CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-On April 9, 2022 at approximately 1:50 a.m., Chattanooga Police responded to the1600 block of Mulberry Street on a report of a person shot. The following are the preliminary facts of the investigation: Upon arrival, Officers located a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- An apartment fire on Saturday afternoon displaced several families and is now under investigation. At 1:06 PM, the CFD was called to one of the buildings at the Elements of Chattanooga Apartments at 7310 Standifer Gap Road.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- April is also Sexual Assault Awareness month and Partnership for Families, Children, and Adults spoke of the importance of spreading sexual assault awareness. Partnership provided statistics about how they aided hundreds of people who were sexually assaulted. They…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-"A lot of times men and women do not understand the social services that are available on the outside," said Re-Entry supervisor Wendy Harris. April is Second Chance Month and focuses on prevention, re-entry, and social support opportunities…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Many vehicle and car Experts believe electrical vehicles are the way of the future. Now with EPB's help, the Gig city is getting EV ready. As gas prices remain…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Chattanooga Police Department is investigating a shooting resulting in a man being taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries according to CPD. Chattanooga Police and investigators are working on a shooting…
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF)- "Basically, my kidneys don’t work and I need a new one," said Moore. Tami Lloyd says her Seventeen-year-old son Cooper Moore has struggled since before birth with chronic kidney issues…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years, but they still capture our wild imaginations. It makes it all worth it when you see the community come out and such large…
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF)-Hamilton County Rescue Service assisted Lookout Mountain Fire & Police Department to rescue a 28-year-old man who fell 60-100 feet down a steep slope off-trail at Sunset Rock. The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Rescue Service was dispatched to Sunset…
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF)-Kids have a new place to play in East Ridge after the old wooden playground needed to be taken down. Back in 1994, the original wooden playground stood for…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-An artist's and animator's work is on display in Chattanooga which will bring people back to their childhood. The Beatles along with Scooby-Doo, Rugrats, and the Flintstones artwork…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-On April 2, 2022 at approximately 12:23 a.m., Chattanooga Police responded to the 1400 block of East 3rd Street on a report of a person shot. The following are the preliminary facts of the investigation: Upon arrival to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-On March 31, 2022 at approximately 5:24 p.m., Chattanooga Police responded to the 2100 block of Dodds Ave on a report of a person shot. The following are the preliminary facts of the investigation: Upon arrival, Officers discovered that…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF)— At approximately 11:55 pm on April 1, 2022, a Bradley County Sheriff’s Office Deputy conducting a vehicle stop near Charleston, TN was involved in a shooting. One occupant of the vehicle was shot during the incident by…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF)- COVID cases continue to drop across Tennessee and Georgia but does that mean COVID is completely behind us? The latest COVID surge due to the Omicron variant has come and seemly passed, but COVID cases are still…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-Hamilton County School District is a read 360 school system. This means, there is an extra emphasis on kids achieving their reading at their grade level or better. "So this is…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF)-A formerly homeless country musician is making it a point to spread the importance of music. Country musician Steven Cade is donating guitars to inspire those in needs and offer…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- "I think what’s amazing about this food bank, as we work with so many amazing partners across our community, that we don’t have to imagine a world where our neighbors are…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF)-The Tennessee Commissioner of Education had a stop at Bradley County’s PIE Innovation Center. Bradley county schools, PIE innovation Center, helps kids learn in the classroom at…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-Sip Tennessee made a stop in Chattanooga over the weekend. Over a dozen Tennessee wineries brought some of their wines to the Scenic City. Jonathan ball said things are…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- A historical addition has temporarily been added to the Charles H Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center. Jacob Parrott is considered the first…
OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF)- Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public's help identifying a man who was hit by a vehicle on Interstate 75 near Ooltewah, Tennessee, early Sunday morning. Deputies were called to the scene on I-75 northbound…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF)- Smoke coming from Signal Mountain. News 12 just spoke with a person who said he was driving up and down the mountain and it looked like a California…
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, has signed a bill that will deliver additional income tax refunds due to the state's budget surplus. It will go to those who filed taxes…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- National Medal of Honor Day began as the sun rose at the National Cemetery in Chattanooga. Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center offered two for…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Due to the challenge of refrigerating milk, many food pantries just don't have enough storage to hold all the milk they need. News 12s Brian Armstrong joins us with how Mayfield…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-"Been a very interesting year, to say the least for both housing prices and rent prices," said Carberry. Chattanooga's rent cost is lower than the national average but still higher than the…
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF)-There are a lot less political campaign signs up in East Ridge due to what the city is calling an ordinance violation. East Ridge City Manager Chris Dorsey said…
DAYTON, Tennessee (WDEF)-A fishing tournament in Dayton over the weekend raised money for local amputees. A Chattanooga prosthetic association and 50 legs nonprofit based in Florida hosted a bass tournament. At $75 a boat the money raised will assist local…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-This weekend's events of remembering the life of Ed Johnson and the injustice of his death also was meant to show a light of hope. Represented in a song nearly…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- On Saturday (3/19/22), Red Shift companies were dispatched to 2599 Hiwassee Street at 2:30 AM on an accident with entrapment. Engine 4 arrived on scene with HCEMS and CPD to a one-car MVC rollover. There was heavy…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- "Let’s continue to attempt to build bridges with those who will stand on the other side and plank by plank brick by brick with mallet and hand remove the…
FLINTSTONE, Georgia (WDEF)- Americans rely on the military to protect our freedoms. Then soldiers become veterans sometimes they need to rely on service animals so it’s important for those…
Soddy Daisy, TN (WDEF) - Sunday morning, firefighters from several fire departments respond to a large house fire on the lake in Soddy Daisy. At 9:53 am, the homeowner called 911 reporting heavy smoke in the house and fire showing…
Due to overnight snowfall, current temperatures and park conditions, Dollywood will be closed on Saturday, March 12. Snow removal teams will work throughout the day to prepare the park for opening on Sunday, March 13. A delayed park opening is…
SIGNAL, MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF)- A power outage on Kell Road in Signal Mountain was caused by fallen trees from high wind from the early morning storms. EPB's Grant Carriker said when a power…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-"Gas prices are rising so dramatically that it has started to cut into the family budget. Other than at the gas pump, consumer spending starts to take a hit," said Hopkins.…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF)-Anthony Davis is a veteran and a disc golf player. This weekend these two things became one as he ran a disc golf…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-It was a disc golf weekend in the area as the Lookouts got in on the disc golf action. Aces Around the Bases made its return in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-Runners took to the Chattanooga streets Sunday to compete in the Chattanooga marathon and half marathon. Half marathon and marathon runners went throughout the city and past the riverfront. Runners ran for…