CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Bradley County detectives have charged a suspect in a break-in at Bradley Central High in December. On December 15th, suspects entered the school and athletic facilities and took baseball bat bags, a radar gun, clothing and…
CHARLESTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - After a six month investigation, Bradley County detectives have arrested a suspect for several convenience store burglaries. They say it wasn't difficult to link the cases. The first break-in happened in July, followed by two more…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Fire officials say a gas leak forced the evacuation of a Walmart Neighborhood Market. It happened around 7 PM at the Hixson Pike location. Fire crews determined that a floor cleaning machine was to blame. The…
UPDATE: THP attempted a traffic stop but the driver refused to stop. The chase headed north on Highway 27. Officers exchanged gunfire with the fleeing vehicle. At one point the vehicle crossed the median while shooting. Trooper Khalat Ghazi was…
Zack Fowler, the father of undefeated girl wrestler Piper Fowler, says the possibility of his daughter not allowed to participate in a boy dominated league "would be a travesty".
A woman is concerned after bullets went through her home in Chattanooga.
"I'm here at school building relationships , bridge the gap between law enforcement and students."
GATLINBURG, Tennessee (WDEF) - Gatlinburg's newest theme park is already planning a major expansion. Anakeesta owners today announced they are building a new observation tower in the middle of town. The expansion also includes a new treehouse playground for kids…
Patrick was a genuine soul who volunteered to style hair at many early years of their Dare to Dance fundraiser.
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - William Young was getting ready for work Tuesday morning. He started up his car from inside his home on Peerless Drive, but when he headed out the door at around 4, his morning took an unexpected…
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) - A doctor says Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is currently free of lung cancer. In a statement released Wednesday by the governor's office, Dr. Alex Whitley said scans showed no sign of the cancer she was diagnosed…
ATLANTA (AP) - As Georgia lawmakers consider education issues in the 2020 legislative session, slowing state revenues may make it hard to raise teacher pay. Gov. Brian Kemp has promised teachers an additional $2,000 raise atop the $3,000 lawmakers funded…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that survivors of a historically deadly Tennessee wildfire can sue the National Park Service for failing to warn them of the danger. The fire began in the Great Smoky Mountains National…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Cleveland Gun Store on Georgetown Road was burglarized on Tuesday morning, when thieves smashed a stolen pickup through the front wall. They stole several guns and made their get-away. News 12's Ashley Henderson has the…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Detectives with the Dalton Police Department and GBI are looking into a cold case. Eighteen years ago, 31 year old Timoteo Ruiz-Leon was gunned down at the Tienda Ruiz on East Murray Avenue. His murder was…
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican Gov. Bill Lee has cautioned members of his own party not to fall prey to “misinformation” about refugees. At a local GOP luncheon in Nashville on Tuesday, Lee said refugees…
Today TDOT and the Tennessee Highway Patrol held a press conference explaining the do's and don'ts on the proper way to haul equipment on interstates.
"I think the most important part is that we have firearms that - that are unaccounted for right now."
OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a fatal shooting in Ooltewah Tuesday evening. It happened at a home on Horseshoe Bend Lane. Investigators say Patrick Godwin was shot while standing in his front yard after coming…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF) - Neighbors reported an explosion at a home on Signal Mountain early Wednesday morning. Units from Signal Mountain, Walden's Ridge and Chattanooga all responded to the fire on Fairmount Avenue. A neighbor told them that the…
a 26 year old woman went to the hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Canvas is a online program that students use for courses. It's now out campuswide. And it will be doing more than just providing educational learning. "We moved from Blackboard to Canvas and so Canvas gave us…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff's office confirms they are responding to a report of a shooting in a neighborhood in Ooltewah. Police say the shooting at the 8500 block of Horseshoe Bend Lane and the call came…
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - President Donald Trump says “All is well!” after more than a dozen Iranian missiles were fired at two bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq. Trump tweets that casualty and damage assessments are ongoing but adds, “So…