Dade County investigates multiple homemade explosives
(state trooper) "has never experienced anything like this in his 20-something years of law enforcement."
Fort Payne man charged in second school break-in
FLAT ROCK, Alabama (WDEF) Jackson County investigators have made an arrest in a break-in at the Flat Rock School on Sand Mountain. They charged 41 year old Billy Edward Blake of Fort Payne on Monday. He faces charges of 3rd…
Grundy County School Board votes and elects new chairman
GRUNDY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Grundy County School Board voted and elected Phyllis Lusk as the new school board chairman during their board meeting Monday night. Last month Robert Foster resigned from the role. Also during meeting the board…
Trenton PD, GBI, Georgia State Patrol work to contain possible 'homemade bomb'
UPDATE: Police say they found pipe bombs in the car. They went to the suspects house and found more explosives. The count is 13 bombs at the moment. Police have sent them to a shooting range to detonate them. ____…
CARTA Workers plan rally protesting forced overtime, unsafe vehicles & discrimination Tuesday
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) - CARTA Transit workers plan to protest bus driver conditions during a rally Tuesday. Workers are protesting topics such as being forced to work overtime beyond their physical limits, discrimination by management, and unsafe vehicles on the road.…
Suspect in custody after placing Walker Co. Schools on lockdown
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Four local schools in Rossville were on lockdown this afternoon while police attempted to apprehend a suspect who ran from officers. Sheriff Wilson says it started when deputies conducted a traffic stop outside of Rossville,…
Neighborhood watch program helped BCSO in standoff
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- No matter how many officers a county employs, not every community can be carefully monitored by the police 24/7. That's where a neighborhood watch program comes in, and in cases like the Bradley County standoff last…
Charges Dropped Against Whitfield Coach For Not Reporting Alleged Abuse
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Charges against Whitfield County coach Lamar Cofield, for failing to report suspected child abuse, have been dropped. District Attorney Bert Poston confirmed today that the law did not require Cofield to make the report, therefore…
Cooking Fire Sends Woman to Local Hospital
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga firefighters responded to a duplex fire at 4518 Norcross Road shortly after 9:00 this morning. Battalion Chief Chris Warren said a resident from one side the duplex told firefighters that she put some fries on…
Police investigate two vandalism cases in Hixson
A school and athletic field were vandalized over the weekend in Hixson and police are trying to determine if the cases are related.
Body-cam shows Georgia officer saving life of newborn baby
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Savannah police are crediting an officer with saving the life of a choking newborn baby by racing to her apartment and then using chest compressions to restart the infant's breathing. Dramatic video from an officer's body-worn…
LifeForce responding to accident involving motorcycle
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - Units with the Bradley County Sheriff's Office are currently on-scene of an accident involving a motorcycle. The accident happened at the intersection of Harris Creek Rd. and Harris Creek Trl. The sheriff's office reports there are…
Skyuka Hall Part 2
Students at Skyuka Hall are learning about patriotism from someone who knows that subject.
12 states launch new legal challenge to California egg law
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A dozen states want the U.S. Supreme Court to block a California law requiring any eggs sold there to come from hens that have space to stretch out in their cages. The Missouri attorney general…
Joe Whittenburg appears before judge
PIKEVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Joe Whittenburg appeared in court Monday morning charged with the homicide of a mother and daughter in Pikeville last week. The bodies of Dedra and Deanna Lawrence were found in a home on Sawmill road. Investigators…
News 12 Then: Have you figured out yet our Germ Quiz from 2006?
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - When flu season rolls around, we like to roll out our Germ Pop Quiz. Back in 2006, Videographer Alan Fairbanks teamed up with UTC Microbiologist Dr. Henry Spratt to test our knowledge on where to find germs.…
Gas prices dropping, but 2018 forecast not so cheap
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Gas prices fell in Chattanooga by 1.6 cents a gallon last week. The average price now is $2.14. But you can find much cheaper prices in Hixson. The ten lowest prices in Tennessee are all in the…
Federal utility gets $3.5m in tree firm's immigration case
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal utility has received $3.5 million in a settlement with a tree-trimming firm that pleaded guilty in a scheme to employ thousands of people in the country illegally. A Tennessee Valley Authority's Office of Inspector…
Trump offers full support for embattled Republican Roy Moore
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is throwing his full support behind embattled Republican Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate race. Trump tweeted early Monday that "Democrats refusal to give even one vote for massive Tax Cuts is why we…
Sheriff changes off-duty cruiser policy to deter crime
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) - A sheriff's office in Tennessee has amended a policy on patrol cruisers in an effort to deter crime. News outlets reported Sunday that off-duty deputies with the Bradley County Sheriff's Office can now drive their patrol…
Man visits Chickamauga on quest to visit all national parks
CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. (WDEF) -- A man quit his job and hit the road to accomplish a goal of travelling to all of the country's 411 national parks But for Mikah Meyer, it wasn't just about becoming the youngest person to…
Two UTC employees, including Associate Vice Chancellor cited for having sex in public
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- UTC employee Joseph Wiram has now been booked and processed at the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office after a citation for public indecency required that he turn himself in Monday. Alongside Wiram, UTC Associate Vice Chancellor James "Chuck"…
Car slams into HES Deja Nu thrift store on Hwy 58 Sunday evening
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga Fire Department crews responded to Deja Nu on Highway 58 just before 5 pm for reports of a vehicle into a building. Chattanooga Police are working to determine what caused a driver to reverse across Highway…
Tennessee man wounded by deputies during home confrontation
KODAK, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say police officers in Tennessee have shot a man during a confrontation at a home.