CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Aquarium and Girls Inc. will be releasing a few hundred lake sturgeon into the Tennessee River on Thursday. Thirty participants from Girls Inc., from 3rd to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- As the Chambers Brothers said back in late 1967, "Time Has Come Today." News 12's Dave Staley has had that song on his mind all day long. And there's a good reason for that! Here's tonight's…
LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) -- Lafayette's 2023 concert series, "Music on Main," is coming to an end this weekend. For their last 2023 concert, the city hopes to end big. The final event will take place on October 13, starting at…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Hamilton County grand jury indicted a Chattanooga man for sexual abuse of a child. A grand jury indicted 42-year-old Seth A. Cordell on October 2,…
TULLAHOMA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee National Guard soldiers deployed on Wednesday to the southern U.S. border. The National Guard says more than 125 soldiers…
UPDATE (Oct. 11, 4:23 PM): Springhill Suites has released a statement following the recent vandalism along Riverfront Parkway. Read it in full: “An incident like this has never…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - The City of Knoxville has taken a big step towards getting a major pedestrian bridge of their own. For years, the city has been trying to build a walking bridge across the Tennessee River to connect…
CHAHAK, Afghanistan (AP) — Another strong earthquake shook western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier one killed more than 2,000 people and flattened whole villages in Herat province in what was one…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS) -- House Republicans are meeting behind closed doors Wednesday to select their nominee for speaker after the historic ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy last week. McCarthy's removal set up a head-to-head battle between Majority Leader Steve Scalise and…
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a leading opposition figure on Wednesday created a war-time Cabinet overseeing the fight to avenge a stunning weekend attack by Hamas militants. In the sealed-off Gaza Strip ruled by Hamas, Palestinian…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The city of Chattanooga and Hamilton County have come together to make an announcement about public safety in downtown Chattanooga. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - More reaction is pouring in after the Hamas invasion of Israel. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Bill Goette just started his 36th year teaching middle school students, but that's just the latest chapter in his very interesting life. Mr. Goette has never stopped searching for new and innovative ways to inspire his…
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) - CHI Memorial is taking the next steps in creating a new hospital in Catoosa County. "This event is actually announcing the public portion phase…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - This morning, Chattanooga attorney Michele Coffman announced her plans to run for Hamilton County Circuit Court Judge. She practiced law in front…
ANNISTON, Ala. (WDEF) -- The Anniston Police Department has been searching for a missing person, but they have now upgraded the case to a homicide investigation. Alabama CrimeStoppers is now offering a $1,000 cash reward for information that leads to…
COFFEE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested a man from Coffee County. They say he faces charges of sexual exploitation of a minor. The TBI said they began an investigation into Daniel Odell Gregory on September…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Alan Williams is a news anchor for WVLT in Knoxville, Tennessee, but he is now reporting out of Israel. WVLT reported that Williams was in Israel for a mission trip when the war started. Williams says…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Nashville fatally shot a man accused of taking a housemate hostage at knifepoint after authorities said the suspect came toward them with the weapon. An altercation late Monday led to a man holding another…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A faith-based organization has picked Chattanooga for their initiative against homelessness among veterans. Frontline Response International will spend $12.5 million over three years to build a "Freedom Homestead" here. It will be a hundred-acre campus for veterans.…
UPDATE (Oct. 10): The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has released more information on the officer involved shooting in Rossville. The GBI identified the man killed as 58-year-old Rossville-native, James Kenneth Cook. Cook had an outstanding felony warrant for sexual exploitation…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police Department's executive chief of police, Glenn Scruggs, is retiring. Scruggs' retirement will take place this October, according to the police department. "It has been…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - The Department of the Interior today officially established the Paint Rock River National Wildlife Refuge in Franklin County near the Alabama border. It will be the 570th unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System. This has…
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's rising public high school graduation rate hit a record in 2023, with the state Department of Education saying Tuesday that 84.4% of seniors graduated on time in the spring. That's up slightly from 84.1% last year,…