What's Right With Our Schools: OLPH Nature Explorer Outdoor Classroom
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Children are natural explorers. Pairing classroom lessons with what they can see and touch in the outside world is a key to…
TECH BYTE: App Makes Office Meetings Virtual Reality
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Many of us have gotten used to virtual meetings this year, thanks to the pandemic. But what if you could also meet with…
Restaurant owner and friend killed in car crash
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- Cleveland Police are investigating a early Sunday morning fatal crash. The accident happened in the 600 Block of North Ocoee Street in Cleveland. Cleveland Police say that a Ford F-150 left the roadway and struck a large…
Update: Third teen involved in fatal crash dies
Update:DALTON, Ga. (WDEF)- The Georgia State Patrol says that 19-year-old Kathryn Beasley succumbed to her injuries last night. GSP is still investigating the crash. We will keep you updated as we learn more. DALTON, Ga. (WDEF)- The Georgia State Patrol says…
TECH BYTE: Tesla Working on Human-like Robot
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn't settling for just space. Yes, he's done a lot for the space industry, but he's reaching for the stars…
Butterfly Festival honors Katie Beth Carter
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF)- Today was the fourth annual Butterfly Festival in Ringgold. The festival is held at Heritage High School in honor of Katie Beth Carter. Carter was 18-years-old when she was killed in…
Man shot early Saturday morning
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga police are investigating after a man was shot early this morning in the 1800 block of South Willow Street . Police say that the victim was standing by his car when he heard several people talking…
Smoking while on oxygen causes early morning fire
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Chattanooga fire department says that two disabled occupants barely escaped a fire early this morning. The fire happened on West 51st Street around midnight. The fire department says that the fire was caused by one…
Chattanooga Police Respond to Shooting Early Saturday on S. Willow St.
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF): Very early Saturday morning, a man was found shot on the 1800 block of South Willow Street according to Chattanooga Police. The victim, 38, told investigators he was standing next to his vehicle when he heard loud…
CPD: Man Shot as a Result of Alleged Robbery
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF): Chattanooga Police report a man, 30, was shot as a result of an attempted robbery on Friday, September 3. This happened on the 1700 block of South Beech street. According to CPD, two individuals approached the victim…
Biden walks storm-ravaged Louisiana: 'I know you're hurting'
LAPLACE, La. (AP) — Giant trees knocked sideways. Homes boarded up with plywood. Off-kilter street signs. Less than a week after Hurricane Ida battered the Gulf Coast, President Joe Biden walked the streets of a hardhit Louisiana neighborhood on Friday…
Biden moves to declassify documents about Sept. 11 attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday directed the declassification of certain documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a supportive gesture to victims' families who have long sought the records in hopes of implicating the Saudi…
Power to be restored to New Orleans by middle of next week
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Power should be restored to New Orleans by the middle of next week, utility officials said Friday, and sheriff's deputies warned people returning to communities outside the city to come equipped like survivalists because of the…
Ex-prosecutor indicted for misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery death
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A former Georgia prosecutor was indicted Thursday on misconduct charges alleging she used her position to shield the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery from being charged with crimes immediately after the shootings. A grand…
US hospitals hit with nurse staffing crisis amid COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a nurse staffing crisis that is forcing many U.S. hospitals to pay top dollar to get the help they need to handle the crush of patients this summer. The problem, health leaders say, is twofold:…
Taco Tour of Rossville Boulevard
ROSSVLLE (WDEF)- During the last two weeks of September people can get a taco for just two dollars and fifty cents from seven different restaurants including Miss G’s. "It’s a great…
Judge blocks Tenn. gov's mask opt-out order in Shelby County
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee from allowing parents to opt out of school mask requirements in Shelby County, the state’s largest county that includes Memphis. U.S. District…
Detectives arrest Chattanooga man for murder of Ringgold therapist
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - Catoosa County detectives have arrested a suspect in the murder of a therapist this week in Ringgold. The suspect is 36 year old Cameron Gravitt of Chattanooga. Investigators say Glenn Fraser was found stabbed…
Cleveland School officials explain their mask mandate
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Mask mandates are in effect, or going into effect in many parts of the country. Add the Cleveland city school system to that list. As News 12's…
Police: man trying to recover stolen property was shot
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Police believe a confrontation over some disputed property lead to a shooting Thursday night in Bonny Oaks. The incident happened after 9 PM at a home on Stockton Drive off of Bonny Oaks. They say…
Nurse practitioner convicted of unlawful opioid distribution in Manchester
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A jury in Chattanooga this week convicted a man of unlawfully distributing prescription opioids. 64- year old Mark Daniel Allen was a nurse practitioner at a clinic in Manchester that he owned. Prosecutors say he…
Keith Urban's tour production manager, 72, dies from fall
PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio (AP) — The longtime tour production manager for country star Keith Urban has died after falling from a stage before an Ohio concert. Randy “Baja” Fletcher, 72, died on Aug. 27 at a hospital after falling the previous…
Fired Tennessee vaccine director files federal lawsuit
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The terminated vaccine director in Tennessee has sued the state in federal court and says she wants to clear her name. Michelle Fiscus was fired after Republican lawmakers objected to her promoting COVID-19 vaccinations for teenagers.…
Gov. Lee: No plans to take up Texas abortion law
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican Gov. Bill Lee says he has no plans to introduce anti-abortion legislation similar to what Texas adopted earlier this year. Lee told reporters on Thursday that the state is awaiting a ruling on the state's…