Official: More than 90% of fed workers got shots by deadline
More than 90% of federal workers received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Monday's deadline set by President Joe Biden.
Target to keep stores closed on Thanksgiving for good
Target will no longer open its stores on Thanksgiving Day, making permanent a shift to the unofficial start of the holiday season that was suspended during the pandemic.
TECH BYTE: Tech to Help You Save While Holiday Shopping
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Black Friday and Cyber Monday are almost here. Even though a lot of stores are already offering markdowns, you may not have…
Youth Villages bring awareness to foster care during National Adoption Month
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Even though we are over halfway through November, Foster Care agencies such as Youth Villages are still using National adoption month to highlight…
Traveling with kids during the holidays
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- We are entering the heart of holiday season with thanksgiving less than a week away. Teacher and child expert Suzanne Barchers said traveling with a child can make the holiday season even more stressful but there are…
Person taken into custody after multi-state pursuit, shots fired
HIXSON, Tennessee (WDEF)- Chattanooga Police Department said a suspect is in custody after a multi-state police chase The chase ended on Highway 153 near boy scout road in Hamilton County. The search for any other suspects has ended after a…
Shooting Arrest: 3000 Dee Drive
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - On Saturday, just after 6 P.M. Chattanooga Police were advised by dispatch that a party had arrived at a local hospital by private vehicle with a gunshot wound. Upon arrival, Officers located and confirmed a male…
Rowing for the Special Olympics
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF)- Several rowing teams rowed 42, 195 meters, which is the distance of a marathon, in order to raises thousands of dollars for the athletes in the special Olympics. Five…
Chattanooga Fashion Expo wraps up
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF)- The Chattanooga Fashion expo concluded its 3 day event with a fashion runway. “It comes from different situations. Fun times and bad times in my life. I put a lot…
Chattanooga Police Investigating Shooting on Birchwood Dr.
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF): Chattanooga Police are investigating a shooting that happened on the 3400 block of Birchwood Drive Friday, November 19th around 3:15 PM. \ Responding to a call of a person shot, Chattanooga Police arrived to find a young…
New hurdle for COVID-19 home testing -- the holiday season
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions more home tests for COVID-19 are hitting store shelves, but will there be enough for Americans hoping to screen themselves before holiday gatherings? Gone are last year's long lines to get tested, thanks to nearly a…
As tourism brightens, Times Square hopes to regain luster
NEW YORK (AP) — David Cohen has been yearning for a return to the days when business boomed at his family's souvenir shop in Times Square. While tourists have begun returning, foot traffic into Grand Slam souvenirs is still not…
Rittenhouse verdict puts Biden in difficult political spot
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A difficult political atmosphere for President Joe Biden may have become even more treacherous with the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse. Biden was already facing sliding poll numbers with an electorate worn down by the coronavirus pandemic…
Hundreds protest Rittenhouse acquittal across US
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Law enforcement in Portland Friday night declared a riot as about 200 demonstrators protested the acquittal of a teen who killed two people and injured another in Wisconsin. The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office said the protesters…
Atlanta airport checkpoint chaos: Man grabs gun, it goes off
ATLANTA (AP) — A passenger awaiting a bag search at the Atlanta airport's main security checkpoint reached in the bag and grabbed a firearm, and it went off, causing chaos among travelers and prompting a temporary FAA ground stop on…
Native American confirmed as head of National Park Service
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved the nomination of Charles “Chuck” Sams III as National Park Service director, which will make him the first Native American to lead the agency. Some conservationists hailed Sams’ confirmation Thursday…
Biden says pardoned turkeys will get ‘boosted,’ not ‘basted’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday pardoned two Thanksgiving turkeys, saying that the white male birds were selected based on their “temperament, appearance and, I suspect, vaccination status.” “Instead of getting basted, these two turkeys are getting boosted…
Sources: Brazil withheld deforestation data 'til COP26's end
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro and Environment Minister Joaquim Leite both knew the Amazon region's annual deforestation rate had surged before the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow, but kept results quiet to avoid hampering negotiations, according to…
US opens COVID boosters to all adults, urges them for 50+
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Friday opened COVID-19 booster shots to all adults and took the extra step of urging people 50 and older to seek one, aiming to ward off a winter surge as coronavirus cases rise even…
Wildfires torched up to a fifth of all giant sequoia trees
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lightning-sparked wildfires killed thousands of giant sequoias this year, leading to a staggering two-year death toll that accounts for up to nearly a fifth of Earth's largest trees, officials said Friday. Fires in Sequoia National Park…
Mistrial declared in case of man charged in 18 Texas deaths
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas judge declared a mistrial Friday in the first murder case against a man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span, but prosecutors vowed to continue to pursue convictions. Judge Raquel…
Elizabeth Holmes takes the stand in her criminal fraud trial
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Fallen Silicon Valley star Elizabeth Holmes, accused of bamboozling investors and patients about her startup Theranos and its medical device that she said would reshape health care, took the witness stand late Friday in her…
Health Department Says They Are Stocked Up and Ready to Administer Booster With Full Approval
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Friday morning, the FDA approved the COVID vaccine booster for all adults. And a few hours later, an outside panel of the CDC voted unanimously to recommend allowing all adults…
Sand Mountain man charged with sexual abuse of minor
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - A Flat Rock, Alabama man has been charged with sexual abuse of a minor. The charges against Mark Anthony Bryson are first and second degree rape, sexual abuse of a child uner 12 and sodomy.…
