TECH BYTE: Twitter Launches Subscription Service
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- If you love using Twitter, there's a new subscription service you can start using, and it comes with some perks. Here's something to tweet about -…
Walden's Ridge Fire Station Celebrates Grand Opening
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Walden's Ridge Emergency Services is celebrating the completion and grand opening of their new fire station. “It can be an extrication on the W road. It…
Comedian Steve-O's comedy tour makes a stop in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Legendary actor and comedian Stephen Glover better known as Steve-O is in the scenic city with his first theatre tour “The Bucket List Tour.” The comedy…
Parkland activists heal over years while pushing gun reform
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — When the shooter in the 2018 Parkland school massacre finally pleaded guilty last month, it briefly revived attention and donations for the anti-gun violence March For Our Lives student movement birthed by the tragedy. It…
Home for the holidays: Rockefeller tree arrives in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City ushered in the holiday season Saturday with the arrival of a 79-foot (24-meter) Norway spruce that will serve as one of the world's most famous Christmas trees, in Rockefeller Center. The 12-ton tree…
Beloved 'Dolphin Tale' star Winter died of twisted intestine
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Florida's most famous dolphin Winter, beloved by fans around the world and star of the movie “Dolphin Tale,” died of twisted intestines, according to necropsy results released by the aquarium Saturday. The dolphin's intestines were in…
EXPLAINER: Why quitting coal is so hard
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — In the run-up to the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow, host Britain announced one of its goals of the conference was to consign coal to history. That turned out to be easier said that done. Even…
Nations compromise on coal to strike UN climate agreement
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Almost 200 nations accepted a compromise deal Saturday aimed at keeping a key global warming target alive, but it contained a last-minute change that watered down crucial language about coal. Several countries, including small island states,…
Battle among Ecuador prison gangs kills at least 68 inmates
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A prolonged gunbattle between rival gangs inside Ecuador’s largest prison killed at least 68 inmates and wounded 25 on Saturday, while authorities said it took most of the day to regain control at the Litoral Penitentiary,…
Chattanooga Police Investigating Shooting on Wimberly Dr.
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF): Chattanooga police are investigating a shooting. It happened late last night on Wimberly Drive. Officers were called to the 6300 block just before 11 pm. That's where they found a 41 year old man suffering from a…
Downtown Chickamauga host Chilimauga Cook-Off and Street Fair
CHICKAMAUGA, Ga (WDEF) - For the first time- Downtown Chickamauga welcomed Chilimauga to its streets. Chilimauga is a family-friendly outdoor chili cook-off and street fair. This cook-off helped benefit the Gordon Lee Marching Trojan Band. The…
District Hill Cemetery being restored by volunteers and family members
CHICKAMAUGA, Ga (WDEF) - The District Hill Cemetery is a historic African-American cemetery in Chickamauga, Georgia. It was neglected for many years…but is finally being restored . Buried inside the…
Out of time: Climate talks go past deadline over coal, cash
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Going into overtime Friday night, negotiators at U.N. climate talks in Glasgow were still trying to find common ground on phasing out coal, when nations need to update their emission-cutting pledges and, especially, on money. Talks are at…
Bannon indicted on contempt charges for defying 1/6 subpoena
WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, was indicted Friday on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress after he defied a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the…
Britney freed: Judge dissolves Spears' conservatorship
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears is free. A Los Angeles judge on Friday ended the conservatorship that has controlled the pop singer's life and money for nearly 14 years. The decision capped a stunning odyssey that saw Spears publicly demand the…
Alzheimer's drug cited as Medicare premium jumps by $21.60
WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare's “Part B” outpatient premium will jump by $21.60 a month in 2022, one of the largest increases ever. Officials said Friday a new Alzheimer's drug is responsible for about half of that. The increase guarantees that…
Officer: Ahmaud Arbery would have received trespass warning
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A police officer testified Friday he planned to give Ahmaud Arbery a trespass warning for repeatedly entering a home under construction before the 25-year-old Black man was chased and shot dead by neighbors who spotted him…
Local High School Basketball Team Helps Terminally Ill Man Who Lost Home
A Walker County man with terminal cancer who lost his home in a fire, is getting a little help from an unlikely source. A local basketball team offered some elbow grease to make the man's load a little lighter.
Dave Staley spent Veterans Day eating breakfast with north Georgia vets
FORT OGLETHORPE, Georgia (WDEF) - Hundreds of establishments all across America honored our veterans Thursday. Whether it be free admission, a free drink, a free meal, our veterans were front and…
Bradley County Schools approve teacher bonuses before holidays
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Last night, the Bradley County School Board announced that its teachers will get a 5-hundred dollar bonus in time for the holiday season. Finance Director Susan Willcutt said the board came to her, requesting that the…
Hamilton County welcoming visitors back into schools
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County Schools are welcoming families and visitors back into schools. Visitations were cut out and restricted during spikes of COVID-19. But the current case trends have allowed administrators to re-open the schools to outsiders.…
New Health Clinic coming to Howard Connect Academy
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The new health clinic will be housed at the Howard Connect Academy, but will provide care to other Hamilton County School students, staff, and even family members. “It is…
Cleveland Schools find partner to help find teachers
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - One local school system has partnered with a company to help combat the substitute teacher shortage. Cleveland City Schools has partnered with STAFF-EZ beginning on December 1st. STAFF-EZ will provide…
48 Hour abortion waiting period holds up in court
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Tennessee's Attorney General is declaring victory in an abortion battle in the courts. It has been a six year legal fight. Tennessee lawmakers passed a law requiring a 48 hour waiting period before getting an abortion. AG…