By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee’s GOP-dominant Legislature has approved a contentious plan for a drastic overhaul of the state’s Medicaid program. On Friday, the House followed the Senate's vote a day before…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police officers shot a woman this morning at a motel on Lee Highway. Police were called to the motel for a stabbing call. They two women were in the locked room when they arrived around 7:30.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- As COVID cases rise and unemployment is also back on the rise, President-Elect Joe Biden unveiled his $1.9 trillion COVID Economic Relief Bill. "About almost 70% of the US economy is consumer spending," said Barnett and Company Vice…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Travelers boarding flights to Washington, D.C., ahead of the inauguration may not be allowed to check firearms on several airlines. Increases security measures have also been added on all carriers. United Airlines, Southwest, American Airlines, Spirit, Frontier and…
DALTON , GA (WDEF) - The City of Dalton and Whitfield County are teaming up to open a Covid-19 vaccination site. Whitfield county and the city of Dalton’s drive-thru vaccination site will open Monday, January 18th and January 20th at 10…
The Justice Department’s internal watchdog says it will investigate how the department and its agencies prepared for and responded to last week’s riots at the U.S. Capitol.
VARNELL, Georgia (WDEF) - Whether you're in a big city or a small village, the job of responding to emergencies is much the same. We're lucky to be able to call on these law enforcement officers, firefighters and E-M-S personnel. In…
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. (WDEF) - Blue Ridge Police Chief Johnny Scearce will be in a rehab facility for two weeks before finally heading home. He spent 94 days in the hospital. Chief Scearce had stayed active and had no underlying…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Investigators said an Alabama man has been arrested and charged with taking part in last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol. Prosecutors say the man - Joshua Mathew Black of Leeds, Alabama - was charged Thursday…
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CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have made an arrest in an overnight fatality. But the victim and the suspect are anything but ordinary. Officers were called to a home on Eastwood Drive right off of Jersey Pike around 2:45 AM.…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - Data from the Tennessee Department of Health’s Drug Overdose Reporting System suggests the distribution of the second coronavirus relief package may result in a spike in opioid overdoses. According to the Hamilton County Coalition, opioid overdoses…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - Love’s Arm outreach is a local non profit organization that helps human trafficking victims safely find a way out. Human trafficking is everywhere, even here in Hamilton County and officials say that Chattanooga is a very…
SODDY-DAISY, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Soddy-Daisy man is in Hamilton county jail charged with criminal homicide in the death of a 6-month-old baby girl. The crime happened last September. Twenty nine year old Seth Jones had told officers the baby…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is defending his record fighting the COVID-19 pandemic while highlighting a strong economy and promising $1,000 bonuses for teachers. Kemp's State of the State speech Thursday was shadowed by Georgia’s soaring COVID-19 death…
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Georgia- As COVID-19 deaths and cases continue to rise the Whitfield County Commissioner’s repealed a mask in county buildings. "It was just unbelievable to me," said former Commissioner Chairman Lynn Laughter. Back on December 17th, the Whitfield County…
NASHVILLE, TN (WDEF) - The number of new unemployment claims in Tennessee since March 15, the start of the pandemic, topped the one million mark last week. There have been 1,002,908 claims since mid-March. New unemployment claims in Tennessee increased…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A statue of country music icon Dolly Parton could be added to the Capitol grounds in Nashville, Tennessee, if one state lawmaker gets his way. Democratic Rep. John Mark Windle introduced a bill Tuesday that aims…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - COVID-19 vaccinations remain in demand in Hamilton County. The health department has been vaccinating people, and its rollout has not been easy. "The rollout here locally started off without long lines and early closures until…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dalton City Public Schools reported the highest number of coronavirus cases, with 81, after students and staff return from winter break. Currently around 20 percent of students are enrolled online. The school system expects another 4…
TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A Lookout Valley driver has been charged after a high speed chase in northwest Georgia on Tuesday. It started after 3PM, when Eric Tyra's car shot by Dade County deputies on Highway 299 near the Tennessee…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Election Commission voted today to make Scott Allen to new administrator of elections. The former assistant took over after administrator Kerry Steelman was fired last fall. Allen ran the November elections. “Mr. Allen was…
ATLANTA (AP) - A statue of the late congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis could soon represent Georgia in the National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol. A bipartisan resolution introduced Wednesday in the Georgia House seeks to replace…