CNE celebrates 40 years with community event
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise helped kick off the season with a family friendly holiday celebration. The organization is marking 40 years of service in Chattanooga…
Unum’s Holiday Cheer Drive Brings Gifts to Over 160 Chattanooga Families
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF)- More than 160 families across Chattanooga are getting a little extra brightness this holiday season thanks to Unum’s annual Holiday Cheer gift drive. Two full semi-trucks packed with gifts rolled out of Unum’s campus Thursday morning, escorted…
Blood Assurance Warns of Critically Low Supply After Dalton Interstate Crash
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF)- Blood Assurance is sounding the alarm after Thursday’s interstate crash in Dalton put a sudden strain on the region’s blood supply. The organization says the urgent need for trauma blood at Erlanger forced them to send emergency…
Frank Gehry, renowned architect known for Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and Walt Disney Concert Hall, dies at age 96
Frank Gehry, the renowned architect who was known for designing the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, has died, his office confirmed to…
Diamond-encrusted Faberge egg recovered by police 6 days after man allegedly swallowed it
New Zealand police have recovered a diamond-encrusted green Faberge egg after keeping a six-day watch over the thief accused of swallowing it. The 32-year-old allegedly gulped down the egg late last week from a…
7.1 tons of cocaine seized in Caribbean, 11 people arrested unharmed, Colombia navy says
More than 7 tons of cocaine was seized from boats in the Caribbean in recent days, Colombia's navy said, as the U.S. continues to conduct lethal strikes on alleged drug-ferrying vessels in the region.…
Murray County commissioner says biowaste facility on hold
UPDATE: Thursday night, hundreds of Murray County residents attended an emotional public hearing regarding a proposed biowaste facility. Murray County Commissioner Noah…
Fort Oglethorpe Police Needs Help Identifying Theft Suspects
GEORGIA -- The Fort Oglethorpe Police Department (FOPD) is asking the public for their help in identifying suspects of interest from a local retail theft. If you have any information that may assist in identifying this individual, please contact…
Humane Educational Society Announces Adopt-A-Thon
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The Humane Educational Society (HES) has announced it will have a Home for the Pawlidays Adopt-A-Thon on December 13 and 14. From 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on December…
Netflix to buy Warner Bros. in a deal valued at $82.7 billion
Netflix on Friday said it is buying Warner Bros. in a deal valued at $82.7 billion, merging the biggest streaming service with a storied studio that has produced films such as "Casablanca" and the "Harry Potter"…
Admiral says there was no 'kill them all' order in boat attack, but video alarms lawmakers
By STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A Navy admiral told lawmakers Thursday that there was no “kill them all” order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth but grave questions and concerns…
Infant and Grandfather killed in dog attack in Tullahoma
A family in Tullahoma is mourning the loss of a child and her grandfather in a dog attack. Coffee County Sheriff's officials say the infant was mauled inside a home by at least seven dogs on Wednesday. Then her 50…
Greene, Murray County residents show up to oppose biowaste facility in explosive meeting
CHATSWORTH, Ga. (WDEF)-…
Lookout Mountain Power Outage Cleanup
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, GA (WDEF) - A large pine tree that fell overnight on Lookout Mountain caused a power outage that affected several locations early this morning. EPB traced the outage to…
Veteran Triumphs Through Treatment Court
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A Hamilton County veteran and mother of two, Michelle Meek, is marking a major achievement as the first graduate of the county’s Veterans Treatment Court. Meek served…
National Child Savings Accounts Launch
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Federal leaders and major philanthropists are outlining a nationwide effort to create a government-backed account for children at birth. The announcement included…
Suspect Caught After Allegedly Assaulting Georgia State Trooper
A suspect wanted for assaulting a Georgia state trooper may have made his run through our area. The Marshals service was looking for Jamie Carlos Thomas. They believe he assaulted the trooper nine…
Employers have cut 1.1 million jobs this year. Here's what's behind the wave of layoffs.
Employers have cut more than 1.1 million jobs through November of this year, the most since 2020, when companies laid off 2.2 million workers during the pandemic, according to a new…
Average US long-term mortgage rate falls to 6.19%, near its low for the year
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell again this week, slipping close to its low point so far this year. The decline brings the average long-term mortgage rate to 6.19% from 6.23%…
A seal galumphs into a bar. The bartender says ‘Grab the salmon!’
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A seal walked into a bar. Or to use a technical term, it galumphed. The creature was apparently lost, curious and well below New Zealand ’s legal drinking age. It lodged itself under…
FBI arrests suspect in 2021 D.C. pipe bomb case, sources say
Federal authorities made their first arrest Thursday in connection with two pipe bombs that were planted outside the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee headquarters on the eve of the Capitol riot on…
Get the holiday scoop with Clumpies
Ashley Bottoms with Clumpies joins News 12's Amelia Greer as the ice cream company cranks out their holiday flavors. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Get a perfect scoop of holiday cheer…
BlueCross Bowl starts today in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The BlueCross Bowl returns to Chattanooga for the next three days. The city is hosting state championship games for high school football at Finley Stadium for the fifth year in a row. 18 teams are competing for…
2 charged with trafficking 15,000 pounds of meth in blackberry containers
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Federal prosecutors have charged two suspects in a major meth bust. One is an illegal alien from Mexico who has already served time in prison. Officers staked out a cold storage warehouse in Fulton County two…
