New low-income housing raises questions by neighbors
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Health, Education, and Housing Board approved two new low-income housing projects to move forward today. (more…)
19-year-old charged with felony possession of marijuana
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Collegedale Police arrested a 19-year-old man for a felony possession of marijuana. They previously arrested him with the same charge in December 2022. Gabriel Kain Goins was…
UTC announces accelerated nursing degree program
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga announced a new accelerated nursing program. This accelerated program will allow those with any bachelor's degree to transition into the nursing field. The…
Keep Soddy-Daisy Beautiful hosts second Arbor Day celebration
SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Soddy-Daisy will have its second Arbor Day Celebration on March 4. The nonprofit, Keep Soddy-Daisy Beautiful, is hosting the event, which it says will be twice as big as last year's. This year's celebration will…
Stars pay tribute to Leslie Jordan in Grand Ole Opry show
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The Grand Ole Opry saluted the life and times of Chattanooga native Leslie Jordan on Sunday Night. The tribute drew luminaries from music, comedy and acting. The show included actors Jim Parsons, Mayim Bialik and Max Greenfield.…
Amber Alert ends in Catoosa County
FORT OGLETHORPE, Georgia (WDEF) - A Virginia man is in custody in northwest Georgia following a weekend Amber Alert case. Authorities in Smythe County, Virginia reported that a 14 year…
Why balloons are now in public eye — and military crosshairs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wafting across the United States and into the attention of an alarmed national and global public, a giant Chinese balloon has changed Americans' awareness of all the stuff floating in the air and how…
Fond remembrances for Jimmy Carter after entering hospice
By JEFF MARTIN and MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Well-wishes and fond remembrances for former President Jimmy Carter were pouring in a day after he entered hospice care at his home in Georgia. Among those paying homage Sunday…
Richard Belzer, stand-up comic and TV detective, dies at 78
NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Belzer, the longtime stand-up comedian who became one of TV's most indelible detectives as John Munch in "Homicide: Life on the Street" and “Law & Order: SVU,” has died. He was 78. Belzer…
1 dead, 4 wounded, after Mardi Gras shooting in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — One person has died and four are in stable condition after a shooting during a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, police said Monday. The New…
UTC Mocs softball suffer back-to-back losses to end Chattanooga Challenge
(GOMOCS) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga Mocs softball team fell 5-4 to Maine in its first game on the final day of the Chattanooga Challenge and concluded with a 4-2 loss to Indiana State in the finale. GAME ONE RECAP:…
First Baptist Church hosts mental health summit to launch new program
First Baptist Church held their inaugural Mental Health Summit today. This summit was a kick-off event for First Baptist's expansion of mental health services for those in need Local Professionals came to speak and answer questions on matters of therapy…
Bill Mitchell Tribute
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee State Senators and Representatives honored former News 12 employee Bill Mitchell for his decades of service to the broadcast world. They presented him with a resolution for his media service. "I know you've…
Meat plant cleaning service fined $1.5M for hiring minors
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Department of Labor says one of the country’s largest cleaning services for food processing companies employed more than 100 children in dangerous jobs at 13 meatpacking plants across the country. The…
Food Truck Friday is back in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- After one year of success, Food Truck Friday is back up and running for all Chattanoogans to enjoy. Not only do these efforts support local…
Tennessee Senate votes to extend Voucher bill to Hamilton County
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Senate passed a bill that would expand the voucher program to be eligible in Hamilton County. The bill would allow…
Judge Larry Ables addresses threats after giving Chen bond
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Judge Larry Ables found yesterday that there was enough probable cause to proceed in Jason Chen trial of the murder of…
Unmarked, white blimp sighting in Dalton area
(Video credits to Debbie Fleming) DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- With the increase in balloon-like objects over North America, people showed concern after seeing an unmarked blimp over the Dalton area today. From a…
Special Olympics holds annual basketball tournament
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Almost a dozen local teams gathered Friday for the 2023 Special Olympics basketball tournament. The tournament was held at the McCallie School. Special Olympics partnered with…
US prosecutors ask for 25 more years in prison for R. Kelly
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) - Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to give singer R. Kelly 25 more years in prison for his child pornography and enticement convictions last year in Chicago. That recommendation in…
More to the Story with Staley: Running to Live
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- It's one thing to be a runner, maybe running a mile or two several times a week. Maybe every day. It's another thing…
Salvation Army kicks off Flowers of Hope
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Today the Salvation Army began their Flowers of Hope program bringing joy and hope to Chattanooga's under served communities. (more…)
5 Memphis officers plead not guilty in death of Tyre Nichols
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The mother of Tyre Nichols says none of the five former Memphis, Tennessee, police officers charged with killing her son would look her in the eye in court. The former officers…
GPS swim team finishes second in state
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Girls Preparatory School (GPS) in Chattanooga finished in second place at the 2023 TISCA State Meet. This year's TISCA State Meet was held in Knoxville over two days. The GPS Bruisers had 204.5 team…