The Chattanooga Police Department is now holding weekly meetings to address the city’s violent crime trends. The major topics this week, robberies and domestic violence, both of which rise in the winter months. Assistant Chief Glen Scruggs said domestic violence is a large factor in high violent crime numbers. “Dealing with domestic violence and seeing those numbers spike across the…
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF)- An arrest of a student at East Ridge High School on Tuesday was shared on social media and went viral causing controversy in the community. A 16 second video inside of the school’s gym shows a Hamilton County SRO, Tyler Mcrae, arresting a 18 year old student, Tarius Sledge, by first pulling his hair, then…
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Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) GPS edged CCS 1-0 in girls high school soccer on Tuesday evening at the Girls Preparatory School. Match was scoreless at halftime before the Bruisers Kallie West booted one home in the second half for the only goal of the match. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Girls Preparatory School, GPS Soccer, local sports, school, soccer team, Sports
WALKER COUNTY, Georgia (WDEF) — From the state of Georgia to the Republic of Georgia and back … Some members of the Walker County Fire Rescue team recently came back home from a training exercise with those who serve and protect their families on the other side of the world. A pair of Walker County first responders said that their…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp and Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Justin Robertson have formed a committee to evaluate the needs of local school facilities. A 2020 report from MGT Consultng identified around a billion dollars worth of need in Hamilton County Schools. This includes dilapidated conditions at several facilities in the area. “We have a facilities crisis….
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – A Howard Student has been arrested after officials found a weapon in his backpack. The gun didn’t actually make it inside the school. It started with a call to police about several students outside the building around 10:15 AM. The officers found them and brought them into the school. School officials say the SRO searched them before…
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) The Cleveland volleyball team has spiked the opposition this season, posting a sizzling 30-4 record. And as News 12’s Brian Armstrong reports, the Blue Raiders are having fun along the way. Cleveland high school Volleyball knows a lot about winning with over 20 wins this season. Said head coach Amy Geren McGowan:”I feel like that is an edge…
TRENTON, GA (WDEF) – Positivity can be contagious. That’s one of the lessons that Katy Vaughn passes on to her young students at Davis Elementary. They love her for it. Charity Barton is the Principal at Davis Elementary School. Charity says, “So many wonderful things to say about Miss Katy. She’s creative. She’s fun. You know the root of all…
Hamilton County, TN – (WDEF) Its flu shot season. Once again, its that time of the year to roll up your sleeves and get the vaccine.Yes, Influenza can spread year round, but cases begin to climb in October and hit their peak sometime between December and February. The folks over at Food City Pharmacy across the district are offering drop…
Chattanooga,TN – (WDEF) The Chattanooga tourism company held its annual summit Tuesday afternoon. It’s the largest gathering of tourism industry professionals in the area. Popular travel show host Samantha Brown was the keynote speaker. You may know her from ‘Samantha Brown’s Places to Love’, a long running show on PBS. This year’s program also included a state of the industry…
It’s not as to who won or who lost, but whether Mayor Tim Kelly used his influence to tip the scales of the election.
HIXSON, Tenn. (WDEF) — During Sunday night’s 60 Minutes season premiere, when asked if the pandemic was over, President Joe Biden quickly gained the nation’s attention. “The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with COVID. We’re still doing a lotta work on it. … But the pandemic is over,” Mr. Biden said. On Twitter, many disagreed with President…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) – Looks to be a somewhat normal high school class. Teachers interacting with the kids. But what’s being done here is extraordinary. For these 12 students in Aviation Instructor Scott Campbell’s class are building an airplane. An actual FAA-approved, two passenger, four cyclinder RV-12iS airplane. “I myself have never built a plane. And neither have these students. But…
OOLTEWAH, TN (WDEF) – You won’t see the Harrison Bay Future Ready Center on Touchdown Friday Night. They don’t have a football team. Instead, students have trained their laser like focus on engineering. That team has earned National Recognition. That level of ingenuity in all-American example of what’s right with our schools. Jerry Webb is an Instructional Teacher at Harrison…
Earlier this month, New York’s Governor declared a state of emergency after detecting the polio virus in sewage samples. Our local Chattanooga Rotary Club is playing a hand in the continued eradication efforts. This year the United States saw its first case of Polio in nearly a decade. After an unvaccinated New Yorker got infected, the state began wastewater surveillance….
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Brainerd High School kicked off its Future Ready Program August 25th. Students were able to see some of the people and things that are locally available to them after graduation. The Chattanooga Fire Department was on hand, as well as a helicopter flying unit. Brainerd’s executive principal, Dr. Crystal Sorrells, says this is important for kids in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- A rough season for the Chattanooga Lookouts came to an end on Sunday with an 11-4 loss to the Tennessee Smokies. The Lookouts feel behind early giving up 4 runs in the first innings. Leftfielder Jacob Hurtubise hit a solo shot off the second pitch of the atbat t over the right field wall for his first…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- UTC is now 3-0 early in this season but Saturday’s game against North Alabama started and ended in a blow out. However, there was a middle there that got interesting and gave the Mocs some adversity. Leading 20-0 the Mocs gave up two touchdowns an a 20 point led became a one possession game. That is when the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Chattanooga held a runoff election Thursday for District 8 between incumbent Marvene Noel and Marie Mott. Things got testy on one side, and silent on the other. 48 hours after Noel was declared the winner, she spoke to News 12 about her win, her next order of business, and her runoff opponent, Marie Mott. “The people spoke….
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – When Rhyne Howard won the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award three weeks ago, the Chattanooga area applauded, and for obvious reasons. Howard was born and raised in the area, and her mother, RJ Avery, was a standout basketball player at Brainerd High School. One of Avery’s teammates at Brainerd was a 6-4, powerful post player named…
Red Bank, TN-(WDEEF-TV) If you go to a Red Bank game you are going to hear the name A-D Crutcher time and time again The star senior is a defensive force at linebacker or safety and also leads the team in rushing News 12’s Brian Armstrong speaks with Crutcher and his coach about how he is able to fill up…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — After two unusual years during the COVID-19 pandemic, things are beginning to look normal again at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The campus features fewer masks and restrictions, but it also features fewer students. Overall enrollment fell by one point five percent this year. “The decrease of roughly one hundred and thirty-two students FTE translates to…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — For those looking to add a furry friend to the family for a family-friendly price, Chattanooga’s Humane Educational Society has quite the offer from Friday, September 16, to Sunday, September 18. The local shelter is partnering with the Utah-based Best Friends Animal Society during National Adoption Weekend to give plenty of animals a new home. From Friday…
