MCMINN, Tenn. (WDEF) - After an investigation, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has indicted a former correctional officer who worked at the McMinn County Jail. On December 16th, 2024, agents began investigating reports of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Late Tuesday night, Chattanooga Fire Department rescued 9 people from an apartment fire on 404 Tunnel Boulevard. At around 11:30 PM, there were several frantic 9-11 calls about residents trapped in…
WDEF-TV News 12 Tennessee River Valley weather forecast Overnight: Mostly clear, mild. Lows: high 50's to low 60's. Winds: Light & Variable. Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Warm. Highs: mid/high 80's. Winds: Light & Variable. Overnight: Mostly clear, mild. Lows: mid 60's.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Strong winds and heavy rain swept through the area, leaving significant storm damage behind on Pioneer Drive. Several trees fell during the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A local mother is turning to the community for help as she searches for answers for her young daughter's rare medical…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Strong winds and heavy rain moved through the Chattanooga area throughout Monday evening, leaving behind reports of storm damage across the city. On…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - In partnership with the City of Chattanooga, Hamilton County Parks and Recreation announced plans for a "United 250" drone show to commemorate the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Several trees were brought down by severe weather on Pioneer Drive, damaging sheds, vehicles, and boats. One homeowner's mother-in-law said a tree split…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- "We want to tell Chattanooga’s story in a way no one ever has before." Soon, you will be able step forward into…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- After Monday's storms, local power companies have had to undergo…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The City of Chattanooga’s budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 has been approved. They say this comes with Mayor Tim Kelly and City Council agreeing on funding predicated on the 1.93 property tax rate. The…
In April, developers of the massive Imperial Data Center cleared a major hurdle after Imperial County Supervisors approved a plan to combine several tracts of land for the nearly one-million-square-foot facility in…
Goodwill Industries of the Greater Chattanooga Area is opening a new location in Southeast Cleveland. The…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- CARTA wants to hear from commuters who travel from and through the Brainerd area. They will be hosting a community feedback session Wednesday evening…
Stocks fell on Wall Street Tuesday as a sell-off in big technology companies spread from Asia back to the U.S. over worries about potentially higher interest rates by the end of the year. The S&P fell 1.2% and is coming off 11…
The City of Atlanta has asked an outside firm to do an independent investigation into the deaths of thousands of fish in the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers. Energy Secretary Chris Wright cited…
Consumers will soon be able to scan certain sodas to get additional nutrition information. The American Beverage Association on Tuesday said that major companies it represents, including The Coca-Cola Company, Keurig Dr Pepper and PepsiCo, will use QR codes on their packaging…
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Police in Hungary have arrested a 30-year-old man who investigators say collected human body parts that he’d gathered from abandoned cemeteries and from his workplace at a hospital. Hungary’s National…
Millions of honeybees escaped into…
The Georgia House of Representatives has passed its own version of a bill that could eventually change how voters in the Peach State cast their ballots. On Tuesday morning, the House voted 94-79 to pass Senate Bill 3EX. Because the House's…
The federal judge said Congress imposed no such limits on the nation’s largest food aid program. The ruling scuttles restrictions on candy, soda and other sugary drinks in the federally funded and state-run Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in 23 states. The Trump…
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a former Louisiana inmate's effort to sue state prison officials after they shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his religious beliefs. The high court divided 6 to 3 along ideological lines in ruling against Damon Landor, with…
TDOT says they are working to repair a pothole on I-24 west near the intersection at Highway 27. This is causing miles of significant backups on I-24 west. Seek an alternate route.