Judge blocks Florida governor’s order banning mask mandates
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.
Lake Tahoe prepares for emergency as wildfire threatens
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.
President Biden vows retribution against extremists in Kabul attack
President Joe Biden is vowing to avenge the deaths of 13 American troops and dozens of Afghans in attacks at the Kabul airport.
Supreme Court allows evictions to resume during pandemic
The Supreme Court's is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban.
Tropical Storm Ida a hurricane menace to New Orleans
Tropical Storm Ida intensified as it swirled toward a strike on Cuba on Friday, showing hallmarks of a rare, rapidly intensifying storm that could speed across warm Gulf waters and slam into Louisiana as a major hurricane on Sunday.
Alone in the sky, pilot and fiancee save 17 in Tennessee flood
Boyers, who co-owns Helistar Aviation, said he ended up rescuing 17 people that day.
Cummins Falls Named State Park of the Year in Tennessee
Cummins Falls State Park in Middle Tennessee has been named state park of the year.
Several Mission Glen residents call for Chair Shannon Whitfield resignation
WALKER COUNTY, Georgia (WDEF) - A group of 20 people or so walked down Main Street with a police escort to the Walker County Commissioners' meeting. Several Mission Glen residents called for Commissioner Shannon Whitfield to resign…
Catoosa County Schools announce 3 week class change
Plus status of other northwest Georgia schools
Nightfall moving across the street for better social distancing
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Nightfall organizers are announcing a slight change for Friday night's show. They will move the performance stage from Miller Plaza to Miller Park as a Covid precaution. This allows them to set up tables and chairs and…
More local cancellations from Covid
Autumn Children's Festival and Big 9 Roots Festival cancelled or postponed
Tennessee mom wonders if her son's death in Afghanistan mattered
SPRINGVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gretchen Catherwood’s son, 19-year-old Alec, was killed in Afghanistan fighting the Taliban in 2010. As she watched the news over the last two weeks, including the killings of several U.S. Marines by suicide bombers Thursday, it…
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…
Blood Assurance Resumes Covid-19 Antibody Testing and Convalescent Plasma Collections
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Blood Assurance has resumed voluntary COVID-19 antibody testing and the collection of convalescent plasma. The practice was suspended last April but reinstated due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases. Individuals donating blood, whether…
Doctors say Monoclonal Antibody Treatments are helping keeping patients out of the hospital
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The nation’s health leaders say the surge in Covid-19 cases is only getting worse and that thousands of individuals will die over the next few weeks. Fortunately, there is a treatment being administered that’s…
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…
Capitol Police officers sue Former President Trump, allies over insurrection
U.S. Capitol Police officers who were attacked and beaten during the Capitol riot filed a lawsuit Thursday against former President Donald Trump, his allies and members of far-right extremist groups.
100,000 more COVID deaths seen unless US changes its ways
The U.S. is projected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and Dec. 1, according to the nation's most closely watched forecasting model.
UPDATE: Several US Marines killed in Kabul airport attack
Several Marines were killed and a number of other American military were wounded Thursday in an attack on Kabul's airport.
Final victim found in Tennessee flooding disaster search
The body of the final person missing from a devastating weekend flood in Middle Tennessee has been recovered and the search for victims has been suspended.
Report: Evidence of extensive corrosion in collapsed condo
Video released by a team of federal investigators shows more evidence of extensive corrosion and overcrowded concrete reinforcement in a Miami-area condominium that collapsed in June, killing 98 people.
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…
Dr. Towns urges students to wear masks even it they have opted out
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Interim school superintendent Dr. Nakia Towns is urging In a message to parents on Wednesday, she said "We are in a difficult moment." She says they are seeing more positive Covid cases now in…
Dr. Piercey says a third of Tennessee's Covid cases are in children
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey says children now make up 36% of Tennessee’s reported COVID-19 cases. Piercey's remarks on Wednesday marked another sobering milestone in the battle against the high contagious delta variant. According to researchers from…