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Voter Registration Deadline Oct. 5th

TENNESSEE (WDEF) - Time is ticking for Tennessee voters…. As the registration deadline is just 3 days away. “It's disappointing that Tennessee and Hamilton County as well, that we normally do not turn out well for elections. We generally do better…

3 men charged with breaking into a Bradley ballfield

CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Bradley County deputies have arrested three suspects in the break-in at a local ballfield. Parks officials say someone broke into the Industrial Ball Fields on Urbane Road on September 9th. Investigators found the entry had been…

Friends of Special Children Fundraiser

The Friends of special children is partnering with the Signal Center on Germantown Road to host their annual A-B-C fundrasing event online for the first time ever.

Chattanooga Theatre Centre Reopens

After a long break, actors at the Chattanooga Theatre Center are ready to take the stage again. This time with plenty of precautions.

Local mom wonders why she's facing charges

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Timeka Menifee showed News 12 the car she said she was pulled over in Friday night. It's a silver Ford Taurus with no plate and a piece of cardboard in the back window reading "stolen…

Tennessee's medication abortion law blocked by judge

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked a Tennessee law that required women undergoing drug-induced abortions be informed the procedure could be reversed. The statute was about to go into effect Wednesday after the GOP-dominant General Assembly advanced…

State responds to Hamilton County election allegations

NASHVILLE (WDEF) - State election officials have responded to State Representative Yusuf Hakeem's request of an investigation into the Hamilton County Election Commission. Rep. Hakeem alleged racial discrimination and funding issues by the Commission. On Tuesday, Secretary Hargett says he…

Kerry Steelman has been Fired

The Hamilton County Election Commission voted in favor of firing Administrator of Elections Kerry Steelman.

Police investigate fatal shooting in East Lake

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are releasing information about a shooting Tuesday evening in East Lake. It happened in the 3900 block of Dodds Avenue after 5 PM. Witnesses say it happened at Big Daddy's restaurant. Officers found 18 year…

Hamilton County Officials lift Covid-19 Business Restrictions

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - On Tuesday, Governor Bill Lee announced the first steps of  the “Tennessee Pledge.”  This means that  Tennessee is ending all statewide coronavirus restrictions on businesses and gatherings while extending its state of emergency over the pandemic.…

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