CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - More than 1,000 students from Girls Preparatory School, Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy and Girls Inc. gathered Wednesday evening to celebrate "Day of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Coalition is preparing for National Drug Take Back day this weekend. Attendees will be able to dispose of any…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The trial of Justin Whaley continued into its second day on Wednesday at the Hamilton County Courthouse. (more…)
By David Sharp Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A man shot and killed at least 16 people at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday and then fled into the night, sparking a massive search…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Deep in the hills of Ringgold lies a spooky oasis. Scares for all ages round every corner. "When we first moved here we…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WDEF) -- Senators Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Jon Ossoff of Georgia are crossing party lines. They are teaming up to provide better care for…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Wednesday was a special day at News 12. We designated October 25 as "Dave Staley Day." Dave Staley recently retired from news on October 11,…
BENTON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Firefighters in West Polk County are investigating the cause of a deadly house fire from this morning just off Town Creek Road in Benton. People nearby…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A semi-truck crashed on I-24 in Chattanooga on Tuesday afternoon. According to Chattanooga Police, the crash involved two vehicles and it happened just after 4 p.m. on October 24. Police say a semi-truck was traveling west…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Part of a road in Ooltewah was shut down early Wednesday due to a wildfire. The brush fire was near the 5500 block of Tucker Road,…
Associated Press ELLABELL, Ga. (AP) — The steel skeletons of buildings where Hyundai will stamp, weld, paint and assemble electric vehicles in Georgia span more than a half mile on a sprawling site dotted with so many cranes, bulldozers and…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - Congressman Chuck Fleischmann joins Republicans in electing Mike Johnson as the next House Speaker. The Representative from Chattanooga briefly entered the race himself last night, before being eliminated in the early voting. Rep. Fleischmann issued this…
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Anxious Republicans prepared to vote once more Wednesday, hopeful of electing Rep. Mike Johnson as their House speaker to unite their fractious majority and end weeks of chaos by elevating a little-known conservative to one…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - City Council demanded a survey and the Chattanooga Housing Authority delivered. Jenny Hill the Vice Chair said, "Thank you housing authority for…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Americana artist and fiddle player Amanda Shires is back in Chattanooga Wednesday night for a show at Memorial Auditorium. She's…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The trial of a contentious case involving a former EMT charged with vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated finally began on Tuesday at the Hamilton…
Ringgold, Ga. (WDEF) - A positive attitude can be contagious. That's just what Patrick Parris brings to Heritage Middle School each and every day. It's one of the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga airport has plans for a new direct flight destination in the near future after receiving a small community air service…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Brainerd Community Food Pantry is celebrating three years of providing food to the greater Chattanooga area. Since 2020, the food pantry has…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Dalton Fire Department appointed a new fire chief on Tuesday morning. At the Public Safety Commission meeting, the fire department appointed…
PALM SPRINGS, Ca. (WDEF) -- Tuesday, October 24 marks one year since Chattanooga native and Emmy award winning actor Leslie Jordan passed away. Now he's…
IDER, Ala. (WDEF) -- Alabama authorities are urging citizens to have a home security system after a man broke into a woman's home and used her shower. "I highly encourage…
HIXSON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A new Burlington store will be opening in Hixson and offering free gifts to some of the first customers. The ribbon cutting ceremony will take place on Friday, October 27 at 8:45 a.m. Burlington's new location…
ATLANTA (AP) — The city of Atlanta has temporarily closed three of its more than 30 fire stations because of truck breakdowns and a shortage of firefighters. Atlanta Fire Rescue…