How Does a Second Recount Impact Georgia Taxpayers?
"Some of these smaller counties are already struggling. Their tax collections are down and we need that emergency covid bill that the house has passed back in May to help counties and cities."
Senator Alexander urges President Trump to allow transition
"When you are in public life, people remember the last thing you do.”
Local Clinic Treating COVID-19 Patients With Long Term Symptoms
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - For some patients, recovering from COVID-19 can be a long and grueling process. While there are some COVID cases that recover in two to six weeks after infection, there are also those who take much longer…
Tennessee bill would expand coronavirus vaccine exemptions
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee would no longer prohibit parents from refusing vaccinations of their children under a newly filed proposal as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. Tennessee law currently allows parents to cite several exemptions to not immunize their…
Court: Tennessee can enforce Down syndrome abortion ban
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that Tennessee can begin outlawing abortions because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. The ruling Friday also said Tennessee can prohibit an abortion if it’s based on the race…
"Drive By Gratefull" food drive
A Dalton organization is still giving out food this Thanksgiving despite COVID cancelling its annual Thanksgiving Day buffet. Last year, Believe Greater Dalton had its inaugural grateful community meal in Downtown Dalton. COVID made a buffet impossible this year, but…
Whitfield County has Georgia's highest COVID-19 outbreak
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Tennessee- Whitfield County has Georgia's highest COVID-19 outbreak over the days two weeks based on new cases per 100,000 people. "We just lost one of our five commissioners last week, Rodger Crossen, he died last Tuesday with COVID,"…
TECH BYTE: Apps to Help with Thanksgiving Prep
Let's look at how tech can help you prepare for Thanksgiving.
GM to recall 7M vehicles globally to replace Takata air bags
General Motors will recall and repair nearly 6 million big pickup trucks and SUVs equipped with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.
Construction Road Closures Suspended for Thanksgiving Weekend
Construction road closures will be suspended in both Tennessee and Georgia for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Woman Shot on East 13th Street Sunday Night
A woman was shot Sunday evening on East 13th Street in Chattanooga.
FDA allows emergency use of antibody drug Trump received
U.S. health officials have allowed emergency use of a second antibody drug to help the immune system fight COVID-19. It's an experimental medicine that President Donald Trump was given when he was sickened last month. The Food and Drug Administration…
Hundreds of thousands at Honduras' shelters after hurricanes
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) - Shelters for people whose homes were flooded or damaged by hurricanes Eta and Iota in Honduras are now so crowded that thousands of victims have taken refuge under highway overpasses or bridges. The Red…
Man dies in shark attack in Western Australia
SYDNEY (AP) - A man has died after being attacked by a shark in Western Australia, the eighth fatality in the county this year. Police were called to Cable Beach, a popular tourist spot on Australia’s Indian Ocean coast, at…
Nevada facing double-bind of rising cases, limping economy
LAS VEGAS (AP) - As the coronavirus surges to record levels in Nevada, the governor has implored residents to stay home. But Democrat Steve Sisolak has also encouraged out-of-state visitors, the lifeblood of Nevada’s limping economy, to come to his…
Judge throws out Trump bid to stop PA vote certification
A federal judge in Pennsylvania says he won’t stop officials from certifying election results that show Democrat Joe Biden winning the state by more than 80,000 votes. U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann on Saturday turned down the request by President…
Loeffler quarantining after mixed COVID test results
ATLANTA (AP) - U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler is quarantining after receiving mixed results from recent coronavirus tests. A spokesperson for the Georgia senator's campaign says in a statement Saturday night that Loeffler took two rapid COVID tests on Friday morning…
Chatty's grand opening in honor of Woodmore crash victims
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Diamound Brown's son was one of the boys that were killed in that crash. Today, she reopened her restaurant Chatty's in memory of her son and the five other lives that were lost that day. Diamound Brown…
Arrest made in Grundy County overdose case
GRUNDY, CO. Tenn. (WDEF)- The Grundy County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in connection to an overdose death last May. According to the Sheriff's office, Jessie Murray from Tracy City is charged with one count of second degree murder…
Early morning house fire in Highland Park
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Chattanooga fire department is investigating a fire that happened early Saturday morning. According to the fire department, the fire happened in the 2000 block of Bennett Avenue. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they found flames…
Spokesman: Trump's eldest son tests positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) - A spokesman says President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., has been infected with the coronavirus. The spokesman says the younger Trump learned his diagnosis earlier this week, has no symptoms and has been quarantining. Trump…
Contestant dies after completing "Wipeout" obstacle course
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A contestant on “Wipeout” has died after completing the game show’s obstacle course. The Los Angeles County coroner's office said Friday that the man in his 30s was declared dead at a hospital Wednesday. Neither the…
Trump makes late-term bid to lower prescription drug costs
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration is trying to close out major unfinished business on lowering prescription drug costs. Two regulations issued Friday promise savings for Medicare recipients. One would tie payments for drugs administered in a doctor's office…
NY's Cuomo to receive International Emmy for virus briefings
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to soon receive an International Emmy award for his once-daily televised briefings on the coronavirus pandemic that killed tens of thousands of New Yorkers this spring. The International Academy…