BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - This past year has been challenging especially for our local school systems but despite all the challenges, the Bradley County School System has continued to advocate for the education of their students by…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County School Board has named Deputy Superintendent Dr. Nakia Towns as the Interim Superintendent in light of Dr. Bryan Johnson stepping down in August. But the school board's policy states she will…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia’s House speaker says he will seek $75 million in the state budget to give each police officer and sheriff’s deputy a $1,000 bonus, increase salaries for prosecutors and public defenders and bolster the capacity of the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County Health officials say they are concerned now about rising Covid cases and hospitalizations in our area. Both have jumped more than 200% in the last two weeks. And they are seeing more…
UPDATE: Later in the afternoon, Mayor Kelly ordered a second community center to be closed for cleaning. The Frances B. Wyatt Community Center will also be temporarily shutdown so crews and can sanitize the facility after another case there. Health…
Organizers are busy putting together a trucking convention here in Chattanooga come mid-September. The event will be open to all truckers everywhere. With a special emphasis on one special group of workers. Chattanooga's own Sharae Moore…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A group that runs a Tennessee shelter for unaccompanied immigrant youth has sued the state over its decision to suspend the facility’s license after an employee was arrested following abuse allegations. Baptiste Group filed the lawsuit…
U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II.
Scientists are racing to confirm the cause of a mysterious ailment that has sickened and killed thousands of songbirds in several mid-Atlantic states.
A couple whose gender reveal ceremony sparked a Southern California wildfire that killed a firefighter last year have been charged with involuntary manslaughter.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The car that built Chattanooga's Volkswagen plant is driving off into the sunset. Volkswagen of America has confirmed that the company is offering one last Limited Edition of the Passat before discontinuing it in 2022. The 1,973…
MARION COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF)- "There are some parents that are nervous, I'll be honest with you. I’ve heard from some of those parents especially regarding the way the numbers are," said Marion County Superintendent Mark Griffith. Marion…
Using GetMyBoat, you can rent anything from luxury yachts, pontoons, sailboats or kayaks. You even have the option of linking up with your own boat captain if you don't feel like navigating the water yourself. I talked…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A fire on the third floor at Erlanger Hospital was quickly contained this evening. It broke out in a closet around 5 PM. Staff got the fire out with extinguishers before the fire department arrived. The firefighters…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The condition of Chattanooga roadways has been a topic of conversation for years. "It's a wide spread problem but if we can take care of our city and make our roads better, it's a…
HARRISON, Tennessee (WDEF) - Firefighters had to deal with several explosions in a garage fire this afternoon in Harrison. It happened on Banther Road off Highway 58 around 3 PM. Highway 58 Volunteer firefighters found a two car garage and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department is hosting a back to school vaccinate and birth certificate event. The events are located at the health department and open on weekdays from 8am to 4pm. Parents or…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - After months of waiting, Lowe's has announced the locations that were chosen for their 100 Hometowns project. News 12 caught up with former Lowe’s associate and country music star, Kane Brown, who helped to…
The firing of Tennessee Department of Health's top vaccine specialist has become a political football.
ATLANTA (AP) - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says her 12-hour suspension from Twitter is "a Communist-style attack on free speech.” Twitter says it imposed the timeout because some of her tweets violated its policy against spreading misinformation about the coronavirus…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga airport is finishing final touches on the newly constructed, four - story parking garage. The twenty five million project took a little over a year to complete. President/CEO of the Chattanooga airport, Terry…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Hamilton County deputy superintendent Nakia Towns was elected interim superintendent Monday. It was a 5-3 decision in favor of Towns over Zac Brown in the final vote. board member Jenny Hill voted for Towns.…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee's Department of Health has postponed their annual Immunization Summit as controversy over Covid vaccines continues to swirl around it. The Department's website announced the virtual summit was postponed until further notice. But officials are saying…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - While burglaries have been dropping in general over the last few years, that's not true for a lot of southern cities. The website Porch.com has been crunching FBI stats to find out the burglary clusters in the…