Red Bank, TN-(WDEF-TV) Soddy Daisy and Signal Mountain were unable to settle their district tournament championship game on Friday at Red Bank High School. The game was suspended in the bottom of the 6th due to weather. The Eagles enjoyed a 9-7 lead over Soddy Daisy when the rain halted play. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News ..read more

Dalton, GA-(WDEF-TV) The Christian Heritage soccer team lost to Georgia Military College Prep 4-2 in the state semifinals on Friday. The Lions took an early 1-0 lead in the match, and then they saw GMC Prep score literally as the horn sounded to end the half to tie the match at one . The visitors then tacked on three more goals in the second half to earn a trip to the state finals. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News ..read more

Decatur, TN-(WDEF-TV) Playing high school sports should be fun. And of course it’s always fun when you win. The Meigs County softball team has won a lot this season, so of course, they’re having a good time. Sounds like a story for fun-lovin News 12 reporter Brian Armstrong. Everything seems to be going right for Meigs County softball as they’ve won 20 straight games. Said pitcher Lainey Fitzgerald:”Mental game. I think we knew we had to come out and play like we knew we could play.” Meigs is set up to make a deep run in the playoffs thanks to their dominant pitching. Said head coach Jeff Dav ..read more

Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) — Boyd Buchanan School held its 27th annual physics boat day on Friday. Students were only allowed to use cardboard and duct tape to complete their boat. Students had a fun time creating their boats and feeling a sigh of relief that their boats made it across the water in one piece. “I’m excited just to win and so happy and relieved that I got to stop paddling because my arms were dead, so happy that all those hours paid off, ” said student Emery Gravitt. The school’s science department will be having a similar event in the fall. Categories: Education, Local News T ..read more

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — Hamilton County authorities said they recently busted a drug smuggling conspiracy at the Hamilton County Jail. Detectives arrested five people in the case. The sheriff’s office said the suspects intentionally bonded a man out of jail with the intent of having him rearrested. They said once he was rearrested, he smuggled contraband into the jail. However, corrections security personnel found the contraband. During this investigation, they seized 12 wrapped bundles of suspected blue fentanyl, six suboxone strips, 35 strips of toon paper (papers laced with THC), b ..read more

Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) Here’s proof that the clean water act has worked. Take a look at the 20 new lake sturgeon making a splash in the Tennessee River this morning. The Tennessee aquarium conservation institute released the juvenile lake sturgeons under the market street bridge. Lake sturgeons disappeared in the Tennessee river around the 19-70s due to bad water quality and have been listed as an endangered species. “we bring those fertilized eggs down here to the south east they’ll be raised up down in Georgia with the U.S fish and wild life service and whenever they hatch those babies wi ..read more

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)-Protests concerning the ongoing Israel-Hamas War continue to spread on college campuses across America. Now, there have been some protests in Tennessee. The protests began with an encampment at Columbia University in New York City and spread coast to coast. One group of protestors arguing that Israel’s war in Gaza has been genocidal in nature, while counter protestors argue that they are supporting terrorism. With arrests mounting into the thousands, the question is being asked. What is next? Here in Tennessee, pro-Palestinian groups held a protest on the University o ..read more

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Gas prices have been a rollercoaster ride for us in the last few months. But the good news is, experts say the worst is behind us. They are predicting a relatively calm summer season for prices. That wasn’t the case 45 years ago. For our Thursday Throwback, we remember the truckers’ strike of 1979 that caused long lines and shortages at local pumps. Categories: From The Archives, Local News Tags: From The Archives, Thursday Throwback ..read more

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — A firefighter died in a motorcycle crash on Birchwood Pike in Harrison on Wednesday. The Highway 58 Volunteer Fire Department gave the tragic news on Friday morning. They identified the victim as firefighter Tris Lirette. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened May 1 around 6 p.m. Upon arrival, first responders attempted life-saving measures on the motorcyclist. However, he died at the scene from his injuries, HCSO said. The fire department said Lirette just graduated from fire academy the day before the crash, on April 30. “Firefighter Li ..read more

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Chattanooga Fire Department announced on Friday it has a new Swiftwater Rescue Team. The team is made up of 26 firefighters who learned new skills to make rescues in certain water scenarios. These firefighters have new gear and five new boats. CFD said they recently spent several days training on the Hiwassee River. They learned several skills, such as flipping a capsized boat and swimming in a swift current. The fire department said it plans to accredit the team through the State of Tennessee. It is currently deployable with the Tri-State Mutual Aid Associati ..read more