More To The Story with Staley: Farmer and the Belle
CHICKAMAUGA, Georgia (WDEF) - It's a Christmas movie produced by a married couple who live outside of New York City, but the couple sport deep ties to our…
NAACP Holds Meeting on Tennessee Student Retention Law
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- "And because we have good intentions, we don’t question things that we really need to question." (more…)
"Give Back Classic" Collects Toys for Children in Need
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga Firefighters and Postal Workers came together at Brainerd High School this afternoon for a charity basketball game. “The Give Back Classic” consisted of…
Chattanooga police investigating shooting near Brainerd High School
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Chattanooga police are investigating a shooting incident that took place Sunday evening near Brainerd High School. It happened at around 6:45 P-M, when police responded to a call of shots fired. Officers say they arrived and found…
A Vision of Hope for the Inner City
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Vision care is a critical medical need…
Ooltewah man charged with producing child exploitation material
OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) - A tip through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has ended with the arrest of an Ooltewah man. 40 year old DeWayne Douglas Price faces charges of sexual exploitation of a minor. He is…
Sheriff: Suspect steals a kayak at Blyther Ferry to make his escape
DAYTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - The search is on for a suspect that authorities tried to arrest in the Blythe Ferry area. The suspect was wanted in another jurisdiction. TWRA officers and the Rhea County Sheriff's Office tied to arrest the…
Tennessee eyes $2M in contracts to test 1000 rape kits
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee’s lead investigative agency is seeking $2 million in contracts with outside labs to process 1,000 rape kits that need to be tested before the end of June. The Tennessee Bureau…
Judge Boyd Patterson tours Budgetel Inn
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton Co. Criminal Court Judge Boyd Patterson visited the recently evicted Budgetel Inn this afternoon. News 12 was allowed to get video on the property with permission and supervision…
Local organization provides gifts for local Angel Tree kids
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Members of Chattanooga Echelon sprinted into the Signal Mountain Walmart today to shop for kids on their Salvation Army Angel Tree. The organization recently raised five thousand dollars through its…
TBI charges 4 in McMinnville arson conspiracy case
MCMINNVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI says four suspects have been charged with setting a fire at a home in McMinnville. It happened in July at a home on McGregor Road. Janice Stokes has been charged with Insurance Fraud and…
Chen Bond Hearing Paints Events that Led to Pace's Death
Content Warning: Some of the details in this article are disturbing. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The man accused of murdering 22 year old Jasmine Pace had his bond hearing today in Chattanooga. (more…)
Man convicted of nearly killing woman in Dalton stabbing case
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A jury convicted a Dalton man in a knife attack in 2021. 29 year old Shaquae Divine Robinson was found guilty of Aggravated Assault with Intent to Murder, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, and Use of…
Man charged with murdering mother in northeast Alabama
COLLINSVILLE, Alabama (WDEF) - Investigators in Northeast Alabama have charged a man with killing his mother. Emergency officials responded a home in Collinsville (below Fort Payne) on Tuesday night and found the body of 62 year old Sandra Jelks in…
TECH BYTE: EPB Working on Computing Upgrade
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A new kind of computing is in the works, thanks to EPB and Qubitekk. They're teaming up to create the first commercially available quantum network…
NIL has come to this: UGA cross country runner is modeling
ATHENS, Georgia (WDEF) - The move to pay school athletes has taken some twists on Thursday. NIL has become a major player in college athletics. It's stands for Name, Image and Likeness. Basically, the NCAA approved allowing athletes to…
Urban League announces the largest gift anyone has ever given them
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Giving Pledge has landed a windfall for a local organization. Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott took the pledge for billionaires to give most of their wealth away to good causes. As part of that pledge, he has given…
Man charged with making false report against officer from jail
SHELBYVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - An accusation against a law enforcement officer has seemed to backfire against a man from Franklin County. The TBI was asked to investigate the allegation that a Bedford County lieutenant had sexually assaulted a victim. The…
Hyatt Hotel clears zoning hurdle for Main Street
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A city zoning board passed a plan on Thursday for the first Hyatt hotel in Chattanooga. It will be one of the first Caption by Hyatt brand hotels. Developers 3H Group based in Chattanooga (Moxy Chattanooga) want…
Ringgold woman introduces "plarning" to serve community
CATOOSA COUNTY, Georgia (WDEF) -- This holiday season, officials in Catoosa County are asking its residents to gift them ... with recycled plastic bags. Believe it or not, one woman in Ringgold has introduced…
Rhea County man indicted for child rape
DAYTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Rhea County man has been indicted by a grand jury on child rape charges. Brandon Henderson, who is in his 30s, is in jail on a 3-million-dollar bond. He's facing three counts of child rape.…
Hyundai and SK announce major EV battery plant for Cartersville
CARTERSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - Hyundai Motor Group and SK are teaming up for one of the largest development projects in Georgia history, according to the Governor's Office. They are planning on building a new E-V battery operation in the Cartersville…
From The Archives: 1982 December flooding
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - While we've seen a lot of rain this week in our area, it has actually been a fairly dry fall heading into winter. We've seen much worse.…
Dollywood cancels fireworks shows because of dry conditions
https://youtu.be/SeAgAtQVSvU PIGEON FORGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Apparently, the Knoxville area has not been as wet as we have been this week. Dollywood has decided to cancel their Merry and Bright fireworks show for the rest of the year, due to…