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High-altitude fireworks show will be proceeded by an Air National Guard flyover of Athens
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High-altitude fireworks show will be proceeded by an Air National Guard flyover of Athens
The fetal heartbeat bill bans abortions after about six weeks
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- Bradley County Commissioners are working on their new budget, and they could approve body cameras for the Sheriff's office. Taylor Woodruff, the Bradley County Sheriff's Office public information officer says, "It's something that Sheriff Lawson has been…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Thanks to large donations by Food City and its partners, the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga and the United Way of Greater Chattanooga, the Salvation Army has more than $200,000 available for tornado victims. Some Hamilton…
Bradley deputy resigns, Hamilton Sheriff investigating a post, Rossville fires a part time officer
ROSSVILLE, GA (WDEF)- Since the pandemic closures, many have been wondering if Lake Winnepesaukah would open for the summer. The official start of Lake Winnie, in Rossville Georgia, will be Saturday, June 20th, but it is just the beginning of the…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - Learning from home has become the new normal-but as most school systems announce their plans to reopen in the fall, administrators and teachers are working hard all summer on how to close the skill gaps left…
President Donald Trump says he will renew his administration’s effort to end legal protections for young immigrants after Supreme Court blocked the first try.
AMC Theatres operate most of the screens in our area
After Tuesday's Business Revenue Strike, several businesses on the list we received from event organizers, say they were neither contacted about the revenue protest, nor ever agreed to participate. News 12's Taylor Bishop spoke with the organizer, and has the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Portraits honoring four former House speakers who served in the Confederacy are gone from the U.S. Capitol. The paintings were removed Thursday after Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared that the men “embody the violent bigotry and grotesque racism…
“It is with our deepest regret that we inform you of the off duty passing of Officer James D. Perkins."
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Moon River Music Festival is the latest casualty of the coronavirus. Organizers announced Thursday evening that they will cancel this year's event at Coolidge Park. It was scheduled for the second weekend of September. "The health…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Hamilton County Sheriff's office is looking for ways to bridge the gap between their office and minorities. On a zoom panel Wednesday night, Sheriff Hammond spoke about his hopes of having more diversity in his department.…
Hamilton County, Tenn (WDEF) - A second round of Covid - 19 testing at the Hamilton County Jail has been completed. Officials state that 8 corrections officers and 6 inmates have tested positive for the virus. The sheriff office says at…
SODDY DAISY, Tenn (WDEF) - The Soddy Daisy Police Department is facing a federal lawsuit. The lawsuit is accusing the police department of excessive force and wrongful death after a 74 year old, John Sawyer who was fatally shot after he…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The health department reports another fatality from Covid-19 on Thursday in Hamilton County. That brings the total to 25, following two more deaths announced yesterday. We also saw a higher number of new positive tests... 77. That…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - An 84 year old woman was killed in a crash Thursday afternoon in Chattanooga. The wreck happened in the 2500 block of Rossville Boulevard just after noon. Police investigators say the woman was driving a Jeep that…
“Strickland produced child pornography of children under his supervision”
The police chief of Tennessee’s capital city has announced that he'll retire amid calls for his resignation and a wave of protests nationwide over policing.
Dave & Busters at Hamilton Place Mall has temporarily closed its doors again.
The rate of Tennesseans filing for unemployment continues to decrease after 19,925 claims were processed last week.
The Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants.