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Bud's under investigation for New Year's Eve events

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County authorities are investigating a popular local bar, after the County Health Department received several complaints. Photos taken on New Year's Eve appear to folks at Bud's Sports Bar not wearing masks. Neither Bud's nor the…

Local Doctors React To New COVID Strain Found In Four States

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that the new COVID-19 strain that was detected in the state after first being identified in the U.K. could be a game changer, calling it highly problematic. The variant…

Walker County receives first round of Covid-19 vaccines

WALKER COUNTY, Ga (WDEF) - The Georgia Department of Public Health confirms that Walker County has now received its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine. Officials confirm Walker County did not receive their vaccines on time and they are still…

Covid-19 Task Force and Vaccine Distribution

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Currently, Hamilton County is vaccinating phases 1a1, 1a2, and residents that are 75 years and older. On Tuesday, January 5th, residents with the last name beginning with A - K and who qualify, were able to receive…

President Trump campaigns in Dalton

DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - President Trump returned to Dalton Monday night to boost turnout for Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue in Tuesday's runoff in Georgia. His second wife, Marla Maples, was from Dalton. Senator Loeffler joined the President in…

Northeast Alabama mourns 30 year Sheriff veteran

FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office in northeast Alabama is the latest law enforcement agency to lose a member to Covid-19. The Office announced the passing of Senior Lieutenant Jeff Bain on Sunday. ______ From the…

Watch President Trump Rally in Georgia

[cbsn] DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Watch President Trump's election stop in Dalton this evening on behalf of Georgia senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. President Trump should speak around 9PM.

Local Business Owner Hospitalized with Covid-19

DALTON, Ga (WDEF) - Co-owner of Dalton Distillery, Raymond Butler, has been hospitalized with Covid-19 since early December. Butler remains on a ventilator and has been placed  in a medically induced coma to help his body rest. “It's been 22 days…

Chattanooga Sees Record Camping Numbers Despite Pandemic

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Despite a global pandemic shutting down businesses and forcing Americans to stay inside for months on end, record numbers of people flocked to Tennessee state parks throughout 2020. In fact, according to the Tennessee Department of…

Chattanoogan wins $50,000 Powerball

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- One lucky Chattanoogan is 50 thousand dollars richer. The lucky person won Saturday night's drawing by matching four of the five white numbers drawn plus the red Powerball. The winning ticket was purchased at Browns Ferry Food…

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