(Note: Zeta could still pack Tropical Storm strength as it hits the Tennessee Valley Thursday morning. See the school closings and delays here) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Zeta is weakening further but remains a still-dangerous storm as it barrels…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - According to the health department, cases have started trending up in the past few weeks. The week ending on September 12th, the county was averaging 59 new cases a day. As of the end of the October…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Tennessee Governor Bill Lee held his first news conference in two weeks since self-isolating after exposure to a Covid-19 person on his security detail. Neither his wife or himself got sick or tested positive. But he began…
A Catoosa County bus driver has been terminated, after school officials say she may have been impaired while driving this morning. The Catoosa County School District says Tonya Knight, had one student on the bus, when she hit a pole…
DECATUR, Tennessee (WDEF) - Residents in Meigs County are mourning after that tragic Wreck. News 12's Kenan Scott shows us how the community has been showing their support. It was a parent's worst nightmare. A bus carrying 22 school children…
Many have lined up to donate blood to replenish the local supply
MEIGS COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - It was a parent's worst nightmare. A bus carrying 22 school children crashing into a utility vehicle on Highway 58 - resulting in two deaths and several students being critically injured. Many members of the…
DECATUR, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee Highway patrol has released their preliminary report on the Meigs County school bus crash. They identify the bus driver who was killed as 53 year old Lisa Dillard. The Utility Truck was heading north…
Toyota is adding 1.5 million U.S. vehicles to a recall from early this year to fix fuel pumps that can fail and cause engines to stall.
Erika Kyle devotes her days teaching elementary students at Valley Christian Academy.
Tennessee officials say the state has broken its record for early and absentee voting combined three days before early voting ends for the Nov. 3 election.
Volkswagen is recalling more than 218,000 Jetta sedans in the U.S. to fix a fuel leak problem that can cause fires.
MEIGS COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - "It's been a tough, tough day today," Sheriff Jackie Melton said. Tragedy struck Meigs County Tuesday as a crash involving a Meigs County school bus killed the driver, a 7-year-old girl on board and sent…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- An 84-year-old man who was seriously hurt in a crash earlier this month, has died from his injuries. The wreck happened at 5830 Highway 58 on October 8. Chattanooga police have not yet released the victim's…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal authorities say a Tennessee man is charged with running a Ponzi scheme in which he claimed he had cured himself of cancer through naturopathic methods and was conducting a study of other patients. U.S. Attorney…
According to authorities, a woman was hiding from a suspect armed with a gun at the Elements of Chattanooga apartment complex off Standifer Gap Road.
RED BANK, Tennessee (WDEF) - Chattanooga Gas reports that the repair on Dayton boulevard has been completed. The 8 inch natural gas pipe was ruptured on Friday by a construction crew digging in the 5500 block of Dayton Boulevard. Gas…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - As new coronavirus cases surge across the country, many rural communities - places that were largely spared during the early months of the pandemic - are now seeing an unprecedented spike in infections and hospitalizations. The…
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Department is investigating an officer involved shooting this morning in East Chattanooga.
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Cleveland city schools is starting a new program to help shape the future of their graduates. The school system says this program has been in the works for over a year. its this week's edition of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - According to the Greater Chattanooga Association of Realtors, home sales, in general, are up compared to last year. Greater Chattanooga Association of Realtors President Brandi Pearl Thompson said sales are up even as we're in the…
ARGO, Ala. (AP) — Two young girls in a pickup truck led police on a chase of at least 30 miles through metro Birmingham, Alabama. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office received a report about the unauthorized use of a vehicle…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court (all times local): 9:15 p.m. Amy Coney Barrett has taken the first of two oaths she needs to officially join the Supreme Court. The…