Online voter registration being offered in Tennessee
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School resource officer charged with assaulting student
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
Mayor Berke says Chattanooga Fire Chief will be missed
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…
HCSO makes arrest following afternoon pursuit
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…
Dr. Bryan Johnson on test score improvement
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…
Tri-State area first responders deploy to Texas for Hurricane Harvey
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.…
Alisha Searl says Farewell after 6 years at News 12 Now
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…
Heavy rains cause flooding on Alabama coast
The National Weather Service reported rainfall totals of more than 3 inches on the Alabama coast
Red Bank hires Robert Simpson as new police chief
Most recently, Simpson was the chief in South Pittsburg.
Standoff suspect in Ringgold told police he was attempting Suicide by Cop
They say he lunged at them with an object in his hand, making aggressive movements at the officers.
UPDATE: Workers kept for observation after chemical exposure at Hixson plant
Only two or three were more sick, and paramedics said none were life threatening issues.
Warrant: Georgia mom left 2 kids in bathtub unattended
Pace and Brodie's father, Brade Gilleland, have been back and forth about custody and are battling over whether to remove Brodie's ventilator.
SWAT standoff ends peaceably on Battlefield Parkway
Police say a homeless man entered the store and convinced people he had a gun.
1 killed, 1 injured when small plane crashes in Tennessee
the plane hit a tree before crashing into a field Tuesday night near the Portland Municipal Airport.
Bradley County Fire and Rescue selected for Harvey "Strike Team"
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - Bradley County Fire and Rescue professionals have been personally selected by the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to serve as directors of a "Strike Team". This team will be sent tomorrow morning to help the people that have…
Blood Assurance requests donations for Harvey
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - As the disastrous hurricane Harvey winds down in Texas, the need for services increases--and that includes blood products. Blood Assurance is asking that residents here in the tri-state area come out and donate to fill the…
Publix activates disaster relief program
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Publix store managers in Chattanooga say they are saddened by the disaster in Texas and wanted to do whatever they could to help. They have activated their disaster relief program at their registers. All funds go to…
Grand jury to hear Chattanooga killing case
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A Hamilton county grand jury will hear the case against a Chattanooga woman accused of killing her former boyfriend in July. That decision came this morning in the court of Judge Clarence Shattuck. Twenty six year old…
Hamilton County jail to receive additional funding
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County jail has outlived its usefulness, according to Mayor Coppinger and Sheriff Jim Hammond. As part of the plan announced by the mayor, the sheriff will take over management of the Silverdale workhouse, and…
BBB advice on donating wisely for Harvey victims
Experts at the Better Business Bureau have advice on how people can avoid scams when they are donating to Harvey victims.
Meth found on lunch money leads to woman's arrest
HELENA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama authorities say traces of meth found on a child's lunch money led to a woman's arrest. News outlets report the Shelby County Drug Enforcement Task Force says 44-year-old Heather Brooke Isaacs was arrested Friday and…
Cause Determined for Fire on Florida Avenue
Chattanooga, Tenn. -- The cause of this morning's fire at 4700 Florida Avenue has been ruled accidental. One of the residents who lived in the house told the fire investigator that he was looking for his wallet, which had fallen…
Two men critically hurt in Englewood fight
"(they) were involved in a physical altercation with each other on the roadside that resulted in one being stabbed and the other beaten."
Fatal crash at the I-59 & 24 split this morning
DADE COUNTY, Georgia (WDEF) - A Dade county man died in a one vehicle crash this morning near the I-59/1-24 split. Dade Sheriff Ray Cross identified the victim as 45 year old Donald Nichols of Trenton. The sheriff says Nichols'…