DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Councilman Derek Waugh is resigning his position in Dalton this summer. He is moving to Atlanta to start a new job as athletic director at the Marist School. Waugh graduated from Marist in 1989. He has…
HIXSON, Tennessee- A freeze warning is in effect tonight and with that, a local Garden Center shows how it’s keeping its plants safe and how you can too. Well in here there’s no problem. We have heat, we have doors,…
Greg Robinson recalls his neighbors' yard being submerged in water about 7 times in the last 15 years.
She came up with the scheme, he fired
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - Local officials want to encourage people who make multiple COVID-19 vaccination appointments to cancel the ones they don’t need-immediately after receiving their shot. The number of “no shows” for vaccination appointments with the Bradley County Health…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's General Assembly ended its 2021 session Wednesday, with lawmakers acting on the state budget, a rewrite of the state's citizen's arrest law and many other proposals as they worked until midnight. Some key proposals had already…
GEORGIA (WDEF) - It’s something that happens all too often. People get packages shipped right to their front doors and before they can even claim them - they’re stolen by thieves. But now, a new bill is hoping to deter…
Chattanooga firefighters responded to a residential fire in East Lake Thursday morning.
The only roadway still closed Thursday afternoon is Davidson Road at Gunbarrel Road.
Roy Williams, who led the University of North Carolina to three NCAA championships, is retiring after 33 seasons.
New unemployment claims in Tennessee stayed below 8,000 for the fourth straight time with 7,598 last week.
Wildlife officials are offering a $10,000 reward in their investigation into the killing of a bald eagle in West Tennessee.
MASHESTER, Tennessee (WDEF) - After taking a year and a half off because of the pandemic, the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is returning on the first weekend in September. Tickets went on sale on Wednesday as the festival announced…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama’s decades-old ban on yoga in public schools could stay in place a little longer. A bill that would allow yoga in schools stalled Wednesday in the Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee. During a hearing, two conservative…
ATLANTA (WDEF) - Georgia's Governor is ending many of the restrictions imposed against Covid-19. Governor Kemp signed an executive order on Wednesday that goes into affect on April 8th. It ends the ban on large gatherings. It also reduces distance…
It might take a little bit longer for it to dry out this time."
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A northwest Georgia man has entered a guilty plea in a Police chase that caused one of his passengers to burn to death. It happened a year and a half ago on East 38th Street. Fort Oglethorpe…
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police report that two women were shot just after midnight in Brainerd. It happened at the Rosemont Apartments on Tunnel Boulevard. Witnesses say people were arguing outside which led to gunfire. The victims were 23 and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Since the rollout of the various COVID-19 vaccines now available to an increasing number of Americans, there have been those who remain skeptical about the vaccines’ effectiveness. Thanks to a collaboration with the Ad Council and…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The state of Tennessee is prosecuting a Rossville woman for signing up for TennCare health benefits. The Office of Inspector General says 23 year old Tracy Farthing claimed to live in Tennessee to claim health insurance benefits.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga announced the grand opening of their new mechatronics lab. Mechatronics is a branch of engineering that focuses on both electrical and mechanical systems and also includes a combination of robotics, electronics,…
As the majority of Americans become eligible for the coronavirus vaccine, there is a warning from health leaders that the nation could be on the brink of yet another wave. So why are cases on the rise, when vaccines are available to almost everyone?
The American Red Cross and disaster responders from across Tennessee continue to support recovery efforts for residents impacted by a fire at Patten Towers in Chattanooga.