CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A routine Saturday afternoon flight did not go as planned for passengers onboard a Delta airlines flight from Cincinati heading to Atlanta. Delta airlines says that the pilots elected to divert the flight to Chattanooga after a…
DENVER -- Denver’s top public safety leader says he is prepared to discipline police officers, sheriff’s deputies, and firefighters who don’t follow the mandate that all city employees get vaccinated against COVID-19, The Denver Post reports Saturday. A public health…
WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA’s newest Mars rover came up empty Friday in its first attempt to pick up a rock sample to eventually be brought back to Earth. The rover Perseverance drilled into the floor of the planet’s Jezero Crater…
DENVER (AP) — When the delta variant started spreading, Gina Welch decided not to take any chances: She got a third, booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by going to a clinic and telling them it was her first shot.…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The COVID-19 outbreak in the United States crossed 100,000 new confirmed daily infections Saturday, a milestone last exceeded during the winter surge and driven by the highly transmissible delta variant and low vaccination rates in…
A 3-year-old boy has died after being found unresponsive on Tellico Lake. This is the 15th boating-related fatality in Tennessee so far this year. A call came in close to midnight on August 6th describing that CPR was being performed…
DALTON. Georgia (WDEF)- The Disc Golf community came together in a tournament to Crush Autism. "They have helped us in so many ways to learn about autism and ways of what to do and what not to do,"…
A New Jersey gym owner and a Washington state man on Friday became the first people charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol to plead guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer during the deadly siege. The pair of…
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A woman who accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of groping her breast at the governor's state residence has filed a criminal complaint against him, the Albany County Sheriff's office said Friday. The complaint, filed Thursday with the sheriff's office,…
The Biden administration on Friday issued what it says will be the final extension to a student loan moratorium that has allowed millions of Americans to put off debt payments during the pandemic. Under the action, payments on federal student…
TOKYO (AP) — The official price tag for the Tokyo Olympics in $15.4 billion, which a University of Oxford study says is the most expensive on record. What else could those billions buy? The ballpark figure for building a 300-bed…
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. nursing home industry’s resistance to forcing workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 for fear that too many of them might quit began to crack this week when its biggest player announced its employees must…
WINCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man has been convicted of killing his girlfriend and the woman’s mother with an ax. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports jurors deliberated for more than four hours Thursday before convicting…
JASPER, Tennessee (WDEF) - Two people were killed and a third seriously injured in a crash this afternoon in Marion County. It happened in the 7000 block of Highway 41 in downtown Jasper. Investigators say it looked like a head…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Moon River Festival will require all festival goers to either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or receive a negative test for the coronavirus 72 hours before attending the event. Festival organizers announced those rules today. The…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Philips is recalling millions of CPAP machines used to treat sleep apnea. "I’ve been in Chattanooga for 27 years. I have not experienced anything like this," said Sleep Medical Specialist Dr. Anuj Chandra. Back in…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey says Tennessee has seen a 90% increase in people receiving the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination over the past two weeks. Piercey on Friday praised the bump in…
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Simon Pagenaud hit Nashville, took a look at the 24/7 wild times and wondered how the heck he missed Music City all his life. “I love food, I love partying,…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Almost all COVID-19 deaths in Alabama are among unvaccinated people. State Health Officer Scott Harris said Friday that of the 11,600 people in the state who died of COVID-19, just 26 of those were fully vaccinated.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Apple announced yesterday that their new iOS software could be able to catch child predators. Apple will start scanning iPhones, Macs and Apple Watches for images of child sexual abuse. With iPhones being so…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Cleveland Daily Banner has been looking into the history of the two men charged with kidnapping and assaulting a 13 year old boy at the Bradley Central High ballfields this week. Gary Black and Tristan…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-As COVID cases continue to spike, medical personnel including emergency medical services are needed. Puckett EMS is offering the chance to become an EMT for free in 8 weeks. Puckett EMS will pay for the…
The "World Friendship Flag" is still flying high Summerville, Georgia. And that's the perfect place for it, since Summerville is "The Friendship Capitol Of The World." You might not have known that. And once again, the…
The Papa John's Foundation is awarding grants to local charities and organizations in Chattanooga and North Georgia.