BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - Due to COVID-19, schools are closed until further notice, But, that hasn’t stopped one local school from showing students that their teachers are still thinking of them. On Thursday, the faculty and staff at North Lee Elementary…
CLEVELAND, Tenn (WDEF) - Many Hamilton County businesses have closed their doors due to COVID-19 and the Mayor’s orders. But, on Monday, Governor Bill Lee asked all counties in Tennessee to close all non-essential businesses. This includes restaurants, salons, boutiques, and…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Gov. Bill Lee this afternoon revealed details from their virus surge preparations. The surge is expected to peak in the third week of April. State officials have been working on a plan for weeks. The plan includes…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Even through a pandemic, love is in the air. According to the Hamilton County Clerk, they received over 7 hundred online marriage license applications in one day. William (Bill) Knowles, the Hamilton County Clerk says, "We've established…
[cbsn] States demand ventilators as feds ration limited supply WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government is sitting on a stockpile of ventilators even as states are bidding against each other to obtain the desperately needed medical devices from private manufacturers.…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Governor Bill Lee has issued a Safer At Home order requiring Tennesseans to stay home unless they are going to an essential workplace or getting supplies. He says he is toughening the order because Tennesseans officials have…
Watch it here: https://sts.streamingvideo.tn.gov/Mediasite/Play/5297e0f92a7a4bdb81519afc83cc91e01d?catalog=e8dd4e04d1064f2ab14ba2b7162822d021 NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Governor Bill Lee is issuing an executive order says he will sign an executive order requiring all Tennesseans stay home unless carrying out essential activities. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The U.S. Army Corps…
Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke is directing everyone in Chattanooga to observe a comprehensive shelter in place order.
Nissan is recalling more than a quarter-million SUVs, trucks and vans worldwide to replace potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.
Two ill-fated cruise ships were awaiting word about when the vessels would be allowed to dock at Fort Lauderdale's Port Everglades
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Division of Forestry is closing Prentice Cooper State Forest until further notice.
There were 94,492 new unemployment claims in Tennessee last week according to new figures released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce. This is an increase of 55,396 from the previous week when 39,096 new claims were filed. The…
Andrews isn't the only community thinking about blocking off roads to out of staters
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Research Scientists and Baylor School Faculty Members Dr. Dawn Richards and Dr. Elizabeth Forrester knew they had the ability, technology and expertise at Baylor to test for COVID-19. So, they gave it a try. “Once we had…
(WDEF) - The Governors of both Tennessee and Georgia are warning about dangerous side affects from staying at home. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and his Children's Services Commissioner warned about a rise in possible child abuse and neglect cases. “Another…
Alabama has the 3rd lowest COVID-19 case list in the south
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Firefighters get called to a fire at St. Jude School on Ashland Terrace this morning. It happened just before 10 AM. The first unit on the scene spotted smoke coming from the back of the building.…
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The East Ridge SWAT team got called to a Hotel for an armed man barricaded inside. Police say 64 year old Jim Sanford Hunter refused to leave his hotel room after checkout. Officers found out…
biggest increases today in Bradley, Whitfield and Marion counties
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials say tourism businesses should stop soliciting tourists in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The mayors of five Sevier County cities are urging leisure businesses to halt guests through mid-April. WBIR-TV reports…
"we set this program up primarily to focus on first responders and local public health priorities."
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- As the spread of coronavirus continues, so does the spike in scammers. "In addition to all the health-related guidance that officials are issuing to keep people properly informed, it is equally important for people to be…
"This is a game changer."
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - A local family is begging for people to take social distancing more seriously after their father is fighting for his life in a hospital - alone. "He needs me there to fight,"says Donna Boyd, wife to…