Collegedale (WDEF-TV) – A train derailed at University Drive and Apison Pike in Collegedale Tuesday afternoon. Collegedale Police are asking drivers to avoid the area. This is a developing story. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jennifer Lopes (@jen_lopes) Categories: Featured, Hamilton County, Local News, Ooltewah Tags: Collegedale, train derailment
Chickamauga, GA-(WDEF-TV) Highlights from day one of Gordon Lee Holiday tournament. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Gordon Lee, highlights, Holiday Tournament, local sports news
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – UTC and Hamilton County Schools are teaming up to bring local high school students an even bigger opportunity. UTC and Hamilton County Schools signed an agreement today that will put a new college pipeline into motion. University High is a two year program open to local high school students offering a taste of the college experience…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Holocaust survivor Lore Stoll Tinney talked to students at Skyuka Hall about her family’s experiences. “When I came to this country I become a citizen of United States.. the proudest day of my life.” JILL INGALLS/SKYUKA HALL: “We think that it’s very important to make history real. And one of the ways that you do that is…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — In just a six-day span, both Georgia and Tennessee have banned TikTok from all state government network devices. This has led to some, once again, thinking over the controversies surrounding the app since it was launched. TikTok is currently owned by the Chinese company, ByteDance. According to CBS News, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said both the Chinese…
BENTON, Tennessee (WDEF) – Downtown Benton!! Always a friendly place to be. At the courthouse, well, the Christmas spirit is alive and well. Right across the street, Marlena Miller is cutting hair. It’s what she does, as the owner of the popular salon “Faith And Football.” But wait a minute: there’s vermin in the house. It’s…..oh, it’s that nefarious character from…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Stephens had 32 points and 20 rebounds in Sunday’s game against Belmont. The first time in Moc’s history where a player had 20 boards and at least 30 points. However, missed free throws and 18 turnovers came back to haunt UTC as the Moc’s fell on overtime 83-79 Categories: Sports – Local Sports News, Sports – UTC…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- GPS girls started slow offensively in an early noon game on Saturday against Pope John Paul II. In a low scoring defensive affair GPS was able close the gap but weren’t able to get all the way back in a 33-31 defeat. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Defensive, Game, GPS loses, local sports news
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- King’s Academy jumped out to an early lead thanks to the three ball but Jada Sanders and Boyd rally fell just short losing 55 to 52. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Boyd Girls Basketball, fall short, local sports news, Lose
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Notre Dame beat rival Chattanooga Christian 67-59 on Friday night in front of a packed house at Phifer Gym. Irish trailed by five at halftime, but they utilized a strong fourth quarter to pull out the win. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: CCS, local sports news, Notre Dame, Rival
Ringgold, GA-(WDEF-TV) The Dalton boys basketball team remained unbeaten on the year Friday after beating Ringgold on the road 68-48. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Dalton Stays, local sports news, Ringgold, undefeated
Ringgold, GA-(WDEF-TV) The LFO girls basketball team enjoyed a spectacular season last year, and they have picked up from where they left off last season. The Warriors remained unbeaten this season after defeating Heritage 65-30 on Friday night. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Game, heritage, LFO Red Hot, local sports
(press release) MLS side Atlanta United will be returning to Chattanooga for the second time in club history and the third official meeting ever between the two sides. The game is scheduled for Saturday, January 28 with a 3:00 p.m. EST kickoff at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga. It will be a full day of community, fun, and soccer with some…
OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) – There are a lot of great homes lit up around the Tennessee Valley for the holidays. Today we want to show you one display in the Ooltewah area. You are all invited to drive by 5725 Sarah Drive. Bring a car load of kids and drop off their letters to Santa in the North Pole mailbox…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — News 12 and other Chattanooga area broadcasters battled it out at Hamilton Place Mall Friday for the sixth annual Battle of the Bells competition. We all competed to see who could raise the most money in our red kettles for the Salvation Army of Chattanooga. That hasn’t been determined yet, but it’s obviously News 12. 😉…
TUNNEL HILL, Ga. (WDEF)- A family in Whitfield County is reeling from a devastating fire earlier this week. Julie Cantrell and her family woke up to a nightmare early Tuesday morning. Cantrell said that, “The smoke is what woke me up. I got her (Alexis) first, because our bedrooms are at the front door. As soon as I got her,…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Cynthia Schoenberg owns her own business in Hixson. Her company sells air purifiers. Cynthia is relatively new to the Chattanooga area. But her desire to help those in need, those kids in need during the holiday season remains strong. And it’s been that way for a long time. “Every Christmas I’ve always done something. For example, Toys…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — You can tell a lot about a person by what’s on their computer – including what they look up online. We Americans are curious people, and Google makes it easy to look up whatever we want in seconds. The top search in the U.S. this year? “Wordle!” We’ve done a Tech Byte segment on this addicting…
Signal Mountain, TN-(WDEF-TV) The Signal Mountain girls basketball team used a strong fourth quarter to turn back Whitwell on Thursday night 58-38. The Eagles led by three going into the final period before outscoring the Tigers 23-8 in the fourth quarter to seal the victory. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: defeat, game win, local sports, Signal Mountain, whitwell
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) — After a year of fast-climbing prices, inflation is finally, seemingly beginning to cool down. Financial analyst Chris Hopkins says in the past three-to-four months, inflation has dropped from just over 9% to 7.1%. As the Tennessee Valley anxiously awaits the holidays, one man in Cleveland says dropping prices, especially this time of year, make a great…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Ten years ago, our area was reeling after the worst school shooting our country had ever seen. For our Thursday Throwback, we share several of our stories from the day of the Sandy Hook shooting. We hear from law enforcement, school officials and people who are just in shock that it happened. The stories included questions about…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Kids in need will once again be able to celebrate Christmas with gifts under the tree, thanks to the Salvation Army’s Angel tree Program and the Chattanooga area’s support. Both today and tomorrow recipients are picking up gifts for 3-thousand kids and seniors. Captain Danielle Cunningham says thousands of gifts were donated to the Salvation Army and…
Time for the Titans to right the ship. Their grip on first place in the AFC South is getting slippery due to a three game losing streak. Said quarterback Ryan Tannehill:”This is not the streak you want to be on, and we all understand that. There’s certain emotions that come with that. Frustration. Anger. All those types of things. But…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) – Helping teach current and future members of the manufacturing workforce how to best implement technology in their jobs is highly important. The Smart Factory Institute at the PIE Innovation Center in Bradley County is doing just that, and doing it well. They are just another shining example of things helping drive our economy forward. Denise Rice…
