Group Celebrates Human Rights Day
A group of Chattanooga residents is standing up for their rights.
Hundreds Compete in Robotics Tournament
Tennessee's largest robotics tournament is in Red Bank.
2 adults face charges after child tries to sell marijuana
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) - Two adults face charges after a child tries to sell marijuana at a Dothan elementary school.
Man trying to avoid police jumps off bridge
ATLANTA (AP) - A man trying to escape police during a traffic stop jumped off a bridge and fell down several feet.
Former Major League pitcher becomes police officer
ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) - A former Major League Baseball pitcher has hung up his jersey and become a police officer.
Chapel of Love lost to fire that ravaged city in Smokies
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - The wildfires that killed 14 people and tore through Gatlinburg also stole an iconic venue from this city at the foot of the Great Smoky Mountains whose nickname is "the wedding capital of the South."
Group Encourages Health Insurance Coverage
Get Covered Tennessee is urging uninsured Chattanoogans to get health insurance.
DNA study measures 1900s deer restocking effort in Southeast
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Scientists are studying deer DNA to gauge the success of restocking efforts a century ago in Southeastern states.
Georgia officials warn teens to avoid e-cigarettes
ATLANTA (AP) - State health officials say they agree with America's top health official that e-cigarettes aren't harmless, particularly for children and teens.
Law Enforcement Searching for Escaped Moccasin Bend Inmate
Law enforcement officers in Chattanooga and Hamilton County are searching for an escaped inmate.
Robotics Competition Coming to Hamilton County
Chattanooga, TN, (WDEF) - Hamilton County is hosting the Chattanooga First Lego League (FLL) Robotics Regional Qualifying Tournament today and the Chattanooga/North Georgia FLL Robotics Super-Regional Tournament on Saturday, January 14, 2017. There will be 36 robotics teams from Chattanooga…
Shooting on North Germantown Road
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Police Department responded to the 700 block of North Germantown Road yesterday afternoon on a report of a person shot. A victim was found suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and transported to a…
City Employee Suspended for Misappropriation of Funds
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A Chattanooga city employee could be suspended, accused of misappropriating funds. In a memorandum by city auditor Stan Sewell, the issue is over a conflict of interest. The memorandum says Youth and Family Development Administrator Lurone Jennings…
Get Covered Tennessee Urges Chattanoogans to attend ACA enrollment workshops
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Get Covered Tennessee is urging uninsured Chattanoogans to attend enrollment workshops this weekend. The organization is hosting two Affordable Care Act enrollment workshops to help uninsured residents in our area get health insurance, and to answer any…
Gov. Bill Haslam Asks For Federal Aid For 5 Counties
Governor Bill Haslam is looking for federal help, after the recent devastating storms and wildfires in Tennessee. Haslam is asking President Obama to issue a disaster declaration for five counties - Polk, McMinn, Sequatchie, Coffee, and Sevier. The governor hopes…
Officials Need Help Identifying a Man from a Convenience Store Robbery
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Hamilton County deputies need your help identifying the man they say robbed a convenience store this morning. The Trading Post on Pattontown Road was robbed around eight o'clock. The suspect showed a black semi-automatic pistol, and demanded…
Suspect Wanted For Catoosa Car Theft
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF)- Authorities in North Georgia have new leads in a string of recent car burglaries in the Fort Oglethorpe area. The Catoosa County Sheriff's Office says it's looking for this man... 42-year-old Al Kendrick Davis. Investigators say…
D.A.R.T. helps Gatlinburg Animals
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- During the fires, many people were left wondering how to take care of their pets while they were in shelters.
Signal Mountain Leaders Move Toward Separate School System
New Mayor Says He Wants Citizens Involved as Community Considers Break-Away
Chattanooga PD K-9 Camie to Get Twitter Account
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.(CPD Press Release)- Not every 5 year old gets a Twitter account, but then again not every 5-year-old has served in the United States Marine Corps and the Chattanooga Police Department.
Woodmore Fund Begins Distribution to Families
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.(Press Release) – The first gifts from the Woodmore Fund to the immediate families of children involved in the Woodmore school bus tragedy on November 21st are in progress. The Woodmore Fund is a coordinated effort between the…
News 12 Then: Rating local mall Santas in 1991
We visit the Santas who were entertaining kids at Eastgate, Northgate and Hamilton Place.
HCSO Increases DUI Enforcement over the Holiday Season
Hamilton County, Tenn. (Press Release) - Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) to enhance drunk-driving enforcement from December 15th to January 1st, surrounding the Holiday Season. The statewide Booze It and Lose It Campaign is…
New fleet of electric semi-trucks to be made in Tennessee
Some of the first trucks built by Nikola will be operated by drivers with U.S. Xpress Enterprises