DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Whitfield County Sheriff's officials are releasing more information on the deadly crash last week. They says there were active felony warrants for Zachary Douglas Lumpkin. Deputies spotted him Thursday night at the Truck Stop at Connector…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee health officials are expanding the pool of vaccines as they expect increased shipments. Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey announced the state will now include the 1-C category, adding more than a million Tennesseans to vaccine qualification.…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Music has to power transform us. It's a subject that Sarah Tortora is passionate about. She shares that passion with more than 400 students at Hardy Elementary. Robin Bambrey is the Principal at…
Authorities are searching for a young kangaroo who slipped away from his keepers as he was being hauled through Alabama on its way to a new home.
Drugmaker Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved coronavirus vaccine in an effort to expand supply more quickly.
UPDATE: Chattanooga Police now tell us there were two separate wrecks, involving a chase. The first involved an officer trying to make a traffic stop and the vehicle fled, immediately hitting another vehicle. The occupants then ran on foot. The…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The latest study by iSeeCars compares how long it is taking for both new and used cars to sell right now in Chattanooga. The idea is that the slower moving vehicles are an opportunity to drive a…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Georgia election officials sent their third batch of alleged voting violations to prosecutors last week, including a case against a northwest Georgia woman accused of turning in a vote by her deceased husband. Investigators say the…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Students across the three-campus University of Alabama System will return to in-person instruction for the fall semester with no limits on class size in Birmingham, Huntsville or Tuscaloosa to guard against COVID-19. The system said in…
Residents and officials in North Georgia are going back and forth debating whether the latest reform bills protect or surpass the election process.
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee’s GOP-dominant Senate has advanced legislation that would ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports. On Monday, 27 Republicans voted in favor of the measure while all six Democratic members…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Hardy Elementary School had to get extra creative for this year's Black History Month Celebration, but they still managed to get Hardy at home students through a series of interactive projects. Rose Prince teaches 4th grade…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A local law firm is tired of replacing their shattered windows. So the McMahan Law Firm is offering a $1000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the so-called marble vandals. “We’ve had our windows shattered…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - DeKalb County Sheriff's officers have charged a suspect in a shooting Friday on Sand Mountain. It happened at a home on County road 233 between Sylvania and Rainsville. When officers arrived on the scene, the…
CHATTANOOGA, Ten (WDEF) - With Covid-19 cases continuing to decline in our area, several Chattanooga buildings are now reopening to the public - but that does not mean that they will be free of restrictions. Last week, Chattanooga Mayor, Andy Berke,…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - McDonald's has officially entered the chicken sandwich war that has been going on between other fast food chains. And to kick off their new addition, local McDonald's franchises have hidden over 70 large golden eggs throughout…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- After multiple places running out of, or rarely getting access to the COVID vaccines, Pharmacist Jacob Standefer with Access family Pharmacy said this additional vaccine is a huge step. "Hopefully this is going to open up more accessibility…
The Hamilton County Health Department’s COVID testing site at Alstom will be closed Wednesdays and Sundays beginning the week of March 1, 2021.
If you haven't heard of the Clubhouse app yet, you're not alone.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A normal day at the WestRock Mill in NorthShore turned scary when a fire started this afternoon. Smoke from the burning warehouse could be seen from I-27. What the Ladder 1 crew saw as they were responding…
HIXSON, Tennessee - Carson Fish is creator and owner of Flying Fish Disc Golf. He started the business 4 years ago and he said it has really started to take off in the past year. “We’re really going to venture into…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Billionaire Warren Buffett is encouraging investors to maintain their faith in America’s economy and the businesses his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate owns. In a letter to his shareholders Saturday, Buffett hardly mentioned the coronavirus that ravaged many…
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York’s new coronavirus-era dance rules aren’t exactly “Footloose” strict, but don’t plan on cutting loose and kicking off the Sunday shoes with just anybody. The state says that when wedding receptions resume next month, guests…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. now has a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19. The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two. Health experts have anxiously awaited…