PHOENIX (AP) - Legal sales of recreational marijuana in Arizona started on Friday, a once-unthinkable step in the former conservative stronghold. The state joins 14 other states in the country that have broadly legalized pot. The state announced Friday it…
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Prosecutors have secured a conviction in a false-imprisonment case against a former Transportation Security Administration agent who was accused of tricking a traveler into showing her breasts as she went through security at Los Angeles International…
DICKSON, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has charged a man with creating and disseminating a harassing photograph of social media. They say 28 year old Joshua Andrew Garton posted a photo showing people desecrating the grave of…
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee is making moves to prioritize COVID-19 vaccinations for people in households with medically frail children and workers at jails and prisons. State Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey said Friday that those…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Tensions were high during Thursday night’s school board meeting as members debated three options for sending Hamilton County students back to in-person learning. After about two hours of debate, the board ended up deferring that…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The pandemic has affected many industries, but one of the hardest hit is dry cleaners. Old Fort Cleaners has been serving the Fort Oglethorpe community since 1987. [su_gmap width="700" height="700" address="1136 Cross St, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742"…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - While some National Guard troops are being kept in Washington for the upcoming impeachment trial, Tennessee's guardsmen have come home. More than 750 soldiers and airmen went to the capital for the inauguration. The Tennessee Army…
Hall of Famer and one-time home run king Atlanta Braves legend Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron passed away this morning at the age of 86.
The Hamilton County Health Department will begin taking first dose appointments again starting Friday, January 22 at 9AM.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - It was a passionate, lengthy conversation at the Hamilton County School Board meeting Thursday night. "If you guys are going to get up here and call us, call me a name, call me a coward.…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is extending a statewide order requiring face masks in public to help slow the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Ivey announced the decision at a news conference at the state…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia officials have now identified five cases of a COVID-19 variant in the state, raising the urgency to get people vaccinated. State Department of Public Health Commissioner Kathleen Toomey reported the latest figure at a news conference…
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a Tennessee man who carried flexible plastic handcuffs around the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 raid by Trump supporters is a danger to his community and a…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - The National Transportation Safety Board has issued their preliminary findings in the deadly Meigs County school bus crash. It does NOT identify a "Probable Cause" at this point. The report details what they know of how…
MARION COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Ashley Moffitt had been looking for her dog, Jax, for weeks. She had just about given up hope when she was contacted that Jax had been turned in to MARC in Marion County. Now, Ms.…
An early morning traffic accident led to an auto repair business and numerous cars to erupt in flames.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- President Biden wasted no time signing multiple executive orders during his first full day in office. First on the list, tackling the Coronavirus pandemic. President Joe Biden says, "Our national strategy is comprehensive. It's based science, not…
The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commision held a meeting at the Westin Hotel in Chattanooga Thursday afternoon. TWRA discussed the latest information and data on white nose syndrome. A deadly disease found in bats where cotton-ball like fungus grows on…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It has been five years since the Chattanooga 2.O launch. It's goal is to provide a birth to career education pathway. On Thursday, Chattanooga 2.0 released its first progress report. Overall, they have seen significant improvement in…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TWRA reports a major spike in boating fatalities in Tennessee in 2020. The state set a record low of 8 fatalities just the year before. But the number jumped to 32 last year. That is…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - In a car with his brother and mother Darrell Frazier pulled up to his mom's home in Chattanooga. A welcome home sign on the front lawn greeted him. That's along with his loved ones who embraced…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Health officials want Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to extend a state mask order that is set to expire Friday. Ivey is expected to announce whether she will extend the order during a Thursday press conference. Dr.…
According to the Education Law Center, Tennessee ranks in the bottom five states across the country when it comes to school funding.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WDEF) - With the start of the new Biden administration today, the newly-elected President has called for an era of unity and bipartisanship in Washington. It’s something that most Americans want. A Pew Research poll found that 74…