CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - A court officer was bitten by an inmate according to the Bradley County Sheriff's Office. Last week, Corrections Deputy Amber Owens was doing her usual job at the Courthouse, shuttling suspects between the holding cell and…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The pedestrian who was hit crossing MLK Boulevard last Thursday morning has died. The 57 year old man was crossing near the Read House around 8:15 AM when he was hit by a Jaguar heading East. Police…
(WDEF) - A Tennessee man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for being legally drunk and speeding in a vehicle crash that killed an off-duty police officer. The Shelby County district attorney's office says Marquell Griffin was sentenced…
FILE - A Ukrainian soldier stands a top a destroyed Russian APC after recent battle in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 26, 2022. With Russia continuing to strike and encircle urban populations, from Chernihiv and Kharkiv in…
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CLEVELAND, Tenn.- Drivers in Cleveland and Bradley County will need to be aware of sobriety checkpoints that are scheduled to take place on April 9. (more…)
Some new tech is helping to remove tons of garbage from the Tennessee River and other waterways. Here's how it works.
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-Sip Tennessee made a stop in Chattanooga over the weekend. Over a dozen Tennessee wineries brought some of their wines to the Scenic City. Jonathan ball said things are…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- A historical addition has temporarily been added to the Charles H Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center. Jacob Parrott is considered the first…
OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF)- Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public's help identifying a man who was hit by a vehicle on Interstate 75 near Ooltewah, Tennessee, early Sunday morning. Deputies were called to the scene on I-75 northbound…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-When you hear the term ‘The Ides of March,” it usually refers to the 74th day of the calendar year. It roughly translates to about March 15th. Today, in Renaissance…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF)- Smoke coming from Signal Mountain. News 12 just spoke with a person who said he was driving up and down the mountain and it looked like a California…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA---It was a great day for the Chattanooga Mocs athletics family. Despite chilly weather compared to the glorious start to spring this week, the front of McKenzie…
FORT OGLETHORPE, Georgia (WDEF) - The 6th Cavalry Museum in Fort Oglethrope came to being back in 1981. Until this week, there was no virtual experience TO the museum. But when…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Gas prices are on their way down, but some people across America are already fed up with gas, and are looking for electric vehicles. They're learning that the cost of getting…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The Whitfield County Fire Department has been battling a blaze at a local plant The fire began at Asset Recycling on Cross Plains Boulevard off of Highway 41,…
DUNLAP, Tennessee (WDEF) - 75% of the water system in Dunlap has been down today because of a water main break. The city reports that a 16" main was "disrupted." The repairs should be completed by 5:30-6:00 PM. But their…
OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) - Ooltewah resident Alexander Bormotov has traveled to Poland to help refugees from his native country of Ukraine. "I'm at the center where they help around 400 refugees,…
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, has signed a bill that will deliver additional income tax refunds due to the state's budget surplus. It will go to those who filed taxes…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- National Medal of Honor Day began as the sun rose at the National Cemetery in Chattanooga. Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center offered two for…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - A jury convicted a Catoosa County man of rape this week. It took them less than an hour to find 28 year old Lon Taylor Willbanks guilty of raping his former girlfriend. It happened on the…
CHATSWORTH, Georgia (WDEF) - A north Georgia driver has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in a horrendous crash last summer. It happened on Smyrna-Ramurst Road south of Chatsworth. Adam Lamar Harrington and James Aubrey Martin were at the home of…
WDEF - Tennessee's state veterinarian says restrictions have been lifted for avian influenza in a county bordering where Kentucky saw a recent outbreak at a commercial chicken facility. In a news release, state veterinarian Dr. Samantha Beaty says avian influenza…