Chattanooga Skate Park Hosts Quad Competition
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Cue up some Avril Lavigne because the skaters ruled the day at the Chattanooga Skate Park on Saturday. (more…)
East Ridge Holds First Ever Fall Festival
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF)- Camp Jordan was a lively place on Saturday. (more…)
"Fire Up The Fields" Lights Up Sculpture Fields
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The night was bright at the Sculpture Fields at Montague Park on Saturday Night. (more…)
Wreck Causes Backups on South Broad
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A wreck on South Broad caused major traffic backups this afternoon. (more…)
Manufacturing Symposium Held in Cleveland
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- Manufacturers came together in Bradley County Friday to celebrate…
Hamilton County Education Association Starts Process to Get New Contract for Educators
The Hamilton County Education Association (HCEA) has submitted enough signatures to start the process of collaboratively conferencing with Hamilton County Schools. (more…)
Chattanooga Community Kitchen rebrands to 'Chatt Foundation' on 40th anniversary
It's been forty years since the first meal was served by Chattanooga Community Kitchen. Now, the organization does so much more than just provide meals. (more…)
TECH BYTE: Samsung Announces New Operating System
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Samsung has announced an updated version of its mobile operating system. This isn't your average software update. Samsung says One UI 5 is uniquely designed…
Latinx organization campaigns for Thurman's resignation
HAMILTON COUNTY (WDEF) -- Hamilton County School Board member Rhonda Thurman is under fire from local Latinx organization Semillas. Several members of the group spoke at Thursday night's school board…
Police arrest two teens for downtown carjacking and chase
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police chased and captured a couple of young teens involved in a carjacking downtown on Wednesday night. Police say the carjacking happened in the Entertainment District. Officers chased the…
Mecum made big bucks at Chattanooga car auction last weekend
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Part of the Chattanooga Motorcar Festival is an auction of primo-vehicles held at the Convention Center. Mecum actually held two different online auctions on the same weekend... one in…
Fall Creek Falls State Park
SPENCER, Tennessee (WDEF) - Fall Creek Falls State Park just grew by 838 acres today. The state has bought the property from multiple parties along the borders. The new tracts are in the…
Nate Smith to Open Larry Fleet Chattanooga Show
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- News 12 caught up with country music artist Nate Smith, who will be opening for Chattanooga native Larry Fleet's sold-out show at the Signal this Saturday. We met Smith at…
Rising Country Star Larry Fleet to Play Chattanooga Show
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Country music artist Larry Fleet is on his first-ever headline tour, stopping in his hometown of Chattanooga this weekend. News 12 caught up with Larry at CMA Fest to talk…
From The Archives: 1982 Vols Vs Bama
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - There have been a lot of colorful moments for fans on the Third Saturday in October. But we found one old Bama-Vols showdown in…
School Prayer Heard Over Intercom, Goes Viral on Social Media
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A viral video on social media has caused controversy over a school prayer that was heard over an intercom at Bess T. Shepherd Elementary School in Chattanooga. (more…)
Brainerd High Student charged with bringing loaded handgun in waistband
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A tip led to charges against a Brainerd High student to go. The Sheriff's Office reports that the School Resource Deputy was told…
Mayor, Commissioners Still at Odds Over Taylor
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The saga of Hamilton County Attorney Rheubin Taylor appears to be far from over after the Hamilton County Commission unanimously voted to keep him in office for the remainder of his contract on Wednesday. (more…)
Nonprofit 'tnAchieves' needs to fill 2,000 volunteer spots in 1 day
Tennessee is the Volunteer State, and one non-profit is hoping we live up to the name. TN Achieves has until tomorrow to find 2,000…
Driving Our Economy Forward: Komatsu
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- If you think operating big machines is cool, imagine what it's like to work at Komatsu. It's actually one of the first Japanese manufacturers in Tennessee. Komatsu…
EPB launches new residential WiFi solution
Thursday morning EPB officially launched Smart Net Plus. The service is described as a "world-class Wi-Fi solution designed to ensure EPB customers get their full internet value across all their smart devices…
No injuries in Bradley Central bus crash this morning
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - A school bus headed for Bradley Central High was rear-ended this morning. It happened on Spring Place Road around 7:35 AM. Only high school students were on board at the time when a passenger car hit…
Early voting underway in Tennessee general election
Early voting has begun in Tennessee for the November midterm general election. The 14-day period of voting ahead of the Nov. 8 Election Day started Wednesday and runs Mondays through Saturdays until Thursday, Nov. 3.
Novonix lands government grant for battery production
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Officials with Novonix announced today that the company's division here in Chattanooga has been selected for possible government grant funding. Under President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Novonix was chosen to enter negotiations…