Ford Motor is recalling nearly 273,000 vehicles due to an issue with the parking function that could cause cars to roll away, increasing the risk of a crash, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The state of Tennessee has released their annual school letter report cards for all public schools across the state. These grades are determined via test scores and college/career readiness. We analyzed the grades for all 159 schools…
SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — When the funding for Shannon Johnson’s job as a school mental health counselor came to an abrupt end, two years into a five-year grant, she thought about the work left to be done. Johnson taught elementary and middle-school…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Package thefts, commonly called porch piracy, are becoming increasingly common as holiday deliveries surge. Thieves take advantage of unattended packages left on doorsteps, leaving residents frustrated and out-of-pocket.…
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press A frantic search for the suspect in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University ended at a New Hampshire storage facility…
RED BANK, Tenn. (WDEF)-The city of Red Bank unveiled a plan to deal with a nearly million dollar budget shortfall. Red Bank financial officials say now is the…
CHATTANOOGA,TN (WDEF)— The Chattanooga Public Library brought the joy of reading directly to the Westside neighborhood today with its mobile pop-up library, Poppy. The colorful outreach…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Reviews of the Hamilton County Schools superintendent were released Thursday. All board members have reviewed and rated Dr. Justin Robertson across multiple categories.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - For six years, Silverdale Baptist Church has partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga to help local families achieve homeownership through the organization’s Faith Built Homes…
EAST RIDGE -- An early morning house fire in East Ridge trapped one person inside the structure, prompting an emergency response. Around 6 a.m., crews responded to Adonna Lane in East…
The "warrior dividends" that Mr. Trump announced Wednesday — essentially $1,776 end-of-year bonuses — are being sent to members of the active-duty military with a grade of O-6 or below, the White House said…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Leaders from across Southeast Tennessee gathered in Chattanooga Wednesday for a roadway safety summit hosted by the Lutzie 43 Foundation, focused on preventing distracted and impaired driving,…
Carmen Davis with Chattanooga Parks & Outdoors joins News 12's Amelia Greer as the city gets ready to put on a festive event ahead of Christmas. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)…
By JOHN ROGERS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from the rice paddies of Vietnam to the deserts of…
ATLANTA (AP) — Fani Willis jousted with a Republican Georgia state senator Wednesday about the motives of a special committee in a testy hearing Wednesday as they tried to pin down details about how Willis decided to prosecute Donald Trump and pay for that…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — For decades, the Orange Grove Center has helped keep Chattanooga clean while creating meaningful jobs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Now,…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)- A proposal to create a brand new planning commission for unincorporated Hamilton County has been withdrawn. Commissioner Jeff Eversole proposed this last week. He said that the purpose of such a commission would be to remove…
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)- For months, the state of Tennessee has been searching for a replacement for the Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Drivers across the Southeast are seeing some relief at the pump as gas prices continue to trend downward nationwide. For the third straight week, the national average…
The proposed $85 billion merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads has lost the support of two of their biggest unions that represent more than half their workers because they're worried the deal would increase safety risks, lead to higher shipping…
The Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on a violent Mexican fuel-theft cartel and its imprisoned leader, amid the Trump administration's crackdown on cartels backing operations through stolen oil and gas. The Treasury's Office of…
CHATTANOOGA (ANONYMOUS) - Bradley County became the latest local community to reject building a new mental health hospital in their neighborhood. The background is that Tennessee has agreed to replace the Moccasin Bend facility with a new one in a…
Washington — The Senate approved a $900 billion defense policy bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act on Wednesday, sending it to the president's desk for his signature. The measure cleared the upper chamber with broad bipartisan support in a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Salvation Army of Chattanooga is working to make Christmas a little brighter for local families as it reaches the distribution phase of…