(WDEF) This year's flu season is hitting early and packing a punch. Last week, Georgia was added to the list of states with widespread flu activity. Researchers believe the main flu bug this year is causing more deaths and hospitalizations.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say they'll close Fall Creek Falls State Park's inn, restaurant and conference center in April for a $25 million rebuilding. Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation spokesman Eric Ward tells the Chattanooga Times Free Press…
ATLANTA (AP) - The reward to find the people who shot and killed a manager at a popular Atlanta restaurant during a robbery last month has been increased again. WSB-TV reports Atlanta police say the reward for information leading to…
Roy Moore rides to polls today on a horse. Voting places open until 7 p.m (CST).
MARION COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - A Kimball man is now in police custody after authorities found five pipe bombs in his home. Christopher Owens faces several counts of reckless endangerment. At around 4:30, central authorities went to Owens' home on…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hanukkah starts tomorrow! This annual eight-day "Festival of Lights" is celebrated all over the world, including right here in Chattanooga. Rabbi Shaul Perstein with the Chabad Jewish Center of Chattanooga tells us more about this special…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - The Walker County Fire Marshal is reminding people to be mindful of space heaters and extension cords, after a house fire early this morning. Several different stations responded to that house fire on North Jenkins…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Economists say that "a rising tide lifts all ships". That's a way to say that a stronger stock market and economy is helping even those earning the lowest wages, but today we heard conflicting stories about poverty…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The story of Keaton Jones went viral over the weekend. Several Vols and Titans stars saw the story Saturday and tweeted their support. Now, it seems like the whole nation is standing with Keaton, including people…
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) - If you visit The Salvation Army warehouse on Covington Street in Rossville, one of your first impressions will be the number of boxes throughout the facility, each representing a family in need. The next will be…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Department of Education annual teacher recruitment fair is underway right now. This afternoon, the district began recruiting teachers for Fall of 2018. Organizers say upwards of 300 teacher candidates are expected to participate.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A "T-Bone" crash in Chattanooga sends a car into a building downtown. One vehicle hit a car at the corner of Main and Market Streets at about 2:30 this afternoon. That sent the car into the building.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Residents in Signal Mountain are getting a chance to speak out about whether they should have their own school district. The Signal Mountain town council will be meeting at town hall for their regular agenda meeting…
Leaders from a Chattanooga Hotel help raise money for art supplies for Alpine Crest Elementary School.
the camera catches him grabbing an impact wrench and hiding it in his pants.
(Story Updated to include statement from school system) KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The story of Keaton Jones continues to develop on Monday. He became the subject of a national furor when his mom posted an emotional, anti-bullying video on Facebook…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The backup over the Olgiati Bridge today comes from emergency repairs to Highway 27 South. TDOT crews are patching a recurring pothole that has been re-opening over the Third Street Bridge. They have reduced traffic to one…
NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on the explosion in Manhattan in an underground passageway (all times local): 10:20 a.m. New York City has reopened its subways amid heightened city-wide security after a man with a pipe bomb strapped to…
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By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that a man had a pipe bomb strapped to him when it went off on a New York City subway platform. The explosion…
Tomorrow is the special election in Alabama
ATLANTA (AP) - The lingering threat of icy roads is keeping some schools closed in Georgia days after a winter storm covered parts of the Deep South with snow. News outlets report schools in several metro Atlanta counties were closed…
(CBS News) -- A boy teased for being "different" was flooded with comforting messages from dozens of celebrities over the weekend. This comes after he expressed his daily struggles as a victim of bullying in a heart-wrenching video posted online.…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee woman's video of her son recounting being bullied at middle school has prompted a wave of support from athletes and entertainers.