Local Gas Company warns of Utility Scams
Scams of all kinds are on the rise, but utility scams are really heating up. News 12's Joeli Poole shows us how to stay one step ahead of the criminals.
Victim killed in early morning crash on I 75
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police report that a 35 year old man died in a crash this morning on I 75. Traffic investigators say he was driving a Chevrolet that rear ended a tractor trailer around 6 AM. The truck…
Police charge teen who dropped his cellphone at a murder scene
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A second person has been charged in the murder of Alfred Pittmon Sr. Pittman was killed on 7th Avenue in Chattanooga last month. Investigators believe 19 year old Kenneth Moore dropped his cellphone at the scene. Police…
Noah and Amber Clare found safe on a California beach
SAN CLEMENTE, California (WDEF) - Noah and Amber Clare have been found safe in California. They have been the subject of Amber and Endangered Child Alerts in Kentucky and Tennessee. Authorities believe Jacob Clare took 16 year old Amber from…
Sheriff's Office arrests student for threat at Ooltewah High
OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in the case of a school threat at Ooltewah High. On Tuesday, school officials notified parents of a threat written on a bathroom wall for Friday. Sheriff's…
Kids learning about the 1800s at Audubon Acres Pioneer event
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Audubon Acres takes a journey back to the 1800s to show if times were simpler. Loading and firing a gun three or maybe 4 times a minute. Plus kids learn what’s…
Operation Christmas Child drop-off locations are now open
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Drop-off locations for Operation Christmas Child boxes are now open! Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts—filled with school supplies, hygiene items, and fun toys—to children worldwide…
Tennessee grand jury won't indict in coal ash spill cleanup
KINGSTON, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee grand jury this week declined to indict four men who helped supervise the cleanup of a massive 2008 coal ash spill at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston Fossil Plant. A former investigative reporter for…
Atlanta Braves announce Cherokee event at Truist Park
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - The Atlanta Braves will celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a new event highlighting Cherokee history and culture at Truist Park. Cherokee traditions at Truist Park will happen on Saturday, November 27 from 11:30 AM to…
CAD4HOPE food drive
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF)-Collegedale Academy students brought in, collected, and donated around 10,000 pounds of food for a Brainerd Food Pantry. This is the 38th annual CAD4HOPE for Collegedale academy. This year the…
Collegedale Academy holds 38th annual food drive
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Collegedale Academy students brought in, collected, and donated around 10 thousand pounds of food for a Brainerd food bank. This is the 38th annual CAD-4-HOPE for Collegedale Academy. This year the school chose to collect food…
Beer Board Revokes The Blue Light Bar License, Owner Appeals
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - "I think what we've all witnessed here conclusively is a witch hunt and my beer permit was just revoked for no reason," says The Blue Light…
Deere workers approve 3rd contract offer, will end strike
Deere & Co. workers approved a new contract Wednesday that will deliver 10% raises immediately and end a month long strike for more than 10,000 employees.
Winds whip up volcanic ash from 1912 eruption in Alaska
Volcano scientists issued an alert Wednesday, warning that a cloud of ash — from an eruption more than century ago — was headed toward Alaska’s Kodiak Island.
Covid Endgame: How do we cross the finish line?
Just a few weeks ago Covid-19 cases were steadily declining. Unfortunately, that low didn’t last long as cases are once again on the rise.
Publix store opens on South Broad Street
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - After months of planning and construction, a new Publix opened in Chattanooga today. The store is located on South Broad Street, the same property the Mount…
City of Chattanooga Proposes Funding Immediate Enclosed Encampment for City's Homeless
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The city of Chattanooga is hoping to set up an enclosed encampment off 12th Street for the city's growing homeless population. "We're really just trying to come in with an…
Jeremy Sutton pleads guilty to 2019 murder
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A man with a long criminal history has pleaded guilty to a murder from 2019. Jeremy Otto Sutton pleaded guilty to second degree murder of Douglas Holmes. The victim was shot in his own home in June…
Human Trafficking Operation Results in a Dozen Arrests in Hamilton County and Region
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has sent out a press release stating that a two-day undercover operation by special agents with the TBI Human Trafficking Unit, Chattanooga Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, and Tennessee Human Trafficking Task…
Collegedale Police identify suspect in Southern University Sexual Assault case
UPDATE From Collegedale Police: Collegedale Police located Claude Finch III in an apartment in the East Brainerd area. After a short foot pursuit Finch was taken into custody a few minutes before 5…
Exemptions so far to new law limiting Covid mandates
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE Tenn. (AP) - Universities and a national laboratory are among those landing exemptions to a Tennessee law that limits or prohibits most government entities and businesses from instituting COVID-19 prevention mandates. Early exemptions have…
Defendant takes stand in trial over killing of Ahmaud Arbery
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The defendant who fired the shotgun that killed Ahmaud Arbery took the stand Wednesday as defense attorneys began presenting their case in the murder trial of three men, saying, “I want…
Customer injured when pickup crashes into Mapco
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Fire Department reports that a pickup truck ran into a convenience store this morning in Hixson. It happened at the Mapco on Highway 153 at Gadd…
"Putt-Putt" Golf Encourages Student Engagement
ROCK SPRING, Georgia (WDEF) - All of us are trying our best to work through COVID-19. Navigating through something we've never experienced before. A global pandemic. Many people and organizations…