RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF)- Pro-wrestler Paul Lee is up against the ropes. Lee is being investigated for voter fraud. According to Georgia Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, Lee allegedly tried to buy votes by offering a free meal to any voter…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - EPB is notifying customers that their fiber TV packages are going up beginning in April. -- $2 for Bronze package -- $7 for Silver package -- $9 for Gold package All other services will remain unchanged. Officials…
The United States has returned to the Paris climate accord. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says climate change and science diplomacy “can never again be ‘add-ons’ in our foreign policy discussions.” World leaders are applauding Friday's formal return to the…
LONDON (AP) - Buckingham Palace has confirmed that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will not be returning to royal duties, and Harry will give up his honorary military titles. Harry and Meghan stepped away from full-time royal life in…
NEW YORK (AP) - Efforts to vaccinate Americans against COVID-19 have been stymied by a series of winter storms and outages in parts of the country not used to extreme cold weather. Snow and ice have hobbled transportation hubs and…
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kim Kardashian West has filed for divorce from Kanye West after 6 1/2 years of marriage. Court records show Kardashian filed for divorce Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court. The impending end of “Kimye” brings a…
Meteorologists started warning about this week's killer cold as much as three weeks in advance, yet catastrophe still happened. National Weather Service officials point to lengthy and accurate forecasts with clear messages. But experts in weather and disaster say it…
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The long delayed trial in the case of female players against the U.S. Soccer Federation has been pushed back from March 9 to June 15 by U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner due to the unavailability…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will order flags to be flown at half-staff when conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh's body is laid to rest. The governor made his announcement during a press conference on…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Air Force says a military training jet has crashed near an Alabama airport. An Air Force statement said a T-38 trainer aircraft crashed Friday. The aircraft was assigned to the 14th Flying Training Wing at…
SUMMERVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - Attorney Bobby Lee Cook came from a small community in northwest Georgia, but his fame spread much further. He died on Friday at his mountain home in Cloudland, Georgia in Chattooga County. Cook was 94 years…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- Multiple people are supporting a Hamilton County School Bus Driver on Facebook the bus driver said he was fired for a post asking why school wasn’t delayed. Jonathan McKenney posted on Facebook questioning why school wasn’t delayed despite…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The Whitfield County Sheriff's office has arrested a suspect for a shooting Friday morning. It happened in the early morning hours on West Nance Springs Road, just off of I 75 between Resaca and Dalton. A…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee- "We need to get vaccines to them, so we can get as many people vaccinated as possible," said Pharmacist Jacob Standefer. A COVID variant has been confirmed in Hamilton County. Jacob Standefer with Access Family Pharmacy said…
DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF) - Rhea County is preparing to open their new state of the art justice center. In 2017, News 12 took a visit inside of the current Rhea County jail where they were having an overcrowding problem. The…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - “As it came down to our decision it was just about our signing back up and we just weren’t in a position to be able to do that.” It was a difficult decision to make. After…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - We are now in tax season, even though the IRS delayed the start date this year until February 15th. It's called the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program or VITA The Urban League of Chattanooga is offering to…
Police say a Tennessee toddler has been fatally shot by another child who was able to access an unsecured firearm.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - A school bus driver working Hamilton County School routes said he was fired after posting his opinion on Facebook Thursday morning. Jonathan McKenney made a comment on Hamilton County Schools’ Facebook post about opening school…
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ATLANTA (AP) - Republican lawmakers in Georgia’s state House have introduced a sweeping election bill that would place limits on absentee voting and ban counties from holding early voting on Sundays. That day is popular among Black churchgoers who vote…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Motorists should brace themselves. Not just because of possible slick road conditions, but also for the possibility of increased gas prices. As of Monday, AAA reported that gas increased at least 5 cents since last week. That…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Dolly Parton is asking Tennessee lawmakers to withdraw a bill that would erect a statue of her on the Capitol grounds in Nashville. In a statement released Thursday, Parton says that given current events, she doesn't…
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee- Collegedale fired its Director of Parks and Recreation, Traci Bennett-Hobek. Collegedale Commissioner Ethan White said he doesn’t know the full details of the firing but it is within city manager, Ted Rodgers, power to do so. "The city…