By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Republicans are backing legislation that would require medical providers to cremate or bury fetal remains from surgical abortions. They're doing so over objections that the measure could stigmatize a legally…
Read the farewell and tribute Dolly posted on Wednesday to the Uncle who got her started in music.
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- "He was an honorable man, who did his duty. And was fearless and doing his duty," said Keith Hardison. Bill Raines said Chattanooga and America lost a great man. "The same character traits we should emulate in our…
Chattanooga Police add 8th dog to their K9 officer team.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – A man from middle North Carolina has been sentenced in a child pornography case involving our area. 30 year old Anthony Brett Banks from Kannapolis pleaded guilty to transportation of child pornography and causing another to…
Drug overdoses are continuing to increase in the state of Tennessee and health officials believe the pandemic has only made things worse.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Recently , Mayor Jim Coppinger announced that the Hamilton County mask mandate would expire at the end of the month, leaving businesses to decide for themselves. Local businesses spoke to News 12 about how this decision will…
Georgia's state health department and the Attorney General are warning residents about scammers claiming to sell covid vaccines.
Chattanoogan Charles Coolidge, One of the last two World War 2 Medal of Honor Winners has died at the age of 99.
A new study reveals that a third of COVID-19 patients suffer from long term neurological or psychological conditions.
Retired NFL quarterback and Tennessee standout Peyton Manning will receive the Liberty Bowl Distinguished Citizen Award.
The Tennessee Agriculture Department is stepping up measures to keep a virus highly contagious and fatal to rabbits out of the state.
Collegedale Commissioners are unsure whether to proceed with a new park after a former city manager planned the park for two years without telling them.
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- Chattanooga City Council has taken place virtually for almost the past year. Since April 7th of 2020, Chattanooga City Council meetings have been virtual. Tuesday however, it turned back into in person. "There’s something that’s just much more…
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has joined fellow Republicans nationwide to advocate against COVID-19 vaccine passports, which are being developed to let inoculated people travel, shop and dine more…
Employee of DeKalb Jackson Water District in Ider was arrested on Monday.
Chattanooga was recently named as one of the top ten cities in the United States for remote workers to live. Here are the factors that make the Scenic City such an attractive option.
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Andrew Jones knows that communication is key for exceptional education students. He just started at East Side Elementary last August, but kids in his class are already making great strides toward independent learning.…
EPB partnered with TVA to provide 36 thousand dollars for STEM programs at 10 different Chattanooga area schools.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Net Resource Foundation is looking for volunteers to plant vegetables as part of their “Spring into Action” event. The “Spring into Action” event is part of the Hughes Project. The Hughes Project will help enhance the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Recent studies have found that obesity increases the risk for severe Covid-19 symptoms. Now a new study finds nearly 80% of people who were hospitalized from Covid-19, on a ventilator, or died-were overweight or obese. A new…
A family pet died in a house fire on Line Street this afternoon.
A Navy medic shot and critically wounded two people at a Maryland business park before fleeing to the Fort Detrick Army base, where he was shot and killed.
Authorities say a sheriff's deputy has been stabbed to death with his own knife by an inmate at a Georgia jail.