CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Friday morning, the FDA approved the COVID vaccine booster for all adults. And a few hours later, an outside panel of the CDC voted unanimously to recommend allowing all adults…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - A Flat Rock, Alabama man has been charged with sexual abuse of a minor. The charges against Mark Anthony Bryson are first and second degree rape, sexual abuse of a child uner 12 and sodomy.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - When you think of competitive sports, you probably don't think about rifle shooting. But it's an Olympic sport, and people of all ages have been doing it…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-Food truck alley is now playing host of several foster care agencies do the one person‘s connection to adoption so food truck alley you can get food and information on…
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - A man was found guilty this week of the rape and molestation of a 13 year old girl in Walker County. The abuses happened in May of 2017. Prosecutors say Charles James Spikes was living with…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A Chattanooga man has pled guilty to aggravated child abuse of a newborn. In March of 2019, a month old girl was found at a home, unconscious. She was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Her father,…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Governor Bill Lee is ending the current Covid-19 state of emergency in Tennessee. It will expire at midnight and he is not renewing it. "For almost 20 months, this tool has provided deregulation and operational flexibility for…
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Keithen Edward Eckart has pled guilty to three counts of rape of a child. He was arrested in September. Prosecutors say he confessed then to unlawful sexual contact with 3 juveniles under 13. Assistant District Attorney Addie…
Kyle Rittenhouse is comforted by his lawyer as he was acquitted of all charges at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. The jury came back with its verdict after close…
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's office warned lawmakers that their bill limiting COVID-19 restrictions would violate federal law that protects people with disabilities and put the state at risk of losing federal funds.
A rare first printing of the U.S. Constitution sold at Sotheby’s in New York for $43.2 million, a record price for a document or book sold at auction.
A manufacturer of motorsports racing fuels plans to invest more than $14 million to expand its operations in northwest Tennessee creating 150 jobs.
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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, 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…
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, 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…