WHITWELL, Tenn (WDEF) - Over 20 years ago, a paper clip project honoring Holocaust victims put Whitwell Middle school on the map. When students at Whitwell Middle School learned about the Holocaust, they responded with a promise to honor every lost…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - A local organization has been awarded the Governor Bill Lee award of excellence this week. Cempa Community Care was chosen for this award based on their role in bringing reliable and safe Covid-19 testing to numerous…
DALTON, Georgia- Congresswoman Majorie Taylor Greene is in Dalton, GA Wednesday. She’s been scheduled to talk to her constituents starting at 6 pm. Just a day after CNN reporting she expressed support on her Facebook page for the execution of…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Firefighters battled a blaze at a home in St. Elmo in the early morning hours Wednesday. Flames were visible in windows on three sides of the house 4200 block of Ohls Avenue when crews responded shortly…
Josh Heupel has been named Tennessee's 27th head football coach.
Read his explanation about why he rejects the requirement to be tested.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The North Carolina-based department store chain Belk says it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Charlotte Observer reports that private equity firm Sycamore Partners made the announcement on Tuesday. The firm owns Belk and says it…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Unlike the scene three weeks ago when the Tennessee Riverpark was swamped by people wanting to get the Covid 19 vaccine, the crowd Tuesday was manageable as Chattanoogans showed up by appointment. Although the health department has…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Demonstrators marched against it, and supporters petitioned to keep it. Now, after months of controversy, the statue of General Joseph E. Johnston, will move from downtown Dalton. The confederate general led southern forces at the battle…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County School District announces some changes. Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson announces school re-openings. This afternoon they gathered at CSAS. The school system is currently in phase 2. According to Dr. Johnson, starting next week K-5…
CLEVELAND, Tenn (WDEF) - Students at Cleveland City Schools returned to in-person class five days a week on Monday. Cleveland City School officials say they have been making decisions about how students learn based on the number of COVID-19 cases in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Since the pandemic began, masks have been a staple in keeping us safe and healthy-but is one enough? For the last 11 months, persuading everyone to wear a mask has been a challenge. And now, with a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Throughout the pandemic, many of Chattanooga’s local restaurants have struggled to get by. And now, nearly eleven months in, things are just as tough as ever. With indoor dining restrictions and many reliant on takeout and…
“There is a great deal of dissatisfaction with the way that the city of Chattanooga and Hamilton County goes about approaching the black churches here in Chattanooga”
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal magistrate judge has ruled that the mother of a Tennessee man who authorities say carried flexible plastic handcuffs during the riot at the U.S. Capitol can be released from custody. Lisa Eisenhart is accused…
TRENTON, GA (WDEF) - When graduates of Dade Elementary are asked to name a teacher they will always remember, Lori Case's name pops up quite often. She's been known to make Math more interesting by adding pumpkin tasting to the…
Trader Joe's is one step closer to expanding to Chattanooga! The Chattanooga City Council will be voting on the certificate of compliance from the company tonight at 6PM. The certificate will allow Trader Joe's to sell beer and wine in…
Bradley county mayor expressed frustration over the limited number of vaccines given each day. Currently, the county is doing daily COVID-19 testing half the day and the other half vaccinations. According to the Mayor, this is significantly limiting the number…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office has charged a northeast Alabama man with sex abuse of a child under 12. The suspect is 55 year old Adan Hernandez Ballesteros from Fort Payne. Sheriff Nick Welden says…
Users across the northeast U.S. reported widespread internet outages Tuesday.
Hikers are being told to postpone plans to hike the entire length of the Appalachian Trail this year due to COVID-19.
Officials say a tornado killed a teenager who was huddling with his family in the basement of their Alabama home Monday night.
FORT OGLETHORPE, Georgia (WDEF) - After the Park Lake Apartments in Fort Oglethorpe caught fire over the weekend, its neighbor, Brainerd Baptist linked up with Red Cross. "The Red Cross basically needed a place to be able to utilize spots that…
“one-time funds for one filled executive position” to pay former insurance commissioner Jim Beck who was indicted soon after taking office.