CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Red Cross has volunteers in place as the storm continues to push northward. They have been working for several days before the storm made landfall. Once the hurricane passes through Louisiana they will…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Ida knocked out power to the entire city of New Orleans, hours after blasting ashore as one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the U.S., New Orleans government officials said. The city's Office…
SODDY DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a deadly shooting happened late last night in Soddy Daisy. Deputies responded to a person shot call in the 1500 block of North Winer Drive. [su_gmap width="700" height="700"…
Hurricane Ida is looking eerily like a dangerous sequel to 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, the costliest storm in American history. But there's a few still-to-come twists that could make Ida nastier in some ways, but not quite as horrific in others.…
Kentucky and Texas joined a growing list of states that are seeing record numbers of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in a surge that is overwhelming doctors and nurses and afflicting more children. Intensive care units around the nation are packed with…
ATLANTA (AP) — The latest surge in coronavirus cases is overwhelming many intensive care units, causing hospitals and states to run out of ICU beds in some locations. Kentucky and Texas broke records this week for COVID-19 hospitalizations, joining a…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden vowed Saturday to keep up airstrikes against the Islamic extremist group whose suicide bombing at the Kabul airport killed scores of Afghans and 13 American service members. He warned another attack was “highly likely”…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga police are investigating a shooting that happened just after midnight Saturday morning. Police say that a 37-year-old man was in a car near the 5600 block of Belaire Drive when he was shot. [su_gmap width="700" height="700"…
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - One of the 13 U.S. service members killed in the Kabul attack was from Knoxville. Ryan Knauss was 23. WVLT reports that he joined the Army straight out of Gibbs High School. “Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss…
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Georgia (WDEF) - McLemore officials say they have cleared the way to begin construction of their new lodge on top of Lookout Mountain. The lodge at McLemore will be a Curio Collection Hotel by Hilton, but it still…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Ida struck Cuba on Friday and threatened to slam into Louisiana with devastating force over the weekend, prompting evacuations in New Orleans and across the coastal region. Ida intensified rapidly Friday from a tropical storm…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence agencies remain divided on the origins of the coronavirus but believe China's leaders did not know about the virus before the start of the global pandemic, according to results released Friday of a review ordered…
A young husband with a child on the way. Another man who always wanted to be in the military. A man who planned to become a sheriff’s deputy when his deployment ended. Heartwrenching details began emerging Friday about some of…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting swiftly on President Joe Biden's promise to retaliate for the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport, the U.S. military said it used a drone strike to kill a member of the Islamic State group's Afghanistan affiliate…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Roller skating has seen a huge resurgence since the start of the pandemic and I just put on roller skates for the first time since I was about eight years old and I wasn’t…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The North Carolina-based Bojangles chain of restaurants says it will close all of its company-owned establishments on two upcoming days, portraying it as a chance to provide its thousands of employees a “well-deserved break.” But Bojangles’…
Walker Valley is already on the right track for another winning season. The Mustangs defense shut out Notre Dame in last week's season opener -- largely thanks to senior Myles Mann. Kyler Parris/Linebacker: "Oh I was shocked.…
CHATTANOOGA, TN - (WDEF) - Dating back to 2011, one of Chattanooga's more successful "after school programs" is run by the NET Foundation. That's a local non-profit built to help our kids. And that "after school…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department reports a new record of Covid-19 cases in the hospital. There are now 256 people in hospitals in the county... the most yet during the pandemic. We also passed our previous highs…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - After months of hard work and anticipation, the East Lake Boys and Girls Club renovation is finally complete —and it’s all thanks to country music star Kane Brown and the Lowe’s 100 Hometowns project.…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - Covid-19 Testing is back! The Hamilton County Health Department reopened their covid-19 testing center here at the Tennessee River Park, but they have also made some adjustments to streamline the process. “This time…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - After an empty boat was found on South Chickamauga Creek overnight, crews have been looking for a possible missing person. The boat was found near Graysville dam with no towing vehicle around. People were concerned that…
School districts in Florida may impose mask mandates, a judge said Friday, ruling that Gov. Ron DeSantis overstepped his authority by issuing an executive order banning the mandates.
Some 14,000 firefighters facing changing weather conditions battled more than a dozen large wildfires across California, including a growing blaze that was slowly pushing toward the Lake Tahoe resort region.