CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga City Council will vote Tuesday night on a resolution that would further aid families who were evicted last month from the Budgetel Inn. Should the resolution pass, the city would contribute $50,000 to the city's…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - TripAdvisor has named the Scenic City as the top trending winter destination this season, beating out seasonal travel hot-spots Orlando and Miami. The Chattanooga Tourism Co. continuously promotes the city…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - For the last four weeks, volunteers at the Salvation Army have been dedicated to bringing Christmas to our local children. More than 3,000 children and 1,400 families will have gifts to unwrap Christmas morning thanks to the…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Cleveland Police say the body they found last week is part of a Kentucky murder case. The body was discovered on Sunday, December 4 in a wooded area near I 75. Investigators have since identified the…
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF)- Yesterday, Hamilton County Judge Boyd Patterson issued a court order giving the Budgetel in East Ridge a path to reopening. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- With many families feeling the brunt of inflation and other economic hardships, buying presents Christmas morning might be difficult to impossible. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Mayor Tim Kelly has vetoed an ordinance that would have more than doubled the cost of a tow in Chattanooga. Last week, the City Council approved a new maximum rate of $250 for a passenger vehicle during…
TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Georgia authorities have made another local arrest based on tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). 59 year old Donald Rudolph Moore has been arrested in Dade County. He faces three counts…
A Dade County man has been arrested and charged on child exploitation charges. 59-year-old Donald Moore is facing three counts of Sexual Exploitation of Children by the GBI's Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit. Authorities say the unit began investigating…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police believe a double shooting this morning was a domestic situation. A man and woman were found shot on Fourth Avenue around 6:30 AM. They both had multiple gunshot wounds.…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Students in the Howard Connect Program wanted to see what life is really like in a television station. Naturally, News 12 welcomed them right in. Lorissa Canon is…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff says he has fired a corrections officer accused of having sex with an inmate at Silverdale. Samuel Horn was indicted for the incident that occurred in September. The Sheriff says he…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police say a man was shot this evening in what looks like a robbery attempt. It happened before 6PM in the 2300 Block of E 18th Street Place near the foot of Missionary Ridge. The victim…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- In light of recent local and national accounts of antisemitism, the Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga has had enough. The federation is joining JewBelong and Shine a Light in a nationwide…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- A Brainerd High School student was arrested today after being found with drugs and a firearm on campus. The student has been charged with Carrying a Firearm…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The second hearing in the Budgetel nuisance case went before a Hamilton County judge today. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The opioid epidemic has stretched its deadly tentacles into every aspect of our society. (more…)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee State's director of football operations and on-campus recruiting has been charged with aggravated assault and vandalism in an encounter involving a football player. Court documents show 22-year-old Ariel Escobar was arrested Dec. 3 after a…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - Officials at Parkridge Health System say they have dropped their appeal of the certificate of need ruling for a new hospital in the Ringgold area.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Sheriff's officers say a Brainerd High student faces charges after they found him with a gun and marijuana. They say it started this morning when a teacher smelled marijuana on the student. The teacher called an administrator,…
CHICKAMAUGA, Georgia (WDEF) - It's a Christmas movie produced by a married couple who live outside of New York City, but the couple sport deep ties to our…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- "And because we have good intentions, we don’t question things that we really need to question." (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga Firefighters and Postal Workers came together at Brainerd High School this afternoon for a charity basketball game. “The Give Back Classic” consisted of…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Chattanooga police are investigating a shooting incident that took place Sunday evening near Brainerd High School. It happened at around 6:45 P-M, when police responded to a call of shots fired. Officers say they arrived and found…