HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County deputies say a single vehicle crash this afternoon involved a fatality. It happened after noon just off of I 75 on Ooltewah-Georgetown Road above Ooltewah. Investigators don't know the cause of the wreck…
Breaking their silence for the first time since their arrest, “Full House” star Lori Loughlin and fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli apologized Friday before a judge sentenced each of them to prison.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - McKamey Animal Center says they are over capacity at this moment. Officials are asking people to either adopt an animal or help foster one until the shelter clears out some. Mckamey says they have over 150 animals…
A former California police officer who became known as the Golden State Killer told victims he’s “truly sorry” before he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
East Ridge Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting that happened this morning around 8:20.
"We believe this is the ‘shot in the arm’ our community needs right now."
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton school board members gave their approval to renovate Lakeside and move CSLA to that location. It happened during their meeting Thursday night. Most recently, board members were weighing three options for CSLA, that one,…
Harold Wayne Nichols was a serial rapist in Chattanooga who killed Karen Pulley in 1988.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rapper and music producer Kanye West has submitted a petition to appear on Tennessee’s ballot this November as an unaffiliated presidential candidate. Secretary of state's office spokeswoman Julia Bruck confirmed Thursday that West had submitted the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee could release more data on COVID-19 cases in schools after all, if Gov. Bill Lee gets the answer he wants from the federal government. At a news conference Thursday, the Republican said his administration is…
"The big thing is appropriate medical care and preventative medical care."
2 trucks, motorcycle and another vehicle all in 3 days
Chattanooga and Hamilton county, like most other communities are moving toward opening sporting events despite the coronavirus pandemic. Hamilton county mayor Jim Coppinger was on News 12 this morning with a strong reminder on attending those events. "It's extremely important…
Father was out of town when he check shocking cam video
In an effort to prevent more school shut downs, the school district is changing their procedure from reactive to proactive -Hiring Service Management Systems to disinfect during school hours.
"It started day one. It will settle them in a little bit."
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A large pickup crashed into the lobby of a medical office Thursday morning in Chattanooga. The F-250 pickup went into the waiting room area of the Center for Oral Facial Implants Surgery on Shallowford Road. Luckily, no…
More than two dozen major fires were scorching California on Thursday, largely the result of an unprecedented lightning siege that dropped nearly 11,000 strikes over several days.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Zoo has now extended their hours every Thursday for the month of September. Zoo officials say the hours have been extended to 8 pm, that's three hours past their normal closing time. The Zoo says…
Former White House adviser Steve Bannon has been arrested on charges that he and three others ripped off donors to an online fundraising scheme “We Build The Wall.”
New jobless claims in Tennessee rose to 13,806 after three weeks of declining numbers.
MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Crescent Sock Company has operated in Niota since 1902. It's stayed in the family, and the sisters who own it and run it are the great grand-daughters of Febb Burn. "She was a school…
The company owns Hamilton Place and Northgate malls, among hundreds of others across the country.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Auburn University said a number of students are quarantined after COVID-19 cases were reported in a campus residence hall and a fraternity house. Spokesman Preston Sparks said Wednesday that the university is aware of multiple students…
