Police in Collegedale recently arrested a Cleveland man on a laundry list of charges. 51-year-old William Duncan is facing several drug charges, among others. Collegedale police say they stopped a car on Lee Highway Thursday evening for what they described…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A man is fighting for his life after being struck by a car Friday night in Chattanooga. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)-Chattanooga Firefighters had to battle a blaze on Friday Night in East Lake. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Curbing youth violence and recidivism is a problem many are attempting to tackle in our community. One conference held at UTC today in Chattanooga hopes…
OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) - There are a lot of great homes lit up around the Tennessee Valley for the holidays. Today we want to show you one display in the…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - There has been some movement in the death row drama that has put the execution of a Chattanooga man on hold for more than a year. Tennessee paused all executions when Governor Lee ordered an outside…
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A man waiting for trial over his role in the January 6th demonstration now faces even more serious charges. Edward Kelley of Maryville was charged with assaulting a law enforcement officer during the march on the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- News 12 and other Chattanooga area broadcasters battled it out at Hamilton Place Mall Friday for the sixth annual Battle of the Bells competition. We all competed to…
TUNNEL HILL, Ga. (WDEF)- A family in Whitfield County is reeling from a devastating fire earlier this week. (more…)
SCOTTSBORO, Alabama (WDEF) - A Scottsboro man has been charged with child sexual abuse. Police arrested 83 year old Herman Clevy McIntire on Friday. Investigators say the victim was a girl under the age of 12. The charges against him…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF)- The Whitfield County Board of Commissioners have awarded over a million dollars to local nonprofits there. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- A brand-new 96-million-dollar Tyner Academy may be on the way. The Hamilton County Commission will vote on the project next week. To say the mayor is excited about this project is a vast understatement. If approved, he…
TELLICO PLAINS, Tennessee (WDEF) - The project keeps getting pushed back. But now the U.S. Forest Service has put the wheels in motion to replace the Bald River Falls Bridge. They have awarded the contract for building the replacement bridge…
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - The McMinn county woman who faces numerous charges including aggravated statutory rape, was back in court this morning. 38 year old Melissa Blair of Englewood and her attorneys are requesting a change of venue because of media…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Cynthia Schoenberg owns her own business in Hixson. Her company sells air purifiers. Cynthia is relatively new to the Chattanooga area. But her desire to help those…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - The Sheriff in DeKalb County reports that officers were able to foil a stolen vehicle attempt this week. They got the call on Wednesday to a home on county road 370 in the Kilpatrick community…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- You can tell a lot about a person by what's on their computer - including what they look up online. We Americans are curious people, and Google makes…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Georgia has joined the ranks of states banning TikTok from state devices. Governor Kemp on Thursday banned TikTok and the messaging apps for WeChat and Telegram. The concern is that personal information on users are gathered…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - The Georgia Secretary of State reports the results of the post-election audit of the Senate Runoff on December 6th. All 138 counties took part. They were required to recount about 4.6% of the votes cast in…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) -- After a year of fast-climbing prices, inflation is finally, seemingly beginning to cool down. Financial analyst Chris Hopkins says in the past three-to-four months, inflation has dropped from just over 9%…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Ten years ago, our area was reeling after the worst school shooting our country had ever seen. For our Thursday Throwback, we share several of…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee officials say statewide unemployment rates are continuing to hold steady heading into the holiday season. The state Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced Thursday that the unemployment rate for November 2022 remained 3.5% for…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - School systems in Tennessee suddenly got a budgetary jolt when they learned that some of their Title I funding has been suddenly cut off. The federal education program provides grants to school systems with high percentages…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department announces they now have the Pfizer version of the Bivalent Covid 19 vaccine for kids between six months and four years. They will begin administering it on Monday at the 3rd Street,…