Memorial Day weekend is one of the busiest weekends for parks across the U.S. Our local parks and preserves here are preparing for the crowds. "We're having all hands on deck, it's going to be a very…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - With relaxed mask mandates, vaccinations, and a little freedom from the CDC, experts expect more than 37 million travelers to hit the road this Memorial Day weekend. According to AAA, last year's travel volume was the lowest…
It's that time of year to be more bear aware! A bear was spotted in East Ridge just a few days ago. Young black bears often wander during the late spring when they are leaving their mothers…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - A Ringgold woman got a special surprise, after her brother was laid to rest last weekend. The young army corporal was killed in the Korean War in 1950, but his body was just…
MARYVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A woman has been arrested after driving her vehicle through a Covid vaccine tent in Blount County on Monday. Deputies say they saw her drive into the tent at Foothills Mall while health department and national…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is weighing whether to delay next year’s high-stakes requirement to hold back third-graders who aren’t reading on grade level. Ivey has through Thursday to sign legislation by Sen. Rodger Smitherman, a Birmingham…
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A former assistant district attorney in Tennessee has pleaded guilty to soliciting a sexual bribe in exchange for expunging a woman’s criminal charges. The eastern district U.S. Attorney's Office says William E. McManus Jr. entered his…
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Singer-songwriters Jason Isbell and Amythyst Kiah are both up for three nominations at this year's Americana Honors and Awards show, which will resume in-person after the pandemic forced the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Bonny Oaks Driver Services Center is temporarily closed. The Department of Safety and Homeland security’s communication director says the DMV is closed due to a shortage of personnel due to health reasons. They said they can’t…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - In the case of COVID-19 vaccines, it remains unknown just how long immunity lasts, but vaccine developers and health officials know that it won’t be forever — and that emerging variants could escape immunity.…
The YMCA will begin handing out free summer meals to anyone under the age of 18 starting next week. YMCA will be handing out the meals from 25 different locations across Chattanooga and North Georgia. The meals…
CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Knoxville man died this morning when he crashed his plane on the Cumberland Plateau in Cumberland Plateau. Cumberland County authorities were alerted just before 8AM by Roane County 911 that the plane had gone down.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- "Being able to set a limit for yourself about how much you’re willing to bet, how much you’re willing to lose a to be able to walk away when you hit that limit if…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - After a decade of unanswered questions. The Hamilton County Cold Case unit has announced a major break in a homicide from 2011. The Hamilton County Grand Jury indicted Cordalro Strickland of 1st degree murder…
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) - The board overseeing a mountain park near Atlanta with a giant carving of Confederate leaders has voted to relocate Confederate flags from a busy walking trail and create a museum exhibit that acknowledges the site’s…
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WDEF) - Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill into law on Monday that bans Alabama from creating so-called vaccine passports... documents certifying that you've had the Covid vaccine. But it goes much further. The bill passed by the…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Governor Bill Lee signed two bills into law on Monday that resulted from one of his major pushes in the legislative session this year. They tackle criminal justice reform. "We've worked together to do what’s best for…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The president of the local Better Business Bureau has announced that he is retiring. Jim Winsett has been with the BBB for the last 18 years. During his tenure the visibility and growth of the BBB has…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Coronavirus cases across the country have plummeted to the lowest rates in more than 11 months, sparking optimism that vaccination events are slowing both the spread of the virus and the number of severe…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country singer Morgan Wallen will be eligible for multiple awards at this year’s CMA Awards but not the show’s top prize, a sign of the continuing fallout after he was caught on camera using a racial…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee State Library and Archives is holding a one-day public display of the state's three original constitutions to celebrate 225 years of statehood. On June 1, the constitutions that were written in 1796 and revised…
ATLANTA (AP) - A judge on Friday agreed to unseal absentee ballots to allow for an audit of November election results in Georgia’s most populous county. The ruling stems from a lawsuit against Fulton County that alleges evidence of fraudulent…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - As life begins to return to normal, Americans are wondering if employers, or even businesses , can demand proof of vaccination. This has raised questions about the legality of such inquiries and whether HIPAA…
By ADRIAN SAINZ and ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Photos taken by a Mississippi River kayaker about five years before a crack was found in the Interstate 40 bridge linking Tennessee and Arkansas appear to show the…