CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-On May 12, 2022 at approximately 9:35 p.m., Chattanooga Police responded to the 700 block of East 48th Street on a report of a person shot. The following are the preliminary facts of the investigation: Upon arrival, Officers located…
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF)-On the 1000 block of Hurst St. East Ridge TN. 37412, East Ridge Fire, East Ridge Police, and Hamilton County EMS we’re dispatched to a reported residential fire. Upon arrival heavy fire and smoke was found coming…
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A white 18-year-old wearing military gear and livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at a supermarket in Buffalo, killing 10 people and wounding three others Saturday in what authorities described as “racially…
Saturday afternoon, citizens of Fort Oglethorpe celebrated the annual event, "Honoring Those Who Serve". (more…)
Saturday morning hundreds of individuals lined up outside of the Volkswagen plant for their chance at a new career with the car manufacturer. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Recent analysis from a national non-profit shows that Chattanooga is the second-highest city in America for gun theft from cars. These numbers have been on the rise for the past decade.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - TDOT warns you might want to avoid I 75 this weekend in Chattanooga. Crews will be repairing damaged concrete slabs, making bridge repairs and putting in new pavement markings for the next several weekends. This weekend, they…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Not counting weekends, Dr. Justin Robertson has been in the superintendent's office for 20 weeks. 100 days. But he isn't touting any of the successes Hamilton County Schools has…
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former U.S. Sen. David Perdue that alleged fraudulent or counterfeit ballots were counted in the state’s most populous county during the 2020 general election. Perdue filed the lawsuit…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Humans aren't the only ones getting COVID vaccines these days. The Chattanooga Zoo has now given ten doses to some of their animals. They have inoculated two Jaguars, a Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon and three chimps. Animal Care…
CHATSWORTH, Georgia (WDEF) - Investigators in northwest Georgia are rounding up suspects in a lot of burglaries on both sides of the state line. A lot of cases: Murray County: 34 Gordon County: 73 Gilmer County: 23 Polk County,…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Carnell is enjoying life. We should be envious! Carnell can whack down a can of cheese whiz in no time. He loves to swim. He spends…
DECATUR, Tennessee (WDEF) - It was a long, winding road that led Dustin Cody Miller to a jail cell in Decatur. It started Thursday when Sweetwater Police began chasing Miller in a stolen pickup from Bradley County. The pursuit went…
CHARLESTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - Bradley County investigators have charged a suspect in a violent holdup Thursday of a gas station. It happened at the BP fuel station on Hiwassee Street in Charleston around 1 PM. The Sheriff says a man…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- "Creating a community of belonging." This is the culture that Hamilton County Schools wants to create for its students. Dr. Marsha Drake was one of three women tonight who spoke on…
News 12's Angela Moryan is putting on her dancing shoes and will be one of the featured dancers for Dancing with the Stars in Cleveland Friday. Support the Boys…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Cleveland High School students will be able to take flight next fall. School officials announce they will offer an aviation program called Tango Flight beginning in August. They will learn multiple engineering concepts with an emphasis…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Georgia officials report record early voting numbers continue for the May primaries. 270,000 Georgians have voted early in the first week and a half (through Wednesday). That's far in front of both the 2018 and 2020…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga based US Xpress is laying off workers this week. They are not releasing the exact number, but one viewer says it is more than a hundred. The news comes after a tough financial report for the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Eleven weeks ago today, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting a war that would cost the lives of thousands. Like the rest of us, Chattanooga Police Sergeant Jeremiah Cook looked to the conflict…
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Police are looking for the person who robbed a Dollar General store in East Ridge at gunpoint. It happened at around 9:30 Monday night at the Dollar General in…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Is Friday the 13th really the right day to try something new? The date has become linked to bad luck, like walking under ladders or…
SPRING CITY, Tennessee (WDEF) - One person died and another is hospitalized after a stabbing in Rhea County. A neighbor called 9-1-1 this morning to a home on Possum Trot Road near Spring City The neighbor tells us the homeowner…
By JEFF AMY and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - A U.S. official says South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group is expected next week to announce it’s building a massive electric vehicle plant near Savannah, Georgia. Hyundai is finalizing…