Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Chattanooga weightlifter Olivia Reeves learned last month that she’s headed to the Olympics this summer in Paris. While Reeves kind of knew she had qualified for the U-S Olympic team, she explains to News 12’s Brian Armstrong how it all became official. Said Reeves:”Still does not feel real until I think I’ll actually be there and it’ll be over….
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – A restaurant on Lee Highway suffered a scare Tuesday morning. Armando and his family have owned the Molcajete Mexican Restaurant on Lee Highway for a decade. They were getting ready for a long Tuesday of serving customers when a surprise came through the front door. “I was eating, we open at 11, I was still eating…
Poplar Springs Road reopens after stormwater improvements. CATOOSA COUNTY GOVERNMENT RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) — Poplar Springs Road in Ringgold has reopened two months ahead of schedule, according to Catoosa County Public Information Officer John Pless. Crews began stormwater improvements to the area in mid-March. Pless said the work was completed ahead of schedule. They originally expected to complete the job…
First came the spotted lanternflies, then the cicadas — and now, the spiders? The Northeast U.S. is bracing for an invasion of giant venomous spiders with 4-inch-long legs that can parachute through the air. Earlier this year, New Jersey Pest Control warned of the incoming spiders, saying Joro spiders will be “hard to miss” as females have a leg span of up to 4 inches and are…
The son of US Representative John Rose was spotted smiling and making funny faces at cameras in the House of Representatives in Washington on June 3, as his father, a Republican from Tennessee, gave remarks. Video captured by CSPAN shows Rose’s eldest son, Guy, smiling impishly and sticking his tongue out toward the camera as he sat behind his father…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — A nearly 40-year tradition is taking over the Scenic City once again. Nightfall was introduced in the late 1980s and continues to bring a great deal of talent to Chattanooga. Carla Pritchard with Chattanooga Presents shares some of the inspiration for the summer concert series. She hopes to see more friends and families take advantage of…
Today on Mom to Mom we are making a mason jar fish tank. This is such a fun activity for all ages of kids and it’s very low maintenance, plus we don’t have fish to worry about. It’s a super cute idea. We’re going to need mason jars; some rocks that you can get at any pet store, Amazon, or…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Hamilton County Health department is raising awareness about the bird flu. “Bird flu is a type of influenza-A that is typically found in animals. It has been around since the late 90s, and it is mostly in domestic birds and wild birds. However, this year it was found for the first time in dairy…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) You never know who you might see throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Chattanooga Lookouts game. We’ve had a former U-S president handle the honor, as well as a few American Idol stars. It seems everyone wants to be apart of this baseball tradition, even though they’re not exactly a pitcher For one brief moment, the average…
(gatorade.com) CHICAGO (June 3, 2024) — In its 39th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Tomas Valincius of Baylor School is the 2023-24 Gatorade Tennessee Baseball Player of the Year. Valincius is the third Gatorade Tennessee Baseball Player of the Year to be chosen from Baylor School. The award, which celebrates the nation’s…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Middle schoolers from 22 states recently touched down at UTC to for the Aerial Drone Championships. They learned lessons in programming, teamwork and technology. That’s a timely example of what’s right with our schools. Annemarie Lampright is an event partner for the 2024 National Middle School Drone Championship. She explained, “Today we’re celebrating kids from all…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Have you noticed a decrease in gas prices in our area? According to GasBuddy’s most recent survey, the average price of gas in Chattanooga is $2.82. It has gone down 20 cents in the past week. This is roughly 50 cents lower than a month ago, and well below the national average $3.50. There could be…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Earlier this month the city of Chattanooga proposed its FY25 budget. However, this week Mayor Kelly was able to secure an additional $16 million to add into the capital budget including $4.1 million going to Chattanooga’s Parks and Outdoors department. “It is the single largest investment in maintaining the park system, at least a decade. We…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — People of all ages will have an array of activities to keep them busy this summer at the Chattanooga Public Library. Executive Director, Will O’Hearn highlights some of their summer programs, including “Make. Play. Read. Learn.” (MPRL). MPRL aims at reducing summer retention for students. However, the library goes beyond reading resources. Kids can even ride…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Despite a downpour, Chattanooga FC emerged victorious over visiting New England Revolution II with a score of 1-0. This win puts the Boys in Blue back on top of the MLS NEXT Pro league table. The opening half was a tense affair. The heavy rain forced a cautious approach from both teams, resulting in a cagey match…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Fitness Expo takes place in Chattanooga tomorrow evening and the bodybuilding competition is a local event for locals. News 12s rippling sports reporter Brian Armstrong finds out how Chattanoogans are committing to see who is best of the best. Said promoter Shawn Whitfield:”Bodybuilding and fitness at its best.” The Chattanooga Fitness Expo is a bodybuilding competition comprised mostly…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – We have been getting reaction on Thursday afternoon’s verdict in New York that found former President Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts in a hush money trial. Republican vastly believe the trial was rigged against Trump. The Democrats, however, believe it was a fair trial that should stop him from running for office again. Donald…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – A high-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Energy visited Chattanooga Friday. David Turk, the Deputy Secretary of the DOE, visited the Novonix plant on the Chattanooga Westside. That plant manufactures battery materials and technology such as synthetic graphite. Currently, America gets nearly all of this material from China, which the Secretary hopes the plant is…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — It sounded like a good idea at the time. 35 years ago, a new country rock bar was opening. The owner from the gulf coast wanted to make a live alligator his mascot. In this edition of Thursday Throwback, we show you how it all went wrong. It was called Wrangler’s, and it was a country-western…
Growing up some of my favorite action movies starred Bruce Willis and when asked why he was the one always saving the world he simply responded “because some days there’s no one else around to be that guy.” Felicia Jackson is a hero in her own right, but she’s also an entrepreneur that invented some life saving tech. Seeing that…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The city of Chattanooga currently hosts such sporting events as Ironman, and the high school football state championship games. But could their sports foot-print get even bigger. Tim Morgan of Chattanooga tourism, and Brian Wright of Finely Stadium, spoke at Thursday’s Rotary Club meeting, and later with News 12’s Brian Amrstrong. Said Morgan of the football state title games…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Chattanooga Sports Authority Board received an update Thursday morning on the status of the South Broad Stadium project. Despite months of discussions, there still has been no groundbreaking for the future home of the Chattanooga Lookouts. There are still several documents that need to be signed before shovels can hit the ground here, and they…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) – Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp is proposing a one-time pay bump for teachers. The money would guarantee a starting salary of $50,000. Here is his statement on how he plans to pay for it. “After weeks of studying the state’s TISA funding formula, working with state officials, and leaders in the school system, my office…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Youth Villages is one of the largest foster care providers in Tennessee. They serve children of all ages, but need help in fostering teenagers and sibling groups especially. Youth Villages’ goal is to help children in foster care find a forever home either with their biological parents or family members, or find their adoptive family. They…