TENNESSEE (WDEF) - With sports betting now legal in the state of Tennessee, a locally owned business is throwing their hat into the ring. Action 24/7 is a Nashville based sportsbook company that allows Tennessee residents over the age of 21…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Over the last week, temperatures have been in the low 30s- and with more cold weather predicted, it's time to warm up your home, without breaking your budget. EPB officials say that there are a few simple…
Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 7500 Block of Irongate Drive to a shooting incident.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have charged a suspect in a fatal shooting on Lightfoot Mill Road last week. Officers found the body of 29 year old Randy Williams around 1:30 PM on Wednesday, December 2nd. They have charged 25…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A medical manufacturing company is opening a new facility in Chattanooga. According state officials, Confluent Medical is planning on moving into an around 46,000 square foot facility that once housed Mahindra Tractors in the Centre South…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF)-“From everything I've seen so far the vaccines are safe they are all an activated vaccines which means they're not going to make you sick with the coronavirus.” There are several myths surrounding the COVID-19 Vaccine such as it…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - A high school in Bradley County is changing class plans for the rest of the week. Bradley Central is moving to virtual learning for Thursday and Friday. The school is struggling to find staff to cover…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is extending a mask order until Jan. 22 as the state experiences a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Alabama this week hit a record for the number of people in state…
Crew repairing a water line dug into the gas line
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - As Americans desperately wait for the passage of new COVID-19 relief legislation, the White House has submitted its own proposal. This comes after Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle such as Mitch McConnell and…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County has hit a couple of Covid-19 milestones this week, faster than hoped. On Wednesday, the Health Department reported 6 new deaths from Covid-19, which puts the total at the 200 mark. The last two weeks…
Atlanta (AP) - Republicans in Georgia’s state Senate are calling for an end to absentee voting without cause and want to ban ballot drop boxes. The effort comes after an increase in mail voting helped propel Democrat Joe Biden to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - On Tuesday, The Chattanooga City Council approved $1.7 million in one-time bonuses for city employees. The council then voted 5-4 to hold up on $800,000 in special appropriations to several city agencies. The $2.5 million came to…
DUNLAP, Tenn (WDEF) - Dunlap police have contracted with a retired homicide investigator to help solve two missing person cases from 2018. Matthew Tyler Henry was last seen in April of 2018 and shortly after, in June, Tiffany Holbert went missing. …
Walker County Sheriff deputies are tracking down the suspects involved with 5 dogs being abused.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A COVID vaccine hasn't been approved by the FDA quite yet, but when it becomes available to the entire public, not everyone is set on getting it right away or at all. "I'll be one of…
FORT OGLETHORPE, Georgia (WDEF) - Fort Oglethorpe Police are asking for your help in catching a bank robber. The robbery happened around 4:45 PM at the Wells Fargo Bank on Battlefield Parkway. They have a security photo of the suspect…
DAYTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Rhea County Sheriff released details on a drug raid in Dayton last week. They executed a search warrant on Polk Avenue on Thursday. They say officers found a variety of drugs, including crack cocaine, heroin/fentanyl…
ATLANTA (WDEF) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation offered an update on Tuesday on their involvement on election cases. A spokesperson says their officials met with members of the Secretary of State's office on Tuesday. The SOS asked their help…
RALEIGH, North Carolina (WDEF) - North Carolina is heading for new coronavirus rules beginning on Friday night. Governor Roy Cooper doesn't use the term "curfew" but his new stay-at-home order is very similar. You must stay at home between 10PM…
Senator Jeff Mullis from Chickamauga is one of them
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Bradley County school system has announced the death of long time educator and board member Jerry Frazier. Just last night, the Cleveland School Board asked for prayers for him since he was being treated in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- Starting Wednesday, you should see less traffic in front of the Alstom COVID-19 testing site. The Heath Department will start using a new entrance directly across from the Southeast Tennessee development district. Heath department Administrator Becky Barnes said…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Gov. Brian Kemp says Georgia should begin distributing coronavirus vaccines before the end of next week, though most people won't get shots for several more months. The Republican governor told a news conference Tuesday that health…