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East Ridge tunnels closed while TDOT clears landslide debris

EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) - In a press release sent out by TDOT, crews are hard at work clearing debris currently blocking the roadways on the East Ridge side of the Bachman tunnels. Geotechnical engineers are also assessing the damage…

Lee University on LGBTQ+ and the church

CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- Lee University administration is clearing the air after they faced some backlash from a chapel service. Lee University students go to chapel twice a week, either online or in person. However, two of the services, in the…

Tennessee sports betting ramps up for March Madness

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- For the first time ever people can legally bet in Tennessee on the NCAA college basketball tournament. March Madness is here with play-in games happening Thursday night and the full college basketball tournament gets underway starting Friday. Head…

North Georgia deals with flooding Wednesday

DADE COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Water covered roads in Catoosa County on Wednesday. It was a similar scene in Walker County where yards were flooded. Over in Dade County, rain flooded Sitton's Gulch and Lookout Creek has overflowed. "We started…

Lottery not dead yet in Alabama legislature

MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) - An Alabama Senate committee has advanced a lottery bill as lawmakers try to get the issue of gambling before state voters for the first time since 1999. The Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee on Wednesday approved…

Rep. Fleischmann calls influx of migrants "humanitarian crisis"

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - U.S. House Representative Chuck Fleischmann was just one of several House Republicans to visit the Southern border on Monday. Now after seeing a rise in illegal immigration numbers, he’s blaming the Biden administration’s immigration policies for…

Economic hope surrounding state title games

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- Chattanooga will play host to the state football championships for at least the next two years. Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association (TSSAA) board of control voted 11 to 1 to move the BlueCross Bowl football championships from Tennessee Tech. Chattanooga Tourism Company's…

Annual Homeless PIT count reveals drastic increase during 2020

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The annual Point-In-Time count of the region’s unsheltered homeless population is finally complete.  The count revealed a large jump in homeless numbers, notably an 81% rise in Hamilton County.  This count determines the allocation of federal funding…

Special Election Results tonight in Northwest Georgia

(WDEF) - Some voters decided special election issues across northwest Georgia on Tuesday. eSPLOST proposals passed easily in Catoosa, Dade and Walker Counties. While Shane Day won a Commission seat in Whitfield County. Here are the results: Catoosa eSPLOST YES …

Nonprofit Chattanooga grocery hoping to address food insecurity

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) With the closing of a Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market in Brainerd, the community has become a food desert. Now, a nonprofit grocery store by the Chattanooga Sustainable Food Center is stepping up to address food insecurity. “Gaining Ground…

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