CATOOSA COUNTY, GA (WDEF) - A convicted sex offender in Catoosa County has been sentenced to 35 years in prison. A jury found John Christian Collier guilty of 16 counts of sexually related crimes against children. Those charges include Child…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)- The potential deed land swap between McDonald Farm and Enterprise South Nature Park continued to stir debate at Hamilton County…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - The debate over extending the cellphone ban to high schools continues in Georgia. State lawmakers banned them in K-through-8 grades this school year. But lawmakers will consider extending the ban to high schools in the next legislative…
Nick Shanks joins News 12's Chip Chapman to remind viewers of a special fundraiser technicians are doing with Lee Company. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Lee Company's annual Vans4Cans food drive is helping…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - Here is Representative Chuck Fleischmann's take on the end of the government shutdown on Wednesday. "From the beginning of the Democrats' Government Shutdown, beginning on September 19, when I voted for the clean, non-partisan Continuing Resolution…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A Grundy County Deputy was involved in a wreck Wednesday morning in Lookout Valley. Grundy officials say he lives in the area and was heading to work when it happened. The Highway Patrol reports he was travelling…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - How much did your child cost you last year? A new report by SmartAsset compares the cost by state for raising a child under five per year. The good news is that Tennessee is one of the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - East Lake residents are safe after their dog alerted them of a fire in the house. At 4:46 AM Thursday, the Chattanooga Fire Department responded to a house fire on the…
ASSOCIATED PRESS By KEVIN FREKING, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MATT BROWN WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Could there be a tax freeze for Hamilton County seniors? (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The United States Mint has officially ended production of the penny. The final one-cent coins for circulation were struck on November 12, 2025, concluding over 230 years…
SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF)- You may remember a proposed…
A federal judge has ordered that hundreds of people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement be released from federal facilities in the next week because their arrests by ICE were possibly unlawful and in violation of a federal court…
A diamond brooch that French emperor Napoleon lost while fleeing from the Battle of Waterloo in the early 19th century sold for more than 3.5 million Swiss francs — about $4.4 million — at…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Walnut Street Bridge is making strides toward its completion with an expected open date during the fall of 2026. Crews have completed sandblasting, painting, and intricate steel and woodwork on Spans 5 and…
Former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown will be released on $25,000 bail and must wear a GPS ankle monitor on an attempted murder charge in Florida, a…
Panamanian authorities on Tuesday announced a large seizure of U.S.-bound cocaine on a ferry in the Pacific, at a time Washington is upping an anti-drug military deployment in Latin America. Prosecutor Julio Villareal told reporters approximately…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia is set to strike its last circulating penny on Wednesday as the president has canceled the 1-cent coin. President Donald Trump has ordered its demise as costs climb…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Area Food Bank (CFAB) is still seeing a sharp rise as families across Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia face uncertainty about when and how much November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be issued.…
UPDATE: Governor Lee says SNAP benefits could be back in full by Monday, November 17. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) has announced that the department will begin processing partial SNAP payments. This comes following…
Washington — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday released emails exchanged between Jeffrey Epstein and others about President Trump. Among the documents is a 2011 message from Epstein…
CEO Nick Wilkinson joins News 12's Chip Chapman as the Tivoli Theatre gets ready to kick off their 2025-2026 Broadway Season! CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Mystery and murder takes center stage…
CBS NEWS By Matt Richardson Household debt hit a new record high in the third quarter of 2025, according to a report released earlier this month. The cumulative household debt in the country grew to $18.59 trillion, increasing by $197 billion from…
ALTAMONT, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative has responded to customer complaints about blinking lights in Grundy County. Residents say they have seen blinking and dimming lights in their homes. SVEC officials say blinking usually means that the…