HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - Learning from home has become the new normal-but as most school systems announce their plans to reopen in the fall, administrators and teachers are working hard all summer on how to close the skill gaps left…
President Donald Trump says he will renew his administration’s effort to end legal protections for young immigrants after Supreme Court blocked the first try.
AMC Theatres operate most of the screens in our area
The temporary legal status of over 600 thousand plus immigrants is safe.
After Tuesday's Business Revenue Strike, several businesses on the list we received from event organizers, say they were neither contacted about the revenue protest, nor ever agreed to participate. News 12's Taylor Bishop spoke with the organizer, and has the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Portraits honoring four former House speakers who served in the Confederacy are gone from the U.S. Capitol. The paintings were removed Thursday after Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared that the men “embody the violent bigotry and grotesque racism…
“It is with our deepest regret that we inform you of the off duty passing of Officer James D. Perkins."
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Moon River Music Festival is the latest casualty of the coronavirus. Organizers announced Thursday evening that they will cancel this year's event at Coolidge Park. It was scheduled for the second weekend of September. "The health…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Hamilton County Sheriff's office is looking for ways to bridge the gap between their office and minorities. On a zoom panel Wednesday night, Sheriff Hammond spoke about his hopes of having more diversity in his department.…
Hamilton County, Tenn (WDEF) - A second round of Covid - 19 testing at the Hamilton County Jail has been completed. Officials state that 8 corrections officers and 6 inmates have tested positive for the virus. The sheriff office says at…
SODDY DAISY, Tenn (WDEF) - The Soddy Daisy Police Department is facing a federal lawsuit. The lawsuit is accusing the police department of excessive force and wrongful death after a 74 year old, John Sawyer who was fatally shot after he…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The health department reports another fatality from Covid-19 on Thursday in Hamilton County. That brings the total to 25, following two more deaths announced yesterday. We also saw a higher number of new positive tests... 77. That…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - An 84 year old woman was killed in a crash Thursday afternoon in Chattanooga. The wreck happened in the 2500 block of Rossville Boulevard just after noon. Police investigators say the woman was driving a Jeep that…
“Strickland produced child pornography of children under his supervision”
The police chief of Tennessee’s capital city has announced that he'll retire amid calls for his resignation and a wave of protests nationwide over policing.
Dave & Busters at Hamilton Place Mall has temporarily closed its doors again.
The rate of Tennesseans filing for unemployment continues to decrease after 19,925 claims were processed last week.
The Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants.
UPDATE: On Thursday, Athens officials say there are actually two bears. TWRA agents tried to tranquilize one of them, but they both ran off. They're still looking. ___________ ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - The city of Athens was on a bear…
The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority of Chattanooga intended to bridge the gap between minorities and law enforcement through a virtual panel discussion with Sheriff Jim Hammond and other officials Wednesday.
Many shows around Chattanooga have cancelled
Owner says it started in the garage and spread to the rest of the house.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The steps of Chattanooga City Hall were vandalized overnight. News 12 Now’s Taylor Bishop has the details on cleanup efforts. As people look and take pictures, Public work crews work for hours cleaning up red paint splattered on…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Schools Reopening Task Force is confident school will reopen August 12. What that will look like is still unclear. "What we wanted to do is make sure the community had a voice,…
