Deadly Bombings Rock Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanstan (AP) - An Afghan police spokesman says explosions targeting educational institutions in Kabul have killed at least six civilians and injured 11 others. (more…)
Parkridge and Erlanger completing expansions on east side of town
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Two local hospital companies are showing off expansions in the our area. Parkridge East Hospital (East Ridge) has complete their expansion project of its women's services unit. The Birth Place at Parkridge East Hospital offers 23 postpartum…
Tennessee posts the state broadband accessibility map
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The state of Tennessee is posting a broadband map online to get your feedback on the availability in your area. TNECD is asking for public comment through May 30. They have collected data from…
What's Right With Our Schools: College Prepping
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - For students about to graduate high school, knowing what the possibilities are for what college can offer is extremely valuable. See how students from Howard gained some of…
Athens names Fred Schultz as Police Chief
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - The city manager of Athens, Tennessee is making the interim Police Chief his permanent choice. Fred Schultz took over after Cliff Couch was abruptly fire last October. Couch felt the firing was over concerns he raised…
Concerns growing for mobile payment app
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- An online search by News 12 Now shows several Zelle payment app users were scammed out of thousands of dollars. Victims report they believed cyber thieves behind the scams were…
Airports deciding what to do after mask mandate ruling
UPDATE: Response from Chattanooga Metro Airport officials this evening. "There are no policy changes at the moment." _______ UPDATE: Officials with the TSA say they won't enforce the mask mandate after today's ruling. _______ ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (WDEF)…
Pipe bomb explosion leaves Grundy Co. resident with serious injuries
PALMER, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Grundy County Sheriff's Office and other agencies are investigating after a man detonated a pipe bomb on his property. Deputies responded to a home on Stagecoach…
Fort Payne man faces Child Sexual Abuse charge
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - Dekalb County authorities arrested a Fort Payne man last week with child sexual abuse. They began investigating information on 38 year old Carey Lynn Joseph Koss in Marhc. Last Thursday, they charged him with…
More To The Story: Australian Rules Football
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Australian Rules Football is by far and away the most popular team sport "Down Under." It's been around since the mid 1800's. But only an organized sport here in the…
East Ridge responds to NAACP complaint about tazing incident
https://youtu.be/j0UyYQvp-20 A man in East Ridge was tased during a felony traffic stop last Wednesday. This has prompted the NAACP to release a statement questioning how many times a taser should be…
Red Bank charges juvenile with stealing vape cartridges
RED BANK, Tennessee (WDEF) - Police say a break-in at a gas station over the weekend targeted vape cartridges. It happened Saturday night after 11 PM at the Gas N' Go on Dayton Boulevard in Red Bank. An…
Pipe Bombs found after man shows up at hospital with explosion wounds
PALMER, Tennessee (WDEF) - Grundy County officials release information on a pipe bomb case from over the weekend. On Saturday night, 33 year old Carl James Arnold showed up at an emergency room in Dunlap with wounds consistent…
Alex Jones' Infowars files for bankruptcy protection
Infowars filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the website’s founder and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones faces defamation lawsuits over his comments that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.
3 sheriff's deputies shot, suspect killed in central Kansas
Law enforcement officers say three sheriff's deputies were shot and a suspect was killed during a confrontation in central Kansas.
Gas Prices Falling Slightly in the Chattanooga Area
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Gas Prices are beginning to fall slightly from the excruciating highs of the past few months in the Chattanooga area. (more…)
Pro-Russian Ukrainian Politican Being Held Under Arrest
KYIV, Ukraine (AP)- Ukraine’s state security service has posted a video of a Ukrainian politician held on a treason charge offering himself in exchange for the…
TECH BYTE: FDA OKs New Fitbit Heart Feature
Many people use wearable devices to track their steps each day but some of these devices can even track your heartbeat to make sure it's healthy. Fitbit wants to take tracking both your steps and heart health to the next level.
Republican Catoosa County debate
CATOOSA COUNTY, Georgia (WDEF)- Multiple Georgia Republicans came to Catoosa County debate to see who should be the Georgia Republican option. Republican vying for a seat for State house district 1, 2, and 3, plus the state senate District 53…
Body found dead in Rhea County Recovery Effort
RHEA COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF)- Rhea County Sheriff Office Detective Rocky Potter says one person was recovered and pronounced dead on the scene. There was only one person as the other person thought to be there had left the location earlier.…
Tennessee moves bill limiting shackles on pregnant inmates
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee lawmakers are advancing a bill strictly limiting the shackling of pregnant inmates. The bill would generally prohibit restraints of a pregnant inmate. More specifically, a pregnant inmate’s ankles, legs or waist couldn’t be shackled during…
Tennessee tree planting grants applications available
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee’s Community Tree Planting Program is accepting applications for a program that pays half the cost of public tree planting projects. According to a news release from the Agriculture Department, the grants can be used for…
FDA investigating Lucky Charms after reports of illness
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating Lucky Charms cereal after dozens of consumers complained of illness after eating it. The FDA said Saturday it has received more than 100 complaints related to Lucky Charms so far this year.…
12 injured in shooting at South Carolina mall; 3 detained
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Ten people were shot and two others injured in a shooting at a busy shopping mall in South Carolina’s capital that authorities do not believe was a random attack. Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook said three…