Let’s Eat Recipe: Greek Yogurt Bars
June is National Dairy Month and Food City registered dietitian Nicole Pazdziorko talks about some of the benefits health and taste wise of dairy including a delicious recipe for Greek Yogurt Bars.
CFC Women Fall 3-0 to Tennessee Force
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The CFC women dropped a 3-0 decision to Tennessee Force FC on a steamy night at Fort Finley. The CFC moved the start time to 8pm because of the hot temperatures. Allison Hansford was hot for the Force. She scored twice in the first half to make it 2-0 at the break. Tennessee added another late goal to win…
Chattanooga Lookouts Starter Connor Curlis Fans 13 in Loss to Biloxi
(lookouts.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Chattanooga Lookouts dropped game two, 5-2, to the Biloxi Shuckers on Wednesday afternoon from AT&T Field. Connor Curlis set a new season-high with 13 strikeouts, the most since Andrew Abbott sat down 12 on May 14 against Mississippi. Stevie Branche and JC Keys added on five more to match a team-high of 18 strikeouts in…
Heat Wave food tips for your family
Beer? Ice Cream? Berries? A nutritionist shares what's good and what's bad for us in the heat
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) – “We have a salad plate and some popcorn chicken.” “Four cases of Gatorade.” “Salad items, fruits. A lot of veggies…” “Unknowingly walk out with what their body needs most this summer. “13 cups of water for men and about nine cups of water for women.” Nutritionist Marisa Moore says food likely already on your list, too, is…
Patten Towers Residents Face Intense Heat without Air Conditioning
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — According to residents at Patton Towers, the air conditioning has been out in most the building for months. “It’s been two months since the air been out. I feel like it should have been something handled with it. I might talk to them about it — apparently my opinion don’t matter,” said Lebron, a Patten Towers resident….
More To The Story: Treehouse Vacations
Dave visits a new vacation rental in Dade County
RISING FAWN, GA (WDEF) – 41 year old Michael Hicks and his wife Teah own a company that makes unique spaces. For unique destinations. This is their latest creation. Up on Lookout Mountain, in Dade County. Three vacation rentals. The Hicks bought the property back in 2020. And you can’t beat the view. You can’t beat the uniqueness, because all…
Heatwave causes record breaking energy usage
EPB has reached their highest levels of electrical use in nearly three years. EPB officials report that the peak demand is likely to surpass the current peak in the next few days. As the hot summer temperatures continue, Jason Elders is an Energy Pro for EPB. He said there are some simple steps customers can take to stay cool while…
Derrick Henry Feeling Healthy Again at Titans Minicamp
Running back Derrick Henry was on hand for the start of the Titans mandatory mini-camp. Of course there’s nothing mini about Henry from his size to his impact on the offense. Tennessee lost Henry for half the season last year with a foot injury, but he doesn’t look injured anymore. Said Henry:”Yeah I feel good.” I feel good. I knew…
Passed Ball Helps Lookouts Down the Shuckers 7-6
(lookouts.com) With the game tied at six entering the bottom of the eighth inning, the Lookouts took the lead on a passed ball to lead them to an eventual 7-6 victory. The game started out in the Lookouts favor as they took an early 4-0 lead in the first. TJ Hopkins and Alex McGarry knocked home runs with RBI singles…
Josh Malone Among Players Looking to Make Impression in Titans Summer Camp
Can’t be fun going through OTA’s and mini-camps for the Titans right now with the temperature hovering around 100 degrees. You know you’re gonna sweat…a lot, but for some offensive players, you can’t let’em see you sweat under the pressure of making the team. The Titans signed former Vols receiver Josh Malone in February, and he’s digging his return…
Underground transformer explosion knocks out downtown power
Fire is under control, but power repairs could take awhile
11:15 Update: Fire Dept. handing over scene to EPB crews to make repairs overnight. Here is their description of the incident. CFD post from Twitter Firefighters were called to the 200 block of Broad Street at 8:17 PM Tuesday. Flames and sparks were coming out of the ground through grates. Because it was electrical in nature, firefighters used several dry…
CMA Fest Spotlight: Sophia Scott
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) — Like most performers, country music artist Sophia Scott is pumped to be back on stage again. Her new EP “One of These Days” just came out June 2. She spent part of CMA Fest last weekend celebrating by performing her new songs. “It’s definitely been a long time coming,” Scott said. “Some of these songs I…
Third arrest, new information on McCallie shooting
Rodney Harris, Garrian King, Alexis Lewis UPDATE: U.S. Attorney in Knoxville confirms the gun charges against Garrian King and Rodney Junior Harris. They have both been indicted by a grand jury for possession of a weapon by felons from the McCallie Avenue shootings investigation. “The indictment alleges that on or about June 5, 2022, in the Eastern District of Tennessee,…
Mom To Mom – How To Make A Sponge Sailboat
Here’s a fun nautical themed craft for you and your kids. It’s a sponge sailboat.
Kids build robots at this summer camp
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – At Chattanooga State Community College, a group of children is learning to code and assemble robots. Robo-Think is a STEM based summer camp in which children are taking part in activities such as coding a video game. This morning, News 12 visited the camp as they were assembling robotic fans and other robots of their own creation….
You may be a victim of “shrinkflation” and not know it
Instead of marking up prices, some companies are giving us less product
(CBS) – The latest data from the Bureau of Labor statistics shows the price of food shot up 10% over the past year, the biggest annual jump since 1981. And if high prices weren’t enough, now some of the products, we buy are getting smaller. It’s called shrinkflation. Consumer advocate Mary Bach was at the grocery store last week and…
What’s Right With Our Schools: Ringgold High Performing Arts
Ringgold, Georgia (WDEF) – It was a dazzling year for Performing Arts at Ringgold High School.From scholarships, to state honors to a very famous visitor, they pull back the curtain on What’s Right With Our Schools. Jane’ Ellis is the Musical Theater and Choir Director at Ringgold High. She explains,”The students received 12 Shuler nominations, got the chance to perform on that…
CMA Fest Spotlight: Hannah Ellis
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — CMA Fest wrapped up in Nashville Sunday night. Most of the country artists News 12 spoke to at the event have a connection to the Tennessee Valley – like Hannah Ellis. She recently opened for Carly Pearce on her “29 Tour.” The first stop of the second leg of the tour was in March at the…
History of burned Highland Baptist Church
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Curator of Collections, Lindsay Stuber, with the Chattanooga Historical Society says the start of the church dates back to the 1890s. “Highland Baptist Church actually started out as Orchard knob Baptist Church back in the 1890s. It’s not until the 1920s that they built the church that unfortunately was affected by the fire,” said Stuber. She says…
More To The Story: Lavender Farm
The Lavender Farm has just opened for visitors in Rising Fawn
RISING FAWN, Georgia (WDEF) – For this story, we’re traveling a little dusty road. Over the babbling creek. Up the hill. A unique experience awaits. You are about to enter a world of lavender. “Lookout Lavender” to be exact. Without further ado, let me introduce you to Bill and Alice Marrin. This is Bill! And this is Alice. After living in…
TECH BYTE: Send Messages, E-mails More Easily with iOS 16
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Apple has a new iOS update in the works. The tech company recently made the announcement at its annual developer conference. If you’ve ever regretted sending a text message to someone, you’re going to love Apple’s latest software update. iOS 16 lets you edit or recall any recently sent messages. You can also recover recently deleted…
Silverdale RB Connor Delashmitt Commits to UTC Mocs
Silverdale running back Connor Delashmitt announced on social media Sunday that he has committed to play college ball at UTC. Delashmitt has been a beast in the backfield for the Seahawks. Last year he rushed for over 1,300 yards with 18 touchdowns. For his Silverdale career, he racked up over 6,000 all purpose yards with 45 touchdowns. Categories: Sports –…
90 year old celebrates birthday by skydiving
JASPER, Tennessee (WDEF)-Irene Hammontree, from Dalton, celebrated turning 90 this weekend by visiting the Chattanooga skydiving company. “Whenever you start on the free fall, I want you to throw your hands out and yell real loud. I said I’m afraid too, I’m afraid I’ll lose my teeth,” said Hammontree. Her family says she’s been talking about this for a while…
CFC Gets Fourth Straight Win Blanking AC Syracuse Pulse 3-0
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The CFC notched their fourth win in-a-row on Saturday night at Fort Finley as they knocked off AC Syracuse Pulse 3-0. Didn’t take long for Chattanooga to find an offensive pulse. Not even five minutes into the match and Taylor Gray knocked one home to make it 1-0. Markus Naglestad added another goal in the first half on a…