CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Two Chattanooga Police officers were injured in a crash on I 24 overnight. They were working a crash involving an 18 wheeler around 1 AM. Police say an SUV drove around a patrol vehicle with its lights…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- On the summit of Aetna Mountain in southwestern Hamilton County, a new future for its development was unveiled Thursday morning. (more…)
Inflation in the United States accelerated in September, with the cost of housing and other necessities intensifying pressure on households, wiping out pay gains that many have received and ensuring that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates aggressively.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- News 12 had previously reported that beginning this fall, residents with mild to moderate hearing loss would soon be able to purchase hearing aids over the counter. The FDA recently approved over-the-counter hearing aids to…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Give a pint of blood, get a pint of suds. This year's Battle of the Brews blood drive kicked off Wednesday afternoon. Those wanting to donate blood for those in need were able to do so Wednesday…
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Nashville social club’s owner has reached a deal to plead guilty to a campaign finance scheme alleged against him and a Tennessee senator, who has deemed the charges a “political…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - You've got a chance to invest in the treatment and a cure for Breast Cancer, and support a local resident at the same time. Brianna Edge from…
JASPER, Tenn. (AP) - A finalist on “American Idol” has died in a vehicle crash in Tennessee. News outlets report the Tennessee Highway Patrol says 23-year-old Willie Spence died Tuesday after hitting the rear…
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Lodge Cast Iron has called South Pittsburg home for more than a century, and a new museum has all of that history on display…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Police Department is rolling out 48 new SUV's each each equipped with red and blue light bars on their roof. Each bar is a solid color, and they're…
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - It's a home in Lafayette. On Gordon Pond. With a very unique garage. You see, it's the Mary Claus Workshop. Inside, a "winter wonderland." Built…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Starting back in the Summer, Chattanooga Police saw an uptick in fraud cases, the common denominator in all of these cases, checks that were being cashed after they had been…
An Alabama inmate said prison staff poked him with needles for over an hour as they tried to find a vein during an aborted lethal injection last month. Attorneys say Miller endured physical and mental torture during Alabama's attempt to execute him.
An Atlanta-area sheriff stands accused of punishing detainees by having them strapped into a restraint chair for hours even though they posed no threat and obeyed instructions. Now it will be up to a jury to decide whether Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill violated the men’s civil rights
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- As Chattanooga's homelessness rates continue to increase, the city is taking its next step to house those in need. Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly asked…
https://youtu.be/gnM7onxwOaM DECATUR, Tennessee (WDEF) - The push to crack down on Asian carp at our two local dams goes before the Meigs County Commission this week. It's a resolution to asking the TWRA to move their Silver Carp barrier replacement…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Brainerd Community Center now has a new name. It's in honor of community leader, Chris Ramsey, Senior, who died from COVID in January of last year. He's admired for…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga's City Council tonight shifted a major expense away from home owners back to the city. Under the current city code, you are responsible for repairs to sanitary sewer laterals under city right of way. Those are…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- "Crime is the number one issue, by far, in America, and in Tennessee," said State Senator Todd Gardenhire. Governor Bill Lee has launched a one hundred million dollar violent crime…
FLINTSTONE, GA (WDEF) - Students at Chattanooga Valley describe Annaliese Cope as pure sunshine. She routinely goes above and beyond to make her classroom a fun and loving place for students to grow.…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - October is National Bullying Prevention Month. According to the National Bullying Prevention Center, nearly 50 percent of children ages 9 to 12 have been bullied (more…)
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Tennessee Office of Inspector General have charged a former Chattanooga woman who was on the Most Wanted List for TennCare fraud. 34 year old Sara Crawford was on the list for 3 months. Investigators say she…
WEDNESDAY UPDATE: "Both girls have been found safe overnight and have been returned home to Whitfield County to their families. Thank you to all of you who posted information on this story, it was helpful." ________________ DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) -…
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Police arrest an employee after a fight at the East Ridge Walmart Grocery on Monday. The fight was between two workers. Police arrested Jamal Elliott as he was trying to leave the scene. They say…
