CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Not counting weekends, Dr. Justin Robertson has been in the superintendent's office for 20 weeks. 100 days. But he isn't touting any of the successes Hamilton County Schools has…
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former U.S. Sen. David Perdue that alleged fraudulent or counterfeit ballots were counted in the state’s most populous county during the 2020 general election. Perdue filed the lawsuit…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Humans aren't the only ones getting COVID vaccines these days. The Chattanooga Zoo has now given ten doses to some of their animals. They have inoculated two Jaguars, a Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon and three chimps. Animal Care…
CHATSWORTH, Georgia (WDEF) - Investigators in northwest Georgia are rounding up suspects in a lot of burglaries on both sides of the state line. A lot of cases: Murray County: 34 Gordon County: 73 Gilmer County: 23 Polk County,…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Carnell is enjoying life. We should be envious! Carnell can whack down a can of cheese whiz in no time. He loves to swim. He spends…
DECATUR, Tennessee (WDEF) - It was a long, winding road that led Dustin Cody Miller to a jail cell in Decatur. It started Thursday when Sweetwater Police began chasing Miller in a stolen pickup from Bradley County. The pursuit went…
CHARLESTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - Bradley County investigators have charged a suspect in a violent holdup Thursday of a gas station. It happened at the BP fuel station on Hiwassee Street in Charleston around 1 PM. The Sheriff says a man…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- "Creating a community of belonging." This is the culture that Hamilton County Schools wants to create for its students. Dr. Marsha Drake was one of three women tonight who spoke on…
News 12's Angela Moryan is putting on her dancing shoes and will be one of the featured dancers for Dancing with the Stars in Cleveland Friday. Support the Boys…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Cleveland High School students will be able to take flight next fall. School officials announce they will offer an aviation program called Tango Flight beginning in August. They will learn multiple engineering concepts with an emphasis…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Georgia officials report record early voting numbers continue for the May primaries. 270,000 Georgians have voted early in the first week and a half (through Wednesday). That's far in front of both the 2018 and 2020…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga based US Xpress is laying off workers this week. They are not releasing the exact number, but one viewer says it is more than a hundred. The news comes after a tough financial report for the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Eleven weeks ago today, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting a war that would cost the lives of thousands. Like the rest of us, Chattanooga Police Sergeant Jeremiah Cook looked to the conflict…
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Police are looking for the person who robbed a Dollar General store in East Ridge at gunpoint. It happened at around 9:30 Monday night at the Dollar General in…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Is Friday the 13th really the right day to try something new? The date has become linked to bad luck, like walking under ladders or…
SPRING CITY, Tennessee (WDEF) - One person died and another is hospitalized after a stabbing in Rhea County. A neighbor called 9-1-1 this morning to a home on Possum Trot Road near Spring City The neighbor tells us the homeowner…
By JEFF AMY and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - A U.S. official says South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group is expected next week to announce it’s building a massive electric vehicle plant near Savannah, Georgia. Hyundai is finalizing…
The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) - Ashley Judd encouraged people to seek help for their mental health after the loss of her mother, country star Naomi Judd. In an interview on “Good Morning America,” the movie star said she…
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Top Republican leaders in Tennessee say they don’t have plans to ban contraceptives as they await a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on whether the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County schools are sharing the results from their latest round of water testing. They've been testing water supplies at the schools for lead over the last two years. Lead generally gets into drinking water from…
UPDATE: The Chattanooga Fire Department now says they believe the fire was caused by welding work and grease accumulation. _______ CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - This hasn't been a good month for the Red…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- It's an understatement to say that, right now, the folks at Volkswagen have been busy here in Chattanooga. Speculations have begun to develop that an additional corporate plant could be coming…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Boats and brainiacs took to Lake Buccaneer Wednesday afternoon at Boyd Buchanan School for the Annual Physics Boat Day race. Students designed and raced homemade boats out of…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Outgoing Mayor Jim Coppinger kept quiet about the candidates running in the Republican primary to replace him. When he announced he would not seek re-election last year, businessman Matt Hullander, Commission member Sabrena Smedley and…
