The Supreme Court is siding with the Trump administration in its effort to allow more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women as required by the Affordable Care Act.
We break down the counties across Tennessee that are and are not requiring masks so far.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - By the end of the week Hamilton County deputies will be enforcing a facial covering requirement. The county mayor announced a mask mandate on Monday. "This is certainly not something he'd wish he'd have no…
Two drug task force officers shot a suspect while serving an arrest warrant at a home where there was an overdose last week.
Grundy, Marion, Bledsoe, McMinn & Bradley Counties have all declined
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - Bradley County Mayor Gary Davis says he will not be mandating masks at this time. His announcement came at the Bradley County commission meeting Monday night. That's just a few hours after Hamilton County announced they…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The call for action on Black Out Tuesday is asking the Black community to spend no money at all, or to spend only at Black-owned businesses. News 12's Taylor Bishop has the details.
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Cleveland Mayor Kevin Brooks says he has tested positive for the coronavirus. Brooks is currently undergoing treatment for COVID-19 and double pneumonia in Tennova-Cleveland's medical intensive care unit. The mayor told the Cleveland Daily Banner everyone…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Some Nashville bar owners are seeking a temporary restraining order against city officials in an effort to push back against coronavirus restrictions. A filing obtained by the Tennessean shows Timothy Stephen Smith and Geoffrey Reid filed…
Hamilton County school leaders are encouraging students of all ages to wear mask this school year.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department reports another death from Covid-19 on Tuesday. That makes a total of 36 fatalities of Hamilton County residents. And we have seen six deaths in the last week. The number of ICU…
"it is neither my goal nor my objective to have my deputies actively seeking violators out."
TDOT says the bridge is okay.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger’s mask mandate goes into effect on Friday, July 10th at 12:01 am. Mayor Coppinger says he made this decision in hopes of slowing the spread of the Coronavirus within our community.…
The U.S. government’s road safety agency is investigating complaints of fuel leaks in older Chevrolet Cobalt small cars and HHR wagons.
New rule includes Dalton State, UGA and Georgia Tech
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Come Friday people in Hamilton County will have to wear face masks or risk the consequences if they don't. The county is requiring facial coverings. Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke has been pushing for people to masks.…
ATLANTA (AP) - A 6-year-old computer whiz. A young mother working for a better home for her kids. An 8-year-old who loved to make dance videos. From San Francisco to South Carolina, a spate of shootings claimed the lives of…
"It's fine for people to have this debate.. I do want to give everyone my opinion."
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Over the course of the pandemic, News 12 has profiled area schools, to see how they educated students remotely. Recently, we visited one graduating class, as they reflected on the past year. News 12's David Moore has…
"He used an accelerator.. it was like a volcano."
DECHERD, Tennessee (WDEF) - Investigators have made an arrest in a fatal Fourth of July shooting in Franklin County. It happened around 6Pm at a home on West Main Street in the town of Decherd. 60 year old Gary Lamb…
Mayor Jim Coppinger announced a mask mandate to slow down the growing rate of positive cases.
MIDDLE VALLEY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Officials this afternoon announced the cancellation of the annual Hamilton County Fair. In the end, park officials decided they could not hold the fair safely with social distancing during the Coronavirus pandemic. The fair was…