An Indiana homeowner is being charged with a felony after he shot and killed a house cleaner on his front porch earlier this month. Police said the woman and her husband had mistakenly shown up to…
News 12 This Morning: Pepper Raper joins News 12's Amelia Greer and brings the magic of the holiday season with her! The 'Enchanted Garden of Lights' is back and bigger than ever…
CALHOUN, Georgia (WDEF) - Authorities have charged a Summerville man with setting a home on fire with a woman and child inside. The fire happened before dawn on Saturday at a home on the Gordon and Chattooga county line. The…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A local student wrote a letter to the Pope asking him to visit Chattanooga. She didn't get her request, but she got a lot more than she expected. Selena Mullinax wrote…
ROME, Georgia (WDEF) - Congresswoman Greene has gotten mixed reviews of her split with President Trump over the weekend. Republican leaders back in her home district posted a notice saying they completely back her. "Recent national criticism directed at Congresswoman Greene…
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Bradley County first responders were able to safely resolve a mental health crisis Monday. It happened at a home in Northeast Bradley County near Urbane Road. The situation escalated after…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Today marks the start of the celebration season for Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, as nearly five thousand drop-off locations…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport broke ground on their…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A new initiative is looking to tackle the issue of affordable housing in a new way. The city of Chattanooga, along with…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - As our area grows, construction workers remain in high demand. Associated General Contractors of East Tennessee are working to meet that…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 while riding off-duty in the cockpit will serve no prison time, a federal judge ruled…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- Beginning Monday, November 24, 2025, Osburn road will close for several weeks due to utility work. The closure will be from Myers Street to Highway 27. Travelers can detour using Myers Street and Wilder…
Washington — David Richardson, the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is leaving his post, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed Monday. . Richardson submitted his resignation Monday morning,…
HIXSON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Honey Baked Ham Company® says they have opened its newest location in Hixson on November 17, 2025. The new store offers the brand’s fan-favorite menu offerings like…
A growing share of lower-income Americans are struggling to get by financially as their wages fail to keep up with inflation, according to a recent analysis. Roughly 29% of lower-income households are living paycheck…
The estate of O.J. Simpson has agreed to pay nearly $58 million to the father of Ron Goldman, court documents show, decades after Simpson was acquitted of killing Goldman and Simpson's ex-wife. Simpson, a former NFL…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) — Chattanooga State Community College unveiled the Ernestine Carter Endowed Nursing Scholarship on Monday, honoring the trailblazing nurse’s decades of service and mentorship. Carter began her career in the 1970s after earning her nursing degree and became…
The Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday it is lifting all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed at 40 major airports during the country’s longest government shutdown. Airlines can resume their regular flight schedules beginning Monday at…
CHATSWORTH, Georgia (WDEF) - Murray County officials are warning of a wildfire burning now in the north Georgia mountains. It is happening in the Peeples Lake Road area of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests. That's just below the Fort Mountain overlook…
TENNESSEE (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) has announced that Food and Nutrition Service will begin issuing full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for November 2025 beginning Monday, November 17. This comes following the end of…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Defensive back Boo Carter no longer is on No. 20 Tennessee’s roster after not being at Neyland Stadium for the Volunteers’ last game. A Tennessee spokesman confirmed Sunday that Carter is no…
Thai rangers have arrested two men suspected of being part of an international wildlife smuggling network, the military said Saturday after they were intercepted in a car carrying 81 macaques near the Cambodian border.…
News 12 This Morning: Alison Pryor with the Tennessee Aquarium joins News 12's Amelia Greer as viewers get ready for the holidays. The aquarium lights will be decking the halls for the…
News 12 This Morning: Amelia Greer is back in her dress clothes for another morning workout! Cheria Sisk from Planet Fitness brings her Thanksgiving themed workout to the News 12 studio to…