One study shows Chattanooga household bills are more than 20% than national avg.
A new state by state bill study by Doxo shows Scenic City Residents pay 8.9% less in household bills than the state average and over 20% less compared…
Speedway Motorsports founder Bruton Smith dies at 95
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - NASCAR Hall of Fame promoter and track Bruton Smith has died at the age of 95. His company, Speedway Motorsports, said he died of natural causes. The company currently…
Volunteers collect over 6 thousand pounds of trash from lake
SODDY-DAISY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Chickamauga Lake Cleanup Weekend landed 6,526 pounds of trash. It is a two part cleanup series hosted by Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful and presented by iSustain. A total of 17 volunteers hit the…
Jackson County School Superintendent dies
SCOTTSBORO, Alabama (WDEF) - The Jackson County School System on Wednesday announced the death of their superintendent. "Our Superintendent, Mr. Kevin Dukes has passed. He was loved and will be missed by many. His passion and leadership will never be…
Caitlin Milam pleads guilty to vehicular homicide of 22 year old
SUMMERVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - A northwest Georgia woman has pleaded guilty to a vehicular homicide from 2020. Prosecutors say 22 year old Caitlin Elizabeth Milam spent the night of March 14 partying with her friends. Witnesses say she was driving…
Deadly Earthquake Strikes Eastern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan’s state-run news agency says an earthquake in the country’s east has killed 1,000 people and injured 1,500 others. (more…)
New Food City supermarket opens in East Ridge
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- "It's a great day for East Ridge." That was the message from Mayor Brian Williams who believes a new Food City will soon lead to even more…
Election 2022: Britt beats Brooks in Alabama Senate runoff
By JILL COLVIN and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Katie Britt has won the Republican nomination for Senate in Alabama, defeating six-term Congressman Mo Brooks in a primary runoff after former President Donald Trump endorsed and then…
More victims and new charges in McMinn Central High sex scandal
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - A grand jury has now returned more counts against a woman accused of having sex with numerous students at McMinn Central High School. 38 year old Melissa Blair was indicted in February on 18 counts of…
Testimony on Georgia election at today's Jan. 6th hearing
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - Today's testimony at the January 6th hearing involved the Georgia election of 2020. Democrats called two election officials in Georgia and a poll worker who says her life was…
Nguyen is Democratic nominee for Georgia secretary of state
By JEFF AMY and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - State Rep. Bee Nguyen will be the Democratic candidate for Georgia secretary of state in November. Nguyen beat former state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler in a primary runoff election. Nguyen…
Collins beats Trump pick Jones in Georgia GOP House runoff
By JEFF AMY and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Trucking company owner Mike Collins has beaten former Democrat Vernon Jones in a runoff to become the Republican nominee for a Georgia congressional district east of Atlanta. Collins was…
Sheriff identifies victim in Sand Mountain shooting
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - The Sheriff in DeKalb County has identified the man killed in a shooting over the weekend. 61 year old Sammy Lee Frasier was shot Sunday in the Grove Oak community on Sand Mountain. The Sheriff…
Riverfront Nights announces summer dates
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Riverfront Nights concert series is back for the summer. The free concerts are Saturday night at the Riverfront throughout July and August. The show starts at 7PM. Here is this year's schedule of performers: JULY 2…
Chattanooga Mercantile Relocates after Alleged Assault, Verbal Abuse
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Mercantile is moving to Gateway Antiques Mall in Fort Oglethorpe. But staff say the location they are leaving behind is a building in disrepair. "On a day that it rains,…
Chattanooga Area Food Bank receives $1M donation
The Chattanooga Area Food Bank has received their largest donation ever. (more…)
Low turnout in Northwest Georgia for primary run-off elections
Virginia, Alabama and Georgia held elections Tuesday. Virginia has statewide primaries, while Georgia and Alabama have runoffs. In Georgia, four Republican congressional races had runoffs. But, the two biggest races are the Democratic contests…
Here are the races in today's runoffs in Georgia and Alabama
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Democrats were choosing their nominee for secretary of state in primary runoff elections. They're voting on a position that assumed new importance after former President Donald Trump cast doubt on Georgia’s 2020 election results, making false…
Alabama church shooter was once convicted of DUI in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - As media try to find out more about the man charged with shooting three older members of an Alabama church, they've found a Chattanooga connection. 70 year old Robert Findlay Smith is charged with shooting and killing…
Chattanooga airport begins expansion of terminal
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Pardon their mess! The Chattanooga Airport has kicked off construction of Phase Two of their 20 year master plan to expand service. The terminal expansion includes new space and renovating…
Walker Co. mother addresses school board over "vulgar" books
UPDATE: News 12 Now received a response from the Walker County School Board concerning Mrs. Smeiles' presentation at their June 20 meeting. "The Superintendent and Board members welcome and appreciate feedback from…
Ocoee River Rafting Death
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Officials aren't offering any more details today about the drowning on the Ocoee River over the weekend. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation says one person did die while rafting Saturday Afternoon. But they have…
What's Right With Our Schools: Rossville Middle School Chorus
ROSSVILLE, GA (WDEF) - Rebuilding a school's chorus program can be a difficult challenge, but at Rossville Middle School the rewards far outweighed the risk. Macy Swanson is the Chorus and…
New tech: Solar Windows
SAN FRANCISCO, California (CBS) - At the headquarters of Ubiquitous Energy near San Francisco there are black solar panels on the roof. But the lights in the company conference room are being powered by…
