More To The Story: Hard to Place Pets
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Carnell is enjoying life. We should be envious! Carnell can whack down a can of cheese whiz in no time. He loves to swim. He spends…
Hour long chase involving multiple East Tennessee Counties
DECATUR, Tennessee (WDEF) - It was a long, winding road that led Dustin Cody Miller to a jail cell in Decatur. It started Thursday when Sweetwater Police began chasing Miller in a stolen pickup from Bradley County. The pursuit went…
Suspect charged in Charleston holdup
CHARLESTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - Bradley County investigators have charged a suspect in a violent holdup Thursday of a gas station. It happened at the BP fuel station on Hiwassee Street in Charleston around 1 PM. The Sheriff says a man…
Hamilton County Schools addresses bullying at board meeting
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- "Creating a community of belonging." This is the culture that Hamilton County Schools wants to create for its students. Dr. Marsha Drake was one of three women tonight who spoke on…
Support Angela and Boys and Girls Club at Dancing with the Stars!
News 12's Angela Moryan is putting on her dancing shoes and will be one of the featured dancers for Dancing with the Stars in Cleveland Friday. Support the Boys…
Cleveland High announces aviation program for students
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Cleveland High School students will be able to take flight next fall. School officials announce they will offer an aviation program called Tango Flight beginning in August. They will learn multiple engineering concepts with an emphasis…
Midway through, Georgia is seeing record early voting
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Georgia officials report record early voting numbers continue for the May primaries. 270,000 Georgians have voted early in the first week and a half (through Wednesday). That's far in front of both the 2018 and 2020…
US Xpress addresses layoffs this week
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga based US Xpress is laying off workers this week. They are not releasing the exact number, but one viewer says it is more than a hundred. The news comes after a tough financial report for the…
Chattanooga Police Officers Provide Aid in Ukraine
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Eleven weeks ago today, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting a war that would cost the lives of thousands. Like the rest of us, Chattanooga Police Sergeant Jeremiah Cook looked to the conflict…
Police looking for Dollar General hold-up suspect
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Police are looking for the person who robbed a Dollar General store in East Ridge at gunpoint. It happened at around 9:30 Monday night at the Dollar General in…
From The Archives: Friday the 13th superstitions
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Is Friday the 13th really the right day to try something new? The date has become linked to bad luck, like walking under ladders or…
Homeowner stabbed to death in Spring City
SPRING CITY, Tennessee (WDEF) - One person died and another is hospitalized after a stabbing in Rhea County. A neighbor called 9-1-1 this morning to a home on Possum Trot Road near Spring City The neighbor tells us the homeowner…
Sources: Hyundai to set $7B Georgia plant during Biden visit
By JEFF AMY and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - A U.S. official says South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group is expected next week to announce it’s building a massive electric vehicle plant near Savannah, Georgia. Hyundai is finalizing…
Ashley Judd talks about mental health after mother's death
The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) - Ashley Judd encouraged people to seek help for their mental health after the loss of her mother, country star Naomi Judd. In an interview on “Good Morning America,” the movie star said she…
Tennessee GOP leaders not planning to ban contraception
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Top Republican leaders in Tennessee say they don’t have plans to ban contraceptives as they await a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on whether the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade…
Results from latest round of water testing at Hamilton Co. schools
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County schools are sharing the results from their latest round of water testing. They've been testing water supplies at the schools for lead over the last two years. Lead generally gets into drinking water from…
Red Robin restaurant suffers second fire in 3 weeks
UPDATE: The Chattanooga Fire Department now says they believe the fire was caused by welding work and grease accumulation. _______ CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - This hasn't been a good month for the Red…
Volkswagen hosting job fair, looking to hire 1,000 new employees
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- It's an understatement to say that, right now, the folks at Volkswagen have been busy here in Chattanooga. Speculations have begun to develop that an additional corporate plant could be coming…
Boyd Buchanan School hosts Annual Physics Boat Day
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Boats and brainiacs took to Lake Buccaneer Wednesday afternoon at Boyd Buchanan School for the Annual Physics Boat Day race. Students designed and raced homemade boats out of…
Mayor Jim Coppinger congratulates Weston Wamp on Primary win
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Outgoing Mayor Jim Coppinger kept quiet about the candidates running in the Republican primary to replace him. When he announced he would not seek re-election last year, businessman Matt Hullander, Commission member Sabrena Smedley and…
How your Senator voted today on Women’s Health Protection Act
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - A bill aimed to protect abortion rights from an upcoming Supreme Court ruling failed in the U.S Senate 51 votes against to 49 for. The Democratic sponsored bill was hastily put together before a Roe V…
More To The Story: Vietnam Veteran Reunion
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Vietnam War. A tough period of time for our country. We lost over 58,000 Americans in that conflict. For those who made it back home alive,…
Volkswagen announces electric Scout pickup for the U.S.
BERLIN, Germany (WDEF) - The Volkswagen Group now confirms they will create a new company and a new brand for the American market. They will re-invigorate the old International Harvester brand of "Scout" SUV's and wagons from the 1960s and…
Andy Ledford charged with business robbery
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Bradley County Sheriff's Office has charged Andy Ledford with a burglary early Tuesday morning. A business owner contract the department around 4 AM that his surveillance system alerted him that a man was going through…