland PD mourning the loss of K9 Tessa
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Cleveland Police department announced Wednesday night that a former K9 officer, Tessa, has died. Tessa was born on February 25, 2004 in the Netherlands. She was purchased by Vohne Liche Kennels of Denver, Indiana in July…
Man Speaks out after Swat Standoff
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - On Tuesday, a swat standoff between the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department and a resident that shut down East Brainerd for almost seven hours came to a peaceful end when the sheriffs office made the decision not…
D.A. Neal Pinkston Moves Ahead With Plan to Create "Safety Zones" in Gang Neighborhoods
Pinkston Meets With Sheriff, City Police and Chattanooga Housing Authority Wednesday
Fmr. K-9 officer now linked to deaths of 3 dogs
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. (CBS News) -- Investigators have found the remains of a third dog at the previous home of a former K-9 police officer already charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, reports CBS affiliate WGCL. Daniel Peabody was arrested…
Changes Ahead for the Orange Grove Center
New federal regulations end the sorting of recyling at Orange Grove after 24 years.
Police: Alabama mom left infant in hot car while she shopped
ALABASTER, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say an Alabama woman has been arrested after her 5-month-old baby was found in a locked car with the windows up while she shopped inside a Dollar General store. AL.com reports Alabaster police Chief Curtis Rigney…
Reward increased for information about Bald Eagle shot to death in Hamilton County
If you know anything about this case, please contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent at 615-736-5532, ext. 103, or the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency at 931-787-0859.
TN Promise Saturday allows students to earn volunteer hours at state parks
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - State parks and natural areas across the state plan to offer volunteer events on Saturday, July 23, to help students attending college on the Tennessee Promise scholarship to log the community service hours required to keep…
Cassandra Smith Road closure planned for sewer project beginning July 9
Detours will be posted using Hixson Pike, Adams Road, and Hamill Road.
East Ridge PD investigating suspicious package left after bank robbery
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) - East Ridge police are investigating a bank robbery where a suspicious package was left outside the building, causing police to shut down Ringgold Road for over an hour. Officers were called to the First Tennessee Bank non Ringgold Road…
Girlfriend of missing man: 'please get him some help'
When authorities in McMinn County located his truck, they only his found keys and cell phone inside.
18 Wheeler flips over, entrapping driver
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Fire Department and The Red Bank Fire Department received calls for an 18 wheeler roll over accident early Wednesday morning. The accident happened on the Highway 27 south ramp off Signal Mountain Road at 8:13…
Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke discusses July 16, 2016 events during News12 This Morning
The city has a full day of events planned to remember the fallen five servicemen.
Mayor Berke explains why the city is making the July 16th anniversary an all-day event
"We think this is a really important day in Chattanooga's history...And we make sure we do this event as Chattanooga should."
Firetruck involved in crash on McCallie Avenue
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - One driver suffered minor injuries in a three vehicle crash this morning that involved a fire truck. It happened at the intersection of McCallie Avenue and Willow Street at about 9:30 Wednesday morning The fire truck…
TBI investigates double homicide in Bledsoe County
Couple found dead at their home
8 Georgia prisons locked down after death, brawl, gang feuds
ATLANTA (AP) - Authorities say eight Georgia prisons are on lockdown after a bloody June that included the killing of an inmate in one prison and a brawl at another facility that sent 16 inmates to hospitals. The Georgia Department…
Cement Truck Crashes into Guardrail on Hwy 27 Southbound
An early morning traffic accident causes major delays for several people and sends one man to the hospital. A cement truck overturned on the ramp to get onto Highway 27 Southbound. "Fire departments worked hand in hand with their training.…
Sen. Bob Corker withdraws from Vice Presidential consideration
He says he isn't ready to become the political attack dog that the job would require
Mayor Berke on why Chattanooga may sell The Chattanoogan
The goal has been accomplished, but we're still paying for it.
Sen. Bob Corker was just a side show at Trump Rally in Raleigh
Hillary Clinton's emails got the most attention, but the Corker intro could be a VP primer
Public appeals to find a missing man, but girlfriend "fears the worst"
Reported schizophrenic had stopped taking his medicine
Mayor Berke discusses the ongoing spree of shootings in the city
What is the city doing right now to combat gangs?