DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Demonstrators marched against it, and supporters petitioned to keep it. Now, after months of controversy, the statue of General Joseph E. Johnston, will move from downtown Dalton. The confederate general led southern forces at the battle…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County School District announces some changes. Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson announces school re-openings. This afternoon they gathered at CSAS. The school system is currently in phase 2. According to Dr. Johnson, starting next week K-5…
CLEVELAND, Tenn (WDEF) - Students at Cleveland City Schools returned to in-person class five days a week on Monday. Cleveland City School officials say they have been making decisions about how students learn based on the number of COVID-19 cases in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Since the pandemic began, masks have been a staple in keeping us safe and healthy-but is one enough? For the last 11 months, persuading everyone to wear a mask has been a challenge. And now, with a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Throughout the pandemic, many of Chattanooga’s local restaurants have struggled to get by. And now, nearly eleven months in, things are just as tough as ever. With indoor dining restrictions and many reliant on takeout and…
“There is a great deal of dissatisfaction with the way that the city of Chattanooga and Hamilton County goes about approaching the black churches here in Chattanooga”
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal magistrate judge has ruled that the mother of a Tennessee man who authorities say carried flexible plastic handcuffs during the riot at the U.S. Capitol can be released from custody. Lisa Eisenhart is accused…
TRENTON, GA (WDEF) - When graduates of Dade Elementary are asked to name a teacher they will always remember, Lori Case's name pops up quite often. She's been known to make Math more interesting by adding pumpkin tasting to the…
Trader Joe's is one step closer to expanding to Chattanooga! The Chattanooga City Council will be voting on the certificate of compliance from the company tonight at 6PM. The certificate will allow Trader Joe's to sell beer and wine in…
Bradley county mayor expressed frustration over the limited number of vaccines given each day. Currently, the county is doing daily COVID-19 testing half the day and the other half vaccinations. According to the Mayor, this is significantly limiting the number…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office has charged a northeast Alabama man with sex abuse of a child under 12. The suspect is 55 year old Adan Hernandez Ballesteros from Fort Payne. Sheriff Nick Welden says…
Users across the northeast U.S. reported widespread internet outages Tuesday.
Hikers are being told to postpone plans to hike the entire length of the Appalachian Trail this year due to COVID-19.
Officials say a tornado killed a teenager who was huddling with his family in the basement of their Alabama home Monday night.
FORT OGLETHORPE, Georgia (WDEF) - After the Park Lake Apartments in Fort Oglethorpe caught fire over the weekend, its neighbor, Brainerd Baptist linked up with Red Cross. "The Red Cross basically needed a place to be able to utilize spots that…
“one-time funds for one filled executive position” to pay former insurance commissioner Jim Beck who was indicted soon after taking office.
Valmont Industries plans to bring 65 more jobs to Jasper area.
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…