COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - Approximately 40 people were trapped in high waters at Cummins Falls Wednesday evening. According to Jackson County officials, a total of 35 to 40 people were stranded, including 27 around the falls area, three in middle of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Collegedale police are working single vehicle crash in the 10,000 block of Standifer Gap Road. Public Information Officer Tonya Sadler says the driver of the lone vehicle was ejected. A name will not be released to the…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The County Commission passed the Mayor's 2018 Fiscal Budget 2 weeks ago and the county has heard some amid complaints that not enough money is going to the education department. Its been 12 years since the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee. (WDEF) - The Scenic City is getting a new greenway that will connect residents in the Alton Park Community to Chattanooga. The new greenway is an expansion of the Riverwalk. This part of the Riverwalk will start at Saint…
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three children were removed from the home.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Department of Education announced today several new assistant principal appointments and reassignments. “Strong leadership teams in every school are vital to success, and assistant principals are a critical factor in this equation. We are…
BAXLEY, Ga. (CBS News) -- A Georgia restaurant owner and her teenage daughter said they were attacked by customers who were served cold chicken, CBS affiliate WTOC-TV in Savannah reports.
CHATTANOOGA TN – Four area residents, one child and three adults, were treated at Erlanger emergency rooms for fireworks related injuries over the July 4 holiday period. One adult was treated at the Erlanger North Hospital ER for first degree…
gunfire wounded three people at about 12:13 a.m.
Several abandoned buildings have been set on fire, along with a local hardware store.
SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The search for a 9-year-old boy who was swept away in a river below a Tennessee dam has entered its second day. Local outlets report that Bedford County Sheriff Austin Swing says the boy was swept…
Local police say 18 year old Kelsey Burnette was reported missing on Saturday.
he saw a white SUV, with its headlines off, swerving down a street while being chased by police.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Two Chattanooga Teens are in the top ten finalists to share the $20,000 prize in the 17th Annual Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest. They made prom dresses completely out of duct tape. News 12's Ashley Henderson talks…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The veterans administration says 10-20 percent of veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. And for some veterans, fireworks can bring back traumatic experiences from combat. Retired US Navy Captain and Vietnam Veteran Mickey McCamish says…
ATLANTA (AP) - A new lawsuit claims Georgia's electronic touchscreen voting system is so riddled with problems that the results of the most expensive House race in U.S. history should be tossed out and a new election held. The lawsuit…
Polk County, Tenn. (WDEF) - Three people are without injury after a water rescue in Polk County Tuesday afternoon. West Polk County Volunteer Fire and Rescue responded to calls about a rescue from some people near the dam at Sugarloaf…
Rossville, Ga. (WDEF) - The neighborhood where a police-involved shooting took place Monday night in Rossville is back to normal. There are still some pieces of crime tape around evidence of what happened last night. Officials say the suspect, James Allen…
ATHENS, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Remote Area Medical (RAM) is getting ready for their free two day clinic at McMinn County High School in Athens this weekend - July 8th and 9th.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Clerk Bill Knowles says the clerk's office has received a supply of the new optional standard "In God We Trust" vehicle registration plates.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police Chief Fred Fletcher's last official day is this Thursday, July 6th.
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Volkswagen says its flagship brand is returning to Iran after a 17-year absence.
TUCKER, Ga. (AP) - The reward has grown to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever buried a dog up to her nose in the ground near Atlanta. The canine later died.