MARBLE, North Carolina (WDEF) - North Carolina investigators reveal the arrest of a suspect in a Child Sexual Exploitation case. The suspect is 76 year old David Eugene Barnes from Marble. National groups that monitor child predatory image…
WALKER COUNTY (WDEF) - Saying 'no' to drugs is harder than ever. Part of the reason is because pills you might get for pain actually may come with something you didn't expect. The Lookout…
MARION COUNTY, Tenn. -- This morning, property developer Thunder Enterprises broke ground alongside Governor Bill Lee on a new project in Marion County. "What's happening here is a really important thing in our…
PEMBROKE, Ga. (AP) - Following violent storms blamed for killing at least three people, Southerners cleared fallen trees from roadways and began cleaning up debris from homes and buildings smashed by suspected tornadoes as forecasters warned more violent weather was…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It's the wind ensemble class at UTC. One of three meetings per week on campus. Sophomore Ember Evans is on the scene, getting ready to join the…
CHATSWORTH, Georgia (WDEF) - A northwest Georgia police officer has resigned after being arrest for a domestic violence case at his home. Cody Kintz was a Patrol Sergeant for the Chatsworth Police Department. Last week, Murray County deputies…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers have approved the largest teacher pay raise in a generation. The Alabama House of Representatives on Wednesday gave final approval to the education trust fund budget that increases the minimum starting salaries for K-12…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - Great Smoky Mountains National Park wants to start charging parking fees and increase rates for campsites, day-use cabin rentals and picnic pavilions. The park says the changes, which include a $5 daily parking fee, would be…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - A hospital war is brewing in northwest Georgia. Parkridge Health System is putting up a legal challenge to plans by CHI Memorial to build a new hospital on Battlefield Parkway. It's a dispute over…
Authorities say a former employee shot and wounded two workers at an industrial plant in South Carolina before taking his own life.
UNDATED (WDEF) -- News 12 Now's sports anchor Angela Moryan will be…
BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) - Police and other investigators are out in the silent streets of ruined towns around Ukraine’s capital. (more…)
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- Cleveland City Schools have decided to cancel after school activities for today, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, due to the impending threat of severe weather this evening. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga City Council recently passed a moratorium on the acceptance of vacation rental applications for non-owner rental properties. The unanimous vote took place at Tuesday…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- In 1980, the Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul was listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Cleveland man was killed in a crash this morning on I 75. It happened around 6:30 AM heading south from Cleveland. 63 year old Ricky Forshee was driving a van when he had…
CHICKAMAUGA , GA (WDEF) - First grade is big adjustment in a child's life. The frivolity of kindergarten takes a back seat to more serious learning, but that doesn't mean first grade can't…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Russian escalation in Ukraine isn't just something that's worried all of Europe or the United States government. There are people right here in…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Two Bradley County School Board members have chosen to resign over a residence controversy. Both Troy Weathers and Rodney Dillard have moved out of the voting districts they were originally elected in. …
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Last night, all three candidates for Hamilton County District Attorney made their case for election before a crowd of college students, attorneys, and members of the public. "I have…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Names.org has been crunching names and numbers at the Social Security Administration and have come up with the most popular baby names in Tennessee for 2022. Liam is the top boys name for the state. Wyatt…
HIXSON, TN (WDEF): Meteorologist Bekah Birdsall went up the road in Hixson today for weather in the classroom. The third graders at Dupont elementary school have been learning about different types of…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia lawmakers are handing the decision of whether transgender athletes should be allowed to play high school sports to the state’s main athletic association. The last-minute move came minutes before the 2022 session ended. House Bill 1084…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - This morning, a house caught fire in Catoosa County, Georgia. The fire took place in the 300 Stanley Drive in Ringgold around 9 a.m. The home was still burning when…