CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Union Gospel Mission is no stranger to helping out those in need. Today they distributed clothes, goody bags, and Christmas dinners to the needy – one of three holidays a year that they give back…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- Erlanger hospital COVID staff got a free holiday meal Wednesday to say thanks for all their hard work. McGriff Insurance donated 350 meals Erlanger's COVID staff. McGriff regional director John Sorrow said it was an easy decision because…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- Despite health warning holiday travel has already set a new record for business weekend of the Pandemic Health experts said Thanksgiving travel has been confirmed as a reason for the uptick in COVID cases. Now health experts fear a…
Volkswagen is recalling over 105,000 Beetles with faulty Takata front driver’s air bags that can explode and hurl shrapnel.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The victim of an East Chattanooga shooting last month has died. 36 year old Deed Carroll was shot at 1900 Maple Hills Way on November 19th. Police charged Markious Sims with that shooting a couple of weeks…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee official says the state expects to start receiving 90,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines a week going forward. Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey made the comments Tuesday, as the state continued to try to fend off…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - After signalling that he would sign whatever compromise deal Congress came up with for Covid-19, he now is rejecting it. The President announced tonight that the package is "much different than anticipated." He calls it a…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department got their first batch of Moderna Covid-19 vaccines on Tuesday. They got 1,500 doses today and expect more tomorrow. They will begin giving the vaccines to on Wednesday in the following categories:…
The Hamilton County Election Commission rejected a petition to include a police oversight board on the March 2021 ballot in Chattanooga because of signature issues.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga pulmonary specialist Mike Czarnecki was one of the thousands of Tennessee medical workers to receive the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine this weekend. Aside from running his regular practice, Czarnecki also runs a clinic in Hixson to…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Bradley County investigators have charged a man with attempted murder after a bizarre confrontation today between house mates. Michael Park and another man lived together at a home on McClanahan Drive near Highway 60 toward Georgetown.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - On Tuesday, veterans are helping out other veterans with a Christmas food drive. Going on all day, veterans can pick up a box of food that includes everything that’s needed for a Christmas meal. The boxes…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Hamilton County is currently reporting 3,900 active coronavirus cases and a total 247 deaths and the numbers are still climbing. With the county still struggling to recover from the Thanksgiving surge, the Covid-19 task force now has…
2020 will go down as the deadliest year in U.S. history, with deaths topping 3 million for the first time.
Tennessee's Medicaid program says health information belonging to up to about 3,300 patients were mailed to the wrong addresses.
"I cannot support nearly $2.4 trillion in spending that will make recovery even harder."
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has become one of the first governors to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. She received the first of the two-shot Pfizer vaccine at a Montgomery hospital on Monday, a move aimed at building…
MCDONALD, Tennessee (WDEF) - A car travelling on Lee Highway Monday evening flipped into a small pond. It happened in the McDonald community at White Oak Valley Circle near the Bradley County line around 7:30. Tri-Community volunteers found the car…
The state sends out 8,000 warning letters.
The order, which limits public gatherings to a maximum of 10 people if social distancing is not possible, does not effect restaurants, bars, or places of worship.
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Give a man a pie and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to cook, and he might make it a career. It's a recipe for success that Howard is serving up in its…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - CVS Health says they will begin to administer COVID-19 vaccines at more than 40,000 long-term care facilities across the country. The vaccinations will begin on December 28th in 415 skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in Tennessee. …
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The clock is ticking, and Christmas is right around the corner. At this point, two things may be happening. You’ve –a) put off buying some of your gifts or b) you’re wondering “what if they don’t like…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - A local nonprofit organization received an early Christmas gift recently. Bethel Bible Village in Hixson was awarded the Truist Lighthouse Project grant, allowing them to buy 13 new appliances. The appliances ranged from anything such as…