RED BANK, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee American Water started work today to replace mains on James and Ashmore Avenues in Red Bank. The project involves replacing pipe installed in the 1920s with 6-inch diameter mains. The project…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia is cutting off a federal unemployment program that provides a $300-a-week boost to people on the jobless rolls as June 26. The state is also cutting off programs that pay federal money to people not usually…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Two men from Atlanta have been charged in a fatal shooting in Dalton. On Christmas Eve, Jordan McDougle from Cartersville, was dropped off at hospital in Calhoun with a gunshot wound. He would died later from…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton county District Attorney General Neal Pinkston responded today to a published report that he has married an employee and is her supervisor. The afternoon news release from Pinkston confirms his marriage to Melydia Clewell, listed as…
NEW HOPE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI has issued an Endangered Child Alert for a 13 year old girl from Marion County. Jaylei Shyenne Smith is 5’8”, 160 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Family members say the New…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The I-75/I-24 Modification Project has been underway for the last two years. Now Phase one is almost complete while Phase 2 is just entering the planning phase. Currently TDOT is still in Phase 1…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is easing indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, allowing them to safely stop wearing masks inside in most places.
McDonald’s is raising pay at 650 company-owned stores in the U.S. as part of its push to hire thousands of new workers in a tight labor market.
Chattanooga Police arrested a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman Tuesday morning at 6th Avenue Court.
The Moon River Festival announces the lineup for their post-Covid comeback in September.
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ, BEN FINLEY and TOM FOREMAN, JR. Associated Press CLEMMONS, N.C. (AP) - The nation’s largest fuel pipeline restarted operations, days after it was forced to shut down by a gang of hackers. The disruption…
DAYTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - There's a major search going on in the Pocket Wilderness of Rhea county. According to Investigator Rocky Potter of the Rhea county sheriff's office, there are 6 teams looking for Curtis Dustin Williams of North Carolina,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- The Chattanooga Police Department and Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office have completed their 280 miles cycling tour to honor those who died in the line of duty. "Why am I doing this? And I’m quite certain…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - An audit by the Tennessee Comptroller's Office has lead to an indictment of a PTO treasurer in East Tennessee. Jennifer Letner worked for the Parent Teacher Organization at Tellico Plains Elementary School during the 2018-19 school year.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Chattanooga is one of many cities across the country that is helping the homeless community get vaccinated. But, mistrust towards the vaccine is creating some delay within the process. The Salvation Army of the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Governors Lee’s decision to end all federally funded pandemic unemployment programs is his latest push to get Tennesseans back into the workforce. Federal pandemic unemployment programs set to end on July 3 include the…
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (WDEF) - The I-40 bridge from Memphis to Arkansas has been shutdown after inspectors found a major crack. It was found by the two-year inspection of the bridge by the state of Arkansas. When inspectors spotted the crack…
State and federal officials are scrambling to find alternate routes to deliver gasoline in the Southeast U.S. after more than 1,000 gas stations are running out of fuel.
Mobile-only sports betting has brought in $18.5 million in privilege tax revenue over the first six months that wagers have been accepted.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee will soon become the latest state to require certain medical providers to cremate or bury fetal remains from surgical abortions under legislation recently signed by Republican Gov. Bill Lee. Roughly 10 other Republican-majority states have…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - People leaving the military will get a little help re-adjusting to civilian life under an initiative that includes a local trucking company. It's called the U.S. Army Partnership for youth Success or "Pays Program".…
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WDEF) - Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announces a million dollar grant for vocational training in Fort Payne. The money will go toward a new vocational center at Fort Payne High School. It will train students in careers like…
TBI UPDATE: Lilybet Boyd has been found safe in Montgomery County, after authorities located the vehicle mentioned in the alert. The baby is safe and a suspect is currently in custody. _______ OLIVER SPRINGS, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI has…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A short section of Signal Mountain Road has been reduced down to one lane starting today. EPB will be replacing a transmission pole as part of our routine maintenance schedule. The work is expected…