CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Hurricane Laura slammed the southern coast of Louisiana early this morning as a Category 4 hurricane bringing heavy flooding and damaging winds. The American Red Cross of Northwest Georgia and Tennessee have already sent volunteers to help…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department reports three more deaths from Covid-19 on Thursday. Add those numbers to the five from over the weekend and another death on Tuesday and we have a total for the week of…
New jobless claims in Tennessee dropped back down to 10,988 after increasing to 13,806 the week before.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - 21-year-old D'Andre Anderson is working the balance between being a UTC senior and running for city council. "I think with me being young it scares some people to think that I may not be mature enough…
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Ronald Hutson faces 5 charges, including attempted 1st degree murder
Both communities rank in the Top Ten for their states in SmartAsset study.
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Raising money to support victim's of sex trafficking in our area.
"They are in good shape right now."
Several potentially infectious people were at the apartments over the last 10 days
Hamilton County Students enrolled in on-campus learning are preparing to be in class Monday through Friday starting August 31st.
BAXLEY, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s Republican governor says he’s considering creating mobile testing strike teams to deploy to schools and colleges to control COVID-19 outbreaks. Brian Kemp told news outlets Wednesday that the teams could also be used to control…
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - UTC has officially been back in school for one week and university officials are already having to enforce following the school's covid-19 guidelines. The university tells News 12 a student organization has been placed on interim suspension…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Chattanooga is in the running for the name of ‘Top Adventure Town” by blue ridge outdoor magazine. This contest is the latest recognition of the area’s outdoor and adventure recreation options. Chattanooga is up against 7…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has ordered Tennessee election officials to clearly communicate on absentee ballot applications that people can vote by mail if they think health conditions make voting in person too risky during the coronavirus pandemic. State…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Lovesarm is an organization that helps get women off the streets, out of strip clubs, and away from sex trafficking. Officials with the organization say during the pandemic the demand for prostitutes and sex trafficking has increased…
Hurricane Laura is rapidly intensifying and forecasters now expect it to become a Category 4 hurricane.
Tennessee's election’s office has confirmed rapper and producer Kanye West will be on the presidential ballot in November.
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum plans to reopen to the public on Sept. 10.
Highway 58 Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 will be temporarily out of service due to an accident.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Policing and Racial Equity dashboard breaks down by race citations and arrests and looks at use of force situations and citizen complaints against CPD. The numbers collected are from 2018 to now. The police…
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