National Go Red day
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Today is National Wear Red Day. And though it's a day of fun, wearing red and taking pictures, it's also to raise awareness of some pretty sobering numbers about heart…
Police investigate death of woman at Crossville Motel
CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Crossville Police Department is investigating the death of a woman at a local motel. They were called to the Village Inn on Friday morning where medical personnel pronounced her dead. They do not have an…
Local Father of Child Fighting Cancer Gains Global Awareness Through Social Media
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - "I can't stop cancer," says Chad Ehlers during a Tik Tok video that has gone viral. Mia Ehlers was diagnosed with leukemia before she was even two years old in July…
Missing 17-year-old Chickamauga girl with autism found safe
A 17-year-old Chickamauga girl with autism that has been missing since January 19th has been found safe. The Chickamauga Police Department tells News 12 Talyn Kernea was found in Charlotte, North Carolina around 3 this afternoon. Her family is on…
More To The Story: Learning about "The Nine"
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It's a new outreach program being rolled out by Minor League Baseball. It's called "The Nine." Honoring all of the great Black players that have made such an impact…
Tennessee rates poorly on women's issues
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hundreds of women and men met at the Westin Chattanooga to address policies that impact women in Tennessee. "It's important for women across the state to understand the policies that affect…
Alternative medical treatment to decrease opioid use
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- A Chattanooga surgeon is using intense cold therapy as a means to help patients with pain and decrease the use of opioids. "I want to get off opioids as…
Head Start employees to receive pay raise
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- For the first time in city history, Chattanooga is augmenting the pay of Head Start and Early Head Start employees. Head Start workers receive their pay…
One Juvenile killed, 3 people hurt in Hamilton County wreck
SODDY-DAISY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County officials say a wreck near the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant this afternoon has killed a juvenile. The single vehicle crash happened around 2:35 PM in the 9900 block of Hixson Pike above Lake Site. The…
Sheriff K-9 dies after being hit by a vehicle
MURPHY, North Carolina (WDEF) - A Police dog in Murphy, NC has died after being run over by a vehicle. K-9 Deputy Bane was hit by the vehicle on Thursday. The Sheriff's Office says Bane died moments after the incident.…
New Lookout Mountain Police and Fire Department building now open after nearly 15 years
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Georgia (WDEF)- Lookout Mountain Police and Fire Department work station has taken a new step in keeping its community safe. School Kids rose the flag to officially open…
Kane Brown announces first headlining stadium show in Chattanooga
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Singer Kane Brown has scheduled his first stadium headlining show in his hometown of Chattanooga. We will be the first stop on the new leg of his current tour announced on Friday. Brown will perform at…
Nashville D-A issues statement on Pinkston/Wamp investigation
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - In a prepared statement, the Nashville District Attorney General said Chattanooga District Attorney General Neil Pinkston acted appropriately and correctly when he asked for an investigation by the T-B-I. Pinkston accused Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Lead…
Illinois man arrested 25 years after murder in McMinn County
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI announces an arrest in a 25 year old murder in McMinn County. The case involved a woman whose body was dumped on the side of an I -75 off ramp in 1996. Investigators identified…
No joke: Hamilton County details plans for Old McDonald Farm
The residents of Sale Creek have heard all the jokes about McDonald Farm... But when Hamilton County bought the old property, it became a dose of…
Chip's Good Word: Rock The Riverfront
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The River City Company is bringing a new, unique event to the Tennessee River this spring. Rock The Riverfront is a month-long celebration from March 4-April 3. It will bring…
Truck flips on I 75 in the merge with I 24
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A large truck has overturned on the interstate in the merge of I-75 and 24. It is blocking northbound traffic coming out of Georgia towards Hamilton Place Mall. TDOT reports that the northbound entry ramp is closed,…
Homeless woman severely burned in homeless camp
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- A fire at a local downtown homeless camp has left one woman with 15% of her body covered in severe burns. Chattanooga firefighters were dispatched Wednesday night after receiving a…
Chattanooga based National Guard Unit Comes Home
SMYRNA, Tennessee (WDEF) - More than 190 soldiers returned to Tennessee on Thursday after a ten month deployment in the Middle East. They are members of the Tennessee National Guard's 1st Battalion, 181st…
Hamilton County Surpasses 1,000 COVID Deaths
Nearly two years after the first COVID case was identified in Chattanooga, more than one thousand people have died of coronavirus-related illness in Hamilton County. "Omicron is just, is doing terrible damage in…
Chattanooga Boat Show launched this weekend
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- The expanded Chattanooga Boat Show launched earlier today for the start of a four day venture at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Over 25 boat brands were on display for people…
Used car prices hit record high, again!
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) -With the supply chain, computer chip shortage continues to impact access to goods. Used Car prices have hit another all time high with the average price on a used car…
Several students charged in school fight at Cleveland High
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - School officials say several students have been arrested following a fight at Cleveland High School on Wednesday. They say it happened in the Commons area. Witnesses who shot video…
East Tennessee drug operation nets a Dalton suspect
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A two year undercover drug operation in East Tennessee nets one suspect from Dalton. The TBI and several agencies in the Knoxville area have been conducting the investigation since March of 2020. They were targeting a…
