DALTON, Geogia (WDEF) - Judges in Whitfield and Murray Counties are preparing to open up their courts again in a few weeks. When that happens, you can expect to have your temperature taken and be quizzed about how you feel…
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - Management at the Roper Plant in LaFayette have informed workers that one of their team members has tested positive for Covid-19. The letter says the worker has been home for the last 10 days. It says…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Senior residents of the Chattanooga Housing Authority were able to participate in free Coronavirus testing. Last weekend, the Chattanooga Housing Authority postponed their free COVID-19 testing to next week. But today, with the help of CHI Memorial,…
Trails and roads reopening to public, but many centers are still closed.
GRUNDY COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - The Grundy County Sheriff's Office is concerned about a recent uptick in drug overdoses and drug related deaths. The Sheriff’s office is investigating 3 overdose deaths, 6 reported overdoses and 2 unreported overdoses since late April.…
It's not panic time yet, but there is a trend we can see for the week.
(AP) - The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning doctors about a rare but serious condition in children linked with the coronavirus. In an alert issued Thursday, the CDC called the condition multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.…
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Attorneys for two white men accused in the shooting death of a black man they pursued through a subdivision in coastal Georgia city are asking for people not to rush to judgment. Gregory and Travis McMichael,…
He is the third inmate to die after contracting the virus at the privately run Trousdale Turner Correctional Center.
ROME, Georgia (WDEF) - Investigators need your help with a homicide investigation in Rome, Georgia. Two women were found dead under the Etowah bridge on Wednesday. Investigators identified them as 19-year-old Vanita Richardson, and 31-year-old Trevena Campbell, both of Rome.…
COVID-19 testing makes big news these days, but that's not the only major health issue facing people with limited resources.
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - Walker County Commissioner Shannon Whitfield and Sheriff Steve Wilson unveiled the county's first community street light project on Wednesday. It's an effort to improve public safety in northern Walker County, according to the two leaders. The…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Finally, some good news for Carolina Vargas. She is the Uber driver who leaped out of her SUV to escape a carjacking in Whitfield County. She picked up Christopher Miller in Nashville to drive him to Cleveland.…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - Law enforcement conducted a massive search on Wednesday morning near where a body was spotted on Tuesday in northeast Alabama. A contractor working on a home near Mentone on Lookout Mountain first spotted it in…
Some Tennessee restaurants are changing styles to reopen under guidelines
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - At Catoosa Baptist Tabernacle, the decision has been made to close in-person services. A Northwest Georgia Health District spokesperson says they’re investigating three COVID-19 cases associated with the church. It’s not the first time the…
The latest unemployment claims for the week of May 9 in Tennessee saw another increase with 29,308 new filings bringing the total number of claims since March 15 to 503,888.
On Friday, May 15, The Salvation Army of Greater Chattanooga transitions its tornado emergency assistance to financial relief assistance for victims of the Easter Tornadoes.
Mayor notes problems at Chester Frost Park & Koch's Poultry downtown.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - A chattanooga family is looking for a new home after a single mother was scammed out of paying several hundred dollars electronically for a rental property. Single Mother of four, Tamara Brown, says she has no choice…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A cargo fire on Interstate 24 this morning is still causing problems on 24 East. Around 2:30 this morning the fire department received calls about the tractor trailer fire on I-24. Chattanooga fire and Chattanooga police responded…
ROME, Ga. (AP) — Two sisters were found dead underneath a highway overpass in Georgia and authorities said their deaths were being investigated as homicides. Floyd County Chief Deputy Coroner Connie Chandler said 19-year-old Vanita Nicole “Vera” Richardson and 31-year-old…
PIKEVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A wreck this afternoon in the Sequatchie Valley turned deadly. It happened on Highway 127 north in Bledsoe County at Nine Mile Crossroads north of Pikeville. The Bledsonian Banner reports that it involved an 18-wheeler and…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Gov. Bill Lee extended and consolidated his Covid-19 executive orders to on Tuesday to last through the end of June. The actions don't change what is or is not open. The changes mainly extend services the…
