By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A rural Tennessee community was pummeled Saturday with up to 17 inches (43 centimeters) of rain in less than 24 hours, shattering the state record for one-day rainfall by more than…
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…
Collegedale, TN (WDEF) - Collegedale Police Department is clearing one of its own after review of a dash cam video. Back on July 25th, a woman wrote on social media that a Collegedale Officer said a racial…
"Anytime you see the community numbers rising well that's just something that you're going to see in schools too. And, we need to make sure that we're being as proactive and reactive as we can," says Cleveland…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum is now the new owner of a Rare Tennessee Valley Authority Locomotive. The Tennessee Valley Authority donated a significant railroad locomotive to the Railroad Museum’s collection, a Fairbanks-Morse model. Built-in…
CHATTANOOGA, TN - (WDEF) - Solar power is always a subject that draws a lot of debate. There are those who believe in it. And there are those who are skeptical. But at Camp Jordan this…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - On Monday, the FDA gave the Pfizer vaccine full approval- taking it beyond emergency use Authorization. “Certainly it's something that we've been waiting for for a long time. I think for our community…
HARRISON, TN (WDEF) - The Harrison Bay Future Ready center is building the architects, engineers and welders of tomorrow. The rest of America is taking notice. Keith Bright teaches Architecture Desing at Harrison Bay Future Ready. He…
The Pentagon said Monday that it will require service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine now that the Pfizer vaccine has received full approval.
The U.S. military reported its biggest day of evacuation flight out of Afghanistan by far on Monday, but deadly violence that has blocked many desperate evacuees from entering Kabul's airport persisted.
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose for the second consecutive month in July. The median U.S. home price climbed 17.8% from a year ago to $359,900, near the all-time high it set in June.
Igor Vovkovinskiy, the tallest man in the United States at 7 feet, 8.33 inches, has died in Minnesota. He was 38.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A barbershop in East Chattanooga suffered severe damage early Monday morning. Officials say an SUV veered off the road and ran into the building at Glass and Awtry Streets just before 8AM. When firefighters got there, they…
The U.S. has given full approval to the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer.
Governor Bill Lee, Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty toured flood damage in Middle Tennessee Sunday afternoon.
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Hamilton County Commissioner Dr. Warren Mackey wants state and local leadership to take a stronger approach to combating COVID-19.
The mayor of the Florida city of Orlando asked residents on Friday to stop watering their lawns and washing their cars immediately, saying water usage needed to be cut back because of the recent surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations.
President Joe Biden said Sunday the U.S.-led evacuation of Americans, at-risk Afghans and others from the Kabul airport accelerated this weekend.
UPDATE: 17-year-old Autumn Faith Turner was found safe tonight in St. Augustine Florida. Turner had been missing since Thursday. Officials believed that she was in Florida with 27-year old Jacob Flournoy. The T.B.I says that Flournoy was also located in…
Reverend Paul McDaniel who served on Hamilton County Commission for 20 years has passed away at the age of 90.
At least 22 people were killed and rescue crews searched desperately Sunday amid shattered homes and tangled debris for dozens of people still missing after record-breaking rain sent floodwaters surging through Middle Tennessee.
Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel said Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and has quarantined pending further testing.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- EPB is working on power lines that fell after a car crashed into a pole this morning. The accident happened after 9 a.m. on Hurricane Creek Road. [su_gmap width="700" height="700" address="700 Hurricane Creek Road" zoom="15" title="Car Hits…