Firefighters battling blaze at Whitfield County plant
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The Whitfield County Fire Department has been battling a blaze at a local plant The fire began at Asset Recycling on Cross Plains Boulevard off of Highway 41,…
Water main break disrupting service in Dunlap
DUNLAP, Tennessee (WDEF) - 75% of the water system in Dunlap has been down today because of a water main break. The city reports that a 16" main was "disrupted." The repairs should be completed by 5:30-6:00 PM. But their…
Local Man Delivers Aid in Poland
OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) - Ooltewah resident Alexander Bormotov has traveled to Poland to help refugees from his native country of Ukraine. "I'm at the center where they help around 400 refugees,…
Lawmaker explains why Georgia is giving a tax refund
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, has signed a bill that will deliver additional income tax refunds due to the state's budget surplus. It will go to those who filed taxes…
National Medal of Honor Day
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- National Medal of Honor Day began as the sun rose at the National Cemetery in Chattanooga. Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center offered two for…
Jury quickly convicts man of violent rape in Catoosa County
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - A jury convicted a Catoosa County man of rape this week. It took them less than an hour to find 28 year old Lon Taylor Willbanks guilty of raping his former girlfriend. It happened on the…
Burke pleads guilty in deadly north Georgia crash
CHATSWORTH, Georgia (WDEF) - A north Georgia driver has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in a horrendous crash last summer. It happened on Smyrna-Ramurst Road south of Chatsworth. Adam Lamar Harrington and James Aubrey Martin were at the home of…
Flu Restrictions Lifted
WDEF - Tennessee's state veterinarian says restrictions have been lifted for avian influenza in a county bordering where Kentucky saw a recent outbreak at a commercial chicken facility. In a news release, state veterinarian Dr. Samantha Beaty says avian influenza…
Going Virtual In Fort Oglethorpe
It's quickly becoming a "virtual world" in which we live in! Whether you're playing a video game or checking out the facilities at an out-of-town hotel, everything is right before your eyes with the "click" of a mouse pad. One…
Iesha Jones convicted of murder during a drug deal/robbery
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A jury convicted 29 year old Iesha Ariona Jones of killing a man in a drug deal that went badly. Prosecutors say Jones and her husband went to the apartment of Norman Sullivan to get drugs from…
Nebraska US Rep. Fortenberry found guilty in campaign probe
U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., center, speaks with the media outside the federal courthouse in Los Angeles, Thursday, March 24, 2022. Fortenberry was convicted Thursday of charges that he lied to federal authorities about an…
Minneapolis teachers reach tentative agreement to end strike
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Teachers…
Some prominent Russians quit jobs, refuse to support war
FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to RUSNANO CEO Anatoly Chubais in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence, outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, Nov. 7, 2016. The resignation of Chubais, who was Putin's envoy to international organizations…
Transgender sports ban veto likely to be overridden in Utah
FILE - A proposed ban on transgender athletes playing female school sports in Utah would affect transgender girls like this 12-year-old swimmer seen at a pool in Utah on Feb. 22, 2021. She and her…
Report of Suspicious Package Leads To Evacuation at Central HS
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Administrators at Central High School in Harrison were notified of a potential suspicious package on the campus early Thursday afternoon. (more…)
Fire erupts at Dalton battery recycling center
DALTON, GA (WDEF) -- An "Asset" to the Dalton community caught fire this afternoon, prompting officials and firefighters from Whitfield County to report to the scene. The call came in to the Whitfield County Fire Department around 1 p.m. Friday…
Pope Francis to offer prayer for Russia and Ukraine
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- On Friday, March 25, Pope Francis will deliver a prayer of peace for the war overseas. The prayer is called the Act of Consecration…
Gov. Lee Proposes Suspension of Grocery Sales Tax in Tennessee
NASHVILLE (WDEF) -- Gov. Bill Lee has not pulled the trigger on a suspension of the state's gas tax yet. However, he did announce a proposal to suspend the state's grocery tax for 30 days. The proposal was announced Thursday…
There is a shortage of milk refrigeration space in smaller stores
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Due to the challenge of refrigerating milk, many food pantries just don't have enough storage to hold all the milk they need. News 12s Brian Armstrong joins us with how Mayfield…
Haz Mat called to tanker mishap on Cleveland Road
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hazardous Materials crews were part of the response this afternoon in Cleveland to a tanker truck wreck. The truck failed to make the turn on a small Dockery Lane onto Blue Springs Road. The tanker…
White House drops Dr. Oz and Herschel Walker from Sports Council
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The White House has removed Dr. Mahomet Oz - best known as daytime TV’s host of “The Dr. Oz Show” - and former football star Herschel Walker from the President’s Council on Sports, Nutrition and Fitness…
Group challenges Rep. Marjorie Greene's name on upcoming ballot
ATLANTA (AP) - A group of Georgia voters is challenging U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s eligibility to run for reelection, saying she helped facilitate the riot that disrupted Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s presidential election victory. The challenge filed Thursday…
Body Identified in 33 Year Old Cold Case
TRENTON, Ga -- On December 16, 1988, a woman's body was found on the side of the road in Dade County. "It was off I-59 northbound, just inside of Dade County,…
Rent prices continue to increase
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-"Been a very interesting year, to say the least for both housing prices and rent prices," said Carberry. Chattanooga's rent cost is lower than the national average but still higher than the…
