Chattanooga reacts to possible renovation of Walnut Street Bridge
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A major overhaul of the Walnut Street Bridge is coming. The question is how long it will be shut down. On Wednesday, officials…
Hip-Hop Week Continues With Free Music Lessons
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Hip-Hop Week is on beat at the Chattanooga Public Library. (more…)
Walmart will build a $350M milk plant in south Georgia as the retailer expands dairy supply control
VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — Walmart announced Wednesday it will build a new $350 million milk processing plant in south Georgia, hiring nearly 400 people. Arkansas-based Walmart said the plant will provide milk to more than 750 Walmart and Sam’s Club…
Republicans nominate Steve Scalise to be House speaker but struggle to unite quickly and elect him
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans nominated Rep. Steve Scalise on Wednesday to be the next House speaker but struggled to quickly unite their deeply divided majority and elect the conservative in a public floor vote after the historic ousting of Rep.…
Introducing Tigers For Tomorrow’s Newest Resident: The Majestic Cheetah Takes Center Stage in as Alabama’s only Cheetah!
ATALLA, AL (Press Release) - Tigers For Tomorrow Wild Animal Preserve proudly announces a momentous event for wildlife preservation in Alabama as Tigers For Tomorrow welcomes the only cheetah in the entire state. The cheetah named Yuma will have Tigers…
Aquarium releasing hundreds of lake sturgeon into Tennessee River
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Aquarium and Girls Inc. will be releasing a few hundred lake sturgeon into the Tennessee River on Thursday. Thirty participants from Girls Inc., from 3rd to…
More to the Story with Staley: Dave Staley's Farewell
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- As the Chambers Brothers said back in late 1967, "Time Has Come Today." News 12's Dave Staley has had that song on his mind all day long. And there's a good reason for that! Here's tonight's…
Craig Campbell to headline Lafayette's "Music on Main" finale
LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) -- Lafayette's 2023 concert series, "Music on Main," is coming to an end this weekend. For their last 2023 concert, the city hopes to end big. The final event will take place on October 13, starting at…
Chattanooga man indicted on charges of sexually abusing child
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Hamilton County grand jury indicted a Chattanooga man for sexual abuse of a child. A grand jury indicted 42-year-old Seth A. Cordell on October 2,…
Tennessee National Guardsmen deployed to U.S. southern border
TULLAHOMA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee National Guard soldiers deployed on Wednesday to the southern U.S. border. The National Guard says more than 125 soldiers…
Dozens of break-ins overnight on the Chattanooga Riverfront
UPDATE (Oct. 11, 4:23 PM): Springhill Suites has released a statement following the recent vandalism along Riverfront Parkway. Read it in full: “An incident like this has never…
Knoxville buys land for proposed pedestrian bridge over Tennessee River
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - The City of Knoxville has taken a big step towards getting a major pedestrian bridge of their own. For years, the city has been trying to build a walking bridge across the Tennessee River to connect…
6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes part of western Afghanistan where an earlier quake killed over 2,000
CHAHAK, Afghanistan (AP) — Another strong earthquake shook western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier one killed more than 2,000 people and flattened whole villages in Herat province in what was one…
House Republicans meeting to select new House speaker nominee
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS) -- House Republicans are meeting behind closed doors Wednesday to select their nominee for speaker after the historic ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy last week. McCarthy's removal set up a head-to-head battle between Majority Leader Steve Scalise and…
As strikes devastate Gaza, Israel forms unity government to oversee war sparked by Hamas attack
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a leading opposition figure on Wednesday created a war-time Cabinet overseeing the fight to avenge a stunning weekend attack by Hamas militants. In the sealed-off Gaza Strip ruled by Hamas, Palestinian…
City, county issue Downtown public safety initiative
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The city of Chattanooga and Hamilton County have come together to make an announcement about public safety in downtown Chattanooga. (more…)
Fleischmann concerned about escalation, commitment in wake of Israel invasion
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - More reaction is pouring in after the Hamas invasion of Israel. (more…)
Golden Apple Award: Bill Goette Chattanooga Christian School
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Bill Goette just started his 36th year teaching middle school students, but that's just the latest chapter in his very interesting life. Mr. Goette has never stopped searching for new and innovative ways to inspire his…
CHI Memorial announces Capital Campaign for Georgia hospital
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) - CHI Memorial is taking the next steps in creating a new hospital in Catoosa County. "This event is actually announcing the public portion phase…
Michele Coffman announces candidacy for Hamilton County Circuit Court Judge
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - This morning, Chattanooga attorney Michele Coffman announced her plans to run for Hamilton County Circuit Court Judge. She practiced law in front…
Missing person case upgraded to homicide case with cash reward
ANNISTON, Ala. (WDEF) -- The Anniston Police Department has been searching for a missing person, but they have now upgraded the case to a homicide investigation. Alabama CrimeStoppers is now offering a $1,000 cash reward for information that leads to…
Tennessee man arrested by TBI on sexual exploitation charges
COFFEE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested a man from Coffee County. They say he faces charges of sexual exploitation of a minor. The TBI said they began an investigation into Daniel Odell Gregory on September…
Knoxville anchor reports from Israel
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Alan Williams is a news anchor for WVLT in Knoxville, Tennessee, but he is now reporting out of Israel. WVLT reported that Williams was in Israel for a mission trip when the war started. Williams says…
Nashville officer fatally shoots man with knife holding hostage, police say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Nashville fatally shot a man accused of taking a housemate hostage at knifepoint after authorities said the suspect came toward them with the weapon. An altercation late Monday led to a man holding another…