CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Earlier this year, Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp named attorney Janie Parks Varnell as his pick to replace long term attorney Rheubin Taylor. After taking office in 2022, Mayor Wamp announced he wanted to replace Taylor, which led to a legal dispute. A judge ruled in that case Taylor had to be…… MORE
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — As Memorial Day approaches, a powerful and solemn tradition returns to the Chattanooga National Cemetery—one that honors the lives of those who served. The Chattanooga Area Veterans Council (CAVC) will once again lead the effort to place nearly 50,000 American flags on the graves of fallen service members. This year’s flag…… MORE
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Last week in response to criticism over the Hamilton County School budget’s $16 million dollar shortfall, two commissioners floated the idea of a referendum to raise the county’s sales tax. Wednesday, Commissioner David Sharpe commented on the feedback he’s received in the past week on that proposal. That, if county voters passed…… MORE
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — They bring your brand alive with packaging. We look at how Southern Champion Tray has been Driving Our Economy Forward with printing and production. “Southern Champion was founded in 1927 right here in Chattanooga, Tennessee. We’re third generation, privately held, grown to about a thousand employees around the Chattanooga area. We’ve…… MORE
MGN DEKALB COUNTY, Al. (WDEF) — Authorities in DeKalb County are investigating an officer involved shooting. On Sunday, May 4, 2025, DeKalb County deputies were dispatched to Highway 75 in Ider to assist in an officer involved shooting. The Ider Police Department responded to a report of a shooting that had taken place. According to…… MORE
Renva Sue Gravitt WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) — A code enforcement check in Walker County led to the arrest of a 58-year-old woman on animal cruelty charges. The case began when a Walker County code enforcement officer responded to a complaint about garbage on a property located at 35 Gentry Road in Chickamauga. During the…… MORE
Joshua Aaron Basham RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) — A Catoosa County jury has convicted a known gang member in connection with a 2021 road rage shooting. The incident occurred on October 10, 2021, when the victim and two friends were riding motorcycles and were almost hit by a green Nissan truck. According to the Lookout Mountain…… MORE
MGN As of Wednesday, U.S. travelers flying domestically are required to show a Real ID at airport checkpoints. The May 7 deadline for Americans to switch to the federally compliant identification comes after being delayed for more than 20 years. In the weeks before the new ID requirement was set to take effect on Wednesday, travelers gathered…… MORE
MGN MOUNT NEBO, Wv. (WDEF) — A local man was killed, and a woman was injured in a crash in West Virginia Monday morning. According to CBS affiliate WSAZ, the local sheriff’s office reported the crash happened when a driver traveling southbound on US Route 19 hit a WV-DOH truck at a stoplight. Their vehicle…… MORE
Alison Pryor with the Tennessee Aquarium joins News 12’s Amelia Greer ahead of the premiere of a new feature film at IMAX called “Elephants: Giants of the Desert 3D.” CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Tennessee Aquarium is bringing an immersive and educational documentary that will take you on a journey with one of the world’s…… MORE
