Soddy Daisy and Hamilton County authorities are investigating a traffic incident that left one person dead. It happened shortly before 10 P.M. last night in the 11200 block of Hixson Pike. Officials received information that a pedestrian had been struck…
Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced today that Georgia's August unemployment rate was 2.8 percent for the second consecutive month while jobs numbers reached another all-time high increasing almost 16,000 from July. Georgia's unemployment rate was nine-tenths of a percent lower than the national August 2022 unemployment rate of 3.7 percent.
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF) -A student at Signal Mountain Middle High School has been arrested after a shooting threat that was recently made against the school. The student is being charged with false reports. Officials say the School Resource Deputy…
ALTAMONT, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities in Tennessee say a sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a man who pointed what turned out to be a pellet rifle at officers after being told to drop the weapon. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Police Department is now addressing the city's recent trends in violent crime. On Wednesday, the CPD held a press conference revealing crime statistics…
SAVANNAH, Georgia (WDEF) - The candidates for one of Georgia's seat in the U.S. Senate have finally agreed to meet each…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- We're introducing a new franchise here at News 12, focusing on the local economy. Commercial construction is essential to growing both a…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Thursday is the official runoff day for the special election to District 8 on the City Council. Marie Mott faces Marvene Noel. Noel is the interim holder of the seat but Mott lead her in the first…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Police Department has released body cam footage of District 8 City Council Candidate Marie Mott being stopped for a burned out headlight. The video shows Mott getting…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - There's Judy! Judy Mogul, working on the big project in front of the AIM Center on MLK Boulevard in downtown Chattanooga. Judy is the center's Visual Arts Coordinator.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - This Friday, rail workers may go on strike for the first time in over 30 years. Meaning higher costs and supply chain disruptions comparable to those at the height of the…
SUMMERVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - Officials have lifted the Boil Water Advisory for Summerville. The flooding over Labor Day Weekend knocked out the local water supply system. But officials say water service…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department is taking the new Bivalent Booster vaccine for Covid to Sequoyah, Ooltewah and Birchwood this weekend. Their clinics in those communities will offer the latest version of the vaccine that…
TRENTON, Ga. (WDEF)- Georgia Governor Brian Kemp visited Dade County this morning for a campaign event. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- It's been more than a decade, but they finally did it. Brainerd High School officially worked its way off the state's priority list of…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - The National Transportation Safety Board has released their preliminary report on the I-24 helicopter crash that killed a Marion County detective and a Highway Patrol…
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee - An attempted traffic stop in Collegedale ended with ended up at a hotel near Bonny Oaks Drive. The new K9 team of officers Shell and Goose were on their first patrol when officer Shell tried to pull…
Lookout Mountain, GA (WDEF) - Susan Royal has a heart for service and gift for teaching. She's been in the classroom for more than 25 years, and a generation of students is…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- A report from Savings.com indicates that twenty five percent of Americans are reducing or pausing their 401K contributions. The report suggests that inflation is to blame. People are choosing…
ArtSpace is officially open! This exhibit is the newest completed phase of the Ignite Discovery capital campaign renovations. The official opening on August 27 was highly anticipated and well received by Creative Discovery Museum (CDM) members, visitors, donors, and members of the arts community in Chattanooga.
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - A chase in northwest Georgia on Tuesday resulted in a couple of wrecks. The Georgia State Patrol says it started when a trooper spotted a Ford F-150 driving recklessly. He…
OLD FORT, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Polk County Sheriff's Office says a dog attacked and killed a man in Old Fort over the weekend. The Sheriff's Office confirmed that the dog was an alligator pitbull. Deputies arrived just after 2…
The latest release of Hamilton County student testing data from the Tenn. Department of Education shows 13 local schools that earned Reward School status
United Way of Greater Chattanooga’s Impact Days, a two-day volunteer initiative where more than 2,000 volunteers will deploy throughout the community, plans to be the largest volunteerism opportunity ever in the Tennessee Valley.