Hang glider rescued from a tree
WEST BROW, Georgia (WDEF) - Rescue squads were called to this afternoon to save a hang glider off Lookout Mountain. The pilot landed in a tree, about 60 feet off of the ground. They used ropes to get the pilot…
Will Chattanooga's booming housing market end?
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Over the last year, Chattanooga’s Housing market has continued to boom despite an ongoing pandemic. Home values have increased nearly 15% compared to last year's pre-pandemic prices, realtors suggest that this may be a…
7 inmates charged with one of the stabbings at Silverdale
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County investigators have now made arrests in the rash of stabbings at the Silverdale Detention Center last weekend. Seven inmates have now been charged with the first incident that happened Friday night just before 8PM. An…
Teen charged with bringing handgun to Walker County schools
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Walker County Sheriff says a teenager has been charged with bringing an unloaded gun to a pair of schools. Sheriff Steve Wilson says it happened on Wednesday. A 14 year old former student at Chattanooga…
Driver charged with DUI after fatal wreck
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A 29 year old woman was killed in a one car crash on Bailey avenue in Chattanooga Thursday night. 32-year old Christopher Patterson was driving the car. He is charged with DUI and vehicular homicide. Police say he…
U.S.S. Chattanooga possibly located by UTC class
It's a mystery more than 150 years in the making. Some UTC students and a professor may have finally found the U.S.S. Chattanooga.
Success at no appointment covid-19 vaccination site
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF)- The Catoosa-Dade-Walker Vaccination Station at the Colonnade in Ringgold is currently offer appointment free COVID-19 vaccinations. There was a long line of cars out through the parking lot out to the road full of people ready to…
Local businesses deal with possible chicken shortage
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- If you've noticed empty chicken wing coolers in your local grocery store, you aren't alone. In the last year or so, consumers have seen a shortage of Lysol, toilet paper, lumber and now chicken…
I 24 & I 75 merge project switching to final traffic configuration
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It's a mile maker, if you will, in the I 24/75 project in Chattanooga. The goals of the whole project are replacing old bridges and interstate structures that date back to the 1950's. And to completely change…
Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit forming a Cold Case Unit
CHATTOOGA COUNTY, Ga (WDEF) - The Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit announced they will be forming their very own cold case unit to help work on some unsolved cases in the area. “We will never forget our victims. We…
Signal Mountain 2 year old with cerebral palsy gets special bike
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF) - A 2 year old with cerebral palsy on signal mountain has been given a very special gift. Jacob Phipps was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was just one years old. The Phipps'…
Teen sentenced for crash that killed Auburn announcer
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - A judge on Wednesday sentenced a teenager in connection with the 2019 crash that killed Auburn University sports announcer Rod Bramblett. News outlets reported that the sentence for Johnston Edward Taylor, 18, was not released because…
Chattanooga assistant fired over tweet sues to get job back
A Chattanooga football assistant coach fired over a social media post disparaging the state of Georgia and voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams is suing to get his job back along with backpay and damages. He contends his First Amendment rights…
15 year old shot in East Lake Courts
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The victim of the shooting Wednesday night in the East Lake Courts is a 15 year old. It happened just before 9 PM on 6th Avenue. The teenager was sent to the hospital with…
Hamilton County man charged with child sexual abuse
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A 52 year old Hamilton County man has been indicted by the grand jury on three counts of sexual abuse of a child. The sheriff's department arrested Grady M. Hulsey on Wednesday. He is charged with rape,…
Silverdale jail inmates knew they were in danger according to inmates families
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Several family members of the five Silverdale inmates who were stabbed said they knew they were in danger according to their family members. "My son has 17 stab wounds. He has stitches in 10…
Entertainment Venues Recover from the Pandemic
'The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant' can compensate venues like theaters up to 45 percent of their gross earned revenue.
Double shooting in East Lake overnight
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating a double shooting overnight in East Lake. It happened before 4 AM in the 2300 block of East 31st Street. Police found a 17 and 26 year old males suffering from gunshot wounds.…
Ohio husband charged with murder after dropping kids off in Cleveland, TN
GENOA, Ohio (WDEF) - The case of a missing Ohio woman has come to a sad ending. We told you that Amber Eichner's cell phone had pinged in our area over the weekend. But…
TDOT will close I 24 at Germantown again this weekend for bridge replacement
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The second bridge replacement closure on I 24 is on for this weekend. Bad weather has delayed the project of replacing the interstate bridge at Germantown Road for the last few weekends. They are putting up new…
Jim Oliver's Smokehouse destroyed by a fire
MONTEAGLE, Tenn (WDEF) - Jim Oliver’s smokehouse restaurant was a well known roadside attraction that put Monteagle, Tennessee on the map. Now, there’s nothing left but rubble. Around 4pm Tuesday evening, more than 2 dozen fire departments responded…
Fleeing burglary suspect flown to hospital after K-9 takedown
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - A K-9 officer ran down a burglary suspect after a chase Wednesday morning in Bradley County. Sheriff's deputies were called around 7:30 AM to a burglary in progress at a barn on Cohulla Road SE. A…
Judge: Local capitol takeover suspect is "danger to the community"
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - The Cleveland, Tennessee man charged with participating in the Jan. 6th riot that led to the storming of the U.S. Capitol, has been declared a "danger to the Community". That came from a federal judge in…
Remembering News 12 Anchor John Mercer: 1964-2020
It's been one year since we here at News 12 lost one of our own.