Tennessee lawmakers convene for special session
Tennessee lawmakers are heading back to the Capitol to address legislation that would provide health care providers, schools and businesses broad protections against coronavirus lawsuits.
Non-School-Sponsored Sports can resume
HAMILTON, CO. Tenn. (WDEF)- Non-School-sponsored sports can resume in Hamilton County. Mayor Jim Coppinger made the announcement today. This means that the sports may practice and compete in games or competitions. The sport must follow the TSSAA guidelines that were…
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits North Carolina
An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale hit near Sparta, North Carolina around 8:07 am Sunday morning.
Bradley County Schools has a positive COVID-19 case
BRADLEY CO., Tenn. (WDEF)- Bradley County Schools had their first day of in-person classes on Friday and today, they annouced a positive case of COVID-19. A link to the statement is below: Bradley County Schools statement Official Statement from Bradley…
19-year-old killed in road rage incident
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A 19-year-old was killed in an apparent road rage incident on Friday. The shooting happened near the corner of East 3rd Street and Holtzclaw Avenue, that's across from the main entrance of the Chattanooga Zoo. Witnesses say…
Friday Night shooting on Rossville Boulevard
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating another shooting on Friday night. This one happened near the McDonald's restaurant on Rossville Boulevard in South Chattanooga around 8 PM. Police tell us that a male was critically shot. At one point,…
Shooting investigation at 3rd Street & Holtzclaw Friday afternoon
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police blocked traffic this afternoon at East 3rd Street and Holtzclaw Avenue over a shooting investigation. We're not sure of the extent of injuries or what happened at this point. But police were looking at a…
Principal drops penalty for Georgia teen over school photos
Pictures show most people not wearing masks in crowded hallways at her school
Virus resistant: World's Longest Yard Sale still lines roads
GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) — A six-state yard sale that stretches from Alabama to Michigan is being held this weekend despite concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Beginning Thursday and ending Sunday, thousands of people will travel a 690-mile-long stretch of Middle…
Hankins pleads guilty to Home Invasion murder
Prosecutors say he and two others broke in to rob a man but ended up shooting him to death.
Truck knocks out power in NC mountain town
ANDREWS, North Carolina (WDEF) - A big rig took down the power on Froday in Andrews, North Carolina. Mayor James Reid posted a photo of the overturned truck. He says it clipped a traffic light in town first and then…
Four more Covid-19 deaths in Hamilton County
New case numbers for Hamilton county and some of its neighbors
Top Golf is open for business
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF)- There are some businesses in the Tennessee Valley that are opening during the pandemic. East Ridge Top Golf finally opened it's doors today. Chattanooga’s @Topgolf is officially open today. It’s safe to say I’m NOT a…
Stuff the Bus Event at Walmart
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - It’s time to head back to school and the Salvation Army is collecting supplies for students for the Stuff the Bus event. The event is held at several Walmart locations and shoppers visiting Walmart can purchase and…
Will the pandemic tame the World's Longest Yardsale?
Here is what we found on Thursday.
An upset, new mayors and lots of school board changes in Thursday elections
JASPER, Tennessee (WDEF) - There were lots of first time winners but not many upsets in the Thursday elections in Tennessee. However, people in Marion County got a new representative in the State House. State lawmaker Thomas Tillis was upset…
Man brings a hand grenade to the fire station
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - What do you do with an old hand grenade? A Chattanooga man tried to drop it off at the local fire station in Hixson on Thursday. He said he was moving when he found the old WWII…
TVA reverses tech worker decision after President Trump firing
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Valley Authority has announced it will rescind a decision to lay off its in-house technology workers. The authority had been planning on replacing those workers with contractors who rely heavily on foreign workers under…
Sheriff arrests suspect in "Fast & Furious" fatal wreck
A witness says one car rammed the other several times at high speed, forcing it to crash.
Bill Hagerty defeats Dr. Manny Sethi in Tennessee Senate race
He will face upset winner Marquita Bradshaw on the Democratic side.
Covid-19 warning about Windy Gap Young Life Camp
Several kids from Hamilton County attended the North Carolina camp
Hamilton County voting locations see decrease in lines
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Tennessee voters have been at the polls all day today. They have many decisions to make including a heated republican race for the U.S. Senate and many school board races in our area. News 12 went to…
Former Employees speak out against local Chimpanzee Sanctuary
UPDATE 08/20/20 - In August, News 12 spoke with two former project chimps employees who were being sued for speaking out against the conditions the chimps were forced to live in. Now, The project chimps company has dropped the lawsuit. Former…
NY attorney general seeks to dissolve NRA
New York’s attorney general is suing the National Rifle Association, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of business over allegations that high-ranking executives diverted millions of dollars for personal benefit.