Tennessee museum to open Confederate bust to public
The Tennessee State Museum will soon allow the public to view the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest after it was removed from the Capitol on Friday.
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Fatal crash closes Paul Huff Parkway for hours
MONDAY UPDATE: Cleveland Police have identified the driver as 61 year old Justin Louissanint. _____________ CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- A fatal crash closed Paul Huff Parkway in Cleveland for hours today. Cleveland police say that the accident happened around 12 this…
Chattanooga Trans Liberation Collective hosts rally in Coolidge Park
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Trans Liberation Collective hosted a rally aiming to fight laws recently passed by Tennessee. Their desire is to make Chattanooga and all of Tennessee a safe space in which transgender persons can…
Man convicted in Tennessee toddler's 2001 death
COLUMBIA, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man has been convicted in the 2001 death of a 15-month old boy. WTVF-TV reports that Christopher Lee Goodwin was found guilty Friday of first-degree felony murder stemming from aggravated child neglect in the…
French protesters reject virus passes, vaccine mandate
PARIS (AP) - Tens of thousands of people across France are protesting new virus measures. French lawmakers are debating a bill requiring everyone to have a special virus pass to enter restaurants and other venues and mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for…
CFD makes rescue at Greenway Farms Quarry
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga fire department made another rescue at Greenway Farms quarry tonight. The fire department says that they received a call about an injured person who fell around 7. Fire crews were able to reach the patient--secure them…
Alabama officer getting paid after murder conviction resigns
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama police officer who remained on his city’s payroll for two months after being convicted of murder has resigned from the Huntsville Police Department. WAAY-TV reported that Officer William Darby left of his own will.…
Erlanger Health Centers Back To School Bash
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- It's almost back to school time again. Today, Erlanger Health Centers hosted a Back to School Bash for the community. Health screenings, giveaways and information on how to have a healthy school year were…
Voting Rights Rally
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Unity Group of Chattanooga and the Poor People’s Campaign have teamed up to host a voter rights rally earlier this afternoon The rally focused on getting more Chattanooga’s registered to vote and letting…
Medical Marijuana licenses awarded to 6 companies in Georgia
WALKER COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - It’s a big day for Georgia’s medical marijuana program. On Saturday, the medical cannabis commission revealed the six companies that will be licensed to grow marijuana , convert it into cannabis oil and…
Third and final Boynton Tower renovated and open
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly cut the ribbon! So, that means it's official. The third and final tower of Boynton Drive is now open. Three towers and a community room have been renovated thanks to…
Grundy County Sheriff's Deputies arrest Paul David James
GRUNDY CO., Tenn. (WDEF)- Grundy County Sheriff's office says that they have captured Paul David James. James was caught in the Flat Branch Spur community, in a chicken house on B-Mine Road. [su_gmap width="700" height="700" address="B-mine Road" zoom="15" title="Paul David…
Man shot while walking down the street
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga police are investigating a shooting that happened Friday afternoon on East 30th Street. [su_gmap width="700" height="700" address="2900 E 30th St" zoom="15" title="Man shot while walking"] Police say that a 38-year-old man was walking down the street…
Congress Candidate pushes to get 28,000 Hamilton County residents registered to vote
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)-Congressional candidate Nathaniel Doss says that he is committed to getting people in Hamilton County registered to vote. Doss and the Hamilton County Democratic Party want to get an additional 28,000 voters registered. Doss believes…
Search for bodies concludes at Florida condo collapse site
MIAMI (AP) - Firefighters have officially ended their search for bodies in the debris of the collapsed Surfside condo building. The decision concludes a month of painstaking work removing layers of dangerous debris that were once piled several stories high.…
DOJ says no probe into state-run nursing homes in New York
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The Justice Department says it has decided not to open a civil rights investigation into government-run nursing homes in New York over their COVID-19 response. Under former President Donald Trump, the department’s civil rights division requested…
I-40 bridge in Tennessee likely won't reopen until August
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Department of Transportation now says it will likely be early August before the Interstate 40 bridge between Arkansas and Tennessee can reopen to traffic. Contractors are working on phase 3 of the repairs that…
Covid vaccinations going up again, back to school recommendation
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department reports that the number of people getting the Covid vaccine has ticked up this week after concerns of a third wave. “It is our hope that people are realizing the…
Eviction moratorium and its conclusion
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Buddy Presley With Presley Law Firm said although the CDC eviction moratorium runs through the end of the month, evictions have already started back up. "There were some federal court cases that determined the CDC…
Hospital seeks to identify patient unable to say his name
RIVERDALE, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia hospital is turning to the public for help in identifying a patient who has been unable to say his name or offer information about his identity. WSB-TV reports that the man has been at…
Gang members convicted for drug conspiracy in Knoxville and Chattanooga
Demetrius Bibbs of the Black P Stone Bloods in Chattanooga is one of the suspects convicted.
As Herschel Walker eyes Senate run, a turbulent past emerges
ATLANTA (AP) - Herschel Walker appears to have a coveted political profile for a potential Senate candidate in Georgia. He was a football hero at the University of Georgia before his long NFL career. He’s a business owner whose chicken…
City of Chattanooga receives $3.4 million grant for COVID-19 health literacy
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Mayor Tim Kelly and the city of Chattanooga have been awarded a very large grant to help improve health literacy within the city. Chattanooga and Memphis were the only cities in the state of…