Mocs take early game against Samford, 4-3

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (UTC Athletics) — Senior Hayleigh Weissenbach laced a two-out, two-run walk-off double in a 4-3 game one victory before the Chattanooga Mocs softball team dropped a 6-2 decision in game two during an intense Southern Conference doubleheader on Saturday afternoon inside Frost Stadium. Following the split, Chattanooga moves to 12-23 overall and 7-8 in SoCon play. The Mocs…

Woodstation gets new fire house; cuts response time to 5 minutes

RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF)- The residents of Woodstation in Catoosa County can rest a little easier tonight because they have a brand new fire station. Fire Station Two sits on Nickajack Road. Our “Cowboys of the Ridge” firefighters at Station 2 held an open house for their completed fire station serving the… Posted by Catoosa County Government on Saturday, May 8, 2021…

Man Shot in Cheddar’s parking lot

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A man is in the hospital after a shooting at Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen on Gunbarrel Road. According to Chattanooga police, they responded to a person shot call around 1:40 this afternoon. When they arrived on scene they found a man suffering from a serious injury. Police say that the victim is expected to survive. Investigators believe that…

Run Mama Run

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) – It’s Mother’s Day weekend and for the third time, a local fitness organization has combined running with pampering. It’s Mother’s Day weekend and Fit4Mom hosted its third annual run mama run 5 and 10k. “We really try to build community in motherhood as well as strengthen motherhood. That’s where these kind of marry, building strength through…

Reps. Fleischmann, Green signal support for Cheney ousting

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – At the Chattanooga Convention Center, both Congressman Chuck Fleischmann and Mark Green spoke at a luncheon after the Armed Forces Day Parade. In an exclusive interview with News 12, both congressmen indicated that they support recent calls to remove Liz Cheney from GOP House leadership. “I think that Liz has lost the confidence of the conference…

Sadruddin twins sentenced for Pikeville textile fraud case

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) – Twin brothers will serve time over a business scheme in Pikeville. Rahim and Karim Sadruddin have been sentenced to 50 months in prison (video is story of their guilty plea in 2019). They pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering involving Presidentially declared disaster funds. The government accused them of defrauding FEMA, TVA and the…

Rent rises, as RPA denies Manufacturers Road rezoning

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The price of living in downtown Chattanooga has gone up dramatically. So has the number of apartment buildings. While the recent influx of transplants have filled the new apartments, Chattanooga residents aren’t pleased with the rise in rent. “Oh my God. So ridiculous,” Tonya Jones said. “It’s been crazy,” Brandon Spurling said. “We can’t afford it,”…

Gordon Lee Senior Jake Poindexter Brings a Big Pitching Arsenal to the Mound

Chickamauga, GA-(WDEF-TV) Gordon Lee has turned out some top baseball players in recent years, and senior pitcher Jake Poindexter is carrying on that tradition. He has been lights out in helping the Trojans reach the quarterfinals of the state playoffs. When Jake Poindexter takes the mound, the called third strike echoes through Chickamauga. Poindexter has been fanning batters since he…

Ten ‘ArtSpark’ student winners honored

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Ten Hamilton County high school students are being recognized for their artwork. The winning artwork will be displayed on EPB utility boxes for at least a year and on EPB windows during the month of May. The students created their artwork based on this year’s theme “Community Sparks.” Each piece shows a design that represents the power…

State bill would punish schools teaching about systemic racism

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – “When you’re using the term systemic racism and making that the focal point of so much of the discussion, soon it reframes everything.” The Tennessee legislature passed a bill Wednesday that would strip funding from public schools that teach concepts of systemic racism in America. It passed mostly along party lines, and has since been met…

The 2020 flower shortage affecting prices and availability ahead of Mother’s Day

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Mother’s Day is on Sunday and it is the second busiest holiday for Tennessee Wholesale Florist on McCallie Avenue. While their cooler is nearly full, that wasn’t the case last year. Tanner Stewart, a Salesman at Tennessee Wholesale Florists, “The demand was not there when COVID and everything shut down. So, they had to layoff a lot…