Parenting is no easy task, and parenting teenagers comes with its own unique set of challenges. During National Teen Driver Safety Week, October 18-24, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) is launching the Keep Them Safe campaign to remind parents…
Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris is suspending in-person events until Monday after two people associated with the campaign tested positive for coronavirus.
New unemployment claims in Tennessee rose to over 10,000 showing an increase for two straight weeks.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton county Sheriff Jim Hammond has tested positive for COVID-19 and is quarantining. He got tested today, after learning he had been in direct contact with someone who had the virus. Even though the sheriff tested positive,…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - "Nowhere in any country, in any period can you take and say here are men and women who have trained together and for whatever reason somebody decides they're going to go over to the other…
DUNLAP, Tennessee (WDEF) - Dunlap firefighters say when they arrived at a crash scene before dawn, one of the vehicles was already in flames. A dump truck had hit an SUV near the top of Cagle Mountain on Highway 111.…
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - Law enforcement agents raided a home in Walker County today and came away with a large generator. The raid was at a home on High Point Road at the base of Lookout Mountain. They say they…
Coach is quarantining but says he does not have symptoms.
Day one of early voting Tennessee did not disappoint.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Tennessee’s 48-hour waiting period law for abortions is unconstitutional. In a Wednesday ruling, U.S. District Judge Bernard Freidman says the law “substantially burdens women seeking an abortion in Tennessee." Friedman…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Brainerd Leaders have come together to help launch a community food pantry. The food pantry will run twice a month and will be the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 4:30-6:30 & the 4th Wednesday from 11am…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office has updated the status of a marble slab over an entrance to the jail. A four foot portion of the facade over the Cherry Street entrance collapsed onto the sidewalk back in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The MaryEllen Locher Breast Center has a year-round financial assistance program to help women who are either uninsured or underinsured. The program is meant to help women without adequate medical resources gain access to breast screenings. Breast…
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - For two days, Georgia voters have been lining up to vote early in the November general election, and they are back in sizable numbers again today. Lines in Catoosa county were still lengthy at Noon…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) — Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and his wife are in quarantine after a member of his security has tested positive for Covid-19. The Governor says he has tested negative himself, and the test for first lady Maria…
Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond has been diagnosed with COVID-19.
Early in Tennessee starts today and state officials expect a record number of turnout at the polls.
Walmart is spreading out its traditional one-day Black Friday deals over three weekends in November in an effort to reduce crowds in its stores during a pandemic.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - In-person voting in Tennessee starts Wednesday, and the Tennessee Secretary of State said that he is expecting "heavy turnout" for the first day. "What we saw in Georgia yesterday, they had heavy turnout. I expect it…
This time next year, the Tivoli will shutdown for up to 18 months for construction.
SEVIERVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is turning to the public for ideas on how to reduce congestion at some of its most popular spots. The park on the Tennessee-North Carolina border saw a record 12-point-5…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Vehicle owners nationwide are starting to see an unforeseen consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic: massive increases in auto theft. In Chattanooga alone, over 1,200 vehicles have been reported stolen as of September 30th, according to data…
Registering, educating and engaging voters. That's the sole mission for organizations like the Hamilton County Voter Coalition.
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF)- A pilot is okay after having to make an emergency landing in Collegedale. A pilot with many years of flying under his belt got into a sticky situation yesterday. Chris Swain, Director of Airport Operations at the…