NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - All 73 Tennessee House Republicans are signaling support for a special session to limit the authority of local officials to make rules aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19. That would include mask…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County Schools have announced their mask policy for the start of schools. Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson explained the policy in a video to parents. Basically, all staff must wear masks for the first…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - Catoosa County Fire Department is showing off their new, heavy engine truck. This Search and Rescue truck holds more equipment to adjust for the firefighter's advanced skills. After 9/11, Homeland Security gave a…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department reports four separate cases of public Covid-19 exposures. The first is a potential exposure in the dining room of Homewood Suites at 2250 Center Street. The period was August 2-5. The second…
FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga (WDEF) - The Children’s Advocacy Center of Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit, could lose 10% of its budget next year because of federal budget cuts. To save the program, the nonprofit will host a golf tournament…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - With the exception of her young children who are too young for the vaccine, Amanda Pentiah’s family has been fully vaccinated since March of 2021. Since then, they have been living their lives normally.…
Chattanooga, Tennessee (WDEF) -- Hall of Fame football coach Bobby Bowden will be laid to rest Saturday. In Tallahassee, where he built Florida State into a national powerhouse. Bowden was 91 years old when he died…
Expectant women run a higher risk of severe illness and pregnancy complications from the coronavirus, including perhaps miscarriages and stillbirths. The updated guidance comes after a CDC analysis of new safety data showed no increased risks of miscarriage for those who received at least one dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine before 20 weeks of pregnancy.
A judge will hold a hearing starting Thursday to decide whether to approve a settlement agreement. At stake is the possibility the Boy Scouts of America will be forced to liquidate its assets and cease to exist.
The Big South Fork National Recreation Area along the Kentucky-Tennessee border is offering free camping and free backcountry permits to mark the National Park Service's 105th anniversary on Aug. 25.
Tennessee saw a 31.6% decline in tourism from the previous year, compared with a 42% drop for the nation at large.
U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene was suspended from Twitter on Tuesday for posting misleading claims about COVID-19 vaccines.
The primary fleet of vehicles — dating to 1987 — was due to be replaced under a new contract but the winning bid for the new trucks is being challenged.
Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival announced that its festival-goers will be required to show proof that they’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19 or tested negative for the virus within the last three days.
MOWBRAY MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF) - The rocky terrain at the Pocket Wilderness Cumberland Trail claimed another injured hiker on Tuesday. A 19 year old male fell and injured his ankle on the trail around 4 PM. A total of 53…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Parents in Hamilton County are up in the air about whether their children will have to wear masks when they return to school on Thursday. Here is where we stand right now: -- Hamilton County is NOT…
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Nissan says its huge factory in Smyrna, Tennessee, will close for two weeks starting Monday due to computer chip shortages brought on by a coronavirus outbreak in Malaysia. The shutdown is…
Mayor Kelly said there will not be an increase in tax rate due to cutting unnecessary spending and he wants to focus on increasing firefighter and police officer pay.
Chattanooga, Tennessee (WDEF)- "It’s scary and I think I knew just enough as a nurse but I think that made it a little worse maybe. Just because I know the adult side and it's kind of like…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Nashville police have made an arrest in the case of a country music singer who says she was assaulted during a ride-share. Lyft driver Albert Boakye was arrested Monday night. Over the weekend, singer Clare Dunn…
“Every single thing you and I consume and use in our daily lives comes on a truck. And when we can’t find and keep truck drivers because for instance they don’t know where they’re going to park at night, we’re going to pay more for everything we consume,”
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dalton Police are looking for a suspect who they believe stole a credit card from a mailbox. They have surveillance pictures of the suspect trying to use the credit card and his car. It was declined…
NORTHWEST, GA (WDEF) - As students begin to return to the classroom, several North Georgia school districts are deciding whether they will take part in the Clean Water for Georgia Kids program that will cover the cost of…
CLEVELAND, Tenn (WDEF) - Just off of Interstate 75, near exit 20 sits acres of land owned by Larry Armour with Armour commercial real estate-but he’s not the only one using this property. On the property, you’ll…