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Walmart, Amazon among donors to QAnon-promoting lawmaker

Walmart, Amazon and other corporate giants donated money to a Tennessee state lawmaker’s reelection campaign after she used social media to amplify and promote the QAnon conspiracy theory. That's according to an Associated Press review of campaign finance records and…

Saturday afternoon shooting on East Brainerd Road

OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Hamilton County Sheriff's office is investigating a shooting that happened on East Brainerd Road tonight. Deputies responded to a person shot call around 6. According to the sheriff's office, deputies are still investigating the incident. The…

Market Street Bridge closed from 8-2 Sunday

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- If tomorrows travel plans include driving over the Market Street Bridge, better plan to use a detour. The bridge will be shut down from 8 AM TO 2 PM tomorrow so that TDOT can perform testing and…

14th Congressional 2A Unity Rally

A second Amendment Unity Rally was held in North Georgia today in support of Marjorie Greene's candidacy for Congress.

Mr. Pickle's Fried Pickle Fest

The city of Cleveland experienced, fried foods, petting zoos, bounce houses and more at the fourth annual Mr. Pickle's Fried Pickle Festival.

Friday afternoon shooting in Highland Park

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga police are working to get more information about a shooting that happened Friday afternoon. According to CPD, officers responded to a person shot call in the Highland Park area. [su_gmap width="700" height="700" address="HIGHLAND PARK, CHATTANOOGA" zoom="15"…

Hamilton County School Board Members discuss equity

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County School Board Members put equity as the main topic in a meeting Friday night. They got a look at equity data and took a deep dive into discussion over issues seen across the…

Tennessee nursing home visitation

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Both Tennessee and Georgia will soon be able to visit their loved ones who are inside long term care facilities. Starting October 1st, facilities that have gone at least 14 days with no new COVID-19 cases among…

The State of UTC in the year of the pandemic

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Social Justice movement and Covid-19 have had major impacts on the UTC campus this year. So it is only natural that the topics dominated Chancellor Angle's State of UTC address today. On the pandemic, he cited…

East Ridge Cracker Barrel to sell alcohol

EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF)- Brunch at Cracker Barrel just got a little more interesting. The chain announced this summer that they will now be serving alcohol. According to East Ridge's city manager, the cities Beer Board met this week and…

Covid-19 symptoms lingering for months after being sick

CHATTANOOGA, TENN (WDEF)-The Coronavirus has impacted many people throughout the Tennessee Valley-but some patients-the symptoms just aren’t going away. “We're discovering this disease does whatever it wants and it affects whoever it wants in an unpredictable manner," says Minerva Covarrubia,…

Shooting in hotel parking lot in Lookout Valley

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga's latest shooting apparently happened in a hotel parking lot. Around 9 AM on Thursday morning, a 38 year old man showed up at the hospital with a gunshot wound. Police describe it as a non-life-threatening injury.…

Boo in the Zoo will go on this year

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - We've seen some Halloween cancellations this year because of Covid-19. --- LaFayette's Scare on the Square is off And some modifications. --- Cleveland's Block Party (see our story for details) Today, the Chattanooga Zoo announced they WILL…

Collegedale cancels the Spirit of Christmas Parade

COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF) - This might be our first Christmas cancellation because of the pandemic. Collegedale officials are calling off the annual "Spirit of Christmas" parade for this year. They just don't think they can pull off the Tennessee Pledge…

HCS board members approve calendar change recommendations

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County School Board Members voted and approved a calendar change during their meeting on Thursday. The change was recommended by board members Joe Smith and Tiffanie Robinson as a reward for teachers' hard work.…

Kemp: Visitors now allowed at Georgia nursing homes

DALTON, Ga. (WDEF)- Governor Brian Kemp made his own changes regarding nursing homes in Georgia. Nursing homes across the country have been battling with the Coronavirus since the pandemic began. Dr. Deborah Birx, White House Coronavirus Task Force says, "we…

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