CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanoogans have been saddled with increasingly high sewer bills over the last few months. Amy Smith, a woman who lives on disability checks, is just the latest victim of these bills. She says that her latest…
" Folks, we’re not there yet, but we're getting close. "
DUNLAP, Tennessee- Dr. Melissa Cordell said drivers not stopping for the school bus in Dunlap is nothing new. "It’s not a new problem, it’s an ongoing problem that we’ve seen. (Buses) do have the stop sign, some of our new buses…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Humane Educational Society is finding creative ways of enhancing their brand new facility with murals of local pets. A total of five pet portraits are planned for the entrance to the new HES building. The murals…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Navigating life after losing a spouse in no easy task, especially for those who are young. But with an ongoing pandemic putting extra strain on widows and widowers, a local Chattanooga widow started a new nonprofit group…
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is extending the state’s mandatory face mask order by a month.
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - Athens Police report a suspect tazed himself during a fight with an officer. The incident started at 7 AM, when a Riceville firefighter reported that a man was blocking traffic in town and appeared to have…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - As Georgia lawmakers consider several voting reform bills, House Speaker David Ralston is floating one idea. The Blue Ridge Republican is proposing that State ID cards should be free to all eligible Georgians. Right now, you…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Starting Monday, Tennessee will open up vaccine eligibility to many people including folks 16 years and older who have a high-risk health condition. One condition that falls under these conditions that folks might not think about…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - City Councilman Russell Gilbert is leaving Chattanooga government following his unsuccessful run for Mayor on Tuesday. He issued this statement of his dozen years serving on the City Council. “For the past twelve years I have been…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been focusing on missing children in the state over the last couple of months. They say the effort has brought home 150 missing kids across Tennessee. They targeted 240 missing…
A close call in the race for Chattanooga's mayor means 6 more weeks of campaigning for Tim Kelly and Kim White.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have arrested a suspect for a fatal shooting in January. 28 year old Kenneth Trammell was shot on Dodson Avenue after 3AM on January 31st. Investigators have now charged 28 year old Melvin Evans with…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have arrested a suspect for a fatal shooting last summer. 31 year old Quintez Bulloch was shot on July 30th in the 2900 block of Lightfoot Mill road. Police have now charged Bronathon Carter in…
DAYTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - Rhea County investigators suspect a postal worker with stealing mail in our area. On Saturday, officers stopped a woman on Highway 60 that they believed was under the influence. But what they found in her vehicle…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - “It’s a Memphis problem and they’re trying to solve it with a statewide bill.” State Senator Bill Kelsey pushed for a floor vote last week for a bill that would lift all residency requirements for first…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- "What we do versus we get them settled safely and their parking space. It’s different for most people to have a drive-through experience for vaccines," said RN Donna Needham. She said it’s a different type of experience, but…
(WDEF)- Roman Catholic archdioceses in St. Louis and New Orleans have requested Catholics to attempt to stay away from Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Taking the Johnson and Johnson covid vaccine could be viewed as “morally compromised" because it is…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Daphne Westbrook disappeared from Hamilton County in October of 2019 after she spent the weekend with her father. She has now been spotted in New Mexico and Colorado.” Authorities believe Daphne Westbrook’s father, John Oliver Westbrook, has…
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park experienced its second busiest year on record last year.
15 candidate field for Mayor is down to 2.
CHATTANOOGA,Tennessee- There will be a run off for mayor between Tim Kelly and Kim White. Kim White supporters were buzzing with excitement as a late voting push lead to a run off. White trailed Kelly by less than 300 votes,…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into a deadly officer involved shooting in Catoosa County. On Saturday, dispatch received a suspicious phone call. Catoosa County deputies responded to a home on Alabama Highway in Ringgold.…
Catoosa County educators are scheduled to receive their vaccine March 8th. News 12 asked the superintendent about the rollout plan.