Underground transformer explosion knocks out downtown power
11:15 Update: Fire Dept. handing over scene to EPB crews to make repairs overnight. Here is their description of the incident. …
Chattanooga Council passes city budget
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga's City Council has approved a new budget for the coming year. Mayor Kelly's Office say it provides money for more road paving, affordable housing and fighting homelessness. They say it also includes a 3% cost of…
CMA Fest Spotlight: Sophia Scott
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Like most performers, country music artist Sophia Scott is pumped to be back on stage again. Her new EP "One of These Days" just came out June 2. She spent…
Runaway dump truck kills two workers near Rome, GA
ROME, Ga. (AP) - A runaway dump truck struck and killed two men in northwest Georgia on Tuesday, leaving two others with serious injuries. Local news outlets report the brakes failed on a dump truck that was carrying asphalt for…
Education officials release TCAP results
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee Department of Education has released the 2021-22 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) state-level test results. And the administration says they like what they see. The TCAP test are used to show how the state…
Teenager shot in Brainerd Monday night
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - While police continue to work on the mass shootings at McCallie Avenue and Cherry Street from past weekends, they continue to get more summertime shootings on their plate. Monday night a teenager was shot in Brainerd just…
Georgia Department of Public Health and local medical officials warn of heat related illness
With the recent rise in temperatures, local medical officials and Georgia's public health department are promoting caution when making plans for outdoor activities. (more…)
Third arrest, new information on McCallie shooting
UPDATE: U.S. Attorney in Knoxville confirms the gun charges against Garrian King and Rodney Junior Harris. They have both been indicted by a…
Fire at Athens Assisted Living Facility
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - Residents at an Assisted Living Facility in Athens had to evacuate into the hot weather today because of a fire. The fire ended up being minor. Firefighters say the source was a fan box in the…
Elderly man dies in weekend double shooting
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police say a 72 year old man was shot and killed Sunday night. It happened at a home on Citico Avenue near Memorial hospital around 10:30 PM. Police found both the man and a 21 year…
Harold Wayne Nichols execution could be put off for years
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee executions are on hold while the state fixes their quality control issues with lethal injections. And now an expert says that could be a long time coming. So the execution of Chattanooga's Harold Wayne Nichols…
Kids build robots at this summer camp
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - At Chattanooga State Community College, a group of children is learning to code and assemble robots. Robo-Think is a STEM based summer camp in which children are taking part in activities…
Police charge suspect with McCallie Avenue shooting
UPDATE: Lewis has a long list or previous arrests, but none were particularly violent. Most are drug and driving charges. He did plead guilty and got pre-trial diversion on a charge of simple assault when he was 18 years old…
Local woman drowns in Colorado River
(GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Arizona (WDEF) - A Chattanooga woman drowned over the weekend in the Grand Canyon. Park officials say 47- year old Sheetal Patel hiking into the canyon on Saturday afternoon to meet a commercial boating trip. They…
You may be a victim of "shrinkflation" and not know it
(CBS) - The latest data from the Bureau of Labor statistics shows the price of food shot up 10% over the past year, the biggest annual jump since 1981. And if high prices weren't enough,…
Bear market hits Wall Street as stocks, bonds, crypto dive
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street tumbled into a bear market Monday after fears about a fragile economy sent the S&P 500 more than 20% below its record set early this year. The index…
Suspect charged with soliciting and kidnapping a minor
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Texas man has been charged with with kidnapping and soliciting a minor. 32 year old Johnathan Lucino Salazar was arrested last week by Hamilton County officials. He faces two counts of sexual exploitation of…
What's Right With Our Schools: Ringgold High Performing Arts
Ringgold, Georgia (WDEF) - It was a dazzling year for Performing Arts at Ringgold High School.From scholarships, to state honors to a very famous visitor, they pull back the curtain on What's Right With…
CMA Fest Spotlight: Hannah Ellis
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- CMA Fest wrapped up in Nashville Sunday night. Most of the country artists News 12 spoke to at the event have a connection to the Tennessee Valley - like Hannah…
Marion County murder suspect arrested in Scottsboro
SCOTTSBORO, Alabama (WDEF) - The suspect in a Sunday night homicide in Marion County has been captured in Alabama. Marion County officials say two men got into a fight at a home Sunday evening. The suspect was arrested Monday in…
History of burned Highland Baptist Church
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Curator of Collections, Lindsay Stuber, with the Chattanooga Historical Society says the start of the church dates back to the 1890s. "Highland Baptist Church actually started out as Orchard…
More To The Story: Lavender Farm
RISING FAWN, Georgia (WDEF) - For this story, we're traveling a little dusty road. Over the babbling creek. Up the hill. A unique experience awaits. You are about to…
Heat takes toll on Lookout Valley firefighters
(photos show narrow lanes and backed up tankers) CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The heat is certainly affecting firefighting today. Chattanooga firefighters battled a blaze at a Lookout Valley home Monday morning. It happened before 11 AM on Cash Canyon Road.…
Local Emergency Vet Specialist Gives Pet Owners Tips For Severe Heat Alert
The official start of Summer is still more than a week away, but we're already seeing heat index alerts for the triple digits (more…)