CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Modern Chattanoogans may take it for granted that people want to move to the Southside, Riverfront and North Shore. But it wasn’t always that way. 30 years ago, The Tennessee Aquarium had just opened up and the Walnut Street Bridge was getting turned into a pedestrian bridge. But their was no 21st Century Riverfront makeover, no Coolidge…
Two vehicles caught on fire this morning on Interstate 24 Eastbound at mile marker 181.8 around 7:19 this morning, around the Old Ringgold Road overpass. The Chattanooga and East Ridge Fire Department responded and were able to put the fire out by 8 AM. This footage is from shortly after the incident from a TDOT Smartway camera. It appears there…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Silverdale split their state quarterfinal baseball matchup with Trinity Christian on Wednesday. The Seahawks won game one 6-5, and the Lions won game two 14-3. That forces a game three on Thursday at 3pm to see which team punches their ticket to Spring Fling in Murfreesboro. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Baseball, High School Baseball, Silverdale Academy
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Baylor baseball team is headed back to Spring Fling in Murfreesboro. The Red Raiders beat Christian Brothers twice on Wednesday at home. They won game one 7-6 in 8 innings, and they took game two 14-7. Baylor will try and win their fourth consecutive state crown when they arrive in Murfreesboro next week. Categories: Sports – Local Sports…
Soddy Daisy, TN-(WDEF-TV) The Red Bank soccer team beat Soddy Daisy 5-4 on penalty kicks to win the region championship. The Lions scored on a penalty kick in the first half to go up 1-0 at halftime. The Trojans returned the favor in the second half with a goal on a free kick to even the match at 1-1. That…
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) Bradley Central rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat Walker Valley 5-3 for their region championship. The Mustangs scored three runs in the bottom of the first before the Bears chipped away and eventually won the game to claim the region title. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Baseball, Bradley Central High School, High School Baseball, Walker…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — Former Presidential Candidate Dr. Ben Carson was in Chattanooga tonight to take in a movie at the local A-M-C. But it wasn’t a Hollywood blockbuster, and it didn’t star any famous actors. Carson is the co-founder of the Carson Scholars Fund, which gifts one-thousand-dollar college scholarships to young students throughout the country who exemplify achievement both in…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The Grove Street shooting last September opened up old wounds with a new question. Even with a new police chief, how can Chattanooga put an end to gang violence? News 12 spoke with two leaders in the community. Each has their own method to reach that goal, but it starts with one thing: trust. Chattanooga Police Chief…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — Amid an attempt to hire 1,000 new employees before the end of the year, Volkswagen Chattanooga has announced that all production employees, maintenance staff, and team leaders will receive a bonus of $3,000. Additionally, any employees hired between now and October 31 will receive a $3,000 sign-on bonus. “This launch appreciation bonus is well-deserved. We are on…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – In the quiet setting of her living room, with her little chihuahua sound asleep on the couch, Jennifer Ownby is working. Applying her craft. Jennifer is in the world of administration, working from home. But in her spare time, she works with her unique side business. Her “side hustle,” as she calls it. Making oboe reeds. Not just…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – A local mom chose National EMS Week to pay a visit to the first responders who saved her son’s life. Last month, police, fire and EMS responded when they got a 911 call about 21 year old Kaine Barnell passed out on a garage floor. When they arrived, they noticed someone was working on the other side…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A family was woken up by a neighbor and was able to escape a house fire in Lookout Valley early Wednesday morning, May 18, 2022. The fire was initially reported by that neighbor at 3:50 AM via a 911 call which prompted the Chattanooga Fire Department to respond. After calling for help, the neighbor rushed over to…
HIXSON, Tenn. (WDEF) — Cheeseburgers and Americans are a love affair that dates back to when our forefathers took that first juicy bite. However, one young Texan toddler’s love with cheeseburgers caught both his mother, and her wallet, by surprise. The story of the two-year-old’s mobile order has since gone national. Like Kenan and Kel, little Barrett Golden just wanted…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Mocs softball team faces Alabama in the NCAA regionals this week. Win or lose, Chattanooga will have a good time because Gracey Kruse is on their team. Kruse is all about having fun. Take her committment to U-T-C. She showed up at head coach Frank Reed’s house on Christmas Eve to announce her commitment. Said Kruse:”I feel like…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Red Bank beat East Hamilton 3-1 in the semifinals of their region soccer tournament on Tuesday at East Hamilton high school. Match was scoreless at halftime. Lions broke the ice less than five minutes into the second half. Elijah Tillett knocked the ball home off a corner kick to make it 1-0. Lions pushed the lead to 3-0 before…
Dalton, GA-(WDEF-TV) Dalton Academy, the carpet capital’s newest high school, did what many thought impossible this year. The Pumas won a state championship — in their first year of existence. News 12’s Angela Moryan has the story. Said Yehia Hussain/Centerback: “If you’ve seen it from the beginning, it’s crazy. It’s like a little movie. It could be on Netflix.” Call…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — News 12 anchors Andrew Harrison and Emily Cassulo stopped by Woodmore Elementary School Tuesday afternoon to give the kids some writing tips. We met with students in Laura McBride, April Haley, and Kevin Miller’s fourth grade classes to read over their press releases for a class project. The students also asked lots of great questions about…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — Since the department’s inception in 2001, the TSA has come to look out for a litany of prohibited items in passengers’ carry-on bags. But one set of prohibited items they’ve been discovering more and more is firearms. “Here in Chattanooga metro we had a total of 24 guns, last year. And that was as we were…
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) – The new East Ridge development is called The Gateway — it sits directly next to the Chattanooga Red Wolves’ CHI Memorial Stadium. It is 110 acres consisting of town homes – shops – offices and restaurants. Developer Bob Martino and East Ridge Mayor Brian Williams broke ground on the developments first commercial site — “Nooga…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Chattanooga’s Chief of police is keeping a promise she made during her introduction a couple months ago. Nearly eight months after a drive-by shooting killed two women on Grove Street, Chattanooga’s new police chief, Celeste Murphy, says she is committed to getting justice for the families of the victims. Chief Murphy held a press conference near the…
Sale Creek, TN-(WDEF-TV) Sale Creek edged South Pittsburg 3-2 in the region semifinals on Monday evening at Sale Creek high school. Panthers got a run in the top of the first on an RBI single from Cam Penny. Stayed 1-0 until the top of the fourth when Britton Case tied it up on an RBI double. Panthers got a run…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — The Chattanooga Zoo, of course, prioritizes the health of its animals. Believe it or not, regarding the coronavirus, there are some animals that can contract it. While none at the zoo have so far, veterinarians and zoo staff believe vaccines for their animals can better help keep it that way. According to the zoo, “one bottle of…
ATHENS, Tenn. — It was early on the morning of May 20, 2016 when Betty Begazo was at Etowah Dialysis in McMinn County, a facility owned by DaVita Dialysis. For over three years, Begazo had visited the clinic three times a week for treatment, but on this particular morning, the power went out while her blood was still circulating through…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Buffalo mass shooting suspect Payton Gendron left behind a manifesto, claiming “The Great Replacement” theory motivated his alleged actions of shooting ten African-Americans. The racially-motivated shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo has some in Chattanooga trying to come up with solutions to stop them from happening here. A recent Associated Press poll shows a third of all…