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Weather Update: Wednesday April 2, 2025
WDEF-TV News 12 Tennessee River Valley weather forecast Overnight: More clouds. Mild. Lows: mid 50’s. Winds: SE @ 5 MPH. Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, breezy. Isolated PM showers/thunderstorms. Some strong / severe weather possible. Highs: low 80’s. Winds: S @ 5-15 MPH, gusts 20-30 MPH. Overnight: Mostly cloudy. Mild. Windy. Isolated PM showers/thunderstorms. Some strong /…
UTC hosts bloodanooga drive due to critical blood shortage
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is partnering with Blood Assurance for a two-day blood drive, held Monday (April 1) and Tuesday (April 2) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The nonprofit is urging students, faculty, and community members to roll up their sleeves and donate, as the region faces an…
Jury still being selected in Darryl Roberts murder trial
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- In September 2023, a Baylor alum and Chattanooga businessman was murdered in front of Patten Towers. Now, the man charged with first degree murder in that shooting is facing this trial. On the night of September 28, 2023, Baylor alum and businessman Chris Wright was walking past Patten Towers. Surveillance footage showed…
Cracking Down on Distracted Driving
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and today, law enforcement hit the streets for Operation Hands Free—a statewide effort to crack down on distracted drivers and highlight the dangers of using a phone behind the wheel. In Chattanooga, officers boarded a CARTA bus, using the higher vantage point to spot…
Golden Apple Award: Warren Smith, CCS
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) – Biology is defined as the study of living organisms. It can be one of the more challenging subjects on a 9 grader’s schedule, but Warren Smith sprinkles in plenty of life lessons for his students a CCS. For teaching growing minds about growing things, we honored, Mr. Smith with tonight’s Golden…
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