Kane Brown Nominated for 3 CMT Awards, will Co-Host Show
Tennessee Valley native and country music star Kane Brown will be co-hosting the CMT Music Awards next month.
Hamilton County Commissioners want more SROs
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County Commissioners said in a meeting Tuesday that they are anxious to expand the number of SROs at school campuses - even if it means using a number of security guards to help…
School counselor accused of changing academic records
DOVER, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Tennessee school counselor has been indicted on charges of changing academic records. Prosecutors say Gayla Grise altered student transcripts in Stewart County on the Kentucky border. They say she changed records in the school database…
Tennessee American begins Red Bank projects
RED BANK, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee American Water started work today to replace mains on James and Ashmore Avenues in Red Bank. The project involves replacing pipe installed in the 1920s with 6-inch diameter mains. The project…
Georgia joins Tennessee & Alabama in cutting off Covid unemployment bonus
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia is cutting off a federal unemployment program that provides a $300-a-week boost to people on the jobless rolls as June 26. The state is also cutting off programs that pay federal money to people not usually…
Suspects charged with Christmas Eve shooting in Dalton
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Two men from Atlanta have been charged in a fatal shooting in Dalton. On Christmas Eve, Jordan McDougle from Cartersville, was dropped off at hospital in Calhoun with a gunshot wound. He would died later from…
District Attorney addresses questions about hiring relatives & his marriage
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton county District Attorney General Neal Pinkston responded today to a published report that he has married an employee and is her supervisor. The afternoon news release from Pinkston confirms his marriage to Melydia Clewell, listed as…
TBI issues endangered child alert for missing Marion teen
NEW HOPE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI has issued an Endangered Child Alert for a 13 year old girl from Marion County. Jaylei Shyenne Smith is 5’8”, 160 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Family members say the New…
TDOT begins planning for Phase 2 of I-75/I-24 modification project
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The I-75/I-24 Modification Project has been underway for the last two years. Now Phase one is almost complete while Phase 2 is just entering the planning phase. Currently TDOT is still in Phase 1…
CDC: Fully vaccinated people can largely ditch masks indoors
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is easing indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, allowing them to safely stop wearing masks inside in most places.
McDonald's raising US workers' pay in company-owned stores
McDonald’s is raising pay at 650 company-owned stores in the U.S. as part of its push to hire thousands of new workers in a tight labor market.
Suspect Arrested in 6th Avenue Court Fatal Shooting
Chattanooga Police arrested a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman Tuesday morning at 6th Avenue Court.
Wilco headlines this year's Moon River Festival
The Moon River Festival announces the lineup for their post-Covid comeback in September.
Colonial Pipeline restarts operations days after major hack
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ, BEN FINLEY and TOM FOREMAN, JR. Associated Press CLEMMONS, N.C. (AP) - The nation’s largest fuel pipeline restarted operations, days after it was forced to shut down by a gang of hackers. The disruption…
Search for missing hiker in Pocket Wilderness in Rhea County
DAYTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - There's a major search going on in the Pocket Wilderness of Rhea county. According to Investigator Rocky Potter of the Rhea county sheriff's office, there are 6 teams looking for Curtis Dustin Williams of North Carolina,…
Law Enforcement United completes 280 mile bike ride for fallen law enforcement
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- The Chattanooga Police Department and Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office have completed their 280 miles cycling tour to honor those who died in the line of duty. "Why am I doing this? And I’m quite certain…
Tellico PTO treasurer indicted for fraud
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - An audit by the Tennessee Comptroller's Office has lead to an indictment of a PTO treasurer in East Tennessee. Jennifer Letner worked for the Parent Teacher Organization at Tellico Plains Elementary School during the 2018-19 school year.…
Salvation Army works to address vaccine hesitancy within Homeless Community
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Chattanooga is one of many cities across the country that is helping the homeless community get vaccinated. But, mistrust towards the vaccine is creating some delay within the process. The Salvation Army of the…
Governor Bill Lee ends Federally Funded Unemployment Programs
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Governors Lee’s decision to end all federally funded pandemic unemployment programs is his latest push to get Tennesseans back into the workforce. Federal pandemic unemployment programs set to end on July 3 include the…
I 40 bridge over Mississippi River closed for emergency repairs
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (WDEF) - The I-40 bridge from Memphis to Arkansas has been shutdown after inspectors found a major crack. It was found by the two-year inspection of the bridge by the state of Arkansas. When inspectors spotted the crack…
Scramble on for new fuel routes after Colonial Pipeline hack
State and federal officials are scrambling to find alternate routes to deliver gasoline in the Southeast U.S. after more than 1,000 gas stations are running out of fuel.
Tennessee sports betting tops $18M in taxes in 1st 6 months
Mobile-only sports betting has brought in $18.5 million in privilege tax revenue over the first six months that wagers have been accepted.
Tennessee to require fetal remains to be buried or cremated
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee will soon become the latest state to require certain medical providers to cremate or bury fetal remains from surgical abortions under legislation recently signed by Republican Gov. Bill Lee. Roughly 10 other Republican-majority states have…
Covenant Transport signs agreement with Army to hire veterans
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - People leaving the military will get a little help re-adjusting to civilian life under an initiative that includes a local trucking company. It's called the U.S. Army Partnership for youth Success or "Pays Program".…