VW recalls Beetles to replace Takata air bag inflators
Volkswagen is recalling over 105,000 Beetles with faulty Takata front driver’s air bags that can explode and hurl shrapnel.
Maple Hills shooting victim dies
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The victim of an East Chattanooga shooting last month has died. 36 year old Deed Carroll was shot at 1900 Maple Hills Way on November 19th. Police charged Markious Sims with that shooting a couple of weeks…
Tennessee expects 90,000 vaccine doses a week
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee official says the state expects to start receiving 90,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines a week going forward. Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey made the comments Tuesday, as the state continued to try to fend off…
Instead of signing deal, President Trump wants overhaul
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - After signalling that he would sign whatever compromise deal Congress came up with for Covid-19, he now is rejecting it. The President announced tonight that the package is "much different than anticipated." He calls it a…
Health Dept. will begin Moderna vaccinations Wednesday
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department got their first batch of Moderna Covid-19 vaccines on Tuesday. They got 1,500 doses today and expect more tomorrow. They will begin giving the vaccines to on Wednesday in the following categories:…
Police Oversight Board Petition Rejected
The Hamilton County Election Commission rejected a petition to include a police oversight board on the March 2021 ballot in Chattanooga because of signature issues.
Chattanooga Pulmonary Specialist Reacts To Receiving COVID Vaccine
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga pulmonary specialist Mike Czarnecki was one of the thousands of Tennessee medical workers to receive the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine this weekend. Aside from running his regular practice, Czarnecki also runs a clinic in Hixson to…
Stabbing, and then the house was set on fire
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Bradley County investigators have charged a man with attempted murder after a bizarre confrontation today between house mates. Michael Park and another man lived together at a home on McClanahan Drive near Highway 60 toward Georgetown.…
Veterans helping Veterans Food Drive
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - On Tuesday, veterans are helping out other veterans with a Christmas food drive. Going on all day, veterans can pick up a box of food that includes everything that’s needed for a Christmas meal. The boxes…
Covid-19 Task Force concerned about a Christmas Surge
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Hamilton County is currently reporting 3,900 active coronavirus cases and a total 247 deaths and the numbers are still climbing. With the county still struggling to recover from the Thanksgiving surge, the Covid-19 task force now has…
US deaths in 2020 top 3 million, by far most ever counted
2020 will go down as the deadliest year in U.S. history, with deaths topping 3 million for the first time.
TennCare: Health info of up to 3300 people mailed elsewhere
Tennessee's Medicaid program says health information belonging to up to about 3,300 patients were mailed to the wrong addresses.
Covid spending bill passes, but without Sen. Blackburn's vote
"I cannot support nearly $2.4 trillion in spending that will make recovery even harder."
Kay Ivey is one of first Governors to get Covid-19 vaccine
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has become one of the first governors to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. She received the first of the two-shot Pfizer vaccine at a Montgomery hospital on Monday, a move aimed at building…
Car flips into small pond in McDonald
MCDONALD, Tennessee (WDEF) - A car travelling on Lee Highway Monday evening flipped into a small pond. It happened in the McDonald community at White Oak Valley Circle near the Bradley County line around 7:30. Tri-Community volunteers found the car…
Did Georgia just catch 8000 trying to vote illegally in January?
The state sends out 8,000 warning letters.
Gov. Lee’s Order Sparks Mask Mandate Requests
The order, which limits public gatherings to a maximum of 10 people if social distancing is not possible, does not effect restaurants, bars, or places of worship.
What's Right With Our Schools: Howard Culinary Program
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Give a man a pie and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to cook, and he might make it a career. It's a recipe for success that Howard is serving up in its…
CVS Beginning to help Vaccinate at Assistant living homes
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - CVS Health says they will begin to administer COVID-19 vaccines at more than 40,000 long-term care facilities across the country. The vaccinations will begin on December 28th in 415 skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in Tennessee. …
Amazon shares Christmas shopping and return tips
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The clock is ticking, and Christmas is right around the corner. At this point, two things may be happening. You’ve –a) put off buying some of your gifts or b) you’re wondering “what if they don’t like…
Bethel Bible Village receives grant
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - A local nonprofit organization received an early Christmas gift recently. Bethel Bible Village in Hixson was awarded the Truist Lighthouse Project grant, allowing them to buy 13 new appliances. The appliances ranged from anything such as…
K.T. Oslin, country singer of ‘80's Ladies,’ dies at 78
UPDATE: While a cause of death has not been disclosed, Oslin has been in an assisted living facility in Nashville since her Parkinson's diagnosis in 2016. She had just tested positive for Covid-19 last week. ________ By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.…
Biden gets COVID-19 vaccine, says 'nothing to worry about'
NEWARK, Del. (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe. The president-elect took a dose of Pfizer…
Crews Battle Apartment Fire in East Ridge
The East Ridge Fire Department received a call just after 7:30 this morning about a reported apartment fire.