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Mayor Coppinger has advice for sports fans this fall

Chattanooga and Hamilton county, like most other communities are moving toward opening sporting events despite the coronavirus pandemic. Hamilton county mayor Jim Coppinger was on News 12 this morning with a strong reminder on attending those events. "It's extremely important…

MORE CLEANING MEASURE IN HAMILTON CO. SCHOOLS

In an effort to prevent more school shut downs, the school district is changing their procedure from reactive to proactive -Hiring Service Management Systems to disinfect during school hours.

Pickup crashes into lobby of medical office

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A large pickup crashed into the lobby of a medical office Thursday morning in Chattanooga. The F-250 pickup went into the waiting room area of the Center for Oral Facial Implants Surgery on Shallowford Road. Luckily, no…

Chattanooga Zoo extends hours for Safari Nights

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Zoo has now extended their hours every Thursday for the month of September.  Zoo officials say the hours have been extended to 8 pm, that's three hours past their normal closing time.  The Zoo says…

Lottery CEO: Tennessee sports betting to start by Nov. 1

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Lottery's leader expects the state's first online-only sportsbooks to go live no later than Nov. 1. At a board meeting Wednesday, Lottery CEO Rebecca Hargrove said four operators have submitted completed applications to date.…

Murder Suspect arrested in East Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have arrested the suspect they were hunting for in a murder earlier in the week. 25 year old Donald Troutwine was killed in the shooting on 15th Avenue near Rossville on Monday night. On Tuesday,…

Longer Quarantines for Covid-19

If a person in a home is exposed to covid-19, everyone in the household will become a Covid-19 case and undergo a 10 day isolation.

Tennesseans Facing Evictions

The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga wants to assist people in their time of need if they are in danger of losing their home.

Tennessee commemorates ratification of 19th amendment

MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The State of Tennessee commemorated the ratification of the 19th amendment through a reenactment of the historic vote on its 100th anniversary at the state capitol Tuesday. "It's really a remembrance and a recognition of…

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