MEIGS COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF)- Governor Bill Lee didn’t want to speak much about a Tennessee judge blocking his order allowing students to opt-out of mask mandates due to it being an…
FORT OGLETHORPE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Walmart Homecoming event streamed nationwide tonight, featuring a live concert from singer Kane Brown at LFO High School. The show featured 3 national acts all going home to their alma maters and performing…
UTC on Twitter: Our medical team remains concerned about the spread of COVID-19 on campus and within the community. UTC, like our peers across the UT system, will extend the mask requirement set on August 23rd. This requirement will be…
UPDATE: Police have taken the second suspect, Forest Walker, into custody. __________ CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have arrested one of their suspects in a shooting Friday in East Chattanooga. A 30 year old man was shot in what investigators…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF): President & CEO of U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc Eric Fuller says, "Truck driving is the largest single job in the U.S., but we have about 100 to 150 thousand less…
FORT OGLETHORPE, Georgia (WDEF) - Singer Kane Brown is performing a virtual convert tonight for his old high school in Fort Oglethorpe. The convert for LFO is at 8:30 PM as part of a Walmart back-to-school promotion. They have hosted…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Fire Department has decided to cancel their graduation ceremony for the Fire Academy 2021 class. "Out of an abundance of caution and due to the increasing positive COVID-19 cases in the Chattanooga area, the Chattanooga…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Welcome home is a nonprofit organization that l provides shelter and comfortable living space with family-type care for those who have been diagnosed with a serious illness. The organization…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Novavax Covid vaccine has undergone months of clinical trials against not only the original coronavirus strain but also the new variants. The Maryland based biotech company says its…
Idaho public health leaders activated “crisis standards of care” allowing health care rationing for the state's northern hospitals because there are more coronavirus patients than the institutions can handle.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Health officials say a person who contracted West Nile virus in Shelby County is Tennessee’s third case of the illness this year. In a news release Friday, the Shelby County Health Department did not identify the…
Although the evacuation is no longer mandatory for the smoke-cloaked city on the lake's south shore, more than 5,000 personnel are still working to protect the surrounding resort communities and the homes.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, will be taken down on Wednesday as a symbol of racial injustice, more than 130 years after it was erected in tribute to the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - "My wife actually came up with the idea about eight years ago to do a barbecue on Labor Day. Not everybody does something so the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Fire Department was called to the 1100 block of Grove Street Labor Day morning for an apartment building on fire. That's when they found a woman…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Labor day is the second deadliest holiday for traffic fatalities, that's according to the NHTSA. There were five traffic fatalities in the Tennessee Valley this weekend. The…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Children are natural explorers. Pairing classroom lessons with what they can see and touch in the outside world is a key to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Many of us have gotten used to virtual meetings this year, thanks to the pandemic. But what if you could also meet with…
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…
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…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn't settling for just space. Yes, he's done a lot for the space industry, but he's reaching for the stars…
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF)- Today was the fourth annual Butterfly Festival in Ringgold. The festival is held at Heritage High School in honor of Katie Beth Carter. Carter was 18-years-old when she was killed in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga police are investigating after a man was shot early this morning in the 1800 block of South Willow Street . Police say that the victim was standing by his car when he heard several people talking…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Chattanooga fire department says that two disabled occupants barely escaped a fire early this morning. The fire happened on West 51st Street around midnight. The fire department says that the fire was caused by one…