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Chattanooga, Featured, Hamilton County, Local News

Jury Begins Deliberation as Defense Presents Case at Whaley Trial

Nick Hill,

Hamilton County Assistant District Attorney and lead prosecutor on this case, Parker Garrett, giving his closing argument rebuttal, with Justin Whaley’s defense attorney, Lee Davis, watching on. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The jury in the Justin Whaley trial began their deliberations Thursday night as the defense presented their evidence throughout Thursday. Before testimony, the defense attempted to get the vehicular manslaughter…

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Featured, Local News

56 dogs from HES Ooltewah rescue available for adoption

Chattanooga Humane Educational Society rescues 56 dogs from abandoned home in Ooltewah
Amelia Greer,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Chattanooga Humane Educational Society (HES) recently rescued 56 dogs from an abandoned home in Ooltewah. Those dogs are now getting ready to be adopted as they have their updated health exams. HES is in desperate need of volunteers, foster parents, donations, and ultimately adopters. HES rescued 56 dogs from an abandoned home in Ooltewah. Photos…
Featured, Government & Politics, Regional News

Judge says Georgia’s congressional and legislative districts are discriminatory and must be redrawn

By JEFF AMY
Associated Press,

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge ruled Thursday that some of Georgia’s congressional, state Senate and state House districts were drawn in a racially discriminatory manner, ordering the state to draw an additional Black-majority congressional district. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones, in a 516-page order, also ordered the state to draw two new Black-majority districts in Georgia’s 56-member…

Driving Our Economy Forward: Chattanooga State, Kimball Campus
Business, Driving Our Economy Forward, Education, Local News

Driving our Economy Forward: Chattanooga State, Kimball campus

WDEF News,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Signing days are common in the sports world. But what about when you a sign a contract for a new job? Isn’t that also a reason to celebrate? Our friends at Chattanooga State certainly think so. With help from business leaders in Marion County, they’re driving our economy forward. Their big focus is to make sure that…

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Chattanooga, Featured, Local News

Local girl organizations celebrate “Day of the Girl” in Chattanooga

Caleb Figgures,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – More than 1,000 students from Girls Preparatory School, Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy and Girls Inc. gathered Wednesday evening to celebrate “Day of the Girl.”  Last year, Mayor Tim Kelly and Mayor Weston Wamp declared October 25 as “Day of the Girl” in Chattanooga.  They acknowledged the importance of having these girl-centered organizations in Chattanooga.  This year’s…

Hamilton Co. Coalition Prepares For Drug Take Back This Weekend
Featured, Hamilton County, Local News

Hamilton Co. Coalition prepares for drug take back this weekend

Caleb Figgures,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Hamilton County Coalition is preparing for National Drug Take Back day this weekend.  Attendees will be able to dispose of any unused, unwanted and expired medications.  Over the past decade, Americans easily rid their homes of unneeded medications to prevent overdoses. Organizers hope this event bring awareness to properly dispose various medicines.  “A lot of…

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Featured, Hamilton County, Local News

Focus shifts to toxicology report and intersection on day two of Whaley trial

Nick Hill,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The trial of Justin Whaley continued into its second day on Wednesday at the Hamilton County Courthouse. Whaley is charged with vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in the death of James Brumlow in a July 2018 crash in Soddy-Daisy. Wednesday evening, jurors were taken to the scene of the fatal at the intersection of Highways 111 and…

Csas Falls To Westside On Penalty Kicks
Sports - Local Sports News, Sports - Soccer

Westside Beats CSAS on Penalty Kicks

Rick Nyman,

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Westside defeated CSAS on penalty kicks in the state soccer quarterfinals on Wednesday at GPS. The match was tied at two going into overtime before Westside won 6-5 on PK’s. Zeva Phillips had both goals in regulation for the Patriots. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News, Sports – Soccer Tags: CSAS, penalty kicks, Soccer, Westside

Signal Mountain Rallies To Beat Hume Fogg 4 3
Sports - Local Sports News, Sports - Soccer

Signal Mountain Rallies to Beat Hume-Fogg 4-3

Rick Nyman,

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Signal Mountain girls soccer team rallied to beat Hume-Fogg 4-3 in the state quarterfinals on Wednesday at the Baylor School. Caroline Usry scored the first goal of the game for the Eagles to make it 1-0. The match was tied at one at halftime. Hume-Fogg built a 3-1 advantage before Signal Mountain staged their come-back victory. Categories: Sports…

Red Bank Keeps Winning Despite Being Down To Their 5th Quarterback
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Red Bank Keeps Winning Despite Being Down to Their 5th Quarterback

Rick Nyman,

Red Bank, TN-(WDEF-TV) What a saga this year at Red Bank. The Lions are down to their fifth quarterback. You heard right. They’ve used five QB’S. But the adversity hasn’t slowed them down. They’re still playing for a region championship on Friday. Reporter:”You know Ted I didn’t know teams carried five quarterbacks.” (laughter) Said Red Bank head coach Ted Gatewood:”We…

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Catoosa County, Local News, Ringgold

Ringgold haunted house gives to St. Jude

Jesse Farley,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Deep in the hills of Ringgold lies a spooky oasis. Scares for all ages round every corner. “When we first moved here we didn’t get many trick or treaters because we are kind of out here in the middle of nowhere. We started adding more to our decorations. We found the Skeletons of St. Jude’s so…

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Chattanooga, Featured, Local News

October 25 designated as ‘Dave Staley Day’

WDEF News,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Wednesday was a special day at News 12. We designated October 25 as “Dave Staley Day.” Dave Staley recently retired from news on October 11, 2023. But he came back to the station for one last hurrah. Most of News 12’s employees attended the get-together. Many of us wore our own Hawaiian shirts in honor of…

Benton House Fire Kills One Person
Local News, Polk County

House fire kills person in Benton

Jacob Ownby,

BENTON, Tenn. (WDEF) — Firefighters in West Polk County are investigating the cause of a deadly house fire from this morning just off Town Creek Road in Benton. People nearby said they could see the flames above the trees at about 4:30 a.m. Fire Chief of West Polk County, Keith Jeske said, “At approximately 4:36 this morning we received a…

Mocs Socon Grind Continues Saturday With Long Road Trip To Vmi
Sports - Local Sports News, Sports - UTC Mocs

Mocs SoCon Grind Continues With Long Road Trip to VMI

Rick Nyman,

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Even though it’s not quite November, it feels like a long season already for the Mocs. They kicked off on September second, and they’ve haven’t slowed down since. Mocs can’t catch a break when it comes to their schedule this year. 10 straight weeks of football, including their entire SoCon slate. Said head coach Rusty Wright:”There’s no way the…

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Chattanooga, Featured, Local News

Chattanooga Housing Authority presented One Westside survey to city council

Jesse Farley,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – City Council demanded a survey and the Chattanooga Housing Authority delivered. Jenny Hill the Vice Chair said, “Thank you housing authority for listening. You guys have done a lot of work on this and I for one really appreciate it so thank you.” The Chattanooga Housing Authority asked four new questions to 387 participants. “As a…

Justin Whaley Trial Begins With Questioning Of Numerous Officers
Chattanooga, Featured, Hamilton County, Local News

Justin Whaley trial begins with questioning of numerous officers

Nick Hill,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The trial of a contentious case involving a former EMT charged with vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated finally began on Tuesday at the Hamilton County Courthouse. The crash occurred at the Highway 27/111 interchange in Soddy-Daisy on July 3, 2018, and took the life of James Brumlow.  The prosecution says they believe Whaley was intoxicated at the…

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Catoosa County, Education, Golden Apple Award, Local News, Ringgold

Golden Apple Award: Patrick Parris, Heritage Middle School

Andrew Harrison,

Ringgold, Ga. (WDEF) – A positive attitude can be contagious. That’s just what Patrick Parris brings to Heritage Middle School each and every day. It’s one of the reasons why kids love his social studies class. Melissa Travillian is the Principal at Heritage Middle. She says, ” Mr. Parris came to us four years ago. He’s an incredible educator. He…

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Chattanooga, Featured, Local News

Chattanooga Airport gets grant for direct flights to west coast

Jacob Ownby,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Chattanooga airport has plans for a new direct flight destination in the near future after receiving a small community air service development grant. Denver is the place they are hoping for, but they have their eyes on Houston as well. President and CEO of the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, April Cameron said, “Earlier in the month,…