CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Chattanooga woman's death from last month is now being ruled as a homicide. On November 29 around 3:30 a.m., officers responded to a call for an unconscious person in the 2600 block of Carr Street.…
FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. (WDEF) - Fort Oglethorpe Police Department and Save A-lot are partnering together for Stuff a Cruiser. The event provides canned goods to Christ Chapel Church in Ringgold, Folk can purchase these food bags for 5 dollars at…
RED BANK, Tenn. (WDEF) - Controversy consumed Red Bank High School as parents and students protested most of the school day. Hamilton County Schools says the system responded to an incident at Red Bank High on Tuesday. [caption id="attachment_1509973" align="alignnone"…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee Governor Bill Lee granted clemency to 23 people on Friday. Six of those people are from this area, including Hamilton and Bradley Counties. The six he granted pardons to in this area are: Catrina…
GRUNDY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has arrested a woman for intentionally setting fire to a house Grundy County this summer. One person escaped from the house, but a dog died in the fire. Police arrested…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tivoli Theatre Foundation is hosting a popular Christmas tradition next Saturday, December 23. The NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet is returning to Memorial Auditorium for two shows on Saturday. This ballet has visited Chattanooga for over…
RED BANK, Tenn. (WDEF) -- On Friday morning, Red Bank High School students protested outside the school about inappropriate conduct that happened at the school earlier this week. Viewers reached out to News 12 regarding the protest on Friday morning.…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- The residents of Walker County, Georgia can now legally burn once again. The county said on Friday that they have lifted the burn ban. The board of commissioners approved a resolution Thursday night to rescind…
As the countdown to Christmas narrows to just 10 days, the United States Postal Service is issuing a last call to holiday gift senders. The cutoff date for USPS first-class mail is set for Saturday — marking a crucial deadline to ensure gifts arrive…
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer UPDATE: LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andre Braugher died from lung cancer, a representative said Thursday. When the Emmy-winning actor who starred in the series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Homicide: Life on the Street” died Monday at age…
An 85-year-old man in Washington, D.C. was arrested for allegedly stabbing his 81-year-old wife to death after he refused to eat the pancakes she made, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Steven Schwartz is accused of fatally stabbing his wife, Sharron Schwartz,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- We often think about getting kids gifts for the holidays, but we can't forget our seniors. Some of them can benefit from a new high-tech cane.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Barbie may be the doll of 2023, but 40 years ago she took a back seat to some homelier looking critters from the Georgia Mountains. For our Thursday Throwback, we look at the doll market for Christmas…
UPDATE (December 14, 2023): A Tennessee man charged with war crimes in Bosnia was arraigned on Thursday in Chattanooga, according to the Department of Justice. Sead Miljkovic, who went by the alias Sead Dukic, was indicted on December 6. The…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A resource fair was held Thursday afternoon for veterans to learn more about their updated benefits with a recent act passed in Congress.…
FLINTSTONE, Ga. (WDEF) -- A Walker County man is behind bars for drug charges and having a gun as a convicted felon. Authorities arrested 43-year-old Eric Upshaw. The Lookout…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County Schools has given their final recommendations for the future of schools in the area. The recommendations will be proposed to the Hamilton County School Board on Thursday night. School officials plan to make…
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — It’s getting more complicated to tell how Georgia public schools are faring. The state Department of Education on Thursday released a full spectrum of school accountability numbers for the first time since…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A 4-month-old boy has survived after a tornado in Tennessee sucked him up from his family's mobile home, which was demolished in the storm. Sydney Moore told WSMV-TV that when the tornado hit their home in…
MCMINNVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Tennessee caregiver has been charged with financially exploiting a vulnerable adult. A Rutherford County grand jury indicted 48-year-old Tashius Tarese Pleasant, of McMinnville, on November 9. The TBI and the Murfreesboro Police Department had been…
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — M-I-C-K-E-Y will soon belong to you and me. With several asterisks, qualification and caveats, Mickey Mouse in his earliest form will be the leader of the band of characters, films…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Parents are taking to social media to express their displeasure with a new after-school club coming to an elementary school in Tennessee. A post to Facebook and Twitter reads, "After School Satan Club is coming to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The State of Education in Tennessee held a networking reception and conference for school and community leaders Thursday morning at the Construction Career Center. In this…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Of the six Hamilton County School Board members up for reelection, only one is seeking another term. Jill Black, of District 11, is running again. However, Rhonda Thurman of District 1, Marco Perez of District…
