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Event to Honor Man Killed in Drunk Driving Crash Displays Forgiveness and Advocacy
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Ten years ago this weekend, Tiki Finlayson received the call no mother wants to ever get. Her son Kevin had been killed in a drunk driving crash. "Today is the tenth anniversary of my…
Off the Grid Solar power
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Solar energy was on display this weekend in Chattanooga and is gearing up for a solar-powered weekend. Get off the grid showed the power of solar energy by powering the riverfront nights concerts and vendors.…
Skydiving school
JASPER, Tennessee (WDEF)- Many people, when they think of going skydiving they are thinking of a tandem jump. Although that’s an option Chattanooga Skydiving Company has a school training program for people to jump solo and get licensed.…
Disney requiring US employees to be vaccinated against virus
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Walt Disney Company has joined other large companies in requiring employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The company said in a statement Friday that it will be requiring all salaried and non-union hourly employees in…
TVA demolishes 50s-era Johnsonville coal plant
NEW JOHNSONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Valley Authority has demolished a coal plant that began generating electricity in the 1950s. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=201768425253345&extid=NS-UNK-UNK-UNK-IOS_GK0T-GK1C The implosion early Saturday destroyed a 600-foot smokestack and 10 boilers at the former Johnsonville Fossil Plant. The…
Justice Department says Russians hacked federal prosecutors
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Russian hackers behind the massive SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign broke into the email accounts of some of the most prominent federal prosecutors’ offices around the country last year, the Justice Department said Friday. The department said 80%…
Bacon may disappear in California as pig rules take effect
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Thanks to a reworked menu and long hours, Jeannie Kim managed to keep her San Francisco restaurant alive during the coronavirus pandemic. That makes it all the more frustrating that she fears her breakfast-focused diner…
Frustration as Biden, Congress allow eviction ban to expire
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anger and frustration mounted as President Joe Biden showed no signs of reversing plans to allow a nationwide eviction moratorium to expire at midnight Saturday — one Democratic lawmaker even camping outside the Capitol in protest as millions of…
15 Year Old Fatality on Hiwassee River
Following an incident on the Hiwassee River, a 15 year old male was taken to the Starr Regional Hospital in Etowah where he was declared deceased. A call describing an overturned kayak in the Hiwassee River was made Saturday around…
Christmas in July for a good cause
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) -Shopping, painting, and family are all part of Foundation House Ministries Christmas in July event. Honestly, last year was awful right? Christmas was not a lot of fun for most people so this is…
Nonprofit Hosts Homeless Artist Art Sale
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Help Right Here is bringing hope and healing in a creative way to those experiencing homelessness in Chattanooga. Delena has been in and out of homelessness for years but has found a respite in…
Protesters greet Governor Lee at Westin hotel
Governor Bill Lee addressed a number of conservative Hamilton County groups at the Westin tonight at the annual Lincoln Day dinner. But there was also no shortage of protesters who gathered out front of the Westin and…
Broadway to require vaccinations, masks for audience members
NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway theatergoers will need to prove they've been vaccinated for COVID-19 and masks will be required when theaters reopen in the coming weeks, producers announced Friday. Audience members will have to wear face coverings and show…
Georgia GOP starts push for takeover of local election board
ATLANTA (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Georgia have started a process that could lead to a takeover of elections in the state’s most populous county. Many in the GOP continue to claim wrongdoing in reliably Democratic Fulton County had stolen…
Florida coronavirus cases jump 50% as surge continues
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s coronavirus cases jumped 50% this week, the state Health Department reported Friday, continuing a six-week surge that has seen it responsible for 1 in 5 new infections nationally, becoming the outbreak's epicenter. The release…
Mudslides force more than 100 to spend night on highway
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — More than 100 people had to spend the night on a highway, including nearly 30 who took refuge in a tunnel, after rain over an area burned by a wildfire once again triggered mudslides in…
New Property Tax rates for both Hamilton & Walker County
Assessments were up in both counties. Hamilton County will hold the line on property tax, while Walker's is going up slightly
Lauren Alaina announces 3rd full length album
"Sitting Pretty on Top of the World" will release on September 3.
Mayor orders mandatory masks for employees & visitors of city buildings
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly has issued an executive order that requires indoor masks wearing at city buildings. It applies to both employees and visitors, whether vaccinated or not. The vaccinated will be allowed to drop the mask…
Catoosa firefighters ask for help with a Rossville arson case
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Catoosa County Fire Department is asking for help solving a suspected arson case. They say a home was intentionally set on School Street in Rossville at 5:30 AM on July 15th. If you have any…
Woman killed in Bonny Oaks Drive crash
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A 67 year old woman was killed in an early morning crash on Bonny Oaks Drive on Thursday. It happened in the 6200 block around 5 AM. A vehicle side-swiped another vehicle and then hit a utility…
Health Dept. warns of Covid cases at Silverdale Summer Camp
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department is warning of a Covid outbreak at the Silverdale Baptist summer camp last weekend. They have 16 positive cases from the student camp between July 23-July 25. The cases have…
Judge Don Poole announces retirement in 2022
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF)- Judge Poole was first elected in 2006 and was unopposed for re-election for an 8 year term in 2014. A former Hamilton County Assistant District Attorney, Poole received both his undergraduate and J.D. degrees from…