NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - After pausing executions because of the pandemic, the state of Tennessee is ramping them up again. The plan now is for an execution every other month, beginning next month. The state has added three more dates…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It's Read Across America week, and, this afternoon, News 12's Kay Blevins was at Chattanooga Christian School, getting kids excited about reading. Read across America is a week-long holiday that…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Russian invasion of Ukraine is now in its eighth day. While many around the world have renounced the Russian aggression, the people of Cleveland and Bradley County have…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- It was a beautiful day on UTC's campus, this afternoon, but in Ukraine, cities were covered by smoke and rubble. Two years since the beginning of the pandemic, News 12…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Our Thursday Throwback this week may be painful to watch. 40 years ago, the price of gas wasn't skyrocketing the way it is now. It was actually…
LAFOLLETTE, Tennessee (WDEF) - He may not be much to look at, but TVA zoologists were happy to find him. They resumed their cave inspections this winter after pausing them for Covid. The zoologists found the northern long-eared bat in…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating an early morning shooting next to I 24 downtown. It happened around 1:35 AM in the 2400 block of Long Street. Police say a 31 year old male was in the area when…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A Whitfield County jury found a woman guilty for a family violence incident last May. Prosecutors say Pamela Lee Cooper attacked her boyfriend of more than 40 years. They say she hit him in the back…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - TSA officers found a loaded gun during screenings this morning at the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport. The loaded Ruger .380 caliber handgun was in a passenger's carry-on bag. The protocol is that TSA alerts police, who then took…
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol said Wednesday that its evidence suggests crimes may have been committed by former President Donald Trump and his associates.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- For 45 years, Linda Moss Mines hasn't just taught history. She's stressed the importance behind it. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many were left…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - On the day that Neal Pinkston officially announces his re-election bid, a Hamilton County Commissioner asks him to resign. Pinkston issued a release…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The GOP-controlled Senate has advanced legislation requiring U.S. House and Senate candidates to meet the same criteria imposed on state legislative candidates. Tennessee rules mandate that candidates be state residents for at least three years and…
MONTGOMERY, Ala, (AP) - Alabama lawmakers have advanced legislation that would end the requirement for a person to get a permit to carry a concealed handgun in public. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved the House-passed bill. It now…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Rescue Service describes the underground search that found two lost cavers last night. They say that Gabriel Vaughn and Robby Dobos went to explore a cave on Monday night that is closed off…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Tuesday, the Chattanooga Fire Department reported that Gabriel Vaughn and Robby Dobos were lost in a cave beneath Lookout Mountain. The men were not found until 3:45 Wednesday morning. After learning…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-"The problem is housing supply," said Mayor Tim Kelly. Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly and staff are attempting to expand the supply of affordable housing in the city. Wednesday's announcement focused on those…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - State Attorney General Herbert Slattery is warning Tennesseans to take precautions from a massive data breach at T-Mobile from last summer. A large amount of private data has just been put up for sale on the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It's a relatively small barber shop on Alton Park Boulevard here in Chattanooga. But there's nothing "small" about the owner! "Good morning, Bear's Barber Shop....." That's 74 year…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Two lost cavers under Lookout Mountain finally saw the light of day again on Wednesday morning. 21 year old Gabriel Vaughn and 23 year old Robby Dobos went to explore caves…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - A suspect in northeast Alabama has been transferred to federal officials to face drug trafficking charges. 46 year olf Francisco Javier Colunga of Fort Payne has been indicted on multiple counts of distributing meth.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Members of the Ukrainian Gospel Church turned the Walnut Street bridge into a sea of blue and yellow Tuesday night. Youth Leader Assistant Maksim Mikhaylishin said their message not anger and…
7:41 AM UPDATE At approximately 3:45 AM Wednesday, personnel with the Hamilton County Cave and Cliff team made contact with both missing men. They were found in the farthest known part of the cave…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Georgia House Speaker David Ralston announced a bill to change the state's tax rate. He says it would lower Georgia maximum income tax rate from 5.75% to a flat rate of 5.25%. The Speaker says along…
