Health Dept. urges paintball fight participants to get tested
A participant in the outdoor paintball battles last week has now tested positive.
Another record high today for new Covid cases in Hamilton County
“We can’t stress enough that this virus is very active in our community"
Emissions Stations Open
More of Hamilton County’s emissions testing locations will reopen this week.
Local doctors 'encouraged' by Remdesivir results
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hospitals in North Georgia and the Tennessee Valley now have a new weapon to combat the coronavirus. Hospitals across the country are now issuing the drug Remdesivir to coronavirus patients. The drug was originally created for…
Twitter adds 'glorifying violence' warning to Trump tweet
Twitter has added a warning to one of President Donald Trump’s tweets about protests in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis cop who knelt on handcuffed black man arrested
The Minneapolis officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe, was arrested Friday.
A CNN crew has been arrested while covering Minneapolis protests
A crew was arrested by police Friday morning while giving a live television report in Minneapolis, where the crew was covering ongoing protests over the death of George Floyd.
Gov. Kemp to allow bars and nightclubs to reopen in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday announced plans to allow bars and nightclubs to reopen, overnight summer camps and summer schools to begin and professional and amateur sports to resume operations and practices, all with social distancing…
Covid 19 Trends in Tennessee
Trends don't show a slam dunk for either argument about reopenings.
Alabama senior attended graduation, tests positive for virus
DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama school district says a student who attended a graduation ceremony last week has tested positive for the new coronavirus. School officials said Wednesday that the student was awaiting test results when they attended Austin…
Lee asks state agencies to cut budgets by 12%
Gov. Bill Lee has asked all state agencies to find ways to slash their budgets by 12% and submit their new proposals by the end of June.
Mayor reacts to N.Y. Times prediction of Covid-19 outbreak here
"The numbers that we have seen are really concerning to me."
Signal Mountain makes top 3 SafeWise safest cities in Tennessee
Collegedale drops out of the Top 3 this year.
Police make public paintball arrests
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - We have a follow up to the paintball problems in Chattanooga. Police have made five arrests in the public paintbrawls across the city. These fights weren't all fun and games for THE people who weren't playing. Police…
Salvation Army opens shelter for homeless with Covid-19 minor symptoms
The Chattanooga Salvation Army has opened a shelter for homeless COVID-19 patients. The facility offers patients with minor coronavirus symptoms a safe place to rest and recover. The Health Department will make daily medical checks once a resident is in…
NYT data ranks Dalton high in daily growth rate of COVID cases
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) - The North Georgia Health District points to an increasing availability of COVID testing as a reason they've seen new cases lately. The New York Times has been collecting data on cases all over. On Wednesday, they…
Tennessee Unemployment Claims Increase By Another 26,041
The latest unemployment claims for the week of May 23 in Tennessee saw another increase with 26,041 new filings; down slightly from the 28,692 that claimed unemployment the week before.
Hospitalizations are now climbing with positive Covid-19 cases in Hamilton County
2nd highest positive cases, highest hospitalizations, tied highest ICU cases
Fatal House Fire in Hixson
MIDNIGHT UPDATE: After reports that someone was trapped inside, firefighters did rescue one victim who was taken to the hospital. They could not reach the other victim. Two firefighters were also injured at the fire and are in stable condition…
FEMA deadlines quickly approach for tornado victims
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has given Hamilton County Emergency Management a funding deadline of June 1 for debris removal in areas affected by Easter's tornadoes. With just days left, and dozens of houses…
Attorney Robin Flores talks about Minnesota police conduct
"That is not how you keep someone pinned to the ground or to the floor."
Chief Roddy takes strong stand against Minnesota police officers
Hamilton County Chief Deputy Austin Garrett echoes his opinion.
National Guard called to respond to Minneapolis violence
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called in the National Guard as looting broke out in St. Paul and a wounded Minneapolis braced for more violence over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man in police custody.…
Tennessee to halt sharing COVID-19 patient data
Bradley County and Collegedale are some of the local agencies that are using the info.