Clarifications for the City Council District 8 Runoff Election
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Hamilton Election Commission wants to clear up some confusion for the upcoming Chattanooga City Council…
Mayor Tim Kelly, city respond to immigrant buses
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga City Council heard public comments tonight on the numerous buses that were recently carrying asylum-seeking migrants from Texas to America's northeast. Chattanooga Mayor…
TVA says you can bank on a steep drop in energy fuel cost next month
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) — We've got some good news for power customers who have been feeling the pain from those TVA fuel cost surcharges to your power bill. They should take a big dip in September. The surcharges haven't just…
News on Collegedale Jack's, Chick-fil-A test, O'Charley's & Duck Donuts
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF) - After inspecting construction progress today, Jack's Family Restaurants have delayed their Collegedale opening by a week. The new location on Apison Pike Road will now officially open on September 6th. This will be the Birmingham chain's…
FBI finds child sex trafficking victims in two week operation
UPDATE: CBS 46 reports that about a third of the victims were found in the Atlanta metro area (28 children there). __________ WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - The FBI reports they have located 84 minors who are victims of child sex…
Report: Chattanooga is the fastest-growing city in Tennessee
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A new report says Chattanooga is the fastest growing city in the state of Tennessee. In the movie "Field of Dreams," lead character Ray Kinsella is haunted by a voice that…
Police Chase on I 75
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A police chase ended with a crash on I-75 around noon. It happened near the Highway 153 exit. Chattanooga Police say a Traffic Unit tried to pull the vehicle over for speeding, but it fled. But the…
UPDATE - Elderly Man Found After Reported Missing in Rhea County
UPDATE -- Freeman has been found. He is safe and back home. DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and…
Dalton Man Found Dead in Polk County Lake
BENTON, Tenn. (WDEF)- A 57 year old man from Dalton has been found dead after an extensive search at…
Local, state politicians defend Catoosa County CHI Memorial hospital
FORT OGLETHORPE, Georgia (WDEF) -- Many North Georgia residents are still frustrated over an appeal filed in May by Parkridge Health, which has the potential to delay…
Monkeypox vaccines in Dalton area
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The monkeypox vaccine is now available in northwest Georgia on a limited basis. The North Georgia Health District has received doses that are available for free to…
Woman charged with murder over setting LaFayette Fire
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - A LaFayette woman is now behind bars after police say she intentionally set a fire at her apartment complex that killed a 19-year-old girl. 29-year-old Shennia Chambers is charged with first…
Juvenile laws favoring juveniles? County Mayor-elect believes so...
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A source within the Chattanooga Police Department tells News 12 the teenager arrested for Saturday's fight at Finley Stadium, was also involved in the shooting at Hamilton Place Mall last…
North Hickory Creek Development Raises Questions about Gas Pipeline, Traffic
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- On Wednesday, the Hamilton County Commission will vote on a rezoning request that will clear the way for several hundred new apartments being built off of Highway 58 and…
News on Whataburger, Jack's & Wickles Pickles
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Nashville Business Journal has more details on the Texas burger chain arriving in Tennessee. Whataburger has signed a franchising deal to open 9 of their fast food in the Nashville area. One will be in…
What's Right With Our Schools: Tango Flight at Cleveland High
CLEVELAND, TN (WDEF) - What's the neatest project you ever worked on in high school? Did you take apart a carburetor?Maybe snap together a bird house? Well, students at Cleveland High are building…
Giuliani is target of election probe, his lawyers are told
By KATE BRUMBACK and JILL COLVIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Prosecutors in Atlanta have told Rudy Giuliani's lawyers that he is a target of their criminal investigation into possible illegal attempts by then-President Donald Trump and others to interfere…
Kemp will hand out up to $1.2B in cash to poorer Georgians
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he will spend up to $1.2 billion on payments of $350 apiece to poorer Georgians. More than 3 million people who were benefitting from Medicaid, subsidized child…
Court upholds Georgia abortion ban law while challenge goes thru courts
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Georgia's 6 week abortion ban has survived a test in court. On Monday, the Superior Court of Fulton County refused to put an injunction on the law. The challenge asked the court to put the so-called…
La Paz updates efforts on dealing with bus migrants
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The organization La Paz is thanking Chattanoogans for helping them help migrants who have been getting off buses in our area that are headed for the northeast. People have donated supplies to help them on their journey.…
Gas Prices Continue to Fall in the Chattanooga Area
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Gas prices are continuing to fall in the Chattanooga area in line with the trend nationwide. (more…)
TECH BYTE: Samsung Unveils New Phones, Earbuds
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Samsung is showing off two of its newest foldable smartphones in its fourth generation Galaxy Z series - the Flip4 and the Fold4. The tech…
Chattanooga Man Killed in Deadly Shooting Sunday Night
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A violent weekend in Chattanooga has seen another incident as a man was shot to death in East Chattanooga late Sunday Night, August 14. (more…)
Cheerleader at Jamboree recounts her experience during chaos of tasing incident
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Finley Stadium was the site of a lot of high school football the last three days, thanks to the Jamboree. The end of what should have been a great time for…