WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Walker County Schools is stepping up to help families in need just in time for the holidays. After seeing organizations in surrounding counties benefit from the locally developed app called Purposity, the school district decided…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- "They have the vaccine coming and they were not going to invest in the freezers and they need to dry ice for storage so we were glad to work with them to just have a small part of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The coronavirus pandemic has continued to apply pressure on our healthcare system affecting area hospitals and clinics. With hospitalizations on the rise, staffing shortages are already becoming a problem. In response to this need, UTC, Siskin hospital,…
Officials say dozens of children who attended a tree lighting event in Georgia may have been exposed to COVID-19 after a pair performing as Santa and Mrs. Claus tested positive for the virus.
The Hamilton County Highway Department will be closing the W Road on Thursday, December 17th, 2020, from 8:30 AM until 2:00PM.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - At Access Family Pharmacy, they're hoping to get COVID vaccinations within the next couple of weeks. "We're going to be vaccinating the 1a1 groups first. These will primarily be long-term care facilities comprising of assistant living,…
Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia (WDEF) - Senator Kelly Loeffler returned to northwest Georgia on Tuesday in her runoff campaign. She faces Democrat Raphael Warnock in one of the Peach State runoffs that will determine control of the U.S. Senate. When News…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN (WDEF) - Boredom is out of the question in Becky Leary's 3rd grade classroom at Nolan Elementary. From the Buddy Bench, to researching Signal Mountain's rich history, Ms. Leary's love of teaching shines through in every thing…
An announcement made by the United States Postal Service in August may begin to resonate businesses during the holidays.
4 fisherman were rescued off their burning boat in Mobile Bay on Monday night.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Newly released police body camera footage shows that the man who killed Ahmaud Arbery appeared visibly upset as police arrived in the minutes after the shooting. Travis McMichael can be heard in the video telling an…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's Department of Health says the first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine will be used as an emergency backup supply. The state is expecting to receive 56,550 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 on Wednesday, which will…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Republican Senator from Maine, Susan Collins, said it was a “Christmas miracle” as Washington lawmakers unveiled yet another iteration of the long-awaited COVID-19 stimulus bill on Monday. This comes after a previous bipartisan bill worth around…
WALKER COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - Recently, Chattanooga and Walker county have been seeing an uptick in reported catalytic converter thefts. Officials say the devices contain precious metals and the scrap value for those metals has increased in 2020. Walker county officials…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- "The good news is the COVID vaccine is expected to start arriving at hospitals this week," said Task Force Lead Rae Young Bond. According to the Tennessee Department of Health the state is expecting to receive 56,500 doses…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The economic and public health crises caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic has left thousands of Tennesseans struggling to pay rent. Now, an eviction moratorium that protected renters will be coming to an end In response to the…
ATLANTA (WDEF) - An Atlanta area man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud that all started with a sick-call. Prosecutors say Santwon Antonio David sent a fraudulent Covid-19 medical excuse letter to his employer back in May. As a result,…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia’s secretary of state has announced an audit of signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in one county after receiving a report that officials there may not have properly checked signatures. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said during…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Like many other school systems, Bradly County has been making adjustments in the last couple of weeks because of Covid-19. On Monday, the school system decided to go all virtual for the rest of the week…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - In a pandemic year, thousands of restaurants across the country have been struggling to get by. Many have been relying on food delivery services such as Uber Eats and Door Dash. But some restaurant owners have…
JASPER, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TWRA reports the body of a 61 year old man has been recovered from Nickajack Lake. The Marion County Sheriff's Office and Rescue Squad were first notified about the case after midnight. They got reports…
[cbsn] By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Biden has cleared the 270-vote mark needed to win the presidency with California’s 55 electoral votes. The voting milestone came late Monday when California electors affirmed Biden’s massive 5 million-vote…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee’s 11 representatives to the Electoral College on Monday cast their vote for President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. Monday is the day set by law for the meeting of the Electoral College, where…
Director of Elections Danielle Montgomery says polls are expected to be busier in comparison to previous senate runoff elections.