CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Mayor Tim Kelly lifted mask restrictions on Friday for people who have been vaccinated. The move applies to city buildings and will use the honor system. However, these restrictions remain: All residents will still…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard has reopened traffic on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, after a three-day delay caused by a crack in an interstate bridge. The I-40 bridge between Arkansas and Tennessee remains shut down…
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - Two men were transported to local hospitals when a house being built collapsed in Rossville. "Of course, I saw the police chief coming very fast he doesn’t drive really fast like that so he…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- When the vaccine first began to roll out the line at the Tennessee Riverpark seemed to have no end. But now, there's less people signing up to get the shot. So, the Hamilton County…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - As Covid restrictions begin to loosen, one local business is preparing to reopen their doors to the public this weekend. The Coker museum and venue offers a unique take on Chattanooga’s history. The museum is loaded with…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI announces an indictment in the case of a drug overdose last summer in the Crossville area. 22- year old Madison Christine Brown died from a meth overdose in June. Now a Cumberland County Grand…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have identified a suspect in the case of the stolen Looie costume. And they want him to turn himself in. The mascot head was taken in a theft at offices for the Chattanooga Lookouts. The…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department was one of two counties chosen by the CDC to participate in the Covid take Home testing kits. Now they are asking for your help with tracking the virus…
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - A house that was under construction collapsed on two men in Rossville this afternoon. It happened on Walnut Street. The owner of the building says both men were conscious as crews removed the debris. One worker…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A jury convicts the final suspect in sexual assault case from two years ago in which the victim was held captive in a trailer in Dalton before she finally escaped. 53 year old Richard Marvin Smith…
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF)- Earlier this week, the Pfzier vaccine was approved for children between the ages of 12 to 15. Now, there are several places offering the shot to children. One of those places is in Catoosa county, where they…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Dozens of parents chanted outside the school board meeting to make masks optional for their kids in school. "We parents of Hamilton demand a vote today to end this mask BS today," said Larissa…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) -The Tennessee Historical Commission highlights several preservation programs in our area in their annual awards. Winners for historical preservation include: • Friends of South Cumberland State Park near Tracy City, for creating a new interpretive area that tells…
If you're anxious to see country duo Florida Georgia Line in concert, you'll be able to soon at a drive-in theater or movie theater near you.
Tennessee Valley native and country music star Kane Brown will be co-hosting the CMT Music Awards next month.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County Commissioners said in a meeting Tuesday that they are anxious to expand the number of SROs at school campuses - even if it means using a number of security guards to help…
DOVER, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Tennessee school counselor has been indicted on charges of changing academic records. Prosecutors say Gayla Grise altered student transcripts in Stewart County on the Kentucky border. They say she changed records in the school database…
RED BANK, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee American Water started work today to replace mains on James and Ashmore Avenues in Red Bank. The project involves replacing pipe installed in the 1920s with 6-inch diameter mains. The project…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia is cutting off a federal unemployment program that provides a $300-a-week boost to people on the jobless rolls as June 26. The state is also cutting off programs that pay federal money to people not usually…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Two men from Atlanta have been charged in a fatal shooting in Dalton. On Christmas Eve, Jordan McDougle from Cartersville, was dropped off at hospital in Calhoun with a gunshot wound. He would died later from…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton county District Attorney General Neal Pinkston responded today to a published report that he has married an employee and is her supervisor. The afternoon news release from Pinkston confirms his marriage to Melydia Clewell, listed as…
NEW HOPE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI has issued an Endangered Child Alert for a 13 year old girl from Marion County. Jaylei Shyenne Smith is 5’8”, 160 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Family members say the New…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The I-75/I-24 Modification Project has been underway for the last two years. Now Phase one is almost complete while Phase 2 is just entering the planning phase. Currently TDOT is still in Phase 1…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is easing indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, allowing them to safely stop wearing masks inside in most places.