Riverbend Festival books more Prince associates & more new country for 2017 festival
Old Dominion, Sheila E, the Purple Xperience
Stars stepping up for Dolly Parton Smoky Mountain telethon next week
“We want to provide a hand up to those families who have lost everything in the fires.”
‘Mannequin challenge’ video leads to arrests in Alabama
See the video that has been shared 86,000 times over the last month
How about giving Chattanooga music for Christmas?
Tis the Season for new music from Jordan Smith, Kane Brown and Lauren Alaina
Valerie Bray pleads guilty to running down Baylor runner
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Valerie Bray pleaded guilty in court Tuesday morning to criminally negligent homicide in the death of Cameron Bean last year on Moccasin Bend Road. Bean was a nationally known steeple chase runner who was preparing for a triathlon in September of 2015. The Baylor graduate was 28 when he died. Bray was originally charged with vehicular homicide….
The Latest: N.Carolina governor concedes he lost re-election
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – The Latest on recounting ballots in North Carolina’s yet-finalized race for governor (all times local): 12:10 p.m. North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has conceded the governor’s race, clearing the way for Democrat Roy Cooper to be declared the winner. The concession nearly four weeks after Election Day comes after appeals dried up and postelection counts saw…
First look inside Gatlinburg on Tuesday
“Driving through downtown #Gatlinburg this morning was rather eerie… roadway closed due to area fires.”
Volkswagen teases with sketch of new upper midsize car
One of the first “post-emissions scandal” all new models
Wife of Putin aide sparks outrage with Holocaust skating routine
(CBS) – Olympic figure skating champion Tatiana Navka, the wife of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, sparked outrage for giving a Holocaust-themed performance with actor Andrey Burkovskiy. The two wore gold Stars of David and striped uniforms resembling those Jewish prisoners wore in concentrations camps. They skated to “Beautiful That Way,” a song by an Israeli singer that was featured in…
Durham Bus Service statement on Woodmore bus crash
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) – Durham School Services CEO David A. Duke has recorded a message on the Woodmore bus crash. He says he has struggled to come up with a response to the tragedy. Duke says he cannot comment on specifics of the crash pending the investigation. But he promises that his team will cooperate with the NTSB investigation….
Toby Keith Coming to Riverbend 2017, Proceed to Party!
Riverbend just booked Toby Keith for this summer’s festival. Keith gets the Coke Stage all to himself on Wednesday, June 14th at 9pm.
News 12 Then: People who set wildfires in 1986
Reporter Margaret Johnson looks at the arsonist crackdown of 1986.
FedEx trucks flips next to interstate
We’ve got video of the cleanup for packages scattered all over the road
UGA student sues officer accused of beating him in 2015
See the body-cam video
Firefighters Install Free Smoke Alarms
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) – Chattanooga firefighters and volunteers with the American Red Cross walked door-to-door this morning in North Chattanooga, installing free smoke alarms. This event coincides with the weekend when you change your clocks back one hour to Eastern Standard Time before you go to bed on Saturday. Chattanooga Fire Marshal Beau Matlock encourages everyone to change the batteries…
News 12 Then: Remembering Desmond Doss & Hacksaw Ridge
We go back to a tribute we ran to the Medal of Honor recipient of 2006
Who is Cleveland’s Tall Betsy this Halloween?
She’s making a comeback tonight at 150 Centenary Ave.
Walker Valley High students hold distracted driving reenactment
Students create video to highlight distracted drivers
Tennessee Aquarium opens new research facility on Tennessee River
Get an overhead view of what the new research facility looks like
Volkswagen Starts Chattanooga Built SUV Reveal with Internet Videos
Volkswagen plans a series of videos to reveal the new midsize SUV being built in Chattanooga.
Man killed in ultralight plane crash in Coffee County
the plane crashed Sunday afternoon in the southern end of the county
Drone footage captures views of abandoned Tennessee prison
The fortress-like facility served as a backdrop for “Walk the Line” and “The Green Mile” among many others.
Walk to School Day celebrated by THP
In an effort to prevent future injuries and fatalities, the THSO encourages parents, school administrators, and community leaders to participate in Walk to School Day to help children learn and exercise pedestrian safety skills.
Lauren Alaina branches out into acting by starring in a movie
“This is a whole new world for me. I’m learning so much every day.”
