"Collaborative Boys Conference" Discusses Solutions to Violence
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Curbing youth violence and recidivism is a problem many are attempting to tackle in our community. One conference held at UTC today in Chattanooga hopes…
Chip's Good Word: Ooltewah Christmas Lights
OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) - There are a lot of great homes lit up around the Tennessee Valley for the holidays. Today we want to show you one display in the…
A step towards resuming executions in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - There has been some movement in the death row drama that has put the execution of a Chattanooga man on hold for more than a year. Tennessee paused all executions when Governor Lee ordered an outside…
January 6th suspect now charged with conspiracy to kill FBI investigating him
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A man waiting for trial over his role in the January 6th demonstration now faces even more serious charges. Edward Kelley of Maryville was charged with assaulting a law enforcement officer during the march on the…
News 12 Raises Money for Salvation Army in Battle of the Bells Competition
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- News 12 and other Chattanooga area broadcasters battled it out at Hamilton Place Mall Friday for the sixth annual Battle of the Bells competition. We all competed to…
Whitfield County Family in Need after Devastating Fire
TUNNEL HILL, Ga. (WDEF)- A family in Whitfield County is reeling from a devastating fire earlier this week. (more…)
Scottsboro man charged with sexually abusing young girl
SCOTTSBORO, Alabama (WDEF) - A Scottsboro man has been charged with child sexual abuse. Police arrested 83 year old Herman Clevy McIntire on Friday. Investigators say the victim was a girl under the age of 12. The charges against him…
Whitfield County Appropriates a Million to Nonprofits
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF)- The Whitfield County Board of Commissioners have awarded over a million dollars to local nonprofits there. (more…)
Mayor Wamp excited for proposed new Tyner Academy
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- A brand-new 96-million-dollar Tyner Academy may be on the way. The Hamilton County Commission will vote on the project next week. To say the mayor is excited about this project is a vast understatement. If approved, he…
Movement on Bald River Falls replacement bridge
TELLICO PLAINS, Tennessee (WDEF) - The project keeps getting pushed back. But now the U.S. Forest Service has put the wheels in motion to replace the Bald River Falls Bridge. They have awarded the contract for building the replacement bridge…
Melissa Blair asks for Change of Venue
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - The McMinn county woman who faces numerous charges including aggravated statutory rape, was back in court this morning. 38 year old Melissa Blair of Englewood and her attorneys are requesting a change of venue because of media…
More To The Story With Staley: Hixson toy collection
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Cynthia Schoenberg owns her own business in Hixson. Her company sells air purifiers. Cynthia is relatively new to the Chattanooga area. But her desire to help those…
Deputies say they found a drunk man trying to steal a pickup on Sand Mountain
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - The Sheriff in DeKalb County reports that officers were able to foil a stolen vehicle attempt this week. They got the call on Wednesday to a home on county road 370 in the Kilpatrick community…
TECH BYTE: Top Google Searches of 2022
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- You can tell a lot about a person by what's on their computer - including what they look up online. We Americans are curious people, and Google makes…
Georgia joins neighbors in banning TikTok from state devices
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Georgia has joined the ranks of states banning TikTok from state devices. Governor Kemp on Thursday banned TikTok and the messaging apps for WeChat and Telegram. The concern is that personal information on users are gathered…
Raffensperger releases results of Senate runoff audit
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - The Georgia Secretary of State reports the results of the post-election audit of the Senate Runoff on December 6th. All 138 counties took part. They were required to recount about 4.6% of the votes cast in…
Community leaders respond to slowing inflation
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) -- After a year of fast-climbing prices, inflation is finally, seemingly beginning to cool down. Financial analyst Chris Hopkins says in the past three-to-four months, inflation has dropped from just over 9%…
From The Archives: Reaction to Sandy Hook school shooting
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Ten years ago, our area was reeling after the worst school shooting our country had ever seen. For our Thursday Throwback, we share several of…
Tennessee unemployment rate remains at 3.5%
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee officials say statewide unemployment rates are continuing to hold steady heading into the holiday season. The state Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced Thursday that the unemployment rate for November 2022 remained 3.5% for…
Bradley County Schools are also losing Title 1 funds
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - School systems in Tennessee suddenly got a budgetary jolt when they learned that some of their Title I funding has been suddenly cut off. The federal education program provides grants to school systems with high percentages…
Health Dept. gets Pfizer version of Bivalent vaccine for kids
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department announces they now have the Pfizer version of the Bivalent Covid 19 vaccine for kids between six months and four years. They will begin administering it on Monday at the 3rd Street,…
Angel Tree gifts picked up for Christmas
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Kids in need will once again be able to celebrate Christmas with gifts under the tree, thanks to the Salvation Army's Angel tree Program and the Chattanooga area's support. Both…
Driving Our Economy Forward: The Smart Factory Institute
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Helping teach current and future members of the manufacturing workforce how to best implement technology in their jobs is highly important. The Smart Factory Institute at the PIE Innovation…
Tennesseans misunderstand abortion law, want exceptions
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - New Vanderbilt University polling has found that most registered voters in Tennessee want exceptions for rape or incest in the state’s sweeping abortion ban. But the poll also found that they…