CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga Police are investigating a shooting that happened Friday night. Police were called to a local hospital after a shooting victim arrived there with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. According to police, the victim say he was walking along South Willow St. when he was…
Take advantage of the beautiful fall weather by heading to the Wings Over North Georgia Air Show.
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - Bradley County officials are pointing their fingers at a constable, after an unsigned letter criticizing Mayor Gary Davis was found in the downtown post office. Mayor Davis held a short news conference this afternoon to challenge…
A seven-year-old Dalton girl is in the spotlight, after she wrote a letter to President Trump, that grabbed his attention.
Principals are reacting to changes that are coming to several schools in Hamilton County, after a building plan was approved by the school board Thursday night.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A suspect has been arrested in connection with the home invasion and slaying of a 92-year-old Alabama woman.
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia state lawmaker and wife of former U.S. Health Secretary Tom Price asked during a legislative committee meeting about the possibility of quarantining people with HIV.
Watch the Pride of the Southland band play The Tennessee Waltz
VARNELL, Ga. (WDEF) - A Varnell Police Officer is on administrative leave after shots were fired during a pursuit that followed an alleged shoplifting incident at a Varnell Circle K Store. Officer Scott Swilley will be given the mandatory administrative leave…
"To be blunt: What you might buy and use, thinking it’s a good time, could cost you your life.”
DECATUR, Tennessee (WDEF) - Shaw Industries is creating new jobs in Meigs County with an upgrade to their plant in Decatur. The company plans to invest $42 million into their yarn facility there. It will create 75 new jobs. The…
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - A convicted cop killer who sued Alabama over its lethal injection method was put to death, but not before he cursed at the state and said: "I hate you." As the…
The Hamilton County School Board unanimously approved a building plan, which involves building, consolidating, or renovating schools.
MARION COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Two high school football players will not be facing charges in connection to recent hazing allegations at Whitwell High School. Back in September, a petition was filed against the juveniles for an alleged hazing incident.…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) - A trial date has been set for the Gatlinburg detective accused of lying on the stand in the Ooltewah rape case. This afternoon, Judge Greenholtz set a March 20th trial date for Rodney Burns. He faces…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - A press conference was held in Chattanooga today to tackle the recent issues on bus safety in Hamilton County. Nearly a year after the tragic Woodmore Elementary bus crash that killed six children, community activists came…
News 12 catches a ride with the Blue Angels for a sneak peek of what you can expect at the air show this weekend.
ATLANTA (AP) - Some college and university officials are having talks with student-athletes and consulting each other amid concerns that demonstrations over racial injustice like the ones roiling pro sports will spread to college athletics. That's what athletic officials from…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Jim Hammond announced today that he will seek re-election for his third term as Hamilton County Sheriff. In addition to managing the fourth largest county law enforcement agency in the state, his two biggest areas of…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - It would cost an estimated 100,000,000 dollars to replace the Hamilton County jail, and commissioners are reluctant to discuss that option. At a news conference this morning, Sheriff Jim Hammond announced plans to shut down…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County School Board meeting is underway where they will discuss the future of the school system. The school board meeting is pretty packed with members of the public. News 12 talked to the school…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Shia LaBeouf will spend the next year on probation after the "Transformers" actor pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of obstruction stemming from a public outburst in Georgia. LaBeouf appeared before a Recorder's Court judge Thursday…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A bid to outsource facilities management at Tennessee colleges and universities would cost the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga a quarter-million dollars more than its current expenses in-house. Local media reports that real estate giant Jones…
