News 12 This Morning: Thom Benson with the Tennessee Aquarium joins News 12's Amelia Greer to highlight one-of-a-kind events featured in Chattanooga this summer. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Aquarium is…
Washington — Democrats in Congress met Tuesday as lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill this week for the first time following President Biden's calamitous debate last month, which has prompted concern among the party about the path forward and calls for the Mr. Biden to drop…
DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WDEF) -- A man from Trenton, Georgia was injured in a fall at Little River Canyon Falls Park over…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama state Rep. Kelvin Lawrence was arrested Tuesday on felony forgery charges, the attorney general’s office announced. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office said that Lawrence, 50, is charged with second-degree forgery and second-degree criminal possession of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Commission was busy on Monday as they discussed the future of the site occupied by the Eureka Foundry near Finley Stadium. A landmark…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- McKay's is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the Ultimate McKay’s Road Trip. McKay's is a used bookstore and record store that buys and sells…
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Dunlap authorities arrested a man over the weekend for making threats of violence in a grocery store, fleeing from police and crashing into several vehicles. The Dunlap Police Department said they arrested Lucas Cain Crawford on…
HIXSON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- It's official- Raising Cane's is finally coming to the Chattanooga area. Founded in 1996, Raising Cane's is a fast-growing, popular chicken finger restaurant. Cane's is known for selling only chicken fingers, fries, toast, coleslaw and its…
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) - Dunlap Police and the district attorney’s office responded to a murder-suicide on Monday morning at a nursing home. "TBI was here to assist along with…
NEW YORK (AP) — The entertainment giant Paramount will merge with Skydance, closing out a decades-long run by the Redstone family in Hollywood and injecting desperately needed cash into a legacy studio that has struggled to adapt to a shifting…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Battle Academy students are taking learning to new heights. Their rooftop garden is now home to a variety of native plants. That's attracting birds, butterflies and other pollinators. That's an environmentally friendly example of what's right…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chickamauga Lock will temporarily close during certain hours next week for underwater repairs. The closures will take place between 7 a.m. and…
A huge dinosaur skeleton has made a transatlantic journey from the United States to the Museum of Evolution in Denmark for visitors to get an up-close look. "It was discovered in Wyoming by a rancher and some professional dinosaur hunters," Christoffer Knuth, the museum's director, told…
Washington — President Biden on Monday sent a letter to congressional Democrats saying that he is "firmly committed" to staying in the race and making clear that he wouldn't be running again if he "did not absolutely believe I was the best person to beat…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A former Chattanooga police officer has been indicted on charges of first-degree murder in the homicide case of Kara Akins. A Tennessee grand jury indicted Lawrence Foster Goodine on July 2, 2024, on seven total counts.…
More than a dozen metals — including lead and arsenic — showed up in a broad array of tampons sold across the U.S. and Europe, raising concerns about menstruation products used by millions, a recent study found. Tests found lead…
By HANNA ARHIROVA and ILLIA NOVIKOV/Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Dozens of Russian missiles blasted cities across Ukraine on Monday, striking apartment buildings and a large children’s hospital in the capital, where local residents joined emergency crews to search…
Five people were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after their boat capsized about 11 miles off the coast of Florida, officials said Sunday. The Jacksonville command center dispatched a Coast Guard boat and helicopter crew at 10:15 a.m. after…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - A state audit has uncovered what they call questionable reimbursements from a current Hamilton County Commissioner. They have not released the name of the commissioner at this time, because no criminal charges have been filed.…
UPDATE: Jack Ballard has been located and is safe, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. ETOWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued a Silver Alert for a man missing out of McMinn County. Authorities are looking for…
SODDY DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF) - On Sunday afternoon, Dallas Bay firefighters battled a house fire in extreme heat and required the use of "cooling chairs" to prevent heat exhaustion.…
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) --- TWRA Officers and local authorities responded to a call around 9:45 a.m. EDT regarding a man overboard at the confluence of the Hiwassee and Tennessee Rivers in Meigs County. Officers reported a Dyer County man, who…
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park presented artillery firing demonstrations this Saturday inside Point Park, up on Lookout Mountain. "The National Park service itself has been doing a lot of these demonstrations since the 1960s…
ROSSVILLE, Ga. (WDEF)- Tragedy struck a Catoosa County neighborhood on Wednesday. (more…)
