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.…
UPDATE: Thursday night, hundreds of Murray County residents attended an emotional public hearing regarding a proposed biowaste facility. Murray County Commissioner Noah…
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…
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 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"…
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…
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…
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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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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%…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF)-State leaders visited Hamilton County this week to award eight local organizations with much-needed state funding to support recreational projects across the community. More than $600,000 in new state grants—distributed through the Tennessee State Museum—will be shared among…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF)-Chattanooga’s Southside is gearing up for one of its biggest days of the year as the MAINx24 Festival returns this weekend, bringing parades,…
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. -- The City of Collegedale’s Parks & Recreation Department is inviting locals to this year’s Christmas in Collegedale on December 7. From 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., the event…
CHATTANOONGA, TN (WDEF) - The Tennessee Valley's generosity was on full display this (12/3/25) afternoon! News 12 and Scenic Community Credit Union teamed up for our first Toys for Tots…
UPDATE: This decertification comes on the heels of a heated debate over what the future of the Meigs County jail should look…