ROSSVILLE, GA (WDEF) - West Side Elementary is officially a Leader in Me Lighthouse School. It earned that honor thanks to its extraordinary impact on its staff, students and community. Robert Mountjoy is the Principal at West Side Elementary. He…
The Chattanooga Area Food Bank says because of Covid-19, more than 50 thousand children in Tennessee do not know where their next meal is coming from.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - According to the Tennessee Department of Health and the Hamilton County Health Department, the number of new daily cases and local hospitalizations associated with COVID-19 are in a steady decline. Just a few weeks ago, Hamilton County…
KINGSTON, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say a worker at a big cat sanctuary in Tennessee was hospitalized after being bitten by an animal. Roane County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Tim Phillips told news outlets that a female employee at Tiger…
Girls Inc. of Chattanooga is celebrating their sixtieth anniversary. The organization was founded in the 1960's. It was first meant for teaching young girls about becoming a good homemaker. Girls inc. has evolved throughout the years and is now a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- Monday night the House of Representatives will deliver an article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump to the Senate. The House impeached Trump on January 13 for an unprecedented second time, charging him with inciting an insurrection at…
JASPER, Tennessee (WDEF) - A teenage driver from Dalton was killed Sunday night in a crash on I 24. The collision happened after 9 PM on the interstate in Marion County. Tennessee Troopers say a Nissan driven by 19 year…
Educators in Walker County, Georgia, are once again asking the school board and the superintendent to implement stricter safety measures in classrooms.
ormer White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders has launched her bid to be the next governor of Arkansas.
The coronavirus has pushed us to take our cleaning game up a notch.
With a wave of new executive orders being signed, a local officials questions the President's bipartisanship.
With a wave of new executive orders being signed, a local (Tennessee) official questions the President's bipartisanship.
WALKER CO., Ga. (WDEF)- Walker County has a new number for residents to submit their requests for a COVID-19 vaccine. Beginning Monday, January 25th, the Walker County COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline, 706-670-1234, will be available from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,…
RHEA CO., Tenn. (WDEF)- The T.B.I. is investigating after a body was found inside a home in Rhea County tonight. According to the Rhea county executive, George Thacker, fire crews arrived on the scene to a fully involved house around…
DADE CO., Ga. (WDEF)-A standoff in Dade County left Highway 136 shut down today. *** Updated 1/24/21 4:29pm*** SWAT teams have successfully breached the home and recovered the single suspect without... Posted by Dade County Sheriff's Office on Sunday, January 24,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- We have new information about the shooting that happened Saturday night. According to CPD, a 22-year-old woman was shot in the 1900 block Milne street near orchard knob. [su_gmap width="700" height="700" address="1900 Milne Street" zoom="15" title="Saturday Night…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - A local church is doing their part to help out in our community. Basilica Of the Saints Peter and Paul is hosting a food drive for the St. Vincent De Paul society. The church is currently taking…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - Covid-19 cases in Hamilton County appear to be on the decline but community leaders say it doesn’t mean we can let our guards down. It’s been three weeks since the holidays and Covid-19 cases are steadily…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Every winter, hundreds of volunteers gather to help lay wreaths at the Chattanooga National Cemetery to honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country. On Saturday, those wreaths were retired. The removal of the wreaths…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Bradley County Sheriff Deputies are getting an upgrade! Patrol deputies were fitted with brand new body cameras. All deputies have been trained on the new equipment. Officials…
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Larry King has died at age 87 after a half-century in broadcasting that included interviews with presidents, movie stars and ordinary Joes. His production company tweeted that he died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Planned Parenthood clinic in Tennessee has closed for the weekend after someone fired a shotgun at its doors. Media outlets report the Knoxville clinic was unoccupied at the time of the shooting and no one…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A magistrate judge will allow the release of a Tennessee man who carried flexible plastic handcuffs around the U.S. Capitol during the recent raid by Trump supporters. The Tennessean reports that Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Frensley determined…
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden pledged in his inaugural address to level with the American people - and the message from his first three days in office has been nothing if not grim and grimmer. He has painted a…