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Walker County COVID-19 vaccine hotline

WALKER CO., Ga. (WDEF)- Walker County has a new number for residents to submit their requests for a COVID-19 vaccine. Beginning Monday, January 25th, the Walker County COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline, 706-670-1234, will be available from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,…

T.B.I investigating incident in Rhea County

RHEA CO., Tenn. (WDEF)- The T.B.I. is investigating after a body was found inside a home in Rhea County tonight. According to the Rhea county executive, George Thacker, fire crews arrived on the scene to a fully involved house around…

Standoff in Dade County

DADE CO., Ga. (WDEF)-A standoff in Dade County left Highway 136 shut down today. *** Updated 1/24/21 4:29pm*** SWAT teams have successfully breached the home and recovered the single suspect without... Posted by Dade County Sheriff's Office on Sunday, January 24,…

Woman has serious injuries after Saturday night shooting

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- We have new information about the shooting that happened Saturday night. According to CPD, a 22-year-old woman was shot in the 1900 block Milne street near orchard knob. [su_gmap width="700" height="700" address="1900 Milne Street" zoom="15" title="Saturday Night…

Hamilton County seeing a decline in Covid-19 Cases

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - Covid-19 cases in Hamilton County appear to be on the decline but community leaders say it doesn’t mean we can let our guards down.  It’s been three weeks since the holidays and Covid-19 cases are steadily…

Bradley County Sheriff's Deputies receive new body cams

CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Bradley County Sheriff Deputies are getting an upgrade! Patrol deputies were fitted with brand new body cameras. All deputies have been trained on the new equipment. Officials…

Magistrate judge allows release of man in Capitol riot

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A magistrate judge will allow the release of a Tennessee man who carried flexible plastic handcuffs around the U.S. Capitol during the recent raid by Trump supporters. The Tennessean reports that Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Frensley determined…

Tennessee growing strong

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - For the first time, Tennessee takes the top spot as U-Haul's number 1 growth state. That's based on what they saw in 2020. "We have mountains on one side. We have really cool downtown locations like…

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