CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County school system will extend their remote learning schedule another week. The system will resume virtual learning on Tuesday, Jan. 19th (after being closed Monday for MLK Day) through the 22nd. Officials cite the county…
By JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee lawmakers have returned to Nashville for their annual session amid a pandemic and an FBI probe that prompted searches of multiple legislative offices by federal agents last…
A viewer recently shared a piece of WDEF-TV history with the station.
Nokian Tyres announced Tuesday a new, all-season passenger tire exclusively crafted for North American roads. The Nokian Tyres One is made with the latest technology to provide safety and durability in line with their sustainability standards. The tires will be…
DALTON, GA (WDEF) - Kristy Townsend's family has attended Valley Point Elementary School for generations. That's where she learned to do her best every day and always keep a positive attitude. Now, she's passing those lessons on to her students.…
Investigators are seeking the public's help in a Cold Case from 1999 after new information was discovered.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In a press statement released Tuesday: Tennessee is making great progress in rapidly vaccinating those at highest-risk of serious illness and death from COVID-19. Within four weeks of Tennessee receiving its first doses of COVID-19 vaccine, more…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Unity Group of Chattanooga started the 51st annual Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration Week with the Tennessee Poor People's Campaign Monday night. In a virtual event, they laid out what they call their "14 policy…
ROME, Georgia (WDEF) - Health officials for northwest Georgia report they were getting people signing up for the Covid-19 vaccine faster than they could make reservations. So the Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District has shut down its…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga's Rep. Chuck Fleischmann could lose some major funding in a move sweeping corporate boardrooms on Monday. Several companies have announced they have ceased funding politicians who backed the electoral college vote. That includes both Fleischmann and…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The states are now making it easier to figure out where to get a Covid-19 vaccine and how to make an appointment for one. Tennessee has now put an interactive map on the state health website of…
Catalytic converters have turned into a hot item for thieves. Thefts have been reported in several area counties, with six recent cases in Dade.
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) -A good education is all about learning new things. Lacrosse is a relatively new sport at Howard, but it's already opening up a wide variety of educational opportunities for Hustlin' Tigers who decide to pick up a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - In just nine days, President-Elect Joe Biden will be officially sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. But after the siege at the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday, Chattanooga residents are concerned about the…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department now says that they will begin making vaccine appointments from this point moving forward. Administrator Becky Barnes says the hope is this will be more efficient than the long lines we've…
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - Bradley County’s vaccination process will now be done through appointments only. During the county’s commission meeting, Mayor Gary Davis announced the county will be starting an online signup for the Covid-19 vaccine. Mayor Davis says they…
Health officials say cutting back on alcohol consumption after our 2020 might be a good idea.
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dalton Police are looking for a pair of suspects in a stolen truck case. It happened at People's Financial on North Glenwood on December 10th around 1 AM. Police say the two suspects went up to…
Hamilton County passes another grim milestone. The Covid-19 death toll has now passed 300. Eleven more people died from the virus since the weekend, raising the death toll to 313. There were 425 new cases today. Hamilton County has more…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - After getting several requests over the weekend, Chattanooga Police remind the public on how to get incident and accident reports now. You can't just go by the police service center now and pick them up like you…
Impeachment pressure mounting, the House is working swiftly to try to oust President Donald Trump from office.
The National Parks Service is shutting down public access to the Washington Monument until Jan. 24
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Co-owner of the Dalton Distillery died last night from Covid-19 We told you about his struggles with the virus last week. Raymond Butler had been hospitalized since December 13th. In the early days of the pandemic,…
U.S. lottery players now have a choice of jackpots that offer combined prizes of more than $1 billion.