A woman was taken to a hospital Tuesday after being bitten twice by a shark while swimming in Hawaii, authorities said. The woman, 27, was reported to be in "good health" and was expected to be released after a shark…
RHEA COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - A two-year-old is recovering after getting burns on her feet. Her step grandmother is accused of burning them as a form of punishment. Jennifer Vaughn was arrested on an aggravated child abuse charge. According to…
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Catoosa County Sheriff Gary Sisk said they're working to identify a female body that was found in a ditch on Magill Lane in Ringgold. He said the body was found by a passerby on Saturday.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A 49-year old man died in a single vehicle crash this evening. According to Chattanooga Police, a Jeep crashed on Highway 153 just before 6:30 tonight. Investigators say the Jeep was heading on the Highway 153…
DUNLAP, Tennessee (WDEF)- A former Sequatchie County jailer is accused of bringing meth into the jail. Nicole Brianna Harmon has been arrested. The T-B-I says that they were interviewing Harmon when they saw her attempt to hide a small, white bottle.…
The Hamilton County Coalition and Chattanooga Fire Department are partnering to help opioid addicts.
The U.S. government will not give flu vaccines to migrant families being held in detention centers near the U.S.-Mexico border. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the decision Tuesday, weeks before the flu season begins. "In general, due to the…
Officials say charges are pending for additional arrests to be made.
". . . I turned around and looked and after we heard the loud bang and the dude was up in the air . . ."
An Ooltewah High School teacher resigns after being accused of sending inappropriate text messages to a student.
News 12 has new information on a woman's body found in Catoosa County over the weekend.
DAYTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Rhea county woman is in jail under a 150-thousand dollar bond charged with burning the feet of a 2 year old girl as punishment. Detective Rocky Potter of the Rhea county sheriff's office says the care-giver..Jennifer…
T-B-I says that comes after a three day undercover investigation.
"we heard the loud bang and the dude was up in the air"
A Connecticut man accused of killing a hotel worker in the Caribbean four months ago is speaking out about the incident for the first time. Scott Hapgood is charged with manslaughter in the death of Kenny Mitchel, who Hapgood claims…
San Francisco International Airport is rolling out a ban to end the sale of plastic water bottles at its convenience stores, restaurants and vending machines. The ban, which begins on Tuesday, is part of the airport's latest effort to become…
Los Angeles -- Like many urban singles, the mountain lion P-22 lives a solitary life in a too-small habitat. And he has a hard time finding a mate in the big city. Famous for traveling across two freeways and making…
Los Angeles -- A school district in Southern California condemned a video of high-schoolers giving Nazi salutes and singing a Nazi song after it became public Monday. The video, obtained by the Daily Beast - which posted about 8 seconds…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) - Luis Cordova said he heard gunshots Sunday night. It was noise he thought was coming from a video game he was playing at the time. "My kids come to me and say, hey, it's full of…
Family members of a man who was killed in a Hamilton County car crash are frustrated with the progress of the case.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Bubba Hiers, who helped his celebrity sister Paula Deen expand her Savannah restaurant during her rise to fame, has died at age 65. Funeral home owner Ed Gamble confirmed Hiers died Thursday from cancer. Hiers sold…
The investigation is still open.
15-month-old daughter died, baby less than a month old, suffered critical injuries but survived.
officers arrested 30 year old Tabitha Boyle and 51 year old Teresa Harvey.