Watch President Trump Rally in Georgia
[cbsn] DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Watch President Trump's election stop in Dalton this evening on behalf of Georgia senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. President Trump should speak around 9PM.
Local Business Owner Hospitalized with Covid-19
DALTON, Ga (WDEF) - Co-owner of Dalton Distillery, Raymond Butler, has been hospitalized with Covid-19 since early December. Butler remains on a ventilator and has been placed in a medically induced coma to help his body rest. “It's been 22 days…
Chattanooga Sees Record Camping Numbers Despite Pandemic
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Despite a global pandemic shutting down businesses and forcing Americans to stay inside for months on end, record numbers of people flocked to Tennessee state parks throughout 2020. In fact, according to the Tennessee Department of…
Walker County Board of Elections prepares for Georgia Senate Runoff
WALKER COUNTY, Georgia- Another large part of the Georgia Senate Runoff is the polls and the work that goes into setting poll sites up. Walker County Director of Elections Danielle Montgomery said poll workers have been coming in throughout Monday…
North Georgia Democrats make late push for Senate runoff
Dalton, Georgia- Both the Democrats and Republicans are making a final push before Tuesday’s Georgia Senate runoff. The runoff will determine who has the majority in the senate. ”I just don’t believe that she knows how to look out after every…
Wreck victim trapped in crash overnight in freezing temps
Victim was last seen around 2AM but wasn't rescue from wreck until 8AM
What's Right With Our Schools: Chattanooga Christian's Learning Center
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - In the middle of the Chattanooga Christian campus sits a nearly 4,000 square foot, state of the art, learning facility. It's home to classrooms and simulated work and home environments.The Center provides highly individualized education programs…
Health Dept. changes who gets vaccine and when
They are adding an alphabetical system to cut down on the long lines.
Health Department Announces Changes to COVID-19 Vaccination Process
The Hamilton County Health Department announces changes to their COVID-19 vaccination process.
TECH BYTE: How to Make a Call Without Cell Service
Let's look at what you can do when a cell network is down.
Chattanoogan wins $50,000 Powerball
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- One lucky Chattanoogan is 50 thousand dollars richer. The lucky person won Saturday night's drawing by matching four of the five white numbers drawn plus the red Powerball. The winning ticket was purchased at Browns Ferry Food…
Death investigation at Silverdale Detention Center
HAMILTON CO., Tenn. (WDEF)- The Hamilton County Sheriff's office will be investigating an inmate's death at the Silverdale Detention Center. According to the Sheriff's office, corrections personnel called for medical assistance after 65-year-old Robert Leroy Ellison was found having a…
South Dakota Governor rallies in Dalton
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF)- The long anticipated Georgia Senate runoff races will take place this week. In a final attempt to rally North Georgia Voters, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem stopped by Dalton at a Get Out The Vote Rally. The…
Blood Assurance in critical need of type O blood
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Blood Assurance is in critical need of donors. Donation Centers across the Tennessee Valley are encouraging people through many different promotions. Hello 2021! 2020 presented many challenges to all of us and we could not have weathered…
Cleveland Church hosts conference where many were mask less
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- As 2021 rolled in, many church goers in Cleveland celebrated the new year by attending a Christian conference. For three days the Ramp at OCI held their winter ramp. This video below was taken by an attendee.…
HCSO searching for missing juvenile
HARRISON, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office needs your help finding a 14-year-old girl. According to the Sheriff's office, Emilee Chyann Parker was last seen in the 7400 Block of Chad Road in Harrison on Friday. [su_gmap width="700" height="700"…
Tennessee, Georgia end year with increase in traffic fatalities
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - On Friday, the Corbetts were heading through Georgia to be with family, and how they've stayed safe on their travel is pretty simple. "Staying the speed limit and just watch out for the other drivers,"…
2021 Law Changes
Both the Volunteer and Peach states are updating the rulebooks in the year 2021.
Gyms working around COVID-19 as virus impacts New Year's Resolutions
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- New Year's Day means resolution and one of the most common goals each year is getting into shape. "2021 is here and we typically see a lot of people return to the gym or make the choice to…
Time with family this New Year's Day
HIXSON, Tennessee- Many more stores are open on News Years Day as compared the Christmas and Thanksgiving holidays. This, combined with many other jobs having the day off, gave people time to go shopping. Several people said this extra day…
Early voting ends in runoff election in Georgia
WALKER COUNTY, Ga, (WDEF) - Ballots headed into the Walker County Courthouse Thursday after three weeks of early voting. People could vote at the courthouse or, for the last week, cast their ballot at satellite locations. "Normally for a runoff…
Sen Perdue quarantines for virus exposure ahead of GA runoff
Exposure to the coronavirus has forced Georgia Sen. David Perdue into quarantine just five days before the state's high-stakes Senate runoff elections.
People are happy to say goodbye to 2020
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- It’s News Year's Eve and people world normally be partying together to celebrate in the new year, but not this year as large gathering are strongly discouraged. "It would be magical thinking to think we’re not going to…
Muted Nashville New Year's celebration nixes exploding 2020
In Nashville, the Christmas morning bombing of the downtown tourist district forced organizers of what was already slated to be a very muted New Year’s celebration to dial it back even further.