TECH BYTE: Apps for Planning a Safe Getaway
Let's look at some apps that can help you plan a safe trip.
Social media groups hunt for Georgia vaccination appoinments
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF)- As the vaccine roll out continues there are several social media groups that are assisting people who can't seem to find an appointment. There are at least two Facebook groups that have helped thousands of Georgians sign…
Street Bikes of Chattanooga: Benefit Ride for Kevin Bolton
A serious motorcycle accident forces a group of street bikers to come together in support of one of their own during his recovery.
McKamey warns neighbors in Avondale to bring pets inside
McKamey Animal Center wants to warn citizens near Olive Street and North Hawthorne Street to bring their animals inside.
Flourish Teen Closet
Flourish Foster Care Closet and Support will now offer free clothing and essentials to teenagers at their branch on Cleveland Street in Ringgold.
Chattanooga’s Public Library Moves Dr. Seuss Books
"The books would be preserved for future scholarly work”
Fallout from riot, virus leaves toxic mood on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON (AP) - The mood is so bad at the U.S. Capitol that a Democratic congressman recently let an elevator pass him by rather than ride with Republican colleagues who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s election. Republicans say it’s Democrats…
Man arrested after taking daughter into zoo elephant habitat
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A father has been arrested on suspicion of child endangerment after he carried his 2-year-old daughter into the elephant habitat at the San Diego Zoo to take a photograph with the animals. Zoo officials said the…
Miami sets earlier curfew after spring break crowds, fights
MIAMI (AP) - Miami Beach officials are imposing an emergency 8 p.m.-6 a.m. curfew effective immediately, saying large, out-of-control spring break crowds crammed the beaches, trashed some restaurant properties and brawled in the streets. Tourists and hotel guests are being…
Rallies in Atlanta, nation against hate after spa shootings
ATLANTA (AP) - Hundreds of people gathered near the Georgia state Capitol to demand justice for the victims of shootings at massage businesses in and around Atlanta. The crowd Saturday called for an end to racism and xenophobia. Many waved…
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office release suspects name in fatal officer-involved shooting.
Update:CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- According to Hamilton County Sheriff's office, 29-year-old Mykel Dexter Jenkins died at a hospital after being shot by Chattanooga police officers. The officers involved have not been named but CPD says that they are on administrative leave.…
2 Royal Caribbean lines to resume Caribbean cruises in June
MIAMI (AP) - Two Royal Caribbean lines will resume cruises in the Caribbean in June, ending a yearlong hiatus. Passengers 18 and older will be required to test negative for COVID-19 before getting on the ships. The company’s Celebrity Cruises…
Facebook working on Instagram for kids under 13
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) - Facebook says it is working on a version of its Instagram app for kids under 13, who are technically not allowed to use the app in its current form due to federal privacy regulations. The…
Chris Christie joins Mets' board of directors under Cohen
NEW YORK (AP) - Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has joined the board of directors of the New York Mets. The 58-year-old was New Jersey’s governor from January 2010 to January 2016. His son Andrew has worked for the…
Russian man pleads guilty in Nevada to plot to extort Tesla
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A Russian man has pleaded guilty to offering a Tesla employee $1 million to cripple the electric car company’s plant in Nevada with ransomware in an extortion scheme. Cybersecurity experts on Friday called the case exceptional…
Russian national pleads guilty in $150 million kickback plot
NEW BERN, N.C. (AP) - A Russian national living in North Carolina has pleaded guilty to bribery and other charges after prosecutors say he received more than $150 million in kickbacks from contractors seeking deals with the Russian military. Fifty-nine-year-old…
Biden, Harris offer solace, denounce racism in Atlanta visit
ATLANTA (AP) - President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are offering solace to Asian Americans and a reeling nation as they visit Atlanta just days after a white gunman killed eight people, most of them Asian American women.…
Trump's Mar-a-Lago partially closed due to COVID outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida has been partially closed after staff members tested positive for the coronavirus. That’s according to several people familiar with the situation, who was not authorized to discuss…
Tennessee Senate passes permitless carry bill, folks react
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Constitutional Carry or Permitless bill means the majority of law abiding citizens over 21 in Tennessee won't need a permit to tote a handgun open or concealed. Tennessee State Senator Todd Gardenhire, (R-Chattanooga), voted in…
Tennessee Senate approves removing most gun carry permits
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Senate has advanced legislation that would allow most adults 21 and older to carry firearms - concealed or openly - without a license that now requires a background check and training. The proposal must…
Twitter says it suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene by mistake
WASHINGTON (AP) - Twitter has briefly suspended the account of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, but later said the move was a an error. Greene, a Georgia Republican, has in the past used social media to promote conspiracy theories about…
Tennessee suspends license of sports book as March Madness begins
Action 24/7 is the only legal online sports book company based in Tennessee.
Sen. Blackburn reintroduces legislation against Sister Cities
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn was one of five other senators to introduce legislation challenging the 157 sister city partnerships between U.S. and Chinese communities. “Questions have arisen around the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese Government…
Tennessee Highway Patrol fights litter in Dunlap
DUNLAP, Tennessee- Trash has been building up along roads and parks in Dunlap and Tennessee State Trooper Lt. John Harmon said it due to people littering and COVIDs impact. "The litter program with the prisoners that used to pick it…