Operation Southern Slow Down Kicks Off
RINGGOLD, GA. (WDEF) - Drivers across the Southeast can expect increased speed enforcement after the ninth annual Operation Southern Slow Down campaign kicked off Monday. The week-long effort runs through…
Whitfield County residents voice concerns over potential data center development
WHITFIELD, COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The discussion surrounding data centers continues to grow across northwest Georgia, and on Monday evening, concerned residents gathered outside the Whitfield…
Charleston residents raising concerns again about possibility of data center
CHARLESTON, Tenn. (WDEF)- “We just want to do our part and leave it better than we found it.” Ryan and Carrie Kertesz have owned the B&B…
Whit's Frozen Custard holds fundraiser for family battling childhood brain cancer
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- Each sweet treat sold at a Cleveland frozen custard shop was more meaningful on Monday. Over 20 percent of sales on Monday at Whit’s Frozen Custard are going to…
What's Right With Our Schools: CCA Cording Ceremony
CATOOSA COUNTY, GA (WDEF) - The Catoosa College & Career Academy recently completed its Cording Ceremony. It celebrated students earning industry credentials, scholarships, and awards. That's a great…
Keystone Pipeline operator agrees to pay $26.9 million over 2022 oil spill
The federal government has announced a settlement proposal that would require the owner and operator of the Keystone Pipeline to pay $26.9 million in civil penalties, linked to a major oil spill that dumped nearly half a million gallons of…
Speedboat capsizes off Vietnam, killing 15 tourists; police detain captain
Vietnamese police detained Sunday the captain of a speedboat that capsized off southern Vietnam, killing 15 Indian tourists. The speedboat was carrying 32 Indian tourists and four Vietnamese crew members when it overturned less than half a kilometer from shore…
Sequatchie County's biggest fundraiser for local cancer support reached another milestone
SEQUATCHIE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Sequatchie County's biggest annual fundraiser for its local cancer support network has reached another milestone. This year's Hee Haw fundraiser…
Honoring a local Gold Star Mother and her son's ultimate sacrifice
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - As America continues celebrating its 250th year, we sat down with a local Gold Star Mother whose son's sacrifice continues to…
Copperhill raises funds for a new statue
COPPERHILL, Tenn. (WDEF) - Copperhill is raising funds for a new miner's statue in its community. The town is regularly known for its train rides and white-water rafting adventures,…
Family Shares Miraculous Storm Survival
TRION, GA. (WDEF) - For nearly 33 years, Norman and Janice Gaither called their Trion house home. In just moments on the Fourth of July, severe storms changed everything when a…
One pedestrian hit and killed on Lee Highway
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- On Saturday night, shortly after 11 p.m., the Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) responded to a crash on the 6200 block of Lee Highway, that left one pedestrian dead. According to the CPD, a 38-year-old male, was crossing…
HCEMS and Blood Assurance host blood drive for Prehospital Whole Blood Program
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Emergency Medical Services, in partnership with Blood Assurance, hosted the City Saves Lives Community Blood Drive at…
Police pursuit ends on Battlefield Parkway in Fort Oglethorpe
FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. (WDEF) - A police pursuit that began in Hamilton County ended Friday evening on Battlefield Parkway in Fort Oglethorpe after deputies used a PIT…
Car Goes Over Embankment on Cummings Highway
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -A driver escaped with minor injuries after a vehicle went over an embankment on Cummings Highway Saturday afternoon. The crash happened just before 4 p.m. on July 11 in…
Vehicle Recovered from Parksville Lake
OCOEE, Tenn. (WDEF) - A vehicle was recovered from Parksville Lake Tuesday morning after it rolled down an embankment near Mac Point in Polk County. Around 8 a.m., Bradley County…
Walker County passes 30 day data center moratorium
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF)- Data centers continue to be a hot button topic all around the Tennessee Valley. Hamilton County plans to vote on a 12 month moratorium next week, and Bradley County recently passed zoning regulations to restrict them.…
McKamey Animal Center worked with apartment fire victims
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- While the Integra Vista apartments were still on fire, McKamey Animal Center stepped in to help. Many residents of the Hixson apartment building were pet owners. Firefighters were able to rescue every pet which was trapped…
Police report: suspect ran over the body he drug out of a Lookout Valley motel room
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - We have more information tonight on the case of the body found at a Lookout Valley hotel on Thursday. Police charged Dontel Taylor with abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence. But the police report offers…
First Responder Hero Award: Trey Buffington
Trey Buffington, who has worked as a dispatcher since 2009, is the latest recipient of the News 12 First Responder Hero Award.
Baby Lemur Gets New Name
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -The Tennessee Aquarium’s newest furry resident now has a name. After more than 7,000 votes, the public chose Soleil (Soh-lay) as the name for the baby red-collared brown…
Investment Expands Skilled Trades Pathways
SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County students will soon have expanded opportunities to prepare for careers in the skilled trades thanks to a new $9 million investment from Bloomberg Philanthropies. Chattanooga-Hamilton…
Bonnie Tyler, who topped the charts with epic 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' has died at 75
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer Abstract: Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced Welsh pop star known for “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” has died at 75. She was hospitalized in Portugal in May 2026 for emergency surgery and placed in…
Police charge suspect in Hwy 153 road rage shooting case
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have made an arrest for a shooting two weeks ago on Highway 153. A 15 year old male was shot in the early morning hours of June 26 near the dam. At the time, police…