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Firefighters Battle House Fire in St. Elmo
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Firefighters battled a blaze at a home in St. Elmo in the early morning hours Wednesday. Flames were visible in...UCF’s Josh Heupel Named as Tennessee Vols New Football Coach
Josh Heupel has been named Tennessee's 27th head football coach.Weather Update: Wednesday Morning’s Forecast – January 27th, 2021
Tennessee Valley (WDEF): After Today's Showers, Expect Another Cold Snap Ahead, & More Showers Late Saturday Night! This Morning: Increasing clouds and a mainly dry...Department store chain Belk filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The North Carolina-based department store chain Belk says it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Charlotte Observer reports that private equity...
Covid vaccines are now more orderly in Hamilton County
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Unlike the scene three weeks ago when the Tennessee Riverpark was swamped by people wanting to get the Covid 19 vaccine,...Dalton Confederate Statue will move to new location
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Demonstrators marched against it, and supporters petitioned to keep it. Now, after months of controversy, the statue of General Joseph E....Hamilton County schools going back to class next week
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County School District announces some changes. Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson announces school re-openings. This afternoon they gathered at CSAS. The school system...Cleveland City Schools return to in-person learning
CLEVELAND, Tenn (WDEF) - Students at Cleveland City Schools returned to in-person class five days a week on Monday. Cleveland City School officials say they have...
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Weather Update: Wednesday Morning’s Forecast – January 27th, 2021
Tennessee Valley (WDEF): After Today's Showers, Expect Another Cold Snap Ahead, & More Showers Late Saturday Night! This Morning: Increasing clouds and a mainly dry...1 dead, at least 17 injured after tornado rips Alabama town
Officials say a tornado killed a teenager who was huddling with his family in the basement of their Alabama home Monday night.Winter Storm Watch & Warning Through 7pm Tonight
**UPDATE** Winter Weather advisories have been added in purple for snow accumulations of 1-3'' possible with hazardous road conditions likely this evening into Friday. Winter...2020 Officially the Wettest Year on Record for the Tennessee Valley
As of Monday, the Tennessee Valley broke a record for the largest rainfall amount of the year with over sixty - eight inches of...Patrick Core’s Fearless Winter Forecast
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It's a Thanksgiving Week tradition here at News 12 Now. Chief Meteorologist looks at the data for the coming season and offers...Hundreds of thousands at Honduras’ shelters after hurricanes
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) - Shelters for people whose homes were flooded or damaged by hurricanes Eta and Iota in Honduras are now...Already flooded, South Florida feeling wrath of Eta
Tropical Storm Eta is posing serious threat to South Florida, where torrential rains are falling on already saturated areas and the water has no place to go.Hamilton Family YMCA Receives Governor’s Award of Excellence for Easter Tornado Relief
The Hamilton Family YMCA was presented with the Governor's Award of Excellence its relief efforts during the Easter 2020 Tornado. The YMCA was one of...
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UCF’s Josh Heupel Named as Tennessee Vols New Football Coach
Josh Heupel has been named Tennessee's 27th head football coach.Top Ranked Bradley Central Edges Rival Cleveland 48-42
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) The top ranked Bradley Central girls held off rival Cleveland 48-42 on Tuesday at Bradley Central. It was the Bearettes second straight...Vols Win Ugly Defensive Game 56-53 Over Mississippi State
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Yves Pons scored 13 points and No. 18 Tennessee overcame a miserable shooting night to win 56-53 over Mississippi State....Mocs Basketball Team Dealing With Unexpected Bye Week
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) UTC got an unexpected bye week this week. Their games with ETSU and Furman were postponed after a positive COVID test in the Mocs...Mocs Abbey Cornelius Claims SoCon Player of the Week Honors
(gomocs.com) SPARTANBURG, S.C. --- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga junior center Abbey Cornelius was named the Southern Conference women’s basketball Player of the Week...Chattanooga Red Wolves Will Begin Their Season in May
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Normally the Chattanooga Red Wolves would kick their new season in March, but USL League One announced Monday that the season will be...Mocs Softball Set to Host Powerhouse Oklahoma This Season
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA --- The Chattanooga Mocs softball team will welcome four-time WCWS National Champion Oklahoma to Jim Frost Stadium in 2021 for a three-game...CFC Announce Open Tryouts on February 21st
(press release) Chattanooga, TN (January 25, 2021)-- Think you’ve got what it takes to play for Chattanooga FC? Show us! Chattanooga’s Football Club is...
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Firefighters Battle House Fire in St. Elmo
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Firefighters battled a blaze at a home in St. Elmo in the early morning hours Wednesday. Flames were visible in...UCF’s Josh Heupel Named as Tennessee Vols New Football Coach
Josh Heupel has been named Tennessee's 27th head football coach.Weather Update: Wednesday Morning’s Forecast – January 27th, 2021
Tennessee Valley (WDEF): After Today's Showers, Expect Another Cold Snap Ahead, & More Showers Late Saturday Night! This Morning: Increasing clouds and a mainly dry...Department store chain Belk filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The North Carolina-based department store chain Belk says it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Charlotte Observer reports that private equity...Covid vaccines are now more orderly in Hamilton County
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Unlike the scene three weeks ago when the Tennessee Riverpark was swamped by people wanting to get the Covid 19 vaccine,...Dalton Confederate Statue will move to new location
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Demonstrators marched against it, and supporters petitioned to keep it. Now, after months of controversy, the statue of General Joseph E....Hamilton County schools going back to class next week
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County School District announces some changes. Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson announces school re-openings. This afternoon they gathered at CSAS. The school system...Cleveland City Schools return to in-person learning
CLEVELAND, Tenn (WDEF) - Students at Cleveland City Schools returned to in-person class five days a week on Monday. Cleveland City School officials say they have...
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Weather Update: Wednesday Morning’s Forecast – January 27th, 2021
Tennessee Valley (WDEF): After Today's Showers, Expect Another Cold Snap Ahead, & More Showers Late Saturday Night! This Morning: Increasing clouds and a mainly dry...1 dead, at least 17 injured after tornado rips Alabama town
Officials say a tornado killed a teenager who was huddling with his family in the basement of their Alabama home Monday night.Winter Storm Watch & Warning Through 7pm Tonight
**UPDATE** Winter Weather advisories have been added in purple for snow accumulations of 1-3'' possible with hazardous road conditions likely this evening into Friday. Winter...2020 Officially the Wettest Year on Record for the Tennessee Valley
As of Monday, the Tennessee Valley broke a record for the largest rainfall amount of the year with over sixty - eight inches of...Patrick Core’s Fearless Winter Forecast
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It's a Thanksgiving Week tradition here at News 12 Now. Chief Meteorologist looks at the data for the coming season and offers...Hundreds of thousands at Honduras’ shelters after hurricanes
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) - Shelters for people whose homes were flooded or damaged by hurricanes Eta and Iota in Honduras are now...Already flooded, South Florida feeling wrath of Eta
Tropical Storm Eta is posing serious threat to South Florida, where torrential rains are falling on already saturated areas and the water has no place to go.Hamilton Family YMCA Receives Governor’s Award of Excellence for Easter Tornado Relief
The Hamilton Family YMCA was presented with the Governor's Award of Excellence its relief efforts during the Easter 2020 Tornado. The YMCA was one of...
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UCF’s Josh Heupel Named as Tennessee Vols New Football Coach
Josh Heupel has been named Tennessee's 27th head football coach.Top Ranked Bradley Central Edges Rival Cleveland 48-42
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) The top ranked Bradley Central girls held off rival Cleveland 48-42 on Tuesday at Bradley Central. It was the Bearettes second straight...Vols Win Ugly Defensive Game 56-53 Over Mississippi State
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Yves Pons scored 13 points and No. 18 Tennessee overcame a miserable shooting night to win 56-53 over Mississippi State....Mocs Basketball Team Dealing With Unexpected Bye Week
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) UTC got an unexpected bye week this week. Their games with ETSU and Furman were postponed after a positive COVID test in the Mocs...Mocs Abbey Cornelius Claims SoCon Player of the Week Honors
(gomocs.com) SPARTANBURG, S.C. --- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga junior center Abbey Cornelius was named the Southern Conference women’s basketball Player of the Week...Chattanooga Red Wolves Will Begin Their Season in May
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Normally the Chattanooga Red Wolves would kick their new season in March, but USL League One announced Monday that the season will be...Mocs Softball Set to Host Powerhouse Oklahoma This Season
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA --- The Chattanooga Mocs softball team will welcome four-time WCWS National Champion Oklahoma to Jim Frost Stadium in 2021 for a three-game...CFC Announce Open Tryouts on February 21st
(press release) Chattanooga, TN (January 25, 2021)-- Think you’ve got what it takes to play for Chattanooga FC? Show us! Chattanooga’s Football Club is...
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