Proposed land swap continues to be topic of conversation at commission meeting
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)- The potential deed land swap between McDonald Farm and Enterprise South Nature Park continued to stir debate at Hamilton County…
Georgia debates extending student phone ban to high schools
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - The debate over extending the cellphone ban to high schools continues in Georgia. State lawmakers banned them in K-through-8 grades this school year. But lawmakers will consider extending the ban to high schools in the next legislative…
Lee Company helping out our community with their annual Vans4Cans food drive
Nick Shanks joins News 12's Chip Chapman to remind viewers of a special fundraiser technicians are doing with Lee Company. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Lee Company's annual Vans4Cans food drive is helping…
Rep. Fleischmann: "Tonight was one of the easiest votes I have taken in Congress"
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - Here is Representative Chuck Fleischmann's take on the end of the government shutdown on Wednesday. "From the beginning of the Democrats' Government Shutdown, beginning on September 19, when I voted for the clean, non-partisan Continuing Resolution…
Grundy County Deputy treated and released after crash
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A Grundy County Deputy was involved in a wreck Wednesday morning in Lookout Valley. Grundy officials say he lives in the area and was heading to work when it happened. The Highway Patrol reports he was travelling…
Tennesseans paid more than $20,000 last year to raise a child
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - How much did your child cost you last year? A new report by SmartAsset compares the cost by state for raising a child under five per year. The good news is that Tennessee is one of the…
Family escapes house fire thanks to dog
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - East Lake residents are safe after their dog alerted them of a fire in the house. At 4:46 AM Thursday, the Chattanooga Fire Department responded to a house fire on the…
President Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after a record 43-day disruption
ASSOCIATED PRESS By KEVIN FREKING, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MATT BROWN WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without…
Hamilton County Commission to consider senior tax freeze resolution
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Could there be a tax freeze for Hamilton County seniors? (more…)
Penny Production Officially Ends Nationwide
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The United States Mint has officially ended production of the penny. The final one-cent coins for circulation were struck on November 12, 2025, concluding over 230 years…
Proposed Soddy-Daisy asphalt plant resurfaces amid continued opposition
SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF)- You may remember a proposed…
Judge orders hundreds detained by ICE in Chicago area released over the next week, with hundreds more possible
A federal judge has ordered that hundreds of people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement be released from federal facilities in the next week because their arrests by ICE were possibly unlawful and in violation of a federal court…
Diamond brooch Napoleon lost while fleeing Waterloo sells for $4.4 million at auction, Sotheby's says
A diamond brooch that French emperor Napoleon lost while fleeing from the Battle of Waterloo in the early 19th century sold for more than 3.5 million Swiss francs — about $4.4 million — at…
Walnut Street Bridge advances in construction
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Walnut Street Bridge is making strides toward its completion with an expected open date during the fall of 2026. Crews have completed sandblasting, painting, and intricate steel and woodwork on Spans 5 and…
Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown gets $25K bail and GPS monitor on Miami attempted murder charge
Former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown will be released on $25,000 bail and must wear a GPS ankle monitor on an attempted murder charge in Florida, a…
13 tons of cocaine bound for the U.S. seized from ferry in Pacific, Panama says
Panamanian authorities on Tuesday announced a large seizure of U.S.-bound cocaine on a ferry in the Pacific, at a time Washington is upping an anti-drug military deployment in Latin America. Prosecutor Julio Villareal told reporters approximately…
US Mint in Philadelphia to press final penny as the 1-cent coin gets canceled
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia is set to strike its last circulating penny on Wednesday as the president has canceled the 1-cent coin. President Donald Trump has ordered its demise as costs climb…
The Chattanooga Area Food Bank remains in full emergency response
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Area Food Bank (CFAB) is still seeing a sharp rise as families across Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia face uncertainty about when and how much November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be issued.…
TDHS Begins Issuing Partial November 2025 SNAP Benefit Payments
UPDATE: Governor Lee says SNAP benefits could be back in full by Monday, November 17. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) has announced that the department will begin processing partial SNAP payments. This comes following…
Jeffrey Epstein said Trump "knew about the girls" in 2019 email to author Michael Wolff, House Democrats allege
Washington — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday released emails exchanged between Jeffrey Epstein and others about President Trump. Among the documents is a 2011 message from Epstein…
Murder mystery at Memorial Auditorium!
CEO Nick Wilkinson joins News 12's Chip Chapman as the Tivoli Theatre gets ready to kick off their 2025-2026 Broadway Season! CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Mystery and murder takes center stage…
3 credit card debt mistakes borrowers should avoid this November
CBS NEWS By Matt Richardson Household debt hit a new record high in the third quarter of 2025, according to a report released earlier this month. The cumulative household debt in the country grew to $18.59 trillion, increasing by $197 billion from…
Utility addresses blinking lights problem in Grundy County
ALTAMONT, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative has responded to customer complaints about blinking lights in Grundy County. Residents say they have seen blinking and dimming lights in their homes. SVEC officials say blinking usually means that the…
HCSO responds to disorder after suspect allegedly sets woman on fire
UPDATE: It was initially reported that Ms. Palacio was the suspect’s grandmother, however upon further investigation it has been concluded that there is no known familial connection between Medula…
