Nonprofit Rescue 82 making 7th mission trip to Ukraine

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Rescue 82 is preparing to embark on their seventh relief mission to Ukraine. Officers with the Chattanooga Police Department are leading this relief mission. Those officers are Captain Daniel Francis, Sergeant Lee Salyers and Sergeant Jeremiah Cook. U.S. Air Force veteran and Kimball Baptist Church pastor Bruce Howland is also attending the mission trip. McCallie Alumnus…

Mom to Mom – Toddler Enrichment

Today, on Mom to Mom. I have a fun toddler enrichment activity. I have a fun activity for those toddlers using stuff from your house because how many times do they have toys? But they’d rather play with a box, just stuff that you have laying around all the time, right? So, we have egg cartons always. I like this…

Boyd Buchanan Edges Grace Christian 51-48 in Region Tournament

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Boyd Buchanan girls edged Grace Christian of Knoxville 51-48 in the quarterfinals of their region tournament on Monday night. The Rams had a chance to tie the game at the buzzer, but their three-point attempt was no good. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Boyd Buchanan, Girl’s basketball, Grace Christian, High School Basketball, quarterfinals, region tournament

Inmate sues Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office over alleged assaults

  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – A Hamilton County Jail inmate has filed a federal lawsuit against the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.  Ronald Spence, Jr. has been in custody since 2022 on multiple charges including attempted first-degree murder. According to a Hamilton County Courthouse affidavit, he pistol whipped and shot the mother of his child after an argument, and then ran…

Chattanooga resident to testify on AI impact on veterans’ healthcare

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – An artificial intelligence expert who resides in Chattanooga will be testifying on the technology’s impact on veteran’s healthcare this week to Congress.  Prashant Natarajan is the Vice President for healthcare analytics of H2O AI and moved to Chattanooga with his family four years ago. He will be giving testimony this upcoming Thursday at 10 a.m. EST to…

What’s Right With Our Schools: Tyner Academy Pathways

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Tyner students are finding success in the classroom through their new pathways program. Hamilton County Educators have been working across our community to identify 10 pathways where students can continue their education or career after they graduate high school. It’s a far-reaching example of what’s right with our schools. Dr. Tiffany Earvin is the Principal at…

Week of Action against school funding bill

ATHENS, Tenn. (WDEF) – This week, Gov. Bill Lee issued his State of the State Address, which included the education freedom scholarship act. Needless to say, there are some upset parents and teachers who believe there should be an alternative option for public schools funding. In response, parents and educators across Tennessee have joined Statewide Organizing for Community empowerment (SOCM)…

“Hug a Cow” at Blessing Creek Farm

LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) – Sunday was Hug a Cow Day at Blessing Creek Farms. People who came by got to have a meet and greet with a local famous Scottish Highland cow. These Scottish highland cows are not known in the southeast and that’s what brought in all the interest from people. So, guests could pet Bonnie, the Scottish Highland…

Dalton’s Grace Ridley Humbled by McDonald’s All American Nomination

Dalton, GA-(WDEF-TV) Grace Ridley is one of the most decorated female athletes in Dalton history. This basketball season, the Dalton guard snagged her second region player of the year award. But as News 12’s Brian Armstrong reports, it a nomination that Ridley received last month that blew her away. Said Dalton head coach Hannah Harris: “Stat-line kind of speaks for…

Kitchen Incubator celebrates 2 years with wing cookoff

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Kitchen Incubator of Chattanooga is celebrating two years of Food Truck Fridays with a heated competition. The owners of seven food trucks participated in a wing off competition.  Chef Chasty with Seafood and More took home the wing off trophy.  Organizers of the event say they are also excited about introducing an evening Food Truck…

STEM students to participate in robotic competitions Saturday

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) – Tennessee Valley Robotics will host two robotic league tournaments on Saturday.  One of the tournaments will take place at the Volkswagen Conference Center on Volkswagen drive.  The other will take place at the Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy Gym.  TVR representatives are expecting more than 20 schools to compete in the tournament.  “It helps students learn…

Union dispute continues at Volkswagen

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The union drive at the Volkswagen Plant continues to be a hot button issue. The United Auto Workers (UAW) claimed earlier this week that over 50% of workers at the Volkswagen Plant had signed union authorization cards. This according to a legal notice by the National Right to Work Foundation brings up some potential concerns. Workers…

TECH BYTE – New Technology helps extinguish the wrong kind of flames on Valentine’s Day

How to avoid an emergency services call if your dinner plans go up in smoke

Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) How can a new technology make sure your Valentine’s dinner in doesn’t end up on the news? Guys, if you’ve ever had a romantic dinner for two turn in to a five-alarm fire – we have a solution for you! Also, under no circumstances did my wife insinuate that my cooking has ever required an emergency services…

Three-Star Defensive Lineman Recruit C.J. Smith Ready to Attack the Quarterback For UTC

In Knoxville, defensive lineman C-J Smith did the big reveal on Wednesday, showing that he’s headed to Chattanooga. Smith is a three star recruit, who was a big part of back-to-back state titles at Knox West. He had 12 and-a-half sacks his senior year. Smith:”I took an official visit last weekend, and it was nothing but love up there. Me…

Notre Dame Introduces New Football Coach Brent Hill

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Notre Dame introduced new head football coach Brent Hill on Thursday. He replaces Charles Fant. It’s a bit of a homecoming for Hill, who is a UTC graduate. He was the head coach at a christi an school in Tallahassee, Florida, but he has coached in Tennessee before, even winning two state titles. He’ll try to make the Irish…

Thursday Throwback: 1994 Flooding

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Just last weekend, rescuers had to pull a couple of men out of a swollen creek in Trion. This is the time of year the area gets flooding problems. Tonight, in our Thursday Throwback, we take you back to a very rainy February, 30 years ago. Rescuers had to save another driver who tried to cross a…

North Georgia veteran receives mysterious medical bill

The medical bill Jeff Harmon says he should have never recieved from the Atlanta VA Clinic. (Courtesy: Jeff Harmon) UPDATE: Piedmont Urgent Care, the medical clinic where Dr. Melody Bray-Ross is listed as employed by the Georgia Medical Board, says they cannot comment on this story due to state and federal privacy laws. —————————————————————————————————————————————————— TRION, Ga. (WDEF)- A North Georgia…