CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County School system announces another round of principal changes for next year. David Cory will be the new principal at East Ridge Elementary. He is an assistant at Harrison Elementary and has 20 years of…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Two of Chattanooga's major musical events are returning after a pandemic break. The Moon River Music Festival announced their return on Thursday after cancelling last year. The Festival is back on September 11 & 12 at Coolidge…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The storm front that rushed through Chattanooga this evening trapped a resident in their home in St. Elmo. The Chattanooga Fire Department had to free a resident trapped inside their house. A large tree was blown down…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga will hold its 72nd Armed Forces Day Parade on Friday. The parade starts at 10:30 AM at the intersection of MLK Boulevard and Market Street. It will then proceed up Market to the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee lawmakers have adjourned for the year after spending their final moments slashing how long the unemployed can receive benefits, and banning certain concepts on race and racism from being taught in schools. The GOP-controlled General…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating a shooting in the Glenwood community near Memorial Hospital. It happened around 12:30 PM in the 1200 block of Wheeler Avenue. A 25 year old male was taken to the hospital with a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Ten Hamilton County high school students are being recognized for their artwork. The winning artwork will be displayed on EPB utility boxes for at least a year and on EPB windows during the month…
President Joe Biden has unveiled a new $1.8 trillion spending and tax plan called the American Families Plan.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - “When you’re using the term systemic racism and making that the focal point of so much of the discussion, soon it reframes everything.” The Tennessee legislature passed a bill Wednesday that would strip…
GRAYSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Catoosa County Sheriff details a chase of a man suspected of stalking a woman in a park that eventually led to a shutdown of a local elementary school. It began Thursday morning at Jack Mattox…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Mother's Day is on Sunday and it is the second busiest holiday for Tennessee Wholesale Florist on McCallie Avenue. While their cooler is nearly full, that wasn't the case last year. Tanner Stewart, a…
The Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce created a pledge titled, 'CEO's for Racial Equity'.
CALHOUN, Georgia (WDEF) - We told you the Tennessee side of the stolen Rolls Royce chase on Tuesday. Now the Georgia State Patrol explains how it began. They got word of an armed car-jacking suspect heading north on I 75…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports only minor injuries from a school bus crash this morning in Bradley County. It happened on Brymer Creek Road in the McDonald area. The bus was headed to…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The family of Salman Mohamed say he was struggling with mental health issues. Metro Police believe Mohamed "setup" officers by calling in a false shooting report and then firing on the officers who responded. One Metro…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - “There has not been any cooperation from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.” A Chattanooga clergy group says they’ve repeatedly been denied meetings with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office regarding use of excessive force.…
For three years, three schools have been involved in the 'trauma informed' program in Hamilton County. Going forward, 14 more schools will follow suit.
Stolen in Georgia, suspects from Jackson, Tennessee
More people in the Chattanooga area are being hired for jobs in the hospitality and tourism industry. News 12's Brian Armstrong hears from a tourism expert with what the Tennessee Valley can expect.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Administrators at Brown Middle School report they found a student with a handgun on Wednesday. The Principal says the weapon was immediately confiscated. They called police which will investigate the case. "At BMS, we are committed to…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The Whitfield County Fire Department spent much of its nights fighting a fire at a carpet store at 219 West Avenue in Dalton. No cause for the blaze has been announced but a half dozen crews…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - ArtsBuild is a local nonprofit organization that helps support artists in our area. The organization is announcing a Racial Equity Grant for Individual Artists program. The program renews grant-funded support for artists of color …
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Anecdotal evidence from women around the country has led to questions about how COVID-19 vaccines may affect women's menstrual cycles. One Chattanooga doctor says they have not seen any instances in this area but…
Facebook's Oversight Board voted to uphold former President Trump's ban from the platform after his account was suspended four months ago for inciting violence that led to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot.