By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An 83-year-old from Alabama started walking when he retired more than a quarter-century ago — and never stopped. M.J. “Sunny” Eberhart strode into the record books Sunday as the oldest hiker…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - As Hamilton County schools drop their mask mandate this week, Interim Superintendent Dr. Nakia Towns updates the number of Covid cases the system is facing now. She says during the height of the latest Delta variant outbreak…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are issuing video of a murder suspect from a couple of weeks ago. On October 24, D'Marquis Bell was shot outside of Bayberry Apartments in the 1100…
RINGGOLD, GA (WDEF) - Catoosa Academy will soon have a brick and mortar facility to help young people lay a solid foundation for their future. Ground was recently broken on the building that should…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Dave Staley shows us a new bookstore opening in our area that promises to be more of a cultural touchstone. DAVE STALEY, NEWS 12 NOW; "This bookstore…
RICEVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Southeast Tennessee seat in the legislature is opening up. State Senator Mike Bell announces he will not seek re-election in 2022. He does plan to serve out the rest of his current term. Bell represents…
LAGRANGE, Georgia (WDEF) - The oldest gunmaker in the country is moving their global headquarters out of New York and into Georgia. Remington Firearms is moving their HQ from upstate New York to a new facility in LaGrange. They also…
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Collegedale Police are investigating the case of a college student hit by a vehicle this morning in a school zone. It happened in the 4800 block of College Drive East between the SDA Church and Collegedale…
MURPHY, North Carolina (WDEF) - Over the weekend, Cherokee County deputies got a call about a man unconscious in his vehicle. They found 37 year old richard Glenn Scroggs in the Upper Peachtree area on Saturday. The Sheriff says they…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - The Catoosa Board of Education will vote next week on whether to approve Charles (Chance) Nix as the next superintendent. He already was approved as the final pick at the last board meeting, but state law…
TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dade County Sheriff Ray Cross has offered more information on the murder arrest from Friday. He says on Friday morning, a woman was pushed out of a moving pickup truck in the 1200 block of state…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating the shooting of a young woman Sunday night near the East Lake Courts. It happened before 10 P-M in the 2700 block of 6th Avenue. Police say a 22 year old woman suffered…
More than a year and a half after COVID-19 concerns prompted the U.S. to close its borders, bans on travel from specific countries are over.
It's time to start making your Christmas wish list! Apple has some new items out just in time for the holidays.
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-Getting kids to do chores around the house can be tough. BusyKid is a financial app created by financial expert Gregg Murset. His app allows…
The grandson of a Medal of Honor recipient spoke at the Charles Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center about who his grandfather was.
A Hamilton County organization taught boys how to be men with a focus on entrepreneurship, health, and policing and law.
Fort Oglethorpe had its inaugural Honoring Those Who Served Parade and Festival.
HOUSTON (AP) — The crowd at a Houston music festival suddenly surged toward the stage during a performance by rapper Travis Scott, squeezing fans so tightly together that they could not breathe or move their arms and killing eight people…
NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk is asking on Twitter whether he should sell 10% of his stock in the electric-vehicle company amid pressure in Washington to increase taxes on billionaires like him. Some Democrats have been pushing…
NEW YORK (AP) — The crowd deaths at a Houston music festival added even more names to the long list of people who have been crushed at a major event. Tragedies like the one Friday night at the Astroland Music Festival have been happening…
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — As this year's U.N. climate talks go into their second week, negotiations on key topics are inching forward. Boosted by a few high-profile announcements at the start of the meeting, delegates are upbeat about the prospects…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Saturday that the families of children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border during the Trump administration should be compensated, as his Department of Justice is in settlement talks with affected families.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Colin L. Powell, the trailblazing soldier-diplomat who rose from humble beginnings to become the first Black secretary of state, was remembered by family and friends Friday as a principled man of humility and grace whose decorated record…