Early Morning Shooting in Middle Valley
Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 7500 Block of Irongate Drive to a shooting incident.
Police arrest suspect in Lighfoot Mill Road shooting
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have charged a suspect in a fatal shooting on Lightfoot Mill Road last week. Officers found the body of 29 year old Randy Williams around 1:30 PM on Wednesday, December 2nd. They have charged 25…
Medical manufacturing company to open facility in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A medical manufacturing company is opening a new facility in Chattanooga. According state officials, Confluent Medical is planning on moving into an around 46,000 square foot facility that once housed Mahindra Tractors in the Centre South…
Pharmacist tackles Facebook rumors about Covid vaccine
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF)-“From everything I've seen so far the vaccines are safe they are all an activated vaccines which means they're not going to make you sick with the coronavirus.” There are several myths surrounding the COVID-19 Vaccine such as it…
Bradley Central High moves to virtual learning
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - A high school in Bradley County is changing class plans for the rest of the week. Bradley Central is moving to virtual learning for Thursday and Friday. The school is struggling to find staff to cover…
Gov. Ivey extends mask order into January amid COVID surge
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is extending a mask order until Jan. 22 as the state experiences a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Alabama this week hit a record for the number of people in state…
Alton Park neighborhood evacuated by gas leak
Crew repairing a water line dug into the gas line
White House Proposes New COVID-19 Relief Plan
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - As Americans desperately wait for the passage of new COVID-19 relief legislation, the White House has submitted its own proposal. This comes after Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle such as Mitch McConnell and…
Covid-19 milestones that show it's getting worse here
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County has hit a couple of Covid-19 milestones this week, faster than hoped. On Wednesday, the Health Department reported 6 new deaths from Covid-19, which puts the total at the 200 mark. The last two weeks…
Georgia Senate GOP push for end to no-excuse absentee voting
Atlanta (AP) - Republicans in Georgia’s state Senate are calling for an end to absentee voting without cause and want to ban ballot drop boxes. The effort comes after an increase in mail voting helped propel Democrat Joe Biden to…
City Council Approves $1.7 Million in Bonuses for City Employees
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - On Tuesday, The Chattanooga City Council approved $1.7 million in one-time bonuses for city employees. The council then voted 5-4 to hold up on $800,000 in special appropriations to several city agencies. The $2.5 million came to…
Dunlap Police hire Retired Homicide Investigator to help solve missing person cases
DUNLAP, Tenn (WDEF) - Dunlap police have contracted with a retired homicide investigator to help solve two missing person cases from 2018. Matthew Tyler Henry was last seen in April of 2018 and shortly after, in June, Tiffany Holbert went missing. …
Walker County Sheriff’s Office Continue Animal Cruelty Investigation
Walker County Sheriff deputies are tracking down the suspects involved with 5 dogs being abused.
Can folks get fired for refusing to get COVID vaccine?
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A COVID vaccine hasn't been approved by the FDA quite yet, but when it becomes available to the entire public, not everyone is set on getting it right away or at all. "I'll be one of…
Fort Oglethorpe bank robbery
FORT OGLETHORPE, Georgia (WDEF) - Fort Oglethorpe Police are asking for your help in catching a bank robber. The robbery happened around 4:45 PM at the Wells Fargo Bank on Battlefield Parkway. They have a security photo of the suspect…
Officers find crack and heroin in drug raid
DAYTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Rhea County Sheriff released details on a drug raid in Dayton last week. They executed a search warrant on Polk Avenue on Thursday. They say officers found a variety of drugs, including crack cocaine, heroin/fentanyl…
GBI's role in investigating election fraud cases
ATLANTA (WDEF) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation offered an update on Tuesday on their involvement on election cases. A spokesperson says their officials met with members of the Secretary of State's office on Tuesday. The SOS asked their help…
NC Governor issues new stay at home measure beginning Friday
RALEIGH, North Carolina (WDEF) - North Carolina is heading for new coronavirus rules beginning on Friday night. Governor Roy Cooper doesn't use the term "curfew" but his new stay-at-home order is very similar. You must stay at home between 10PM…
Georgia senators endorse Texas legal challenge
Senator Jeff Mullis from Chickamauga is one of them
Bradley School Board Member dies from Covid-19
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Bradley County school system has announced the death of long time educator and board member Jerry Frazier. Just last night, the Cleveland School Board asked for prayers for him since he was being treated in…
Alstom new entrance hopes to improve traffic flow
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- Starting Wednesday, you should see less traffic in front of the Alstom COVID-19 testing site. The Heath Department will start using a new entrance directly across from the Southeast Tennessee development district. Heath department Administrator Becky Barnes said…
Vaccine coming to Georgia, but not for most
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Gov. Brian Kemp says Georgia should begin distributing coronavirus vaccines before the end of next week, though most people won't get shots for several more months. The Republican governor told a news conference Tuesday that health…
Chattanooga Homeless Coalition awarded 2.5 million dollar grant
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition has announced they now stand with other major Tennessee cities in receiving a large grant from the emergency solutions grants program. The Chattanooga homeless coalition says the grant will help support rapid…
Covid-19 Task force says state is preparing for Covid-19 Vaccine distribution
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Over the last month, Hamilton County has seen record breaking Covid-19 numbers and not in a promising way. Currently the county has over 2,800 active Covid-19 cases and has surpassed 20 thousand cases in total. The Covid-19…