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Weather Update: Monday Night's Forecast - September 20th, 2021
Tennessee Valley (WDEF): Wet Cycle Continues With Relief in Sight! Very messy radar this Monday afternoon with Flash Flood Warnings in place for southern Hamilton and Marion counties until 7PM tonight. Rain looks to taper off tonight with only…
President Biden easing foreign travel restrictions, requiring vaccines
President Joe Biden will ease foreign travel restrictions into the U.S. beginning in November, when his administration will require all foreign nationals flying into the country to be fully vaccinated.
US launches mass expulsion of Haitian migrants from Texas
The U.S. is flying Haitians camped in a Texas border town back to their homeland and blocking others from crossing the border from Mexico.
Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11
Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon — a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters.
TECH BYTE: Apple Shows Off New Fall Lineup
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- We're getting a look at Apple's newest products, which are coming out soon. If you're in the market for a new iPhone, you won't have to wait much longer for an upgrade. Apple is showing off…
King Henry leads Titans' late rally to stun Seahawks 33-30
SEATTLE (AP) — Derrick Henry ran for 182 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns, Randy Bullock hit a 36-yard field goal midway through overtime, and the Tennessee Titans rallied from a 14-point deficit to stun the Seattle Seahawks 33-30. Down 30-16…
Falcons see upset bid of Bucs dashed in 4th of 48-25 loss
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons found themselves down by three in the fourth quarter with a real chance for a potential upset of the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Those hopes were dashed in a disastrous finish…
Rosario hits for cycle, leads Fried, Braves over Giants 3-0
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Eddie Rosario became the second Atlanta player in a month to hit for the cycle, Max Fried pitched seven strong innings and the Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0 in a matchup of division leaders.…
Mocs' strong upset bid at Kentucky falls shy, 28-23
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UTC Athletics) -- The 22nd-ranked Chattanooga Mocs football team held a fourth quarter lead and nearly shocked college football fans around the country, but ultimately saw its upset bid come up short to unbeaten SEC-leader Kentucky, 28-23, on…
No. 2 Bulldogs dominate Gamecocks in SEC opener
ATHENS, Ga. (UGA Athletics) — Led by another stifling performance from its defense, the No. 2-ranked Georgia football team opened up Southeastern Conference play in emphatic fashion on Saturday night at Sanford Stadium. The Bulldogs got multiple explosive plays from…
Vols Soar Past Golden Eagles, 56-0
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (UT Athletics) – Tennessee forced four turnovers and got touchdowns from eight different players, including one on defense, in a 56-0 blowout of Tennessee Tech on Saturday afternoon at Neyland Stadium. In year one under head coach Josh…
Youth Villages looking for businesses partners for adoption awareness month
Youth Villages is looking for community and business partners to help expand foster care and adoption awareness.
Ed Johnson memorial dedication
The unveiling and dedication of the Ed Johnson Memorial took place this weekend. The memorial is next to the bridge where he was lynched for a crime he didn't commit.
Body found in Wyoming believed to be Gabrielle Petito
Authorities say a body discovered Sunday in Wyoming is believed to be Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito.
Democrats push to retool health care programs for millions
Dental work for seniors on Medicare. An end to sky’s-the-limit pricing on prescription drugs. New options for long-term care at home. Coverage for low-income people locked out of Medicaid by ideological battles.
Trailblazing tourist trip to orbit ends with splashdown
Four space tourists safely ended their trailblazing trip to orbit Saturday with a splashdown in the Atlantic off the Florida coast.
Probe of Southern Baptist sex abuse response moves forward
The work of the task force, set into motion in June by a vote of Southern Baptists at a national gathering, could be a foundational part of how the SBC addresses the issue in the future.
Teacher grants terminally ill student her wish to meet Minnie Mouse
Harmony Sain is seven years old and she’s going to Disney World. She’s also terminally ill and is a special needs student of Margaret Barclift.
RAM and Hope for the inner city get help people see
Remote Area Medical in partnership with Hope For The Inner City set up a pop-up clinic in Chattanooga Saturday to provide free eye exams providing free vision care to those underserved and uninsured.
US ramps up plan to expel Haitian migrants gathered in Texas
The U.S. plans to speed up its efforts to expel Haitian migrants on flights to their Caribbean homeland.
Youth Villages looking for businesses partners for adoption awareness month
Youth Villages is looking for community and business partners to help expand foster care and adoption awareness.
Ed Johnson memorial dedication
The unveiling and dedication of the Ed Johnson Memorial took place this weekend. The memorial is next to the bridge where he was lynched for a crime he didn't commit.
RAM and Hope for the inner city get help people see
Remote Area Medical in partnership with Hope For The Inner City set up a pop-up clinic in Chattanooga Saturday to provide free eye exams providing free vision care to those underserved and uninsured.
Cleveland, Etowah, Dayton and Chattanooga land historical project grants
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Four communities in our area have landed Tennessee Historic Development Grants. The program was approved by the state legislature this year, providing $4 million to projects that renovate and preserve historic buildings. The idea is to…
Ed Johnson Memorial Dedication this weekend
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga's Ed Johnson Memorial Dedication is under way at the Hunter Museum of American Art. It's a multi-day event that will explore the story of Ed Johnson -…
101st Anniversary of the 19th Amendment-Honoring Abby Crawford Milton
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The League of Women Voters of Chattanooga held a dedication ceremony on September 17, at 11:00 a.m. to celebrate suffragist Abby Crawford Milton’s work across the state to campaign for…
September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - With September being Sickle Cell Awareness Month- Blood assurance felt it was important to help join the fight and offer to test to all donors. Sickle Cell Disease is…
Jury selected in Davidson County to try Janet Hinds in Hamilton County
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A jury has been selected for the Janet Hinds trial. It's set to start here in Hamilton County, Monday. The jurors will be brought in from Davidson County, and…
Health Dept. reports Covid fatalities are getting younger
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department is putting a number on the younger fatality rate we are seeing now from Covid-19. Back in the winter surge, we saw that only 4% of the deaths were under 50 years…
Third suspect charged with Sexual Battery at immigrant facility
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have charged a third woman, employed at an immigrant facility on Vance Avenue, with Sexual Battery by an Authority Figure. 22 year old Rebeka Perez is now being held at Silverdale. Two other women were…
Natural Immunity from Covid-19 Vs. Vaccine Immunity
If you contract the Covid-19 virus does your natural immunity serve as a replacement for the vaccine?
Monoclonal treatments offered outside Parkridge hospital
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Monoclonal treatments for COVID-19 are growing in popularity. They first become available in Dalton in late August, and now through Access Pharmacy in Hixson. "What it is, is two different monoclonal…
Healthy Chattanooga Coalition
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the city of Chattanooga and member businesses, announced today the launch of the Healthy Chattanooga Coalition. The Healthy Chattanooga Coalition is…
Flu Season and Covid-19 Boosters - trying to avoid a "Twin-Demic"
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - With flu season right around the corner and the delta surge in full swing, many people are wondering about the possibility of a “twin-demic’ and if a Covid booster shot…
TDOT says Phase I is complete at the I 24/75 Interchange
TDOT officials say they have completed Phase I of the I 24/ 75 interchange project. The work ran from June 2019 through August.
Greg Vital wins race to replace Mike Carter in Tennessee legislature
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Republican Greg Vital easily won Tuesday's special election for the District 29 seat in the Tennessee House. The district represents communities in northern Hamilton County including Birchwood and Ooltewah. The former Commissioner in Collegedale has…
Special election today marred by sexual allegations
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Tuesday is the special general election for the District 29 state representative seat in Hamilton County. Businessman Greg Vital is running against former Army Officer Deangelo Jelks. Jelks campaign has been rocked recently after allegations of rape…
Golden Apple Award: LeNet Solomon-Parker, Montessori School
Imagine spending a half a century in the classroom. That the's reality for LeNet Solomon-Parker. She's spent 50 years creating a loving and caring atmosphere for her students.
Tennessee Nurses face staffing shortages and burn out during Covid-19 pandemic
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Tennessee Nurses Association says that before the pandemic hospitals were already facing a staffing shortage, but covid-19 has made the problem much worse. With hospitalizations rapidly increasing- nurses are overworked,…
Warning: Bradley County Covid-19 Scam Alert
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Bradley County authorities warn about a scam in their community involving fake health department employees. The scammers go door to door and present false identification that they work for the health department. They say they need…
Cleveland Firefighters Honor 9/11 Firefighters
Saturday will be the 20th anniversary of 9/11. As we come together and remember those who died on that day back in September of 2001, firefighters in Cleveland, Tennessee are certainly doing their part as well.
Restaurant owner and friend killed in car crash
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- Cleveland Police are investigating a early Sunday morning fatal crash. The accident happened in the 600 Block of North Ocoee Street in Cleveland. Cleveland Police say that a Ford F-150 left the roadway and struck a large…
Cleveland School officials explain their mask mandate
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Mask mandates are in effect, or going into effect in many parts of the country. Add the Cleveland city school system to that list. As News 12's…
Bounty hunter indicted in Bradley Central kidnapping case
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Bradley County Sheriff Steve Lawson told us he wanted to get to the bottom of the case and it looks like he is closer. We told you about the case a month ago at Bradley Central…
Covid in the Bradley Jail and the Mayor's Office
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Mayor of Bradley County has tested positive for Covid-19. He first experienced symptoms on Friday and has been self-isolating since then. The Mayor says his symptoms are mild and will be working remotely from home.…
Myles Mann and the Walker Valley defense
Walker Valley is already on the right track for another winning season. The Mustangs defense shut out Notre Dame in last week's season opener -- largely thanks to senior Myles Mann. Kyler Parris/Linebacker: "Oh I was shocked.…
Bradley County working to combat Covid-19
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - Averaging 77 new cases per day and with an active case count of over 1,000. Bradley County is feeling the impact of the ongoing pandemic, causing the community and school system to make…
Mayor Davis urges action as Covid Cases rise in Bradley County
He encourages vaccines but will not require face masks.
The Caring Place in Desperate need of Volunteers
CLEVELAND, Tenn (WDEF) - The Caring Place in Cleveland, TN is in desperate need of volunteers. The nonprofit serves about 2,000 residents per month and offers food, clothing, and spiritual services. Typically the organization depends on 150 volunteers but because of…
Bradley County Schools release weekly Covid Case list
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Bradley County schools have released their first weekly Covid report for the new school year. They post weekly numbers on Friday at 5PM. The most positive cases they have so far are 30 at Lake Forest…
The Rage Room offers one-of-a-kind experience
A new kind of mental health therapy is now here in the Tennessee Valley and it's all about breaking things. News 12's Joeli Poole has all the rage on this new activity.
Wildlife officer pulls alligator out of Bradley County pond
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Bradley County had a very unexpected visitor found this week. T-W-R-A says that they recently removed the alligator from a pond. Wildlife Officer Dillon Maynard (with assistance from Officers Ben Davis & Barry Baird) got the…
Thousands of tires illegally dumped on private property-reward offered
CLEVELAND, Tenn (WDEF) - Just off of Interstate 75, near exit 20 sits acres of land owned by Larry Armour with Armour commercial real estate-but he’s not the only one using this property. On the property, you’ll…
Bradley County identifies Charleston body
CHARLESTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - Bradley County Sheriff's investigators have identified the body found last week in a farmer's field near Charleston. They say the woman was 32 year old Carissa Diane Hamby of Cleveland. The body was found on Thursday…
Fugitive company employee was a jailer charged with misconduct
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Cleveland Daily Banner has been looking into the history of the two men charged with kidnapping and assaulting a 13 year old boy at the Bradley Central High ballfields this week. Gary Black and Tristan…
Bradley County investigating body found at a farm
CHARLESTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Bradley County Sheriff's Office is investigating a body found around noon in a field near Charleston. The decomposed human body was found on a farm near 2000 Lower River Road. Authorities are not releasing any…
Driver charged with DUI for wreck that injured 3, including child
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - A driver has been charged after a head-on crash Tuesday in Cleveland that injured a child. Bradley County investigators say a Ford pickup crossed the line on Dalton Pike and hit another Ford pickup. Three passengers…
Fugitive company employees charged with kidnapping 13 year old
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Bradley County officials are prosecuting two men who say they work for a fugitive recovery company over how they treated a 13 year old. Deputies were called Tuesday evening to the ball fields at Bradley Central…
Sequatchie County is first school system back to class on Wednesday
DUNLAP, Tennessee (WDEF) - If the early bird catches the worm, a lot of worms are going to be scooped up in the Sequatchie Valley on Wednesday. Sequatchie County schools are the first to go back to class for the…
Dalton looking for suspects who vandalized flags on 9/11
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The Dalton Police Department is offering a $1,000 reward for the arrest of vandalism suspects who hit a September 11th flag display. They say both American flags and POW flags were stolen and damaged. They were…
Vaccination Rates in North Georgia slowly increasing
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga (WDEF) - The delta variant surge has continued to push through our country, wreaking havoc on our local hospitals and taking the lives of many. But has this surge caused…
Dalton now offering monoclonal antibody treatment to inmates
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The City of Dalton is now offering free monoclonal antibody therapy to inmates at the Whitfield County Correctional Center who are COVID positive. The therapy drug is called REGEN-COV. It has received…
Free COVID Treatment in Dalton Brings in Patients From All Over Region
DALTON (WDEF) - "This one lady said she saw it on Tik Tok," says nurse Terresa Adams about the large crowds they have coming in for the free COVID treatment being offered in Dalton. COVID patients from many miles away…
Update: Third teen involved in fatal crash dies
Update:DALTON, Ga. (WDEF)- The Georgia State Patrol says that 19-year-old Kathryn Beasley succumbed to her injuries last night. GSP is still investigating the crash. We will keep you updated as we learn more. DALTON, Ga. (WDEF)- The Georgia State Patrol says…
Dalton teacher and coach mourned after dying from Covid
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Friends and family are mourning tonight from the loss of a longtime teacher and assistant football coach at Dalton's Hammond Creek Middle School. 51 year old Sean Hammond died on Monday night from COVID-19. His wife…
Catoosa County Schools announce 3 week class change
Plus status of other northwest Georgia schools
Dalton's Monoclonal antibody treatment
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF)- "78 Covid patients are hospitalized and 91% of those people are unvaccinated. 15 of those are on ventilators which is 95%," said Bruce Frazier. Monoclonal antibody treatment will soon be available for treating covid…
Facebook post says Whitfield County Covid rate higher than Fulton County
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- Is the city of Dalton safer than Atlanta when it comes to COVID-19? According to the city's Facebook post, the answer is no and the numbers may surprise you. In a recent Facebook post from the…
Whitfield County Schools will require masks on Tuesday
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Whitfield County Schools will begin requiring students to wear masks when social distancing is not possible. The new policy begins tomorrow, Tuesday, August 24. Parents can opt their children out by filling out a form you…
Dalton man charged with Casler-Tyrrell murder.
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Investigators have now charged one man with murder in the death of a missing man from Adairsville. And also two others for helping to conceal the death. Last week, a family member reported that David Casler-Tyrrell…
Mask defiance in Tennessee, mask emergency in some north Georgia schools
Dade County moving to virtual classes in middle and high schools beginning Wednesday for the rest of the week.
Dalton leaders declare state of emergency over Covid
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The city council of Dalton declared a state of emergency in tonight's meeting over rising Covid cases. The Mayor's declaration allows fire and police to provide personnel to assist Hamilton Medical Center. People with EMT training…
Unknown chemical left at abandoned chicken houses
ROCK SPRING, Georgia (WDEF) - Local officials have called in state and federal help to determine just what has been found at the site of some abandoned chicken houses. Barrels of unknown chemicals were found at 15687 Alabama Highway, southeast…
North Georgia School Districts may test drinking water for lead
NORTHWEST, GA (WDEF) - As students begin to return to the classroom, several North Georgia school districts are deciding whether they will take part in the Clean Water for Georgia Kids program that will cover the cost of…
Sequatchie County is first school system back to class on Wednesday
DUNLAP, Tennessee (WDEF) - If the early bird catches the worm, a lot of worms are going to be scooped up in the Sequatchie Valley on Wednesday. Sequatchie County schools are the first to go back to class for the…
Two suspects dead after chase in Whitfield County
TUNNEL HILL, Georgia (WDEF) - The Sheriff of Whitfield County releases information on a deadly police chase Monday afternoon. The Narcotics Unit was trying to stop Kaleb Brown, who they believed was distributing meth, was armed and had an outstanding…
Reaves pleads guilty to molesting two children
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A Dalton man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to child molestation. 33 year old Bobby Ray Reaves, Sr. entered the pleas in two separate cases in Whitfield County. Officials say he had no prior record before his…
18-year-old gang member found guilty in 2019 armed robbery
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF)-A teenage gang member was found guilty on 12 felony counts including armed robbery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment. 18-year-old Alexandro Perez-Lucas found guilty late Friday by a Whitfield County Jury. Perez-Lucas is a documented member…
Ward family violence verdict caps a lifetime of 60 arrests
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A jury in Whitfield County found Gregory Lamar Ward guilty on Wednesday of family violence battery. Sadly, the conviction isn't that uncommon. But the numbers for Ward are. The 60 year old has now been convicted…
