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Class of 2020 reflects on their challenges

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Over the course of the pandemic, News 12 has profiled area schools, to see how they educated students remotely. Recently, we visited one graduating class, as they reflected on the past year. News 12's David Moore has…

Hamilton County Fair scheduled has been cancelled

MIDDLE VALLEY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Officials this afternoon announced the cancellation of the annual Hamilton County Fair. In the end, park officials decided they could not hold the fair safely with social distancing during the Coronavirus pandemic. The fair was…

Letter to Sheriff Hammond

Religious leaders including members of The clergy for truth justice love and healing released a statement ‪Sunday morning‬, calling for the resignation of Hamilton county sheriff Jim Hammond.

Dalton City Council meeting canceled

DALTON, Ga. (WDEF)- A city of Dalton staff member that is assigned to city hall has tested positive for the Coronavirus. Due to precautions related to the virus, Dalton's city council meeting on Monday July 6th is canceled. The cancellation…

Sunday afternoon fire on Briggs Avenue

RED BANK, Tenn. (WDEF)- Multiple agencies responded to a house fire in Red Bank Sunday afternoon. According to the Red Bank Fire department, the house on Briggs Avenue was fully involved when crews arrived on the scene.   The one…

Sunday Shooting at The Grove at Hickory Valley apartments

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga Police are investigating a shooting that happened the is afternoon at The Grove at Hickory Valley apartments. According to CPD, one male was shot and is suffering from non-life threatening injuries. CPD says that they are…

Two Hixson businesses intentionally set on fire Saturday afternoon

HIXSON, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Chattanooga Fire Department says that debris on fire behind two Hixson businesses Saturday afternoon is not a coincidence. Investigators are now looking for an arsonist. .@ChattFireDept is investigating two suspicious fires on Hixson Pike. Fire investigators…

Possible Coronavirus exposure at Hicks-Herring Wedding

COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF)- Several people that attended the Hicks-Herring Wedding at the Collegedale Commons on June, 27 have tested positive for COVID-19. The HamCo Health Dept announces a COVID-19 exposure at the Hicks-Herring wedding held on 6/27/20. Several people that…

8-Year-old killed in Alabama mall shooting

HOOVER, Al. (WDEF)- The Hoover Police Department says that an 8-year-old boy has died after being shot at the Riverchase Galleria Friday afternoon. Three others were injured and transported to local hospitals for treatment. According to the Hoover Police Department,…

Chattanooga Police are investigating a Friday night shooting

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A 25-year-old man showed up to local hospital Friday night suffering from a gunshot wound. According to CPD, the victim arrived at the hospital in a personal vehicle with non-life threatening injuries. Officers and investigators with the…

Fire forces Purple Daisy Picnic Cafe to close for weekend

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- St. Elmo's Purple Daisy Picnic Cafe will be closed for their biggest weekend of the year due to an early morning grease fire. The Chattanooga Fire Department extinguished the fire in a large commercial-size smoker outside…

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