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President Biden speaks on Afghanistan attack

[cbsn] KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Two suicide bombers and gunmen have targeted crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport, in the waning days of a massive airlift that has drawn thousands of people seeking to flee the Taliban takeover of…

Woman killed in Highway 153 crash

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police report a woman was killed in a crash early Monday morning. It happened near the Walmart on Highway 153 around 2:30 AM. Investigators say a Toyota Corolla was heading south when it was hit from…

Plans to Replace Tyner Academy Moving Forward

Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Commission was notified that the school district is moving ahead with plans to replace the aging Tyner Middle/High School. Students at Tyner staged a walkout last week to protest a…

First Trader Joe's Grocery opens in Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga shoppers have yet another grocery store option. Trader Joe's opened today on Gunbarrel Road near Hamilton Place Mall. As you can imagine, the store has been busy throughout the day. Captain Noah Stevens…

Warning about driving over fire hoses

CHATTANOOGA(WDEF) - The Chattanooga Fire Department is looking for the person who drove over one of their fire hoses on Wednesday. They were fighting a house fire on Miller Drive around noon. The hose did not have water in it…

Dalton's Monoclonal antibody treatment

DALTON, Georgia (WDEF)- "78 Covid patients are hospitalized and 91% of those people are unvaccinated. 15 of those are on ventilators which is 95%," said Bruce Frazier. Monoclonal antibody treatment will soon be available for treating covid…

Life sentence for man who killed 15 year old

LYERLY, Georgia (WDEF) - A northwest Georgia man has been sentenced to life without parole for the murder of a 15 year old boy. 30 year old Andy Roque Espinosa from Lyerly pleaded guilty two weeks ago. Prosecutors say Espinosa…

Bradley County working to combat Covid-19

BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - Averaging 77 new cases per day and with an active case count of over 1,000. Bradley County is feeling the impact of the ongoing pandemic, causing the community and school system to make…

Dump trucks wreck and burn on Highway 27

RED BANK, Tennessee (WDEF) - A wreck and fire this afternoon on Highway 27 created quite a mess. Chattanooga firefighters say that two dump trucks collided on the highway then flipped off the road and caught fire. It happened on…

Back To School, Except For One

CHATTANOOGA, TN - (WDEF) - The start of a new school year is here.  As the kids are back "at it!" Doing all of the things that kids do while in the classroom!  Everybody is "doing their…

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