Real Fathers Real Men
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-Ten different Chattanooga programs are teaming up to help educate men how to be not only dads but fathers. One organization is Pain perseverance Character Hope. Another speaker is Founder…
Mixed Reactions to new CPD Crash Response Policy
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Getting into a car crash has its many headaches. (more…)
Project Rescue Holds First Christmas Bazaar
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)-A local organization who looks to help those who are homeless started what they hope becomes a new tradition. (more…)
Suspicious Package Delays Start of Mainx24 Parade
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A festive scene on the Chattanooga Southside had a scare late Saturday Morning. (more…)
Second Annual Holiday on Hamill Event in Hixson
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The holiday spirit was on full display in Hixson today. The second annual Holiday on Hamill Christmas Event was held…
Main X 24 Festival Brings Large Crowd to Chattanooga Southside
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Main X 24 Festival brought many to celebrate how Chattanooga’s Southside has grown. (more…)
Dates and Artists announced for The Caverns Sessions next spring
PELHAM, Tennessee (WDEF) - A long running PBS music series returns to the Cumberland Plateau next season. But with a name change. Bluegrass Underground is now called The Caverns Sessions. The series runs on PBS, featuring a host of roots…
Little Rome Restaurant Owner sets up campaign for employees
CHATSWORTH, Georgia (WDEF) - The owners of the Little Rome Italian Restaurant in Chatsworth have vowed to rebuild after a catastrophic fire this week. But it won't come soon enough to save their employees at Christmas. So the owners have…
Angel Tree Program Donates Bikes to Kids in Need
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)-40 volunteers gathered at the Salvation Army's Citadel Corps on East 28th Street this morning to assemble 50 bikes for the Angel Tree program.…
DUI charge dropped against Davis Lundy
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A former advisor to the county Mayor has had charges dropped against him following a traffic stop in October. Davis Lundy was stopped in Collegedale and charged with DUI and marijuana possession. At that time, he…
Outdoor Chattanooga renames building after former director
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Philip Grymes, the former Director of Outdoor Chattanooga, was honored today by his friends, family and colleagues. The organization renamed its River Street building after him today. With numerous family…
Family of ten displaced from Chattanooga house fire
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Fire Department responded to a residential fire located off the 5000 block of Swan Road in Chattanooga late last night. The fire has displaced one adult and nine children. Fortunately, CFD officials say all residents…
Chattanooga #7 on Walgreens flu index
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga is a hotbed for flu activity on the latest Walgreens Flu Index. The survey this week ranks Chattanooga Number 7 for flu cases in the nation. And four of the top ten are Tennessee markets. Walgreens…
TVA recommends natural gas plant despite objections
By TRAVIS LOLLER and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The nation’s largest public utility is recommending replacing an aging coal burning power plant with natural gas, ignoring calls for the Tennessee Valley Authority to speed its transition…
"MoneyMaal" sentenced for cocaine trafficking in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A federal judge in Chattanooga has sentenced a suspect to more than 24 years in prison on drug trafficking charges. 38 year old Jamaal Parker, also known as "MoneyMaal" was convicted last summer for distributing crack and…
Death investigation after 3 bodies found in home
UPDATE--- News 12 was told by someone with the Hamilton County's Medical Examiner's Office that all three of the victims were adults, two male, and one female. They were located in a shed on…
More To the Story with Staley: "Fries For School Supplies"
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It's called McDonald's "Fries For School Supplies." For one week a year, local franchise owners and operators take the proceeds from a la carte french fry sales…
Three found dead on Dallas Lake Road
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is investigating the deaths of three people on Dallas Lake Road. Deputies say they responded to a call in the 1500 block of Dallas Lake Road on a report of an unresponsive party. When they…
TECH BYTE: Apple Music Announces Replay Experience
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tis the season for listening to a lot of Christmas music. Apple's making it easier for you to find those songs you have on repeat.…
Body of Jasmine Pace found in Tennessee River
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- On Thursday night, News 12 received confirmation from the Chattanooga Police Department that the "human remains" found near Suck Creek Road off the Tennessee River were indeed the body of 22-year-old Jasmine Pace. The department says the…
The Day Gaylord Perry came to town to play the Lookouts
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It is fitting that major league pitcher Gaylord Perry lived to a ripe old age. He died at his home in Gaffney, South Carolina Thursday at the age of 84. The…
Regents name new President for TCAT Athens
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The Tennessee Board of Regents has appointed a new president for the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Athens. She is Susan L. Hatto, the current dean for industrial education at Montcalm Community College in Michigan. Hatto…
Murray School administrator arrested for relationship with a student
CHATSWORTH, Georgia (WDEF) - A school administrator in northwest Georgia has been charged with child molestation and statutory rape. Dr. Rachelle Louise Terry was Director of Federal Programs and Enrollment for the Murray County school system. But a GBI investigation…
3 charged with series of break-ins along Alabama/Georgia line
RAINSVILLE, Alabama (WDEF) - Multiple law enforcement agencies in Georgia and Alabama have been investigating a series of burglaries of autos and storage units since September. Trenton, Summerville, Rainsville and Fort Payne were all involved. Now three people from Rainsville…