Lookouts Reflect on Wild, Bizarre, and Historic Hitless Victory Over Rocket City

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Chattanooga Lookouts make their home debut tonight. They return to town after collecting one of the most bizzare wins in baseball history. Last Saturday the Lookouts were no hit by Rocket City, yet they won the game 7-5, scoring all seven runs in their last at-bat. Just when you think you’ve seen everything under the sun in baseball,…

Ringgold Baseball Team Always Ready to Grind

Rossville, GA-(WDEF-TV) Every time a player puts on that Ringgold High School baseball jersey, pressure gets added to their shoulders. But the Ringgold team is showing they know how to handle it. News 12’s Brian Armstrong sees how a one-two punch can really make a season special. Said head coach Drew Walker:”Some years, you love coming to work more than…

Lee Signs Executive Order on Gun Safety

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee held a press conference this morning on school safety and announced a new executive order. He held it at a Nashville Police precinct. He is proposing strengthening Order of Protection Laws to broaden the amount of situations in which law enforcement and the judicial system can determine if an individual should have…

Locomotive 5288 soon leaving Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — One Historic Locomotive will soon leave the Tennessee Valley. The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum announced locomotive 5288 is going back home to Pennsylvania. The locomotive is scheduled to leave Chattanooga in a few weeks. It will be displayed later this year near the Boyertown Pennsylvania station. Locomotive 5288 is currently being prepped in East Chattanooga. The…

Chattanooga VA Spring Expo to be held Wednesday

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Chattanooga Veterans Affairs (VA) is hosting their first annual Spring Expo on Wednesday. They are inviting veterans, their families and the community to attend. The expo will feature live music, about 40 food and business vendors, and prize giveaways. It will be held outside the VA on 6401 Shallowford Road, in Chattanooga. It will last…

Suspect gets 40 years for high speed chase and drugs along state line

RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) – The District Attorney’s Office in northwest Georgia is releasing details on a trial last month that sent a man to prison for meth trafficking and a chase that ended in Chattanooga. The chase happened in the summer of 2021. Drug task force agents were driving on Highway 27 in Rossville, when a vehicle pulled up beside…

Chattanooga Fire Dept. honors late Bobby E. Henley, Sr.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Chattanooga Fire Department honored Bobby E. Henley, Sr. on Tuesday. Firefighters displayed their American Flag up high in his honor. Henley, a retired Chattanooga Firefighter, recently passed away. He was buried at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Tuesday morning. For 26 years, he served as a firefighter. He served for the City of Chattanooga as well….

Hamilton Co. kindergarten registration is this week

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — Online registration for kindergarten opened in Hamilton County on Monday. It will continue through Friday, April 14. Parents and guardians can register their children for school on the Hamilton County Schools website. However, families may register in person at the student’s zoned school location. Children must be five years old by August 15, 2023, to…

What’s Right with Our Schools: Nolan Elementary School, Acts of Kindness

SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tenn. (WDEF) — Learning how to be kind to others is a valuable lesson for children to learn. See how students at Nolan Elementary are taking it to heart. It’s a great example of what’s right with our schools. “Acts of kindness are things that the kids are doing here at school,” said school counselor Debra Smart. “Some…

Chattanoogans Celebrate Easter With Events

The Stuart Heights Baptist Church holding their annual Easter at Coolidge Service at Coolidge Park. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- People across the Tennessee Valley celebrated Easter Sunday in numerous ways. Hundreds gathered on the Chattanooga Northshore for a traditional outdoor Easter Service. This was held at Coolidge Park by Stuart Heights Baptist Church. Normally their congregation is spread out over three…

One Person Injured after Truck Rolls Over

Chattanooga and Tri-Community VFD firefighters helping free an injured driver after their Ford Ranger pickup truck rolled over. (Courtesy: Chattanooga Fire Department) OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF)- One person was injured after an Easter morning crash. The Chattanooga Fire Department says a Ford Ranger pickup truck overturned at 82-23 Old Lee Highway in Ooltewah. The driver’s arm was pinned underneath their truck,…

Ringgold Defeats Ridgeland 13-2

Rossville, GA-(WDEF-TV) Ringgold stayed unbeaten in region play on Friday evening as they defeated Ridgeland 13-2. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: defeats, game. local sports, local sports news, Ridgeland High School, Ringgold High School

Local democratic reaction to TN House members expelled

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Tennessee Republican lawmakers are getting a lot of flak after two democratic state representatives were expelled last night. Democratic lawmakers Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, who are both black, were expelled after storming the state House to call for gun control. Only days after the Covenant school shooting. Their white colleague, Gloria Johnson, who protested with…