HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - New mayor Weston Wamp had already asked Rheubin Taylor to step down. This time, it wasn't a request. On Friday, the County Mayor officially informed Taylor that he would not be reappointed. “I respect Mr.…
A security video circulating the internet showing an altercation between a bouncer and a seemingly intoxicated man at The Boneyard on Station Street has now become a legal matter. (more…)
CHICKAMAUGA, Georgia (WDEF) - The idea of illicit drugs in children’s Halloween candy is not a new concern, however this year, the focus is on rainbow fentanyl. A brightly colored fentanyl pill that resembles…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Thursday evening in Cleveland. It happened around 5 PM at the entrance to Hobby Lobby on Stuart Road. 66 year old Greg Passmore was riding his motorcycle west on…
Dolly Parton laughs at the idea that she is some sort of secret philanthropist. “I don’t do it for attention,” she told The Associated Press in an interview, shortly before she received the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy at Gotham Hall in New York City Thursday night.
Police say a 15-year-old boy fatally shot two people in the streets of a neighborhood in North Carolina’s capital city, then fled toward a walking trail, where he killed three more people and wounded two others.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (WDEF) -- The future is looking electric! That's why Chevrolet is promoting its electric vehicles, and going green. We're seeing a lot more electric vehicles out…
TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) -- It's lights, camera, action in Dade County! The community is getting ready for a local screening of the film "Free Puppies," which follows the works…
UPDATE: Police say the suspect is now in custody. Authorities say a juvenile opened fire along a walking trail in a residential area northeast of downtown. _____________ RALEIGH, N.C. (WDEF) – A police officer is dead and a juvenile cornered in…
WHITWELL, Tennessee (WDEF) - Ketner's Mill is a testament to the old ways. And so is the annual fall festival at the mill. This year's Ketner's Mill Country Arts &…
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett has taken a plea deal after he was charged with driving under the influence after leaving a bar in June. In a statement, Hargett said…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- County Mayor Weston Wamp has hired former Chattanooga Police Chief David Robby as a special advisor. Wamp says he began thinking about a position for Roddy after he won the election,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- After a recent cyber attack that postponed patient procedures and potentially exposed private records of patients, CHI Memorial and its parent company has released a statement on their ongoing process to recover from the attack. (more…)
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Bradley County Sheriff's officers are helping out in the search for a dog that may have been involved in a fatal wreck on I 75 last night. The crash happened around midnight on the interstate near…
FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. (WDEF)- One small business owner in Catoosa County is offering a $5,000 reward for any information leading to his company's equipment being returned to him. (more…)
Police say a Georgia toddler reported missing by his mother last week is believed to be dead and his mother has been named a suspect in the boy’s death.
Chattanooga police are investigating a shooting incident that left one person injured. It happened shortly before 10:30 last night in the 4500 block of Rossville Boulevard. Officials say they located a 49-year-old man at the scene with a non-life threatening…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Two Chattanooga Police officers were injured in a crash on I 24 overnight. They were working a crash involving an 18 wheeler around 1 AM. Police say an SUV drove around a patrol vehicle with its lights…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- On the summit of Aetna Mountain in southwestern Hamilton County, a new future for its development was unveiled Thursday morning. (more…)
Inflation in the United States accelerated in September, with the cost of housing and other necessities intensifying pressure on households, wiping out pay gains that many have received and ensuring that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates aggressively.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- News 12 had previously reported that beginning this fall, residents with mild to moderate hearing loss would soon be able to purchase hearing aids over the counter. The FDA recently approved over-the-counter hearing aids to…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Give a pint of blood, get a pint of suds. This year's Battle of the Brews blood drive kicked off Wednesday afternoon. Those wanting to donate blood for those in need were able to do so Wednesday…
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Nashville social club’s owner has reached a deal to plead guilty to a campaign finance scheme alleged against him and a Tennessee senator, who has deemed the charges a “political…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - You've got a chance to invest in the treatment and a cure for Breast Cancer, and support a local resident at the same time. Brianna Edge from…