CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- Early voting for Chattanooga municipal elections is officially underway. Early voting began earlier Wednesday and will run until February 25th. The election is for City Mayor and City Council Districts 1 through 9 and candidates are trying to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- The number of drug overdose deaths has hit record highs during the pandemic according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. "Our doors are always open our lights are always on for those who need our help,"…
SCOTTSBORO, Alabama- “We did not think that in this area we are going to be able to receive the vaccine, there have been some delay,” said Reyes. Scottsboro City Schools Superintendent Jose Reyes said there have been a lot of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- Valentine's Day is just a week away and one place is helping people find their purrr-fect date. Humane Educational Society had their matchmakers partner people up one-on-one with available pets looking for a forever home. The event is…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee - A family officially achieved their dream today after a lengthy COVID delay. Owner of Sweat Club Dawn Thelen and her husband moved from Chicago to Chattanooga with the dream of opening a brick and mortar gym. After…
CHATTANOOGA,Tennessee- “It’s the first time that I’ve actually been around my friends,” said Frazier. Darrell Frazier served around 30 years of a life sentence for drug conspiracy then was pardoned by then President Donald Trump. “It’s been a blessing and a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- Representative Chuck Fleischmann said with the $191 million 2021 fiscal budget there is almost enough money to complete the new lock project at Chickamauga Dam. Fleishmann said the biggest fear was the old lock would fail before the…
HIXSON, Tennessee- The $600 weekly checks given to Americans on Unemployment due to the COVID-19 pandemic could end up hurting your tax returns. It is an area of contention with the IRS where they are monitoring it really closely right…
DALTON, Georgia- Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell has been critical of fellow Republican Majorie Taylor Greene. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has been making national headlines for her comments. In Dalton, Terry Guin said Greene is good for politics and North…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- According to The Department of Homeland Security, the Transportation Security Administration workers are authorized to enforce President Joe Biden’s transportation mask mandate. "The experts say by wearing a mask from now until April we’d save more than 50,000…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- A Chattanooga based company helped not only current frontline workers, but frontline workers of the future. Sockwell is a sock manufacturer in Chattanooga and they make compression socks for frontline medical workers. Recently, they did a 30 day…
HIXSON, Tennessee- Johnson and Johnson’s one-shot vaccine protects against COVID-19, but isn’t as effective as some others. "Cheaper, more affordable, and less storage requirements than Moderna and Pfizer," said Access Family pharmacist, Dr. Jeff Perry. According to Johnson and Johnson…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- A day after the stock market saw its biggest crash since October the market clawed it way back Thursday. The market's volitivity wasn't the only thing active this week as one stock has gone for a wild ride.…
DALTON, Georgia- Congresswoman Majorie Taylor Greene is in Dalton, GA Wednesday. She’s been scheduled to talk to her constituents starting at 6 pm. Just a day after CNN reporting she expressed support on her Facebook page for the execution of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- Monday night the House of Representatives will deliver an article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump to the Senate. The House impeached Trump on January 13 for an unprecedented second time, charging him with inciting an insurrection at…
(WDEF)- Some places of work require negative COVID-19 tests before being allowed to return. This can cause multiple positive tests on the same person. There have been questions on what multiple positive COVID tests for the same person means for…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- "We’re competing nationwide and with other states," said COVID task force lead Rae Young Bond. The limited number of vaccines has impacted nearly everyone. As Phase 1 continues, Hamilton County has run out of vaccines multiple times. "The…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- "The popular slang going around, and in some of the scientific journals, is describing it like a wildfire," said Pulmonologist, Dr. Michael Czarnecki, M.D. "The viral pneumonia widespread information, leaky cells in your lungs, it attacks your lungs, And…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- Chattanooga still provided the community an opportunity to honor Dr. Martin Luther King despite COVID-19. Chattanooga’s Office of Multicultural Affairs, along with with the University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Office of Multicultural Affairs, are holding the annual Martin…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- As COVID cases rise and unemployment is also back on the rise, President-Elect Joe Biden unveiled his $1.9 trillion COVID Economic Relief Bill. "About almost 70% of the US economy is consumer spending," said Barnett and Company Vice…
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Georgia- As COVID-19 deaths and cases continue to rise the Whitfield County Commissioner’s repealed a mask in county buildings. "It was just unbelievable to me," said former Commissioner Chairman Lynn Laughter. Back on December 17th, the Whitfield County…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A statue of country music icon Dolly Parton could be added to the Capitol grounds in Nashville, Tennessee, if one state lawmaker gets his way. Democratic Rep. John Mark Windle introduced a bill Tuesday that aims…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in Tennessee have arrested a second suspect in the fatal shooting of a nurse on Interstate 440 last month. James Edward Cowan, 28, was apprehended Tuesday night at an apartment complex, news outlets reported, citing…
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting Wednesday as Wall Street continues a pause from its big recent rally, and even Treasury yields are stalling following their rapid rise. The S&P 500 was 0.1% higher after flipping between small…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer prices rose 0.4% in December, led by a sharp rise in gasoline prices. The Labor Department said Wednesday that the December increase followed a 0.2% rise in November and no change at all in October…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In a press statement released Tuesday: Tennessee is making great progress in rapidly vaccinating those at highest-risk of serious illness and death from COVID-19. Within four weeks of Tennessee receiving its first doses of COVID-19 vaccine, more…
WALKER COUNTY, Georgia- Another large part of the Georgia Senate Runoff is the polls and the work that goes into setting poll sites up. Walker County Director of Elections Danielle Montgomery said poll workers have been coming in throughout Monday…
Dalton, Georgia- Both the Democrats and Republicans are making a final push before Tuesday’s Georgia Senate runoff. The runoff will determine who has the majority in the senate. ”I just don’t believe that she knows how to look out after every…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- New Year's Day means resolution and one of the most common goals each year is getting into shape. "2021 is here and we typically see a lot of people return to the gym or make the choice to…
HIXSON, Tennessee- Many more stores are open on News Years Day as compared the Christmas and Thanksgiving holidays. This, combined with many other jobs having the day off, gave people time to go shopping. Several people said this extra day…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- It’s News Year's Eve and people world normally be partying together to celebrate in the new year, but not this year as large gathering are strongly discouraged. "It would be magical thinking to think we’re not going to…
WALKER COUNTY, Tennessee- History in the making as four new Walker County Commissioners are now sworn in. "Means the world to me that I got the support to be elected as the first District 1 County Commissioner." Previous Sole Commissioner…
HIXSON, Tennessee- Millions of the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine have been given and after 21 days those people will receive the second dose of the vaccination. Both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines require two doses of the…
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Georgia- Front line workers and emergency responders continue to get the first dose of the vaccine as phase one of the COVID-19 vaccinations continues. Whitfield County Fire Chief Edward O’Brien just received his vaccination Tuesday morning. He said…
HIXSON, Tennessee- More that 4 million vaccines worldwide and nearly 2 million vaccines in the United States alone have been administered in Phase 1. Vaccinations in the U.S. began on December 14th for health care workers. The U.S. is allocating…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- A $600 dollar check will soon be on its way to many of you as early as the end of the week. This comes after President Donald Trump signed a second COVID-19 relief package late Sunday Night. "Direct…
SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Emily Graffius and her husband adopted Abram in August. "We knew we were always going to grow our family. So we started with foster care and wanted to help kids in our community and eventually we…
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tennessee- Meet mother and daughter Haddie and Hannah. They have been at the Bradley County SPCA since October of 2019. "So they’ve been here over a year and they don’t have any of those negative things attached to them,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- Even in 2020 the Chattanooga Community Kitchen has always been there to help. "Ee’ve been very blessed to have an incredible and supportive community we’ve been able to stay open every day even since March we haven’t missed…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- "I’m doing some last-minute Christmas shopping for my dog and for some neighbors," said last minute shopper Jessica Benton. Last minute Christmas shopping is a tradition for some people. The common talking point from them, how few people…