CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – “I don’t understand what the jury was thinking,” says Annie Shell’s father David Shell. A jury took two days to decide Benjamin Brown of Soddy-Daisy is guilty of criminally negligent homicide and reckless endangerment in the 2018 death of two-year-old Annie Shell. He was initially charged with felony murder and aggravated child abuse. The jury’s verdict was…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Rich Sulley knows trees better than most. Fact of the matter is, Rich is in Chattanooga for one reason: look at our trees. Rich is an inventory arborist. He travels all across the country. For the past three years, he’s made his living, working alone, checking everything there is to know about trees. Big ones, tall ones,…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – A jury on Monday found Benjamin Spencer guilty in the death of two year old Annie Burkett. But it was not on the original charges. In the trial that began last week, prosecutors said the Annie and her sister were in the care of Brandi Giannunzio in August of 2018. But she went to a hair salon…
HARRISON, TN (WDEF) – The early teenage years are a challenging time in most of our lives. A well-timed compliment can put pep in your step and change your entire outlook. That’s the reason a student at Brown Middle came up with the Wow Notebook. Whitney Whitaker is an English Language teacher at Brown Middle. She remembers, “Karina came to…
Physical therapist, Dr. Justine Richmond, describes some of the different benefits of dry needling.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Some doctors are using tech to help their patients avoid pain pills. “I wanted to get off opioids as quickly as I could, obviously. But also I didn’t want to have a lot of pain,” said Bob Main, a knee replacement patient. That’s why Main decided to use a different method to recover from surgery. Orthopedic…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (UTC Athletics) — The Chattanooga Mocs fought a hard second half Saturday afternoon at The McKenzie Arena before falling 65-62 to East Tennessee State in Southern Conference women’s basketball action. Chattanooga moves to 6-19 on the year and 4-6 in league play while the Bucs improve to 3-19 overall and 3-7 against the SoCon. The Mocs trailed 40-24…
It’s time for the defense to present its case. Just a day after the jury heard from the Medical Examiner, saying a toddler was shaken so hard, blood got on her brain. Benjamin Brown took the stand in his own defense of the felony murder charge from the 2018 death of Annie Shell. After three forensic pathologists testified about the…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA — After earning a thrilling 71-69 victory on national television the first time around, the Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball team is set for its highly anticipated rematch with second-place Furman for a key Southern Conference tilt on Saturday afternoon inside Timmons Arena in Greenville, S.C. Chattanooga (21-5, 11-2 SoCon) is coming off a 65-47 victory over Western Carolina…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Notre Dame girls edged Boyd Buchanan 31-30 for their district tournament title on Friday night at Silverdale Academy. The Irish enjoyed a 12 point lead going to the fourth quarter before the Bucs staged a comeback. Boyd cut the lead to two with 40 seconds left when Notre Dame’s Makyla Skaggs hit a corner three to make it…
LaFayette, GA-(WDEF-TV) The LaFayette Ramblers won a top ten showdown with LFO on Friday night at LaFayette High School to complete a perfect regular season. The third ranked Ramblers beat the 9th ranked Warriors 77-51. LaFayette put the game away with a huge third quarter. Aidan Hadaway tossed in a game high 27 points. Jamichael Davis paced LFO with 22…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Former Notre Dame and Chattanooga Mocs stand-out Kareem Orr will also be at the Super Bowl. He’s a defensive back for the Los Angeles Rams. Orr’s high school coach Charles Fant says it’s pretty surreal to have one of your former players in the Super Bowl. Said Fant:”Couple of days ago I got some pictures of him. He had…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Cincinnati Bengals take on the Los Angeles Rams in this Sunday’s Super Bowl. Leading the charge for the Bengals’ defense is Chattanooga’s own Vonn Bell. From Ridgeland to the Big Game, News 12’s Angela Moryan has his amazing story. Said Ridgeland head coach Craig Pritchett: “When he had the interception,(in the AFC Championship game) I started to run…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-The jury trial continues for a man accused of a 2018 murder of a nearly 3 year old girl. Benjamin Brown’s trial for the death of two-year-old Annie Shell had multiple medical experts speak their opinion on the case. Forensic Pathologist Dr. Michael Baden was called as an expert and said he can’t say if Annie fell or…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – A local non-profit will be busy next week doing its part to help our homeless neighbors. Next Friday, local nonprofit Pursuit of Happiness will be putting on its inaugural clothing drive for the homeless community located on 11th street. The clothing drive is intended to provide those living in the tent city with essentials, but organization C-E-O…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) – Yesterday in Cleveland, Little Lambs Daycare caught fire while children were napping inside. The fire was quickly visible to those in nearby businesses. “Basically, it was a pretty crazy situation that was going down. I heard a bunch of commotion in the gym, and we all ran out and saw a huge fire, so obviously we…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — Steam Logistics held a groundbreaking ceremony this afternoon for its new downtown headquarters at 328 Broad Street. The third-party logistics company is one of the fastest-growing in the nation and expects to hire 400 employees here in Chattanooga over the next five years. The new headquarters building will be completely overhauled after it was boarded off for years…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — The Happy Shoes Project received a generous gift from Food City this afternoon. The nonprofit was presented a check for $50,000, as well as a $2,000 Food City gift card, at the grocery store chain’s location off of Signal Mountain Road. Happy Shoes provides tote bags and backpacks to cancer patients and children battling cancer. The totes…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — Chattanooga’s Salvation Army is set to throw a super party for the Super Bowl as part of its Beyond Love Campaign. From 6 to 10 p.m. on Sunday, February 13, the local chapter will host a viewing party of the big game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals for those in the area who…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The trial continues for a man accused of shaking a nearly 3 year old girl to death. Benjamin Brown was the boyfriend of a woman who was babysitting Annie Shell in 2018. The babysitter, Brandi Giannunzio, told officials that the little girl died from seizures after falling. She was charged with making a false report and accessory…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Local artist Carrie Pendergrass is at it again!!! Carrie’s done all of the “heavy lifting” on this new exhibit in the main lobby of the Chattanooga Airport. It went up last month. The theme this time around is “A Stilled Life.” Centering around still moments and images that represent everyday things we see and do. There are…
ATHENS (WDEF) – One month ago, the McMinn County School Board made a decision that put it squarely in the international public eye. The McMinn County School Board says it will not review its decision to remove the graphic novel ‘Maus,’ a book about the Holocaust, from the district’s eighth grade curriculum. It’s been 31 days since the McMinn County…
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) Bradley Central swept the basketball series with rival Cleveland on Thursday night at Raider Arena. The Bearettes won 63-42 and the Bradley Central boys edged Cleveland 51-48. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Basketball, Bradley Central High School, Cleveland High School, High School Basketball
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Boyd Buchanan girls edged Silverdale 32-30 in the their district tournament semifinals on Thursday at Silverdale. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Basketball, Boyd Buchanan, High School Basketball, Silverdale Baptist Academy