Massive fire destroys one home, damages another next door in Highland Park
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - A sunny, warm afternoon became a nightmare for some homeowners in one Chattanooga neighborhood. News 12 was the first on…
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Reddit Post Targets Two Chattanooga Hospitals
UDPATE #2: Scott Quiner passed away Saturday at a hospital in Houston. UPDATE: Since the airing of this story, the post has been deleted, and moved to a subreddit channel…
Governor Visits Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
SPRING HILL, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is making his appearances throughout the state, taking time on Thursday to visit the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant in Spring…
Arresting officer in Floyd County teacher sting proud to get a predator out of schools
Administrators and students at Coahulla Creek High School in Dalton got the surprise they never wanted to hear: a now-former teacher faces charges in a child predator sting in neighboring Floyd County. Police charged 36-year-old Michael David Powers with five…
Affidavit: Uber driver calls her brutal sexual assault “agony”
A late night ride this past Saturday had one Uber driver facing the unthinkable: being sexually assaulted while driving a passenger out to Ooltewah. Poilce charged 36-year-old…
Report: 2021 was a good year to buy or sell a home in Greater Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The pandemic may have forced many of us not to go out during 2021, but it didn’t force us not to go buy homes. According to a new report from…
Councilwoman Coonrod named to national committee
District 9 Councilwoman Demetrus Coonrod just added a new title to her name. She announced she is the newest member of the National League of Cities' 2022 Public Safety and…
Stress from COVID surges creating “The Great Resignation” for health care workers
By now, we all probably know a person who caught the Omicron variant of COVID and spent the holidays in quarantine or in the hospital. But the hospital remains open - even…
Hamilton County sets new single-day high for new COVID cases
The United States reported 1-point-9 million new cases of COVID-19 this week. That equals about 3 Americans testing positive for the virus every second. Today, Hamilton County set a record for number of new cases in one day. The Health…
East Ridge couple shows Christmas spirit with gift giveaway
Christmas is only eight days away, and some might find it hard to find or even afford gifts this holiday season. One couple in East Ridge wants you to know that help…
Resolute to lay off 350, but McMinn County Mayor & company reps say it’s “not a sob story”
If you've lived in the area for quite some time, you may not have heard of Resolute Forest Products. You may know them as Bowater. Today, the…
Hamilton County School equity plan shows racial, socioeconomic divides
In Game of Thrones, the character Lord Eddard Stark said in the first season that "Winter is coming." For Hamilton County schools, it's the winter break that approaches quickly.…
Chattanooga ties its 10-year high with shootings in a calendar year
The amount of gun violence in Chattanooga in 2021 is staggering. Shootings have increased in number every year since 2018. The possibility of more shootings…
Hixson welcomes you to Whoville!
Christmas is only 15 days away. Can you believe it? People all around the valley are getting into the spirit, but one subdivision in Hixson went a little further and transformed…
Supply Chain Shortages Hit School Cafeterias
The latest school board meeting wasn't about who would become the new superintendent, or about what books should be in the classroom and libraries. This was about how much or how little food students get to eat for lunch at school.