ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia reported over 4,800 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Friday, the highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic. That caps a week that also saw the state report its highest-yet death toll. Those…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Tennessee will not be allowed to enforce one of the strictest abortion bans in the country as a legal battle over the measure’s constitutionality moves through court. U.S. District Judge…
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Sens. Tom Cotton and Ted Cruz on Friday offered dueling endorsements of the two leading Republicans running for the U.S. Senate from Tennessee, Bill Hagerty and Manny Sethi. The heated race has become increasingly…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A local nurse is hoping you can help her recover her hospital work bag. On July 20th, two people broke into her vehicle in the Oakwood Estates in Hixson. They took the bag which includes her hospital…
"we know that it is the main ramp for the tourist areas of downtown and we are sorry that we have to impact that area."
"Everyone fell in love with Union, how could you not?"
"I don't understand why we are having a carnival.."
With schools being shut down for the past five months, studies show the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted children economically, physically and mentally.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The coronavirus has changed the way we conduct a lot of our business. So, what about voting? Hamilton County election officials suggest that early voting is a great time to vote if you are worried about possible…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County officers literally chased down a suspect on Friday who ran while he was on pre-trial release. 24 year old Logan Odom was out of jail but being monitored by a GPS tracker. The county's Fugitive…
Contract crews for the U.S. 27 reconstruction project in downtown Chattanooga will close the existing off‑ramp from U.S. 27 North to West 4th Street.
GEDIA Automotive Group will build an advanced manufacturing facility that will begin production with a focus on parts for electric vehicles.
The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Hanna is expected to strengthen as it moves slowly west toward the Texas coastline.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - There has been another shooting tonight in Alton Park. This one happened on Fagan Street around Ten P-M. Police on the scene tell us an older male victim was shot, but it does not seem to be…
Updates on Cleveland, Bradley, Athens, McMinn and Hamilton County schools
FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. (WDEF) - Cracks fill Poe Road at the Chickamauga, Chattanooga Military Park. It's in need of maintenance, but it's not the only thing. In fact, the historic park has a backlog of deferred maintenance needs. "There is…
DAYTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - As school districts begin to outline their back to school plans for the fall, transportation to and from school has been a common topic. Rhea school's superintendent is asking parents to drive their own kids to…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama reported more than 2,200 new coronavirus cases, the highest single-day increase in cases since the pandemic began. The spike came after several days of declining case numbers and as a number of school systems announced…
ROME, Georgia (WDEF) - Investigators have charged three men with the murder of two women in northwest Georgia. Back in May, the bodies of half-sisters, Vanita Richardson and Truvenia Campbell were found under the Etowah River Bridge in Rome. The…
ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing a dispute between Georgia’s governor and the state’s capital over restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic has ordered the two sides to try to reach a settlement. Atlanta is among more than a dozen…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office has updated the number of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 at the jail. Three corrections employees and six inmates have now tested positive. Some were inmates working in the jail…
OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is investigating the case of a body found in the Ooltewah area. The body was at a home on Green Shanty Road. Detectives have sent it to the Medical Examiner's Office…
They found Gabriel Boykins in Knoxville this morning.
The city of Chattanooga will restrict public access to government buildings and other facilities beginning Monday, July 27.