HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. –Hamilton County Department of Education Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson today announced his transition team. The team brings together industry leaders, community members, national experts, and HCDE personnel to ensure a fast and seamless transfer of power. “The…
Local animal shelters are taking in dogs displaced by Harvey.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Travelers hit the roads Friday while gas prices... "Ridiculous," Alabama resident Barbara Simerly said. According to gasbuddy.com data, the U.S. National average of regular gas grew around 20 cents after hurricane Harvey made landfall. In Chattanooga,…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - High winds on Friday have brought down tree limbs and power lines across the Tennessee Valley. Here is a rundown of where the outages are. The most concentrated outage is in Monteagle, where power lines were blown…
MONTEAGLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - High winds created a lot of problems this morning on Monteagle Mountain. They blew down power lines that were hanging low over I 24. TDOT has had to re-route traffic off of the interstate to get…
By ERIK SCHELZIG Associated Press CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Volkswagen is rolling out its plan for re-selling most of the cars involved in the German automaker's diesel emissions cheating scandal. Volkswagen brand head Herbert Diess told reporters after a board…
"Man, there are sirens going off everywhere. I think we're in a tornado warning."
It is National Opioid Awareness Day and events were planned all over the nation as well as right here in the scenic city. News 12's Amber Worthy spoke with two people who overcame their addiction and are now spreading their…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - After 23 years on the Chattanooga police force, and holding almost every job in the department, David Roddy was sworn-in today as the city's new police chief. Roddy was assistant chief, and has been acting chief…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - On Thursday, a group of at least 13 people showed up for Red Cross Disaster Cycles Services Orientation. "Every volunteer before they are deployed to any disaster locally, or outside of our local area would be…
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) - The Latest on the investigation into racial comments made by a police officer during a traffic stop that was caught on dash-cam video (all times local): 3:45 p.m. A Georgia police chief said he is firing…
Walker's court filings say there's no public interest in incarcerating someone with no prior criminal record who was working two jobs to provide for his family.
The pipeline provides nearly 40 percent of the South's gasoline.
He will consider lowering the bond so Walker can be released before the trial.
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"The situation could worsen should more shutdowns or outages happen in the coming week."
Demetrius Bynum was arrested on Wednesday in Montgomery, Alabama.
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accused of handcuffing and assaulting a 16-year-old male student on Monday at Smyrna West Alternative School before taking him to a juvenile facility
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Last night, city council Chairman Ken Smith thanked Chattanooga Fire Chief Chris Adams for his service to the department in an emotional farewell. Mayor Berke says many city employees leave at their 30 year mark, and Adams' anniversary…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Hamilton County K-9 deputy attempted to initiate a stop of a stolen black Toyota Celica on Highway 27 northbound in the Soddy Daisy area today. The driver did not yield to the HCSO deputy's…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Test scores for Tennessee schools are moving in the right direction, and new Hamilton County Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson was encouraged by the numbers. The state of Tennessee improved across the board. With that improvement…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - A swift water rescue team comprised of Bradley County Fire Rescue, East Ridge Fire Rescue, and Dallas Bay Fire Rescue personnel deployed to Texas today to assist with on-going water rescue missions due to Hurricane Harvey.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - News 12 is proving a good spring board to government service. Joe Legge is working for the Walker County Commissioner. Amy Katcher is now with the Hamilton County School system. And now Alisha Searl is leaving us…