UPDATE: News 12 Now received a response from the Walker County School Board concerning Mrs. Smeiles' presentation at their June 20 meeting. "The Superintendent and Board members welcome and appreciate feedback from…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Officials aren't offering any more details today about the drowning on the Ocoee River over the weekend. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation says one person did die while rafting Saturday Afternoon. But they have…
ROSSVILLE, GA (WDEF) - Rebuilding a school's chorus program can be a difficult challenge, but at Rossville Middle School the rewards far outweighed the risk. Macy Swanson is the Chorus and…
SAN FRANCISCO, California (CBS) - At the headquarters of Ubiquitous Energy near San Francisco there are black solar panels on the roof. But the lights in the company conference room are being powered by…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have charged a suspect for the Brainerd incident Friday night in which one officer was injured. Police were responding to a call when several suspects fled in vehicles. They say an occupant of one of…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The two Republican candidates in Alabama’s U.S. Senate primary runoff on Tuesday can each boast that at one point they had Donald Trump’s endorsement in the race. Trump first backed congressman Mo Brooks before rescinding that…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved COVID vaccines for Americans younger than 5 years old to as young as 6 months. Pfizer's vaccine is a three-dose series, with the first two shots…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating the shooting of two women in a Southside parking lot off of Main Street over the weekend. It happened around 1 AM early Sunday…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Trey Tucker is a McCallie grad. Class of 1998. He's now a licensed therapist here in Chattanooga. He's been helping others for the past decade or so.…
CATOOSA COUNTY, Georgia (WDEF)- The Catoosa County Emergency Management Agency has launched a state of the art emergency alert system to notify citizens of severe weather, environmental hazards, and criminal activity. By replacing the counties legacy emergency alert system with…
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF)- A widespread power outage is currently being reported this Monday morning, June 20, in Dunlap and surrounding areas of Sequatchie County. (more…)
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF)- The Catoosa County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in searching for a missing woman who…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-In honor of Juneteenth, the Charles H Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center and Unity Group of Chattanooga partnered up to provide special guide tours to show the history of blacks in the United state military. the…
Waldens Ridge Emergency Service was on the scene of a woods fire in the Forrest Park area and there were since around 5 am. in a Facebook post WRES says windy conditions and rough terrain are making it more difficult…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Chattanooga Fire Department had a busy 24 hours, including two house fires. On Saturday at 5:18 PM, crews were called to the 300 block of S Parkdale Avenue for reports of a home on fire. On arrival,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-On June 19, 2022, Chattanooga Police responded to a call of a person shot. The following are the preliminary facts of the investigation: Police working the area overheard a loud argument coming from a parking lot adjacent to Station…
Hamilton County, TN – On June 18, 2022 at approximately 10:30 pm, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 2900 block of Retro Hughes Road for the report of a person shot. Upon arrival, preliminary information from the scene…
Saturday afternoon was the Make A Wish Run for Wishes Magical 5k. Make - A - Wish East Tennessee teamed up with local production team The Goose Chase (more…)
Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee and the Chattanooga Festival of Black Arts & Ideas teamed up to host the inaugural Chattanooga Juneteenth Freedom Run & Opal Lee Walk for Freedom. (more…)
Bethlehem Center in Chattanooga held the 2nd annual Southside Juneteenth Jubilee this weekend. This event is meant to bring communities together to celebrate freedom and support economic growth within the African American community. (more…)
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The shots will become available next week, expanding the nation’s vaccination campaign to children as young as 6 months. Advisers to the Centers for…
NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin fell below the psychologically important threshold of $20,000 on Saturday for the first time since late 2020, in a fresh sign that the selloff in cryptocurrencies is deepening. The price of the most popular cryptocurrency…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A building caught fire and later collapsed in Philadelphia, killing one firefighter and injuring five other people, two critically, after all became trapped early Saturday, authorities said. The fire was reported just before 2 a.m. Saturday in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- According to Hamilton County Sheriffs Office, on Friday, June 17, at the request of the Hamilton County District Attorney’s Office, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Services personnel responded to the 700 block of North Germantown Road to…