NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Federal officials have approved a major disaster declaration for Tennessee's February winter storms. State officials say the Federal Emergency Management Agency's declaration will help 13 counties impacted by severe winter weather from Feb. 11-19. The declaration…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama is the latest conservative state to ban transgender girls from playing on female public school sports teams. Republican Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday signed legislation that says public K-12 schools cannot allow a “biological…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia’s attorney general has resigned as chairman of the national Republican Attorneys General Association. Chris Carr says he has a “fundamental difference of opinion” with some other members of the group. That split dates back to a…
U.S. health officials have lifted an 11-day pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccinations following a recommendation by an expert panel. Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday the benefits of the single-dose COVID-19 shot outweigh a…
NEW YORK (AP) - Ghislaine Maxwell has faced her trial judge in person for the first time as lawyers squabble over exactly when she should be tried on sex trafficking charges alleging that she procured teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein…
Though Caitlyn Jenner is one of the most famous transgender people in America, the announcement of her candidacy for California governor was greeted hostilely by one of the state’s largest LGBTQ-rights groups. The group - Equality California - said it…
A fire heavily damages a Hixson Apartment complex. Everybody made it out okay, but four units are in bad shape. Chattanooga Firefighters were called to Brighton Lane around 6:25 this evening. The flames could be seen from…
https://youtu.be/0B5FtZGmn_I We've got some great news for you about Farmers Markets returning this spring. We've got the big one coming back this weekend.. plus a brand new market to tell you about. But first, a shoutout to the markets already…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Mayor Tim Kelly has issued his first executive order on Covid-19 restrictions in Chattanooga. For the most part, it mirrors Gov. Lee's guidance on business and government operations. The changes include: -- dropping stay at home recommendations…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Tennessee Health Department has reported that 534 Tennesseans have contracted COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated, something that the state refers to as breakthrough cases. 54 of those cases are individuals who reside…
(WDEF)- The covid-19 pandemic caused shortages in toilet paper, cleaning supplies, and now lumber. This time last year a simple 2 x 4 would’ve been thought of as nothing special and just cost you a little…
TALLULAH FALLS, Ga. (AP) - Authorities have identified a woman who died after falling from an overlook Thursday at a Georgia state park. The Department of Natural Resources says 58-year-old Nancy Moore Smith died after falling from a high ledge…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - As Chattanooga area restaurants struggle to find workers, three regional chains are hoping to hire thousands of employees for the coming months. __________ FOOD CITY HIRING EVENT Wed., April 28 All Food City stores 10 AM-7 PM…
Residents in Monteagle were ordered to shelter in place after a chemical spill.
TELLICO PLAINS, Tennessee (WDEF) - A third forest fire has hit the southern part of the Cherokee National Forest. Foresters were already battling two different fires in the northeast Tennessee mountains. Now they report a third fire is burning about…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating two shootings from Thursday night. The first happened around 5 PM in the 3400 block of Campbell Street in East Chattanooga. A 22 year old male victim showed up at the hospital with…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Police are looking for the driver who hit and killed a pedestrian overnight in Brainerd. It happened at 300 North Germantown Road around 12:45 AM. The victim was trying to cross the road when he was hit…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Tennessee lawmakers pass a new transgender student 'bathroom bill' Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill that would put public schools at risk of civil lawsuits if they let transgender students or employees use multi-person bathrooms or…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- Members of the community workers led together for multiple hours to help clean up a Chattanooga creek on Earth Day. The nonprofit organization, Green steps, and other members of the community worked hard to clean out multiple garbage…
The bill that opposes vaccine mandates now includes incentives for people to receive unemployment benefits if they leave their employer for refusing to get a shot.
https://youtu.be/BBCGV3gRPJ8 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Many restaurants are looking to hire more staff as the economy continues to edge towards reopening. However, owners are now saying they are having trouble filling the jobs they need to keep up with the…
BRISTOL, Tennessee (WDEF) - We see wreck everyday, but not like this one. Crews in northeast Tennessee had to figure out how to get a vehicle down from a power pole. They believe the SUV made a turn too fast,…
https://youtu.be/NFRpB3_vSYY CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Here in the Tennessee Valley we are aware of some invasive species like the Bighead Carp or the Silver Carp. But, how many of us have ever heard of Zebra Mussels. Well, one boater in Georgia…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The annual school principal shuffle has begun at Hamilton County Schools. The system announced several changes on Thursday for next year. Crystal Sorrells at East Ridge is moving over to Brainerd. She is currently the Principal of…