ATLANTA (AP) — Country musician Travis Tritt, who canceled shows at venues that required a COVID-19 vaccine or mask-wearing, sang the national anthem before Game 6 of the NL Championship Series on Saturday night. Wearing a Braves jersey, Tritt received…
APISON, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Tri-Community Fire Marshal's office is investigating a house fire that happened around 3 this morning. Neighbors called to report that a house was on fire in the 11000 block of East Brainerd Road in Apison. Crews…
HARRISON, Tenn. (WDEF)- Some Hamilton County Schools parents are concerned after a loaded handgun was found at Harrison Elementary School yesterday. Hamilton County Schools says that the gun was found in a student's backpack. The gun was reported to the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga police are investigating a shooting that happened earlier this afternoon. Police say that a man was shot at an apartment complex on North Germantown Road. The shooting happened around 5. Police say that the man has…
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials may have solved the mystery of how four people in different states came down with a serious tropical disease even though none had traveled internationally: an aromatherapy spray imported from India. The Centers…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing the Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in place, but has agreed to hear arguments in the case in early November. The justices said Friday they will decide whether the Justice Department…
Kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear safe and nearly 91% effective at preventing symptomatic infections in 5- to 11-year-olds, according to study details released Friday as the U.S. considers opening vaccinations to that age group. The shots could begin…
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An assistant director unwittingly handed Alec Baldwin a loaded weapon and told him it was safe to use in the moments before the actor fatally shot a cinematographer, court records released Friday show. “Cold gun,”…
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves know what happened last October and want to avoid a repeat. The Los Angeles Dodgers plan on an encore. Atlanta held 2-0 and 3-1 leads in the NL Championship Series before the Dodgers won…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Weston Wamp announced on Friday that he wants to succeed Jim Coppinger as mayor of Hamilton County. Mayor Coppinger announced this week that he will not seek re-election next…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-"Bitcoin itself just from the first of the year has risen by 100%, dropped by 50%, and risen by another 100%," said Chris Hopkins. Cryptocurrency particularly Bitcoin has steadily been making its way…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee State Troopers are revealing how they were able to intervene in the kidnapping of a teenage girl from Maryland. The 16 year old girl was abducted on Saturday evening near Annapolis, Maryland. Police suspected the…
CARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say police in Tennessee fatally shot a man while attempting to take him into custody after a pursuit on Interstate 75. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement that officers attempted to stop…
FORT OGLETHORPE (WDEF) - The Catoosa County Fire Chief said he suspects at least ten recent fires in Catoosa and Walker County were set by the same man. Fire Chief Randy Camp said the…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Plagued by a shortage of stadium workers and complaints about long concession lines at home football games during the pandemic, the University of Alabama has contracted with an online app. The school is also making other…
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee officials announce that Lodge Manufacturing is expanding in South Pittsburg. The $56 million expansion should create 239 more jobs. Lodge has been making cast iron cookware…
EAST RIDGE, Tenn (WDEF) - The Remote Area Medical or RAM clinic is back in the Tennessee Valley this weekend. The RAM clinic is a nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics…
HAMILTON COUNTY, TN – The Hamilton County Health Department will begin administering the Moderna COVID-19 booster shots to eligible persons by appointment only at the Carta Bus Barn beginning Tuesday, October 26th. The CARTA Bus Barn, located at 1617 Wilcox…
Traffic on I-75 South came to a virtual standstill early Friday afternoon. A semi-truck hauling empty cans overturned near Exit 11 in Ooltewah, according to the Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department's Twitter. Crews from both Tri-Community VFD and Chattanooga Fire Department's…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is not immediately blocking the Texas law that bans most abortions, but has agreed to hear arguments in the case in early November. The justices said Friday they will decide whether the federal government…
Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on the set of a Western and killed the cinematographer in what the actor Friday called a “tragic accident.”
The U.S. budget deficit totaled $2.77 trillion for 2021, the second highest on record but an improvement from the all-time high of $3.13 trillion reached in 2020.
A mother is pleading to the public for answers, after her daughter's body was discovered in the woods near Chattanooga, earlier this year.
Kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear safe and nearly 91% effective at preventing symptomatic infections in 5- to 11-year-olds, according to study details released Friday as the U.S. considers opening vaccinations to that age group.