Testimony on Georgia election at today’s Jan. 6th hearing

Sec. of State and assistant refute election fraud charges

WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) – Today’s testimony at the January 6th hearing involved the Georgia election of 2020. Democrats called two election officials in Georgia and a poll worker who says her life was ruined when Former President Trump accused her by name of rigging ballots. Here is some of their testimony: SCHIFF: did you office investigate claims? did 5,000 dead…

Chattanooga Mercantile Relocates after Alleged Assault, Verbal Abuse

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — Chattanooga Mercantile is moving to Gateway Antiques Mall in Fort Oglethorpe. But staff say the location they are leaving behind is a building in disrepair. “On a day that it rains, this place is like a sieve. It just, it leaks everywhere — on our furniture; it leaks on our expensive furniture; it ruins our furniture,” said…

Low turnout in Northwest Georgia for primary run-off elections

Virginia, Alabama and Georgia held elections Tuesday. Virginia has statewide primaries, while Georgia and Alabama have runoffs. In Georgia, four Republican congressional races had runoffs. But, the two biggest races are the Democratic contests for secretary of state and lieutenant governor. However Whitfield County registrar Mary Hammontree said she did not expect to see high turnout for the run offs….

Chattanooga airport begins expansion of terminal

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Pardon their mess! The Chattanooga Airport has kicked off construction of Phase Two of their 20 year master plan to expand service. The terminal expansion includes new space and renovating the existing concourse. Airport CEO Terry Hart says “this project allows room for growth within the airport including additional departures and arrivals, so that we can continue…

Walker Co. mother addresses school board over “vulgar” books

Parent says some books available for students are "inappropriate," contain questionable content

UPDATE: News 12 Now received a response from the Walker County School Board concerning Mrs. Smeiles’ presentation at their June 20 meeting. “The Superintendent and Board members welcome and appreciate feedback from our community.  We will review the details provided in the presentation made available this evening. We currently have a procedure in place for the review of materials in…

What’s Right With Our Schools: Rossville Middle School Chorus

ROSSVILLE, GA (WDEF) – Rebuilding a school’s chorus program can be a difficult challenge, but at Rossville  Middle School the rewards far outweighed the risk. Macy Swanson is the Chorus and Theater Director. She explains, “So Rossville Middle School, our chorus program, it’s a rebuilding. We unfortunately did not have it last year. So, this whole year has been very…

New tech: Solar Windows

The windows actually turn sunlight into electricity

SAN FRANCISCO, California (CBS) – At the headquarters of Ubiquitous Energy near San Francisco there are black solar panels on the roof. But the lights in the company conference room are being powered by the windows, which are also acting as solar collectors. “That’s kind of the problem we set out to solve with our technology, is how can you…

Parents weigh in on if their toddler or baby should get COVID vaccine

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved COVID vaccines for Americans younger than 5 years old to as young as 6 months. Pfizer’s vaccine is a three-dose series, with the first two shots given three weeks apart and the third shot at least two months after the second. Each dose is one-tenth of the adult version. Moderna’s vaccine consists…

Police investigate two women shot in Southside parking lot

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Chattanooga Police are investigating the shooting of two women in a Southside parking lot off of Main Street over the weekend. It happened around 1 AM early Sunday morning in the parking lot between the Choo-Choo and Main. Police officers actually heard a loud argument in the parking lot at 1400 Rossville Avenue. And as they headed…

More To The Story: The Tik Tok Therapist

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Trey Tucker is a McCallie grad. Class of 1998. He’s now a licensed therapist here in Chattanooga. He’s been helping others for the past decade or so. Helping with anxiety, depression, grief, identity…..all kinds of thoughts and feelings. Just a while back, Tucker decided to enter the world of social media. On a professional level. Tik Tok to…

Lady Red Wolves extend win streak to five

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — In their fifth streak win and fifth streak clean sheet, the Chattanooga Lady Red Wolves finished off the weekend with a 3-0 victory over Peachtree City MOBA. Chattanooga ends the weekend gaining six points in the USL W League standings after beating Tennessee Soccer Club Friday night. Categories: Sports, Sports – Local Sports News, Sports –…

Juneteenth weekend celebrations: 18th – 19th

Juneteenth celebrations are happening all around the scenic city this weekend. The Bethlehem Center is hosting their Juneteenth Jubilee tomorrow afternoon from one to four. This free event will have local vendors, music by DJ MCPRO, food trucks, and more. Reginald Smith is the executive director of the Bethlehem Center. He said this is a celebration of freedom and independence….

Financial impact to another Federal Reserve interest rate increase

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- This week, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point. This is the largest rate increase since 1994. “Touting recession, and the closest thing you can think of is either Covid or 2008, and that doesn’t give you the warm and fuzzies when you hear that word,” said Vandergriff. The Federal Reserve raised…

Whitfield County EMA hold first Place of Worship Safety seminar

DALTON, Georgia (WDEF)- The Whitfield County Emergency Management Agency provided it’s first Place of Worship Safety seminar, to help people in crisis situations. Emergency Management Coordinator, Christina Byrd, says Welcome Hill Baptist Church reached out to the EMA back in March to see how they can stay safe in a crisis situation. Whitfield County EMA provided training for mass care sheltering,…

Truth in sentencing: TN now only state making violent criminals serve 100% of their sentence

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Friday afternoon, state and local leader ceremonially signed a bill that now makes Tennessee the state with the toughest penalties in the entire nation for violent criminals. The legislation will month will require those who commit Class A violent crimes serve the full term of their sentence. Crimes like: first-degree murder, second-degree murder, vehicular homicide resulting from…

Highland Park Baptist Church Fire Intentional – Person of Interest Sought

Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) – Investigators are searching for a person of interest in connection to the fire at Highland Park Baptist Church on June 10. The fire was intentionally set according to investigators. Photos from the scene show a man on a bicycle in the area around the time of the fire. Investigators seek the public’s help in identifying the…

Kiffin goes ‘crazy’ at commitment from Baylor OL

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Baylor senior Brycen Sanders already has his future decided. The four-star offensive lineman committed to Ole Miss this week after receiving over 20 Division I offers. The Rebels were the first DI school to extend an offer, which came in December of Sanders’ sophomore year. Eleven SEC schools were among the offers, including Tennessee and Georgia….

Resolution approved for SSO funding in Hamilton County Schools

Interviews could begin as early as next week for upcoming school year

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Hamilton County School Board met Thursday night for its monthly meeting. It was the first of its kind since the tragic Uvalde school shooting and Chattanooga mass shootings. Near the end of the meeting, a resolution was presented to the board regarding school safety and the funding to make it happen. Superintendent Dr. Justin…