SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - More Californians than ever are dying from the coronavirus -- 525 every day. And with the number expected to keep climbing, state officials said Friday they are sending more refrigerated trailers to act as makeshift morgues.…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The National Rifle Association has filed for bankruptcy protection and will seek to incorporate in Texas instead of New York. The announcement Friday comes months after New York’s attorney general sued the NRA over claims that…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - A small fire tonight at the PIE Innovation Center created no significant damage. Fire officials say it happened on the roof of the building around 5:30 PM. But firefighters got to it quickly and put it…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A man is killed after a pickup truck collides with his motorcycle. Chattanooga Police say the accident happened around 3:30 this afternoon on Lake Resort Drive. A 69 year man on a Yamaha made a left turn…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Crews are searching for a missing boater Friday evening in Chickamauga Lake. Three people were on the boat that overturned near the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant around 5:30. Rescuers found a man on the shore and another woman…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - We have updates on the Covid-19 vaccines Friday afternoon for Hamilton County, Whitfield County and Sand Mountain. HAMILTON The Hamilton County Health Department has new information about people who need their SECOND DOSE of the vaccine. This…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Tragedy struck in the early morning on Thursday as Chattanooga Police were dispatched to a home on Eastwood Drive right off of Jersey Pike. At around 2:45am, police found a 12-year-old girl stabbed to death, suffering…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Social Media companies and law enforcement have been on high alert in recent weeks. Social media posts, text messages and other forms of communication have been circulating about the inauguration nationwide. Terms like martial law and the…
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…