HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Texas man has been charged with with kidnapping and soliciting a minor. 32 year old Johnathan Lucino Salazar was arrested last week by Hamilton County officials. He faces two counts of sexual exploitation of…
Ringgold, Georgia (WDEF) - It was a dazzling year for Performing Arts at Ringgold High School.From scholarships, to state honors to a very famous visitor, they pull back the curtain on What's Right With…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- CMA Fest wrapped up in Nashville Sunday night. Most of the country artists News 12 spoke to at the event have a connection to the Tennessee Valley - like Hannah…
SCOTTSBORO, Alabama (WDEF) - The suspect in a Sunday night homicide in Marion County has been captured in Alabama. Marion County officials say two men got into a fight at a home Sunday evening. The suspect was arrested Monday in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Curator of Collections, Lindsay Stuber, with the Chattanooga Historical Society says the start of the church dates back to the 1890s. "Highland Baptist Church actually started out as Orchard…
RISING FAWN, Georgia (WDEF) - For this story, we're traveling a little dusty road. Over the babbling creek. Up the hill. A unique experience awaits. You are about to…
(photos show narrow lanes and backed up tankers) CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The heat is certainly affecting firefighting today. Chattanooga firefighters battled a blaze at a Lookout Valley home Monday morning. It happened before 11 AM on Cash Canyon Road.…
The official start of Summer is still more than a week away, but we're already seeing heat index alerts for the triple digits (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Apple has a new iOS update in the works. The tech company recently made the announcement at its annual developer conference.…
JASPER, Tennessee (WDEF)-Irene Hammontree, from Dalton, celebrated turning 90 this weekend by visiting the Chattanooga skydiving company. "Whenever you start on the free fall, I want you to throw your hands out and…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF)- Families had a day out interacting with law enforcement and the fire department, at Signal Mountain, this weekend. "We’re happy to do it this year. We haven’t been able to do it the last two years…
RED BANK, Tennessee (WDEF)-The American Red Cross will be taking care of two families who were displaced today by a fire. At 3pm, a neighbor called 911 reporting a duplex located at 305 Jackson Road. Red Bank Fire Department responded…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Chattanooga has made national news the past two weekends due to multiple mass shootings Residents of Chattanooga and surrounding areas marched, held up signs, and said enough is enough at today's March for Our Lives. Those in…
JASPER, Tennessee (WDEF)- A softball tournament was held, throughout today, to raise 5 thousand dollars for the families impacted by the last weekend's fatal car accident that killed 4 people and put a 5th in the hospital. The community has…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) -- Whitfield County's new animal shelter finally held its grand opening earlier this evening. Diane Franklin, the shelter's director, says the new facility now provides 1,800 square feet. They were previously working with roughly 500. Jevin Jensen,…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The United Way of greater Chattanooga is celebrating its birthday with 100 days 100 ways campaign. This birthday celebration campaign is meant to encourage simple acts of kindness throughout the…
11:25 UPDATE: Fire Dept. extends "shelter in place" to 5 blocks around church ______________ 11 PM UPDATE: from Chatt. Fire Dept. "Residents living within these blocks: 3rd Street to Highland Park Avenue,…
TENNESSEE (WDEF) - The TWRA is reminding everyone that fishing is free on Saturday. Tennessee is suspending their license requirements, and the fee that goes with it, for a Free Fishing Day. They encourage everyone to take a kid out…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - CMA Fest is back, after two years off, because of the pandemic. This annual event brings country artists and fans from all over, to enjoy four days of live music and fun.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Do we have a gang problem in Chattanooga? "Yes," said Public Defender Boyd Patterson. An affidavit from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms has confirmed the presence of three known…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-After mass shootings, in Chattanooga, over back-to-back weekends, and other mass shootings across the country, the impact of mental health has become a focus. “We’re not being proactive. The whole city,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee officials say former Alabama quarterback Jay Barker has entered what Tennessee prosecutors called a “best interest” plea to a misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment after an arrest in January on a felony domestic violence charge.…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI has issued a Silver Alert for a missing 86 year old man in Hamilton County. Robert Lee Williams was last scene on a 4-wheeler in Harrison. He is 86, 5’8”, and weighs approximately…
Late last month Georgia Governor Brian Kemp took the initiative to further suspend the state's gas tax. The suspension will last until mid-July. (more…)
