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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Assessments were up in both counties. Hamilton County will hold the line on property tax, while Walker's is going up slightly
"Sitting Pretty on Top of the World" will release on September 3.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The City of Chattanooga partnered with the American job center and the Tennessee Department of Corrections to host a job fair for ex offenders. This job fair focused on connecting justice-involved individuals with professional…
California's largest wildfire so far this year was flaring up Friday but it was because the flames were chewing through unburned islands of vegetation within a perimeter that firefighters have built.
Tennessee Republican Rep. David Byrd was in an intensive care unit on a ventilator for 55 days while battling the conoravirus.
Families are starting to feel the benefits of the expanded child tax credit. One study estimates it could cut child poverty by 45%.
Chattanooga's Riverfront District will have a new look in the coming years. That's the plan of the River City Company, which is a non-profit organization established back in the mid-80's, with a goal of beautifying the…
New evidence showing the delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox and may be more dangerous than other versions has prompted U.S. health officials to consider changing advice on how the nation fights the coronavirus.
President Donald Trump urged senior Justice Department officials to declare the 2020 election results "corrupt" in a December phone call, according to handwritten notes from one of the participants in the conversation.
Since early 2020, banks across the U.S. have been banned from foreclosing on homes as part of the federal government's efforts to assist families feeling economic pain caused by the pandemic. On Saturday, the ban will end, potentially putting thousands of families at risk.
Tornadoes touched down in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin amid powerful thunderstorms that caused widespread damage that contributed to the death of a man who crashed into a fallen tree and power line.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Erlanger's Nurse-Family Partnership was started in December as a way to help first time moms through their pregnancy and up to the child's second birthday. News 12's Danielle Moss talked to officials about how…
Their "prank" gave a Tennessee man a fatal heart attack, just over his Twitter handle.