FDA expands Pfizer COVID booster, opens extra dose to age 16
The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters, ruling that 16- and 17-year-olds can get a third dose of Pfizer’s vaccine.
Phil Massey out as Baylor's football coach
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Press Release) - Baylor School officials announced today that Phil Massey will be leaving his position as head football coach. Just got off the phone with Phil Massey. He said the school elected not to renew his contract.…
Biden to decry democracy 'recession' at White House summit
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ready to urge participants at the first White House Summit for Democracy to reverse an ongoing “recession” of democracy that is playing out at a time of rising authoritarianism around the globe and…
Chip's Good Word: Those amazing STOL Bandit fliers
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - We've got some amazing pilots in our area with a specialty brand of flying. And they proved their skill at a national competition over the weekend in Florida.…
tnAchieves meets goal for 9,000 mentors in Tennessee
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - For the eighth year in a row, tnAchieves has hit their goal for recruiting volunteer mentors in the state. They wanted 9,000 mentors to help students in the TN Promise scholarship class of 2022. The mentors don't…
Shallowford Apartment Fire Displaces 17, Third Apartment Fire in Ten Days
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A resident of Waterford Place Apartments off Shallowford Road said he was cooking fish in his kitchen when he and his brother went outside. Moments later, smoke was billowing from the…
Sheriff's Office lands grant to help them sanitize jail
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office has landed a state grant to help them battle Covid-19 cases at the jail. They plan to use the $440,000 grant to buy new cleaning equipment and put in a new hospital…
No charges yet in shootout that killed a man and critically injured a woman
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have not filed charges at this point in a shootout in a downtown neighborhood on Monday night. One person was killed and another seriously injured. Police were informed that two gunshot victims had arrived at…
East Ridge Police identify stolen car suspect
EAST RIDGE, Tenn (WDEF) - The Walker County Sheriff's Office and the East Ridge Police Department has identified the man who is suspected of stealing a car over the weekend. Police say warrants…
Lawyers Encouraged to take a Pro Bono legal case for the holiday season
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - It's the giving season and judges are asking local attorneys to give the gift of their time this holiday season, by choosing a pro bono case from the courthouse tree.…
Two juveniles arrested at East Ridge High
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County Sheriff's officers were called to a fight today at East Ridge High School. School Resource officers ended up arresting two juveniles in the case. Hamilton County officials are investigating the incident.
60 people displaced by apartment fires in last two weeks
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Firefighter officials say the fire last night at the Waterford was just the latest in a spree of local apartment fires. 17 people were displaced in last night's fire. But fire officials say almost 60 people…
Etowah Fire Dept. mourns lost member who began at 14
ETOWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) - Fire officials are sharing more on their teenage member who was killed in a crash Tuesday in McMinn County. 18 year old Matthew Perian was driving on Highway 411 between Etowah and Delano around 6:30 AM.…
SWAT Team helps bring in shooting suspect after several months on run
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police announce they have found their suspect for a gas station parking lot fatal shooting in the fall. They are charging Kendel Robinson with the homicide of Jailen Wofford on the morning of September 25. The…
Hamilton County Commissioner Chip Baker announces re-election bid
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County Commissioner Chip Baker announces he will seek re-election in 2022. He has been representing the Signal Mountain community on the Commission since 2018. Baker resigned as head of the Riverbend Festival shortly after…
Pfizer says booster dose of Covid vaccine offers protection against Omicron
Pfizer says a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appears to offer important protection against the new omicron variant.
Pedestrian killed on Amnicola Highway
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A person trying to cross Amnicola Highway was hit and killed Tuesday evening. The 38 year old male was hit by a vehicle just before 7PM. Police say the driver stopped to talk to Police. Police ask…
Goals Surpassed for Trash Removal In Tennessee
NASHVILLE, TN - (AP) - A group of volunteers in Tennessee has more than doubled the goal of trash removal across the state. The state Department of Transportation says No Trash November was created to keep Tennessee roads safe in…
Shallowford Road Apartment Fire
Seventeen residents are displaced after a fire Tuesday night at an apartment complex on Shallowford Road.
Biden-Putin talks yield no breakthrough in Ukraine tensions
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin were still far apart after two hours of talks on the escalating crisis caused by Russia’s massing of tens of thousands of troops near its…
Major outage at Amazon disrupts businesses across the US
A major outage in Amazon's cloud computing network Tuesday severely disrupted services at a wide range of U.S. companies for more than five hours, the latest sign of just how concentrated the business of keeping the internet running has become.…
School Board Chair Proposes Committee to Review Students' Books, Receives Bipartisan Support
The Hamilton County School Board has a solution surrounding questionable books in schools and getting more input on what kids have access to.
Fairy Godmothers Chattanooga: Giving Back to Widowed/Single Parents for Christmas
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF): Fairy Godmothers Chattanooga is giving back this Christmas. The brand new group is partnering with the community to give widowed and single parents Christmas presents. Fairy Godmothers started in Dallas -…
Gov. Lee appoints local judge to lead Commission on Children and Youth
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Governor Bill Lee has appointed Judge Robert Philyaw to serve as chair of the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth. He is a Juvenile Court Judge in Hamilton County. Judge Philyaw has been on the Commission…