CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The First Shooting happened on Tunnel Boulevard around 6 pm. Chattanooga police say that one man has been shot on Tunnel Blvd. He is suffering from life threatening injuries. Posted by Danielle Moss WDEF on Saturday, July 18,…
ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis, who carried the struggle against racial discrimination from Southern battlegrounds of the 1960s to the halls of Congress, has died. He was 80. Lewis was the last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists,…
DAYTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - There won't be any big celebration this year, but this is the 95th anniversary of the Scopes Monkey Trial. During this week back in 1925, the nation was reading about what was going on in a…
13 chains in our area will ask you to wear a mask... but when? Here are the answers.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Masks are said to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 which is why elected officials all over the country are either recommending or ordering people to wear them. "In the long run we want the…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The Dalton Daily Citizen reports that a plan is coming together to move the statue of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston. The Whitfield-Murray Historical Society board seems to be willing to take it at the Huff…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - As the number of Covid-19 cases continues to climb in the Cleveland area, a pastor updates us on the toll it is taking on his church. Westmore Church of God pastor Kelvin page says two members…
Chattanooga (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have charged four more people in connection with a protest one week ago. The charges include Disorderly Conduct and Blocking a Highway. The new charges are against Joshua Tilford, Cecric Josey Jr., Gerald Cowley and…
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"It looks like they just broke the front windows."
"Georgians don’t need a mandate to do the right thing."
CHATSWORTH, Georgia (WDEF) - On Wednesday night, a motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Fort Mountain in northwest Georgia. It happened around 7:25 PM on Georgia Highway 2 (also 52) heading east. The driver lost control and slid down…
Moved from August 4th to Dec. 31st because of pandemic
MIDDLE VALLEY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County deputies report a serious motorcycle crash this afternoon in Middle Valley. It happened around 2:20 in the 8300 block of Fair Oaks Road near Middle Valley Baptist. The motorcycle had collided with another…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - On Monday, July 20th; Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee will join forces for Operation Southern Shield. “We highlight summertime driving and the distractions drivers have. Unfortunately during the summer months our fatality and injury rate…
New details released by the National Transportation and Safety Board show Dale Earnhardt Jr. and a pilot struggled to open an airplane’s wing emergency exit as the aircraft began to burn and fill with smoke.
Food City announced today that face coverings would be required as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The mandate goes into effect starting Thursday, July 23rd.
Chattanooga will help the Hamilton County Health Department enforce the county's mask mandate.
Plans for the weeklong celebration of rock ‘n’ roll icon Elvis Presley on the 43rd anniversary of his death have been shaken up by the new coronavirus, but organizers are forging ahead with a combination of in-person and online events at Graceland next month.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Preparations for early voting were going on at the polling place in the Hamilton County Elections Commission Office Thursday. Preparing has been a process that includes making the environment safe from the coronavirus. “The first…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Department of Homeland Security is now investigating a case where a statue of the Virgin Mary was found beheaded at a local church. According to the Diocese of Knoxville, a Homeland Security representative was at…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Thursday Covid-19 numbers in Hamilton County show more problems for the community. -- We saw our second highest single day mark for new cases -- We set new record high hospitalizations -- We set new record…
“We encourage anyone who attended these services to get tested.”
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s health order requiring masks in public places has taken effect as COVID-19 hospitalizations reached another new high in the state. The Mobile County public school system also announced Thursday that students will not return to…