MARION COUNTY – An investigation by Tennessee Bureau of Investigation special agents, Marion County deputies, and THP troopers has resulted in the arrest of an Illinois man, charged with shooting his father inside a rest area off the interstate. At…
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the Johnson Mental Health Center held an author reading event to promote mental health Saturday afternoon. (more…)
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 203 celebrated Memorial Day Saturday afternoon. (more…)
The Southeast Veterans Museum held it's 17th "Past in Review" ceremony before Memorial Day. (more…)
Boy Scout troops from all around the Tennessee Valley visited the Chattanooga National Cemetery Saturday afternoon to place memorial flags next to over 55,000 graves. (more…)
On May 20, 2022 at approximately 12:45 a.m., Chattanooga Police responded to the 3600 block of 13th Avenue on a report of a person shot. Upon arrival, Officers located a male party suffering from apparent gunshot wounds and secured the…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- By just 321 votes, former mayoral candidate Sabrena Smedley fell to Weston Wamp on May 3, saying Democrats interfered with massive cross-over voting. She warned the GOP that failure to act on election integrity could…
MARION COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Jasper Police have made an arrest in a deadly shooting tonight on Nickajack Lake. It happened around 7PM at the eastbound rest stop on I 24. That rest stop is actually an island in the…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee Republican Party has rejected a bid by Sabrena Smedley to overturn the primary results for Hamilton County Mayor. The state executive committee heard her challenge tonight in a Zoom meeting. Smedley lost the nomination…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Public concern over a man arrested for making violent threats has prompted law enforcement to take further steps against him. Cleveland Police got a tip on Thursday that Tyler Durham was threats of mass violence on…
HAMILTON COUNTY (WDEF) - The Southern Baptist Convention released a database of church leaders who have been accused of sexual misconduct. News 12 went through the long list, and learned two of them…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The City of Dalton is moving their Municipal Court to a bigger space. On July 18th, the court moves out of City Hall. The new home is at the second-floor lecture hall at the Convention Center.…
GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) - The chairman of the Alabama Republican Party says party officials are “incredibly upset” about a mix-up in Etowah County that might have caused some primary voters to get ballots for the wrong legislative district. Secretary of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- With the stock market down over the past few months, more than 80 percent of Americans think a recession is coming. A recession is two straight quarters of gross domestic product loss. The value of goods and…
The Walker County Commissioner's meeting saw an unusual number of attendance Thursday night. (more…)
GEORGIA (WDEF) - Candidate Butch Miller has conceded the race for the Republican nomination for Lt. Governor of Georgia. ‘I don't know what God's plan is for my future or how I might be of service to Him and my…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - You can't miss it on Hickory Valley Road here in Chattanooga. Just off the interstate. A brand spanking new massive Hindu temple and community center.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- As memorial day weekend begins, AAA is expecting 39.2 million people to take to the road. This is an 8.3 percent increase over memorial day last year. "The majority of…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Chattanooga is taking another step toward more affordable housing in Mayor Tim Kelly's One Chattanooga Plan. This newest effort can, quite literally, begin right in your backyard. Accessory Dwelling…
(WDEF) - Senator Raphael Warnock agreed to three general election debates in November against Republican challenger Herschel Walker. “The debates are an opportunity for Georgians to see the clear choice they have in this important election.” The Walker campaign has…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Ten years ago this week, hundreds of Chattanoogans came out to watch actor Chadwick Boseman do his thing. But they also hoped to get into his movie.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A woman has been charged with shooting a man in his home overnight. It happened around 2 AM at a home on Basswood Drive right off Bonny Oaks. The 55 year old man said he was asleep…
DALTON (WDEF) - Back in 1986, Timbuk 3 released a song called "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades." It's 36 years later, and Whitfield County is subscribing to that mantra, now that…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- This morning, an eighteen wheeler crossed the median into oncoming traffic on I-24. The accident only resulted in minor injury for those directly involved, but it stalled traffic on the…