Litter Boom Installed on Chattanooga Creek
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A first of its kind device in Tennessee was deployed this morning along the Tennessee Riverwalk. (more…)
Dalton gets grants for some streetscaping and improved ballfields
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dalton is getting $4 million from a state grant for a pair of projects in town. One is a streetscape renovation plan for Pentz and Cuyler Streets. It will improve sidewalks and landscaping to rest the…
Try these alternative routes through our region to avoid interstate gridlock this holiday
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Do you dread getting stuck in a line on the interstate for your Memorial Weekend? Thrive Regional Partnership joined the Tennessee Infrastructure Alliance today in suggesting some alternative routes that could be more appealing. So how did…
Prices for new Volkswagen Atlas SUVs for 2024
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Volkswagen on Tuesday announced base prices for the 2024 Atlas SUVs made in Chattanooga. They are calling the 2024 versions of the Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport as a major refresh. The starting MSRP for the 2024…
Bradley County calls TCAP data "promising" but not releasing numbers
UPDATE: Sequatchie County Schools have released some of their results. This was their statement: "Of the 137 third graders at Griffith Elementary School, 40 had to retake the online test. Once…
Chattanooga Zoo releases first crop of baby Hellbender salamanders
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Zoo has released their first class of hellbender salamanders back into the wild. They are the product of the Hellbender Headstart Program which was created to help restore them because of threatened habitat. The program…
No debt ceiling agreement in White House meeting, though Biden and McCarthy call talks productive
By LISA MASCARO, STEPHEN GROVES and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy both said they had a productive debt ceiling discussion late Monday at the White House, but there was no…
Partial crane collapse at Atlanta construction site injures 4, police say
ATLANTA (AP) — Four people were injured when a crane partially collapsed at a construction site in Atlanta, police said. Police and firefighters rushed Monday to the site in the city's Midtown area. The four people who were hurt were…
Hamilton County man busted for narcotics, other prior charges
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County's Criminal Warrants Unit arrested a man last week for distributing narcotics. Police say they arrested Patrick Lamar Tory Jr. on May 15 at a motel. This was at 7324 Shallowford Road. There, officers found…
What's Right With Our Schools: Battle Academy Lessons in Business
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Real world experience can pay off for students long after graduation. At Battle Academy students are learning, step by step, what it…
Third Grade TCAP Scores Released
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Tennessee’s Third Grade Retention Law is now being put to the test. (more…)
The Future of Montague Park to be Discussed
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The community surrounding Montague Park in East Chattanooga will have a chance to discuss the park’s future tomorrow. (more…)
Marty Stuart Talks to News 12 About Preserving Country Music History
PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (WDEF) -- Country Music Hall of Famer Marty Stuart is out with a new album. Altitude…
Drugs taken from home not far from Middle Valley Elementary School
MIDDLE VALLEY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County Narcotics officers say they raided a drug house last week that was just down the street from Middle Valley Elementary School. They served a…
Saying Thank You This Week for our EMS workers
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- National EMS week got off with a hearty breakfast this morning. Hamilton County's EMS staff whipped up a celebratory meal for crews this morning. Then local hospitals are pitching in to feed them lunch all this…
Woman replaced smoke alarms two days before they saved her life
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A woman says her newly replaced fire alarm batteries saved her home. Carrie Harris asked Chattanooga firefighters to replace the batteries for her home alarms in Woodmore. And she added two new one's outside her kitchen. Just two…
Athlete is remembered as the Ironman 70.3 Triathlon returns to Chattanooga
Professional triathletes from around the world arrived to Chattanooga for the Women's Only professional race offering a $25,000 prize.
'They’re opposed to government. But now they are the government.' One county's hard-right shift
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP) — Shortly after being sworn in last fall, the new majority of the Sumner County Commission in Tennessee acted to update one of its official documents. The new version said county…
Georgia woman accused of abandoning newborn 4 years ago is charged
CUMMING, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia woman accused of leaving her newborn daughter in the woods nearly four years ago has been identified, arrested and charged with attempted murder. Karima Jiwani, 40, was arrested Friday and was being held in…
The resurfacing of busy Gunbarrel Road will last nearly a week beginning Sunday night
The Chattanooga Division of Transportation (CDOT) will be resurfacing Gunbarrel Road beginning Sunday night with the overnight work lasting until early Friday morning.
'Market Baketacular' featured at the Chattanooga Market on Sunday
This Sunday, the Chattanooga market featured their Market Baketacular.
The 49th annual celebration of National EMS Week begins
May 21st began the 49th annual celebration of National EMS Week.
Non-profit homeless organization graduates four men and baptizes two after
Non-profit homeless organization, Union Gospel Mission, celebrated the success of its clients today in more ways than one.
Drive-up shooting sends one person to a local hospital
Chattanooga Police responded to a call of a shooting early Sunday morning.