CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Bradley County man has been indicted in connection with a drug overdose. Connaught Eugene Murphy was arrested on Friday. He faces charges of 2nd degree murder, and drug sales charges. Investigators are saying it comes…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - From academics to athletics the Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence is growing strong! This year they've added the eleventh grade. We'll stroll the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - We have new information tonight on just what happened last month in the active shooting incident next to Hamilton Place Mall. A worker from the Air Pollution Control Bureau fired shots at his supervisor and then shot himself…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - After months of debate, officials broke ground on Monday for the new home of the Chattanooga Lookouts in the South Broad District. This is the first step in the redevelopment of…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A new analysis by Consumer Affairs has bad news for Chattanooga drivers. We rank fourth in Tennessee for bad driving and the state does not compare well with the national averages. Consumer Affairs compared fatal crash data. And…
News 12 This Morning: Angela Hunt with Freedom Sings USA joins News 12's Chip Chapman to preview a memorable event coming to Chattanooga for veterans and the community. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)…
(AP) - The U.S. Secret Service is investigating how a gunman armed with an AR-style rifle was able to get close enough to shoot and injure former President Donald Trump at a rally Saturday in Pennsylvania, a monumental failure of one the agency’s…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- We are hearing from some of our local leaders Saturday evening on their reactions to this assassination attempt on former President Trump. Among them were…
Update, 9:15pm - Former President Trump posted to social media following a shooting at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania in which Trump was injured and rushed off stage. "I want to thank The United States Secret Service, and all of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - As early voting begins across Hamilton County, there is some controversy over one school board race. Democratic incumbent member Jill Black is facing off against…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- Four separate roads in Dalton will undergo resurfacing starting Tuesday, July 16. There will be a total of 8.5 miles resurfaced in Dalton. The Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant resurfacing project will begin Tuesday with work…
ATLANTA (WDEF) - Two former elected officials in our area are facing jail time. One is John Oxendine, who was once Georgia's Insurance Commissioner and a candidate for governor. On Friday, Oxendine was sentenced…
A lot of colorful characters have come out of north Alabama. One of the raciest was Cleo Chandler. At an age when most would be content to play with the grandkids, Cleo tried out drag racing. She was a top…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A family's dog died in a house fire overnight in Ooltewah, according to the Hamilton County Office of Emergency…
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) -- A portion of Burning Bush Road will be closed on Monday so crews can replace a stormwater pipe. The 2.4-mile closure will stretch from Three Notch Road to Poplar Springs Road. It will last from 9…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Celeste Murphy, or rather her attorneys, made their first court appearance briefly Friday morning. Murphy was not present when her…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A popular Chattanooga establishment is in legal hot water. Southside Social on Chestnut Street is being sued by the American Society of Composers,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The future South Broad Stadium has cleared one of its major final steps. Multiple documents, including the lease for the stadium,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police is investigating a reported car break-in near the Hixson Chuck E. Cheese. A woman reported the break-ins happened to her and several other's vehicles on Tuesday in the restaurant's parking lot. Police said they…
Georgia starting linebacker Smael Mondon was arrested by Athens-Clarke County police on Wednesday night on charges of speeding and reckless driving, according to jail records. One day earlier, freshman offensive lineman Bo Hughley was arrested by University of Georgia police…
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's most populous county, which has had a history of voting problems and was a focus of former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, has approved a plan for an independent monitor team…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding nearly $2 billion in grants to General Motors, Stellantis and other carmakers to help restart or expand electric vehicle manufacturing and assembly sites in eight states, including the presidential battlegrounds of Michigan,…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- State prosecutors say they will not file criminal charges against Hamilton County Commissioner Warren Mackey. A state audit investigation questioned his claim of more than $27,000 in expenses as a commissioner. Yet, the Tennessee District Attorneys…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A jury has exonerated the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office in a lawsuit against a former deputy. Maxwell Jarnagin accused Deputy Daniel Wilkey of assaulting him during an arrest. Wilkey was charged with a variety of criminal…