A strange incident this morning had people taking pictures all day in Lookout Valley. It looks like a truck hanging off of a bridge over Lookout Creek. But it happened on the railroad track. C-S-X rail officials tell us that…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Chattanooga Fire Department Lieutenant Greg Smith received the American Red Cross Hero award on Thursday Morning. Lt. Smith was nominated by the fire department for his outstanding leadership and selfless actions when the tornadoes devastated our community. …
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - The Bradley County Democratic Party is raising concerns about a building that will soon be turned into an early voting location next month. That building is located on McGrady Drive and is currently a store that…
RED BANK, Tennessee (WDEF) - Red Bank Baptist Church has given away 3 thousand boxes of produce in the last 2 days. T and T produce provided the 20 pound boxes of USDA produce. According to the church, the company…
CLEVELAND, Tenneessee (WDEF) - A lot of Halloween plans are changing this year because of the pandemic. For instance, the City of LaFayette is cancelling their Scare on the Square this year. But Cleveland is keeping the largest Halloween tradition…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - The State Bureau of Investigation will look into an officer involved shooting incident last night in northeast Alabama. The incident happened around 11:30 PM on I-59 between Fort Payne and Collinsville. A deputy fired at…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — University of Alabama trustees are expected to vote on a proposal to change the name of a building on the Tuscaloosa campus that is currently named after a Confederate general. AL.com reports that the agenda for…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Areas all across the Gulf Coast from Alabama to the Florida panhandle are dealing with flooding, significant damage and power outages after Sally made landfall as a powerful category 2 hurricane. "We've been doing a lot…
With roads turned to rivers, News 12 asked Carriker how dangerous the travel will be for their crews, "They won't go beyond what their capabilities are and they'll get as close as they can. They can't start working until the conditions are ready for them to work."
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - We may have seen our last virtual meeting of the Hamilton County Commission. They met again today on Zoom as they have during the pandemic. But they hope to return to the Hamilton County courthouse in two…
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Georgia (WDEF) - Rock City officials call it the most significant trail project in awhile for them. They are upping the fairytale vibe along the Enchanted Trail. The trail makeover includes a tunnel with glass ornaments in the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Since its launch, Tik Tok has taken the social media world by storm and a local UTC student proves Tik Tok can be beneficial. Student Eli Salley (@elisalley) now has over 600 thousand followers on the Tik…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - It's a question many of us will face this fall and winter...is it Covid-19 or is it the flu? Both the Influenza and Covid-19 are highly infectious respiratory illnesses. Health department officials say that both sicknesses have…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Election Commission discussed voting security during a meeting this morning. The state of Tennessee provided Hamilton County funding to cyber security to prevent voter fraud and misinterpreted votes. The county's election commission will utilize…
SPRING CITY, Tennessee (WDEF) - TVA has a major moving project this week. They have a 195,000 pound turbine rotor to move. It is headed from the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant in Rhea County down the river to a new…
(AP) - Several boats docked at a pier in Pensacola, Florida, have sunk as Sally moved over the Gulf Coast. Pensacola police spokesperson Mike Wood also said Wednesday he doesn’t know the whereabouts of a replica of one of the…
ATLANTA (AP) — Leading congressional Democrats are reacting furiously to lightly-substantiated claims that immigrants held at a detention center in Georgia are undergoing questionable hysterectomies. In a complaint filed Monday, a nurse alleges that the Irwin County Detention Center performed…
Less than five weeks after the conference announced it would push football and other fall sports to spring because of the pandemic, the conference changed course.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - On Tuesday, Chattanooga City Council Members held a hearing on multiple proposed budget amendments. One of them, if approved, appropriates 1.5 million dollars from reserves to EPB for the EdConnect initiative. It's an effort to get…
"I'm confident that we're going to have a well run election."
The record for hugging a tree non-stop is 8 hours and one local woman plans to set a new mark.
"It includes improving access to U.S. 27. It includes widening U.S. 27. It includes straightening it out. Bringing the road up to today's current design standard" said Flynn.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - It's been 5 months since tornadoes hit Hamilton County on Easter Sunday. But there are many who are still struggling to clean up and rebuild their damaged or destroyed homes. “There are individuals who did not…
"we really urge parents to continue to keep childhood vaccinations up to date and to schedule back to school physicals, even if kids are doing school back at home."