RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - A Texas company has chosen Catoosa County for their newest facility in our region. Panel Truss Texas Inc., as the name implies, builds trusses for the construction industry. They say about 85% of their business…
ORLANDO, Florida (WDEF) - The chicken tenders market is already fiercely contested in the Chattanooga market. But a new player is looking to move in. Florida's Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders is expanding into our area. The company has announced franchises…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The most recent traffic issue from the Highway 27 project downtown has come to an end. Contractors had closed the 4th Street ramp near the river for the last three weeks to work on the bridge. The…
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - 24 year old Lizarrius Rice from Chattanooga was shot to death over the weekend in Knoxville. Two men were shot Saturday night at some apartments in the downtown area. Rice was shot multiple times and succumbed…
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) - "You don't go into somebody's yard because you don't like something or you do like something and just take it," East Ridge resident Amanda Arp said. Arp shared with News 12 security videos which she…
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - Bradley County Schools has been awarded a new grant from the Department of Justice COPS office. The school system says they have received a grant for over $442, 436. School officials say this grant money will…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) -Seven months into the Coronavirus pandemic, schools are back in session and trying to create some normalcy. But some say they are having trouble finding substitute teachers when a teacher is absent. Walker County Association of Educators…
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - Park officials at the Great Smoky Mountains on Monday identified a man who died at campsite 83 at Hazel Creek Trail. He was 43 year old Patrick Madura from Illinois. Friday night, rangers found a bear…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The American Battlefield Trust has committed the money to save an historic building in Lookout Valley. Brown's Tavern is one of the oldest structures in the Chattanooga area. Its history includes chapters in the Civil War and…
BOAZ, Ala. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials say a pilot whose plane crashed in Alabama on a trip from Georgia to Mississippi planned to later fly to Arkansas for his 77th birthday. Etowah County Sheriff Jonathon Horton tells The Gadsden Times…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Walnut Street Bridge and portions of the Bluff View Art District were defaced with swastikas early Sunday morning. News 12's Bekah Birdsall has an update on the vandalism act. The Chattanooga Police department is still investigating…
Hixson, Tennessee (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are releasing information on the fatal motorcycle wreck Sunday on Grubb Road. It happened before 7PM in the 6400 block of Grubb Road near Highway 153. Investigators say a motorcycle wiped out in a…
TELLICO PLAINS, Tennessee (WDEF) - An Ohio woman drowned at Bald River Falls on the Tellico River Saturday. Witnesses say the 27 year old woman and her fiancee both fell into the water above the falls. People got the fiance…
Chattanooga Tractor and Equipment is reporting a burglary early Sunday morning caught on their security cameras. The security footage captures three men taking off with over ten thousand dollars worth of equipment in a white van. The Vice President of…
MENTONE, Alabama (WDEF) - The DeKalb County Sheriff has released details on a large drug and gun seizure last week on Lookout Mountain. Officers served a search warrant at a home near Mentone, Alabama on Wednesday evening. They seized a…
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A year ago, thousands of Chattanoogans were without water after a major water main break happened downtown. Tennessee American Water has not offered an update on what caused the break and Saturday, Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke took…
GRUNDY, CO. Tenn. (WDEF)- An extensive search for a man who allegedly killed two people and held a hostage on I-24 in Coffee County Sunday morning came to an end in Grundy County. According the TBI, Dangelo Dorsey, of St.…
WALKER CO, Ga. (WDEF)- Walker County Schools are back in session both virtually and in person. According to the Walker County Association of Educators, the county has a substitute teacher shortage. Currently, they have about a 73% fill rate for…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- I Can't Breathe CHA continued their protests throughout the city today. But, things looked a bit different. #IcantBreatheCHA critical mass ride at 11:00 am tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/JWMgF2LZEE — Rage Against The Christine (@xtineogle) September 12, 2020 The…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Chattanooga Police department is investigating a vandalism incident that happened in downtown Chattanooga. Mayor Berke's office says that the Walnut Street Bride and portions of the Bluff View Art District were defaced with swastikas early this…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Chattanooga police department is investigating a shooting that happened Friday afternoon around 2 p.m. According to CPD, the victims were traveling in a car in the 1100 block of East 14th Street when they were shot.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- On Friday, The American Red Cross deployed 69 more volunteers from Tennessee to assist with recovery efforts. Today, we talked to one Chattanooga Volunteer who is at a shelter in Louisiana. Mike Freeman, says, "With the red…