CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Convention Center was filled with many events over the weekend. Vintage Market Days invited a variety of vendors and guests in support of small businesses. 80 vendors…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The 35th annual Tennessee River Rescue cleanup was held on the first Saturday of October. Volunteers helped clean up nearly 30 different sites in the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- On Sunday at 1:06 a.m., Chattanooga Police responded to the 800 block of East 3rd Street for a person shot call. When officers arrived, they found a 27-year-old man with non-life-threatening injuries. Chattanooga Fire and Hamilton…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Something a little out of the ordinary joined the 3 Sisters Bluegrass Festival on the Riverfront. The 12-foot-tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police responded to the uptick in pedestrian fatalities this year. There have been 15 reported deaths as of October 2023, compared to only three reported last…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County along with the city of Chattanooga and partnering organizations issued a proclamation Friday afternoon making the month of October Domestic Violence Awareness Month. A ceremony was…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A little after midnight on Saturday, Chattanooga Police responded to a pedestrian struck in the 4900 block of Bonny Oaks Drive. UPDATE: CPD's Traffic Investigators arrested 28-year-old Samuel Mahelona in relation to the death of the…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) - A committee in Whitfield County is in the process of evaluating what could be the next step of improvements from a future SPLOST tax.…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) - High school seniors in Georgia will receive a very special letter soon. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Songbirds Guitar Museum has had quite a ride in its short history in Chattanooga. It opened almost nine years ago with a world class collection of instruments. We've seen stars perform and tout the museum, and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- There is a multi-vehicle crash on I-75 northbound near Ringgold Road and the I-24 split. TDOT shows that the crash happened just before 4 p.m. East Ridge Police say I-75 is…
DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WDEF) -- The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office is warning the public of the dangers of fentanyl. This follows three separate drug busts with arrests this week. Warning from the sheriff's office The sheriff's office warned that…
ROSSVILLE, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) arrested a Rossville man for fraudulently purchasing items with a City of Rossville credit card. The GBI arrested 53-year-old Mark…
UPDATE (October 6): The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has revealed what caused the plane crash in Chattanooga from July 2023. News 12 obtained the aviation investigation report that explained the details of the crash. The report was released on…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A bicyclist was hit by a car in Downtown Chattanooga on Thursday, according to Chattanooga Police. The police department said that around 10:30 p.m. on October 5, a woman was riding a bicycle north on Market…
UPDATE (Oct. 6): Chief Operating Officer David Roddy has provided more information on the person responsible for thefts around volunteer fire departments. He stated that Dean no longer works for the county. "Hamilton County had substantial evidence to terminate the…
ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) -- On Friday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced that he extended the gas tax suspension. Kemp signed an executive order to extend the state of emergency. He did this because of high…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A house on Tiger Lily Trail in Chattanooga is a total loss after a fire on Friday morning. The house was in the 700 block of Tiger Lily Trail, near Reads Lake Road. Someone had…
UPDATE: The Rhea County Sheriff's Office released more information into this incident on Friday. Deputies arrived at a home on Possum Trot Road on May 12, 2022, for a possible stabbing. There, they found Thomas C. Simpson deceased. Rhea County detectives…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- It may only be October, but it's not too early to start thinking about the holidays. We're talking Christmas, not Halloween. Amazon is helping you get…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have made 4 arrests in connection to a deadly shooting that happened on Maryland Street back on August 29. On Wednesday (10/4/23) officers arrested a pair of 16 year-old boys. Both are charged with…
SEQUATCHIE CO., Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home on Smith Mountain where a husband was charged with killing his wife. Sheriff Bill…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Dramatic scenes unfolded overnight at the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The 35th Tennessee River Rescue Week kicked off on Thursday. (more…)