Miss Dade County to Compete in Miss Georgia USA State Pageant
DADE COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF)- Alyssa Jackson is the new Miss Dade County USA and will be competing in the Miss Georgia USA pageant at the Henry County Performing Arts Center in McDonough, Ga.
FEMA Authorizes Federal Funds to Help Battle Georgia Wildfires
ATLANTA, Ga. (FEMA News Release) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized federal funds to reimburse costs to Georgia to fight the Tatum Gulf Fire burning in Dade County.
Active Wildfires in Hamilton County
Hamilton County, Tennessee (WDEF)– The Florida Forest Service continues to tackle three active wildfires in Hamilton County. So far the blazes have consumed more than 2000 acres. News 12 spoke with forest officials about what steps they've taken to put…
Georgia father guilty of murder in hot car death
A Georgia father has been found guilty of murder in the 2014 death of his toddler son who perished after being left in a hot car.
Opera Tennessee
A local organization is trying to get students interested in opera music.
Unfinished Bellefonte nuclear power plant sold for $111 million
company plans to finish the twin-reactor as a nuclear power plant and bring it online.
North Georgia fire updates show 3 working fires in our area
The Tatum Gulf fire has joined with the Cloverdale fire to make one large blaze that has burned 1325 acres.
Gas prices heading back down in Chattanooga, but will Trump election change anything?
The best price in town right now is $1.82
Jury deliberations enter 4th day in hot-car death trial
The jury deliberated Tuesday through Thursday last week without reaching a verdict.
Tennessee Supreme Court OKs new, easier divorce forms
the forms are intended to simplify divorce proceedings for people with children.
JOE FRUGAL: LEGO Dimensions Starter Pack at Black Friday Prices Right Now
Best Buy and Amazon have the Lego Dimensions video game starter pack priced at $40 for Xbox One and Playstation 4.
Chattanoogans Protest Dakota Access Pipeline
Dozens of Chattanooga residents say they're standing with Standing Rock.
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Sunday Night Update
Local travel blogger featured on CBS Evening News
LaFayette, Georgia (WDEF) -- A North Georgia man isn't letting his wheelchair keep him from traveling the world. And he wants the world to know about his trips.
Mocs Fall at No. 6 North Carolina
(GOMOCS.COM) CHAPEL HILL---The Chattanooga Mocs dropped a 97-57 decision at No. 6 North Carolina Sunday afternoon. It was the first loss of the season after Friday’s 82-69 win at Tennessee. "Terrific team (UNC),” Coach Matt McCall said. “They are…
Boy, 9, hospitalized in Tennessee after crashing car
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities in Clarksville say a 9-year-old boy has been hospitalized after a car he was driving crashed.
College student accused of raping teen in dorm room arrested
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Police say a University of Alabama student accused of raping a teenage girl in a dorm room has been arrested.
Soddy-Daisy Police remind residents not to stop on highway to watch fire fighting efforts
SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Acting Soddy-Daisy Police Chief Jeff Gann is asking residents again to not stop on the shoulder of Highway 27 to watch the helicopter pick up water from Soddy Lake to fight the wildfires.
Chattanooga Police investigating N. Chamberlain Ave shooting
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police responded to a person shot just after noon on Sunday.
Birmingham agency wins extension for Zika research
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The Birmingham-based Southern Research is expanding its work on the Zika virus.
Drought takes its toll on Columbus whitewater rafting course
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) - The ongoing drought in Georgia has taken a toll on whitewater rafting on the Chattahoochee River.
Southerners donning masks as suspected arsons lead to dozens of wildfires
ATLANTA (CBS News) - Wildfires near the Georgia-North Carolina line are spewing smoke so thick that residents are being urged to wear special masks if they must do outdoor activities.
Lookout Mountain neighborhood evacuated due to fires
Mandatory evacuations at 3:45 pm for the Highlands neighborhood on Lookout Mountain
Murder-Suicide in Cleveland
Cleveland, TN (WDEF) - The Cleveland Police Department are in the preliminary stages of an investigation of what appears to be murder-suicide on Springhill Drive in Cleveland. An elderly couple was found by their son at 11:20am this morning. They were…