Mom To Mom – A Craft Project To Teach Teeth Brushing
If you’re having trouble getting your kids to brush their teeth, here’s a way to make it fun and teach them at the same time.
Benjamin Brown gets ‘big win;’ is eligible for immediate probation despite conviction
Criminally negligent homicide is a Class E felony, with a sentencing range of 1-2 years with probation immediately available
The case that’s captured the Tennessee Valley’s attention since 2018: a two-year-old girl dead; her babysitter’s boyfriend charged with killing her. On Monday, a jury found Benjamin Brown of Soddy-Daisy guilty, but not for the felony murder charge prosecutors wanted. Brown was convicted of lesser charges: criminally negligent homicide and reckless endangerment. Those lesser charges could have a major impact…
Local High School Football Coaches Ready For a Thursday Game
The TSSAA announced last week that they are moving several high school football games from Friday to Thursday next fall. They’re doing it to address a shortage of officials. We spoke with a trio of local coaches who are down with moving one game to Thursday. According to Notre Dame coach Charles Fant, the decision to play Thursday games was…
McCallie Downs Bradley Central 73-50
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) McCallie hit 58 percent of their shots on Monday in beating Bradley Central 73-50. The Bears had a hard time with Big Blue big man David Craig. The 7’1 Craig was 6 of 8 from the floor in scoring 15 points. Kollin Claridy pumped in a career high 25 points for McCallie. Aide n McClary led the Bears with…
Firefighters Walk from Cleveland to Nashville, Draw Attention to Workers Comp Bill
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Today a pair of Cleveland firefighters began a nine day walk to the State Capitol in Nashville. They took a pit stop at Wired Coffee in Ooltewah to speak with News 12 about their mission. “What we are doing is raising awareness of PTSD in the fire service, and we are trying to get a bill passed,…
Memphis Drive resident grateful for pump station’s closure
Said streets would flood with sewage, manholes would overflow
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — Chattanooga retiree Ronnie McGill described it as if a battle had been won. For the first time in more than three decades, he and the fellow residents of Memphis Drive here in Chattanooga won’t have to worry about rampant sewage flooding their neighborhood. “Our prayers answered out here,” McGill said. “That’s for sure.” For years, residents of…
Family of Annie Shell Disappointed Following Benjamin Brown Verdict
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…
More To The Story: The Tree Team
Chattanooga is counting the trees in their care
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,…
Benjamin Brown convicted on lesser charges in death of child
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…
What’s Right With Our Schools: Brown Middle School Wow Notebook
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…
Living Well With Troy – The Benefits of Dry Needling
Physical therapist, Dr. Justine Richmond, describes some of the different benefits of dry needling.
TECH BYTE: Tech for Ditching Opioids
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…
Mocs women second half rally not enough against Bucs
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…
Benjamin Brown takes stand in his own defense, and admits to lying
Defendant in 2018 death of 2-year-old admits to lying to a detective; prosecution seizes on inconsistent testimony
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…
Mocs Face “NCAA Tournament Situation” in Showdown With Furman
(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…
Notre Dame Girls Edge Boyd Buchanan 31-30 For District Tournament Title
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 Completes Perfect Regular Season With 77-51 Victory Over LFO
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…
Notre Dame Coach Charles Fant Proud to See Former Player Kareem Orr Make the Super Bowl
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…
Ridgeland’s Vonn Bell Playing in Super Bowl Sunday For the Bengals
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…
Forensic Pathologist speaks at Benjamin Brown’s trial
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…
Pursuit of Happiness campaign next Friday
Organization holding a clothing drive for the homeless
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…
Investigators say Daycare worker failed to evacuate kids during fire
James Carpenter faces 27 counts of child neglect, investigators say he admits to drinking on the job
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…
New Steam Logistics building celebrated with ceremony
Developers hope to have new headquarters building complete before 2023
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…
Food City presents local nonprofit with financial gift
The Happy Shoes Project awarded $52,000 for their service to those fighting cancer
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…