CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is citing the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum following an employee's death. They face a total of $12,000 in citations. The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum posted about George Walker's…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The world's longest-running country music festival starts Thursday. It's CMA Fest's 50th anniversary! Some of the proceeds from the event support music education initiatives across the country,…
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The yearslong feud between congressional Republicans and the FBI is reaching a new level of rancor as lawmakers prepare a resolution to hold bureau director Christopher Wray in contempt…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - A group of high school athletes have gained access to a unique opportunity. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Not all Chattanoogans are in favor of Mayor Tim Kelly’s Climate Action Plan. City leaders voted on the Climate Action Plan in March. [caption…
NEW YORK (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires poured into the U.S. East Coast and Midwest on Wednesday, covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze, holding up flights at…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- There has been an update in a cold case death from Walker County from nearly seven years ago. In the fall of 2016, Donald (DJ) Fickey was found dead. According to the family, North Georgia authorities…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police are investigating after receiving a call of a shooting on Tuesday night. They responded to 316 West 40th Street around 10:40 p.m. But when they arrived, there were no signs of a shooting. However,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A person is in the hospital after being stabbed on Tuesday, according to the Chattanooga Police Department. Officers responded to a call of a stabbing just before midnight Tuesday. They found the victim at 1200 Poplar…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Jewish faith has always had a tie-in with the world of blues, as well as jazz. Those three things all come…
By JILL COLVIN and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence opened his bid for the Republican nomination for president Wednesday with a firm denunciation of former President Donald Trump, accusing his two-time running…
DUBLIN, Ga. (AP) — A South Korean company will open an $18 million plant in Georgia to build heaters for electric vehicles. Woory Industrial Co., based in Yongin, South Korea, said Wednesday that it would open the plant in Dublin,…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Five Bradley County student-athletes recently signed a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deal with Wholesale Carpet Sales & Flooring. A company will pay these five students for participating in a marketing campaign. They chose these students…
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer New York City has filed a lawsuit against Hyundai and Kia, joining a host of other cities beset by a social media fueled wave of car thefts due to a flaw that made some…
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Licht is out after a year as chief executive at CNN, following a series of missteps and plunging ratings. David Zaslav, the CEO of CNN parent company Warner Bros.…
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In a good month, Celina Chanthanouvong has about $200 left after rent, groceries and car insurance. That doesn’t factor in her student loans, which have been on hold since the start…
HIXSON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A man injured a woman and stole her car in Hixson Tuesday morning. It appears to have happened in a neighborhood around 10 a.m. The Chattanooga Police Department said it was in the 4700 block of…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A serious crash happened on Apison Pike Tuesday evening, according to the Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department (VFD). Officials said this accident happened around 6:30 p.m. near Chestnut Creek…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - In the spring of 2022, the Vursichenko family moved to the Cleveland area to escape the war in Ukraine. The…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Multiple communities are facing the burden of inflation as they consider their budgets for the upcoming fiscal year. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Wildfire smoke from Canada and surrounding areas has caused a haze to linger over the Tennessee Valley. The Tennessee Department of Transportation posted air…
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A crash happened on I-75 Monday evening in Bradley County, sending three people to the hospital. The incident happened around 6:30 p.m. News 12 attained a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) regarding…
GREENVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Forestry officials have closed an upper East Tennessee campground because of bear activity. Officials in the Cherokee National Forest say campers are reporting dangerous bear encounters at Horse Creek Campground near Greenville. So they are closing…
MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Deputies arrested an Athens man on various charges over the weekend. McMinn County Deputies responded to a disturbance at a home on County Road 616 Sunday night. According to investigators, 42-year-old Terry Lynn drove up…