CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Federal Highway Administration has committed more than a million dollars to study "vulnerable road users" in Chattanooga. The money will go to the Smart City Corridor project at UTC. It will aide research on how to…
SPRING CITY, Tenn. (WDEF) - That's not an optical illusion! That is an ancient sailing ship moving up and down the Tennessee River these days. A replica of the Pinta, which was one of the ship's Columbus took to…
KIMBALL, Tenn. (WDEF) -- It's never too late to continue your education. Chattanooga State Community College's Kimball campus is preparing students for the workforce. Let's see how Chattanooga…
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…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Hip-Hop Week is on beat at the Chattanooga Public Library. (more…)
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
TULLAHOMA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee National Guard soldiers deployed on Wednesday to the southern U.S. border. The National Guard says more than 125 soldiers…
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, 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…
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…
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…
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…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The city of Chattanooga and Hamilton County have come together to make an announcement about public safety in downtown Chattanooga. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - More reaction is pouring in after the Hamas invasion of Israel. (more…)
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…
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…
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…
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…