R & R Farms in Lafayette Georgia
LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF)-Today, we spoke with Bill and Lisa Rector, owners of R & R Farms, about what it takes to maintain healthy livestock and produce the freshest…
Christkindlmarkt in Coolidge Park
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - With the holiday festivities continuing, people across the area gathered in Coolidge Park for a winter wonderland experience. Many gathered in Coolidge Park throughout the weekend to step…
Stores preparing for Black Friday
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - As the holiday shopping is beginning, shoppers and stores everywhere are preparing for upcoming black Friday deals With an influx of shoppers now finding black Friday deals online rather than…
Grateful Sports provides children in need with sports equipment
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF)- With the Holidays just around the corner, Grateful Sports wants to make sure no child goes into the New Year without a ball,…
The Flip Tradeshow made its way to East Ridge
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF)- Today, Camp Jordan hosted The Flip Tradeshow, where over 100 vendors gathered ready to buy, sell, or trade a wide variety of collectible…
Occupants grateful northshore apartment fire not deadly
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- "At about 2:30 last night, I received a text that said that the parking garage was on fire." (more…)
Chattanooga opens Lake Resort Drive Bridge
HIXSON, Tenn. (WDEF)- Local government officials came together to celebrate the opening of Lake Resort Bridge on Friday. Work on the bridge began last year after clay topsoil caused the road to shift and then fail. The project took 5…
Parkridge Hospital honors November with Lung Cancer Awareness
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)- Parkridge Medical Center is stressing throughout November of the importance of detecting Lung Cancer. “We try to do educational events with patients, get words out to offices, just letting them know. Encourage lung cancer screenings for…
Man arrested after Marion County pursuit turned into tense standoff
MARION COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A man has been arrested following a pursuit and a tense standoff with law enforcement. Thursday, November 21, 2024, at 9:30 p.m. CST, the Marion County Sheriff’s Department…
New School Rankings: Dayton on best list, Sequatchie County on worst
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee’s Department of Education released their rankings for school systems across the state on Friday. And we’ve got schools on the best list and the worst list this year. Dayton City School is one of the ten…
Lake Resort Drive bridge officially reopens
HIXSON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Local officials gathered today to reopen the new Lake Resort Drive Bridge. New…
Judge postpones Trump's New York "hush money" sentencing
President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing for his May criminal conviction has once again been delayed, a judge ruled Friday. It's the third time sentencing has been pushed back since Trump was found guilty for his role…
Christmas parade season making its way to the Tennessee Valley
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the News 12 viewing area, with many local towns and counties hosting their Christmas parades soon. Listed below are the…
The Chocolate Box brings home the "turkey" this Thanksgiving
Nichelle Patel of the Chocolate Box joins News 12's Amelia Greer to preview some of her latest "wickedly" good treats. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Become the most "popular" person at the…
Water main break causes a downtown Chattanooga intersection to close
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A critical intersection in downtown Chattanooga is closed off due to a major water main break.…
CFD rescue seven people in Frazier Avenue apartment fire
UPDATE: The Chattanooga Fire Department was called for a two-alarm apartment fire at 417 Frazier Avenue at around 1:30 A.M. Firefighters found smoke and flames coming from…
GrateFULL Thanksgiving Dinner Brings Chattanooga Together for a Day of Giving and Celebration
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) This year, River City Company is continuing their 8-year tradition of feeding the community, where coworkers and everyone alike can come together and enjoy a Thanksgiving meal. River City Company's annual community-wide Thanksgiving dinner, "GrateFULL," united people…
Health experts raise awareness for flu ahead of fall and winter
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)-With Colder Days ahead and family gatherings for Thanksgiving, Health Experts are raising awareness about COVID-19 and the Flu. "Getting into the winter season, like December to February, around that time and we are also getting really…
National Apprenticeship Week Celebrates 10 Years
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - This November marks 10 years of Engagement, Expansion, and Innovation through Apprenticeships across the country. This year in celebration there are set to be over twenty-two hundred events and proclamations. These…
Upgrades to Warner Park Pool
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Although the winter season is approaching, Warner Park Pool is getting some safety upgrades. The Warner Park Pool, which has been around for over a hundred years, is unveiling a…
One dead after McMinn County fatal crash
MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- One is dead and another injured after a car accident in McMinn County this morning. The Athens Police Department (APD) responded to a motor vehicle accident with injuries on John J. Duncan Parkway. Upon arrival,…
City Council had five restriping options in 2016 study on Frazier Avenue
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- We are learning more about a lawsuit filed in a deadly Northshore crash last November. (more…)
Russia fires missiles at Ukraine after Kyiv's first use of long-range American missiles inside Russia
Russia launched a barrage of missiles at Ukraine Thursday in its first major retaliation for Ukraine's attack earlier in the week on a military facility in the Russian region of Bryansk. That strike saw the…
S Moore Rd and McBrien Rd bridges set to open ahead of schedule
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) announced the new S Moore Road and McBrien Road bridges are set to open ahead of…
