CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - "I can't stop cancer," says Chad Ehlers during a Tik Tok video that has gone viral. Mia Ehlers was diagnosed with leukemia before she was even two years old in July…
A 17-year-old Chickamauga girl with autism that has been missing since January 19th has been found safe. The Chickamauga Police Department tells News 12 Talyn Kernea was found in Charlotte, North Carolina around 3 this afternoon. Her family is on…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It's a new outreach program being rolled out by Minor League Baseball. It's called "The Nine." Honoring all of the great Black players that have made such an impact…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hundreds of women and men met at the Westin Chattanooga to address policies that impact women in Tennessee. "It's important for women across the state to understand the policies that affect…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- A Chattanooga surgeon is using intense cold therapy as a means to help patients with pain and decrease the use of opioids. "I want to get off opioids as…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- For the first time in city history, Chattanooga is augmenting the pay of Head Start and Early Head Start employees. Head Start workers receive their pay…
SODDY-DAISY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County officials say a wreck near the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant this afternoon has killed a juvenile. The single vehicle crash happened around 2:35 PM in the 9900 block of Hixson Pike above Lake Site. The…
MURPHY, North Carolina (WDEF) - A Police dog in Murphy, NC has died after being run over by a vehicle. K-9 Deputy Bane was hit by the vehicle on Thursday. The Sheriff's Office says Bane died moments after the incident.…
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Georgia (WDEF)- Lookout Mountain Police and Fire Department work station has taken a new step in keeping its community safe. School Kids rose the flag to officially open…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Singer Kane Brown has scheduled his first stadium headlining show in his hometown of Chattanooga. We will be the first stop on the new leg of his current tour announced on Friday. Brown will perform at…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - In a prepared statement, the Nashville District Attorney General said Chattanooga District Attorney General Neil Pinkston acted appropriately and correctly when he asked for an investigation by the T-B-I. Pinkston accused Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Lead…
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI announces an arrest in a 25 year old murder in McMinn County. The case involved a woman whose body was dumped on the side of an I -75 off ramp in 1996. Investigators identified…
The residents of Sale Creek have heard all the jokes about McDonald Farm... But when Hamilton County bought the old property, it became a dose of…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The River City Company is bringing a new, unique event to the Tennessee River this spring. Rock The Riverfront is a month-long celebration from March 4-April 3. It will bring…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A large truck has overturned on the interstate in the merge of I-75 and 24. It is blocking northbound traffic coming out of Georgia towards Hamilton Place Mall. TDOT reports that the northbound entry ramp is closed,…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- A fire at a local downtown homeless camp has left one woman with 15% of her body covered in severe burns. Chattanooga firefighters were dispatched Wednesday night after receiving a…
SMYRNA, Tennessee (WDEF) - More than 190 soldiers returned to Tennessee on Thursday after a ten month deployment in the Middle East. They are members of the Tennessee National Guard's 1st Battalion, 181st…
Nearly two years after the first COVID case was identified in Chattanooga, more than one thousand people have died of coronavirus-related illness in Hamilton County. "Omicron is just, is doing terrible damage in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- The expanded Chattanooga Boat Show launched earlier today for the start of a four day venture at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Over 25 boat brands were on display for people…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) -With the supply chain, computer chip shortage continues to impact access to goods. Used Car prices have hit another all time high with the average price on a used car…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - School officials say several students have been arrested following a fight at Cleveland High School on Wednesday. They say it happened in the Commons area. Witnesses who shot video…
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A two year undercover drug operation in East Tennessee nets one suspect from Dalton. The TBI and several agencies in the Knoxville area have been conducting the investigation since March of 2020. They were targeting a…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A woman suffered serious burns in a fire last night at a homeless camp. It happened around 10PM near the Riverpark on Middle Street off of Amnicola Highway. Witnesses say…
The leader of the violent Islamic State group was killed during an overnight raid carried out by U.S. special forces in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, President Joe Biden said Thursday.