Court: U. of North Carolina can consider race in admissions
A federal judge has ruled that North Carolina’s flagship public university can continue to consider race as a factor in its undergraduate admissions.
Potential of mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - "There was not any vote taken about mixing and matching," said N.C. State/public health scientist Dr. Julie Swann. The official guidance is to get the…
More To The Story: Senior workouts
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It's a daily workout class at the Morning Pointe Senior Living facility on Shallowford Road. A good number of seniors taking part, to include Clyde Edwards.…
Tennessee AG: Proposed ballot push would make job political
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery says a proposed ballot initiative to require that the attorney general be confirmed by state lawmakers after the current process of selection by the state Supreme Court would make the position…
Are we finally rounding the corner on the pandemic?
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - With COVID cases, hospitalizations, and deaths all on the decline, could the Delta variant surge finally be coming to an end? Dr. Jay Sizemore certainly thinks so. "I…
Free pop-up medical and dental clinic this weekend in East Ridge
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A nonprofit health care provide will offer free medical services in a pop-up clinic this weekend in East Ridge. Remote Area Medical (RAM) offers dental, vision and medical care to underserved and uninsured people…
What's Right With Our Schools: Reach One Teach One
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - It's never too late to make a positive change in your community. After serving more than 7 years behind bars, Reginald Yearby has dedicated his life to…
Grove Street Community Advocate Seeks Law Reform to Protect Witnesses
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - "The fear that's in our community is real," says Kevin Muhammad of The Community Haven. Police say dozens of people witnessed a shooting that killed two women during an outdoor…
Tennessee considering $900M Ford incentive package
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee is poised to spend approximately $900 million of its tax revenues on incentives, infrastructure projects and more under an agreement with Ford Motor Co. The sweeping spending…
Startup Week Chattanooga Begins
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Chattanooga startup week focuses on celebrating entrepreneurship and innovations. The 5-day event offers multiple opportunities for entrepreneurs to learn more about how to grow their businesses. The 5-day event is…
Chattanooga State 'Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week'
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF): Chattanooga State kick-started their Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week today. Each day they will focus on a different challenge. Today, Chatt State volunteers were at the Chattanooga Area Food…
US, Haiti seek release of 17 missionaries snatched by gang
American officials are working with Haitian authorities to try to secure the release of 12 adults and five children connected with a U.S.-based missionary group who were abducted over the weekend by a gang notorious for killings, kidnappings and extortion.
Jury selection to start in trial over Ahmaud Arbery's death
Hundreds of people were ordered to report for jury duty Monday in Georgia for what could be a long, laborious effort to find jurors to hear the trial of three white men charged with fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery as he was running in their neighborhood.
Betty Lynn, Thelma Lou on 'The Andy Griffith Show,' has died
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (AP) — Betty Lynn, the film and television actor who was best known for her role as Barney Fife's sweetheart Thelma Lou on “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died. She was 95. Lynn died peacefully Saturday after…
Toyota to build $1.29B US battery plant employing 1,750
DETROIT (AP) — Toyota plans to build a new $1.29 billion factory in the U.S. to manufacture batteries for gas-electric hybrid and fully electric vehicles. The move comes amid a flurry of global announcements about shoring up production of batteries…
Amazon hiring 150,000 seasonal employees
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Are you in need of a job this holiday season? Amazon is hiring. Amazon is hiring 150,000 employees for the upcoming holiday season with more than 3,000 of those 150,000 jobs being in Tennessee Several different types…
Colin Powell has died of COVID-19 complications, family says
Colin Powell, former Joint Chiefs chairman and secretary of state, has died from COVID-19 complications, his family said Monday. He was 84.
TECH BYTE: Tech for Tracking MLB Playoffs
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Major League Baseball playoffs are now underway. Whether your team is part of the American or National league, technology makes it easy to…
Two deadly shootings at Grambling State in four days
GRAMBLING, La. (AP) - Officials say one person was fatally shot and seven others were wounded at Grambling State University in the second deadly shooting at the Louisiana school within four days. The university says the shooting happened around 1…
Abrams heads to Virginia ahead of governor’s election
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams was in Norfolk, Virginia, on Sunday to urge Black churchgoers to turn out for Democrat Terry McAuliffe in next month’s Virginia governor’s election. Abrams says what happens in the most watched…
Georgia elevators due for inspections
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia newspaper reports that government regulators have no idea how many of the state's 34,000 elevators, escalators and moving sidewalks are overdue for inspections. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that the problem is in a decade-old…
26 Million visitors for the Tennessee Aquarium
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Tennessee Aquarium celebrated a huge milestone today. They welcomed their 26-millionth guest to visit since the doors of the River Journey building opened on May 1, 1992. The Suttle Family from Bowling Green, Kentucky got the…
Chattanooga Firefighter for a day shows what firefighters do to save lives
16 people including City officials got first hand experience at battle challenges firefighters often face. These included putting out fire, searching a smoke filled building looking for people needing to be saved.
Moderate earthquake rocks Bali, killing at least 3
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — A moderately strong earthquake and an aftershock hit Indonesia’s resort island of Bali early Saturday, killing at least three people and destroying dozens of homes. The quake hit just before dawn, causing people to run outdoors…