NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The TWRA reports two fatal incidents over the holiday weekend on Tennessee waterways. One was the drowning on Watts Bar Lake. 19 year old Madison Taylor jumped in the water from a boat but never resurfaced. The…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- On Saturday night, six people were shot on Cherry Street. All six victims were under the age of 18. To understand the factors that lead to violence among teens, News 12…
The Cleveland Police Department has been chosen as a part of pilot program that has allowed them to hire their first mental-health co-responder (more…)
PARKRIDGE STATEMENT: "Parkridge Health is committed to providing the highest quality healthcare to all patients we serve. We are proud to support and care for the Georgia community, as we have done for close to 50 years. CHI Memorial’s proposed…
UPDATE: Truck driver has been extricated after 90 minutes and is headed to the hospital. __________ LOOKOUT VALLEY, Tennessee (WDEF) - I-24 has…
DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF)- A young woman who was reported missing after going for a swim at Watts Bar Lake was found dead late Memorial Day…
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Rescue crews from several counties are searching for a missing Rhea County woman on Watts Bar Lake. The TWRA says officers responded to a call of a missing swimmer around 6:30 p.m., Monday. The woman got…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- "It means so much to the families and to the spirit of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice," said Representative Chuck Fleischmann. Hundreds gathered Monday morning…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- If you spend too much time on your phone, could it impact your mental health? Is digital technology good or bad for your wellbeing?…
Chattanooga, Tennessee (WDEF) - Two teenagers sustained life threatening gunshot injuries Saturday night at a downtown shooting where a total of six teenagers were shot. "I mean now…
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - The wreckage of a plane that crashed in Nepal's mountains has been found, and the bodies of 14 of the 22 people on board have been recovered. (more…)
UPDATE (WDEF)- New information is coming out about the victims of the shooting that occurred late Saturday Night…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (May 29, 2022) –Blood Assurance needs the public’s help after a Saturday evening shooting left several people injured in Chattanooga. The nonprofit organization is asking blood…
Chattanooga Police reported Saturday night that there was a shooting incident downtown with multiple parties shot.
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-Russell 'Crazy Legs' Patterson is one of the players being recognized by the Chattanooga Lookouts for his time in the Negro League. In my opinion I’m not through yet. I love this.…
MARION COUNTY – An investigation by Tennessee Bureau of Investigation special agents, Marion County deputies, and THP troopers has resulted in the arrest of an Illinois man, charged with shooting his father inside a rest area off the interstate. At…
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the Johnson Mental Health Center held an author reading event to promote mental health Saturday afternoon. (more…)
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 203 celebrated Memorial Day Saturday afternoon. (more…)
The Southeast Veterans Museum held it's 17th "Past in Review" ceremony before Memorial Day. (more…)
Boy Scout troops from all around the Tennessee Valley visited the Chattanooga National Cemetery Saturday afternoon to place memorial flags next to over 55,000 graves. (more…)
On May 20, 2022 at approximately 12:45 a.m., Chattanooga Police responded to the 3600 block of 13th Avenue on a report of a person shot. Upon arrival, Officers located a male party suffering from apparent gunshot wounds and secured the…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- By just 321 votes, former mayoral candidate Sabrena Smedley fell to Weston Wamp on May 3, saying Democrats interfered with massive cross-over voting. She warned the GOP that failure to act on election integrity could…
MARION COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Jasper Police have made an arrest in a deadly shooting tonight on Nickajack Lake. It happened around 7PM at the eastbound rest stop on I 24. That rest stop is actually an island in the…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee Republican Party has rejected a bid by Sabrena Smedley to overturn the primary results for Hamilton County Mayor. The state executive committee heard her challenge tonight in a Zoom meeting. Smedley lost the nomination…
