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…
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…
The Tennessee Titans were among the top teams in the NFL last year in sacks, and they did it without much production from Bud Dupree. The Titans acquired Dupree before the 2021 season, but he was rehabbing from a torn ACL. Dupree wasn’t exactly a beast last year. He had just 17 tackles in eleven games with three sacks. But…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Apple’s new update to the iPhone will bring their biggest changes ever to the Lock Screen, as well as improvements to make texting and e-mailing even easier.
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 –…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Despite a four-run rally in the eighth, the Chattanooga Lookouts lost their third straight game to the Biloxi Shuckers Friday night, 6-5. Categories: Sports, Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Baseball, Biloxi Shuckers, Chattanooga Lookouts, Minor League Baseball
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Lady Red Wolves are on the hunt for a second straight league title and the first in the brand new USL W league. Six matches in, the Ladies in Red are sitting second on the brand new USL W League’s standings. “The new league is definitely a higher level than what we experienced last year,”…
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….
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…
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,…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – People are invited to attend the Calvary Chapel on Broad Street on the evening of June the 30th. 6:30 to 8 PM. A 90 minute gathering. Much of the assembly will be virtual, and there will be speakers from all walks of life. Different states. Different countries. Doug Daugherty is a local organizer. He’s the president of…
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…
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…
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….
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…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — It’s Star Wars Night at the Lookouts Friday — and the Looks going be looking real good in their special Yoda jerseys. Fans can’t buy these in the store like other specialty jerseys. Instead, the game worn ones will be signed and auctioned off on the Lookouts website for the Alzheimer’s Association. Bid on them, you…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) – Officials have voted to suspend the business permit of a Tennessee nightclub near the scene of a mass shooting where three people were killed and 14 others injured. News outlets report the Chattanooga Beer & Wrecker Board decided Thursday to suspend the permit for Mary’s Bar & Grill for three days for operating without a beer…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) — Chattanooga native and country music artist Conner Smith has been keeping quite busy. Conner is about to tour with Thomas Rhett, and recently performed at both the Honey Bee Festival in Lafayette, GA, and CMA Fest the next weekend. Now he’s about to release a new song. The talented singer and songwriter told News 12 about…
(CHATTANOOGA) – Ten years ago, the Riverbend scored a big homecoming show to close out that year’s festival. Country singer Lauren Alaina was just starting her professional career in Nashville. In the previous two years, American Idol made her a star and she had just recorded her first album. So her 2012 homecoming as a Riverbend headliner was a triumphant…