Health Department Holds Discussion on Opioid Abuse
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The opioid epidemic has stretched its deadly tentacles into every aspect of our society. (more…)
TSU director of football ops arrested on assault charge
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee State's director of football operations and on-campus recruiting has been charged with aggravated assault and vandalism in an encounter involving a football player. Court documents show 22-year-old Ariel Escobar was arrested Dec. 3 after a…
Parkridge drops challenge to new Ringgold hospital
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - Officials at Parkridge Health System say they have dropped their appeal of the certificate of need ruling for a new hospital in the Ringgold area.…
Brainerd student charged with having both gun and marijuana in school
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Sheriff's officers say a Brainerd High student faces charges after they found him with a gun and marijuana. They say it started this morning when a teacher smelled marijuana on the student. The teacher called an administrator,…
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…