Medicare Enrollment Begins
Folks looking to enroll in Medicare can do so starting Saturday.
Walmart Offers Free Health Screenings for Wellness Day
Stores across the country hosted the event.
Amendment 2 seeks to protect state park dollars
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama voters on Election Day will have their say on 14 proposed statewide amendments.
Georgia pecans, cotton crops damaged by Hurricane Matthew
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's top agriculture official says Hurricane Matthew hit the state's pecan and cotton farmers hard.
Whiskey worker strike at 2 Jim Beam distilleries in Kentucky
CLERMONT, Ky. (AP) - Instead of producing whiskey, union members are manning picket lines at two Jim Beam distilleries in Kentucky where workers have gone on strike against the world's largest bourbon producer.
Traffic Crash Fatality on Lee Highway
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Police Department responded to a traffic fatality in the 6300 block of Lee Highway early Saturday morning. The single vehicle crash occurred near Lee Highway and Customer Delight Drive. Preliminary reports show the victim, 30-year-old…
Locals Talk Presidential Campaign Coverage
News 12 spoke to residents in both Tennessee and Georgia for their take on the presidential campaign coverage.
Health Department Stages Mock Emergency Drill
Simulated Antrax Attack. Staff Learns to Use PODs.
Former Alabama Lt. Gov. Lucy Baxley dies at 78
Baxley was the last Democrat to hold statewide elective office in Alabama.
News 12 Then: The candidate who tried to hypnotize voters back in 1978
TV stations refused to play it
Walden's Ridge fire contained Friday morning
Crews are now leaving the area
Dalton Police release identity of man killed after he ran out of gas
Police say he was wearing dark clothing and it was after sunset. around 8:20PM.
Juvenile charged in teenager's car jump death
Authorities have said they believe a Georgia teenager Kobe Thomas was playing a game called "jump the car" when he was struck and fatally injured last Friday.
Church Burglary in Bradley County Solved
BRADLEY COUNTY (WDEF)-Bradley county deputies responded to a burglary that had occurred at a church. Law enforcement was able to find the robber by an EBT card that was left in the church's sanctuary. 29-year-old Jonathan Graham Jr. was the…
Deadly Bus Accident in Georgia
"The accident's being investigated by our specialized collision reconstruction team, and that's kinda where we're at. We're in the early stages of investigation."
Bethlehem Center provides Alternative Fall Break
"It's hard to go to sleep when you have so much to do till the next day, like we got to sit through classes and then go outside, and like yesterday we went rock climbing and I couldn't go to sleep for that whole night," says Lerenzo Brock a freshman at Red Bank High school.
Tennessee Board of Trustees to consider Neyland renovation
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's Board of Trustees is expected to consider a potential $106 million renovation to Neyland Stadium on Friday. The project includes a back wall to meet NCAA standards on the minimum distance required between the playing…
Tennessee announces WR Williams has been granted release
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Wide receiver Preston Williams is leaving Tennessee's football team. Tennessee athletic department spokesman Ryan Robinson confirmed Thursday that Williams had been granted his release from the ninth-ranked Volunteers' football program. Williams had caught nine passes for…
Glass Street Shooting in Avondale Community
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF)- Chattanooga police search for three people in connection with the city's latest shooting incident. 35- year-old Thomas Williams was shot in the face this afternoon in the Avondale community on Glass Street. They sealed off a portion…
Officials Need Help Finding A Catoosa Co. Solicitor
CATOOSA COUNTY (WDEF)- The Catoosa County Sheriff's Office needs your help identifying a solicitor. The person you see in this picture's been seen in several neighborhoods. Residents say the solicitors ask people to sign a petition and then became verbally…
First Responder for October is a Fugitive Detective Who Tracked Down A Jail Escapee
Det. Patricia Nolan is a Dedicated 15 year veteran of the HCSO
Non-Profit Helps Families Affected By Disabilities
One in every five children in Tennessee has a disability.
Walden's Ridge fire is moving south towards Chattanooga
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) The wildfire on Walden's Ridge popped up five miles away from the original scene on Thursday. The new fire zone is further south on the mountain towards Chattanooga. Back at the main site, there is good…
Orionid meteor shower peaks next Thurs & Fri
Get ready for Halley's Comet's spectacular show. The Orionid meteor shower is expected to peak next Thursday and Friday, October 20 & 21st.