Tennessee highway lanes closed after sinkhole opens
It’s not very wide, but it is deep.. and spreading.
Atlanta tops new TSA rankings for gun confiscations at airports
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) – TSA reports that the number of guns confiscated at U.S. airports continues to climb. And our region is well represented. Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International took the prize for most confiscated guns in 2016 (198 guns). Texas (Dallas & Houston) airports placed 2nd and 3rd. Nashville International was 7th nationally (80 guns). The number of confiscations rose 28%…
Viral Video makes adopting cats fun
ATLANTA (WDEF) – Who says you need a big budget to talk people into doing the right thing. An Atlanta animal shelter created their own PSA encouraging people to adopt cats. It doesn’t have professional voices, high production values or special effects. But it does have plenty of cats and wit. So millions of viewed the video online. The Kitty…
Surprise shopper: Deer barrels through car dealership
Footage shows the animal slipping and sliding on the tile floor of the showroom
See the preview of the Carrie Fisher-Debbie Reynolds Documentary
Show debuts this weekend on HBO
Governor and First Lady offer Season’s Greetings despite local tragedies
Here is this year’s Christmas message.
Rock City one interested party in the Mountain Cove Farm property
Farm offers scenic views where Lookout & Pigeon Mountains join
Jordan Smith special will air on public television here at Christmas
“Celebrating an artist with such strong local ties is an exciting part of our mission.”
Singer Joe Ligon of gospel group Mighty Clouds of Joy dies
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Singer Joe Ligon, the dynamic frontman of the Grammy-winning gospel group Mighty Clouds of Joy, has died. He was 80. His booking agent, Ricky DeRae, said Monday that Ligon died on Sunday in Georgia. Ligon was born in Troy, Alabama, but moved to California and started the gospel quartet in the 1950s. They were influenced by…
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…
