JACKSON, Tennessee (WDEF) - Another volunteer treasurer has been arrested for stealing from schools after a Tennessee Comptroller's Office investigation. This time, a former treasurer in Jackson has been indicted for missing funds. Charity (Maddox) Baxter kept the money for…
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Chili dogs, onion rings and frosted orange milkshakes could soon be in shorter supply in Athens. The Varsity has applied for permission to tear down its decades-old Athens location. Athens-Clarke Commissioner Melissa Link says the Gordy…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed medical marijuana legislation as Republican opposition to the issue faded after decades of debate. Ivey announced she signed the bill Monday. The program will allow people with a qualifying medical condition…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - An inspector who failed to discover a crack in the Interstate 40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee that prompted the span's closure has been fired. The Arkansas Department of Transportation on Monday said the inspector…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Hamilton County Schools has teamed up with the State Health Department to use a system to help track the Covid-19 vaccination rate for teachers and staff. “The Tennessee Department of health has a statewide…
Nissan has started producing its new Pathfinder at an assembly plant in Tennessee.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty is calling on President Joe Biden to take an “urgent, all-hands” approach to the shutdown of a bridge that connects Tennessee and Arkansas. The Republican says in a letter to the president…
ATLANTA (AP) - The operator of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline that was hit with a ransomware cyberattack says it has resumed normal operations and is now delivering millions of gallons of fuel per hour. The Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline had…
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, says that it won’t require vaccinated shoppers or workers to wear a mask in its U.S. stores unless state or local laws say otherwise. The Arkansas-based company says vaccinated shoppers can…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard has reopened traffic on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, after a three-day delay caused by a crack in an interstate bridge. The I-40 bridge between Arkansas and Tennessee remains shut down…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - As Covid restrictions begin to loosen, one local business is preparing to reopen their doors to the public this weekend. The Coker museum and venue offers a unique take on Chattanooga’s history. The museum is loaded with…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI announces an indictment in the case of a drug overdose last summer in the Crossville area. 22- year old Madison Christine Brown died from a meth overdose in June. Now a Cumberland County Grand…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department was one of two counties chosen by the CDC to participate in the Covid take Home testing kits. Now they are asking for your help with tracking the virus…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) -The Tennessee Historical Commission highlights several preservation programs in our area in their annual awards. Winners for historical preservation include: • Friends of South Cumberland State Park near Tracy City, for creating a new interpretive area that tells…
DOVER, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Tennessee school counselor has been indicted on charges of changing academic records. Prosecutors say Gayla Grise altered student transcripts in Stewart County on the Kentucky border. They say she changed records in the school database…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia is cutting off a federal unemployment program that provides a $300-a-week boost to people on the jobless rolls as June 26. The state is also cutting off programs that pay federal money to people not usually…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The I-75/I-24 Modification Project has been underway for the last two years. Now Phase one is almost complete while Phase 2 is just entering the planning phase. Currently TDOT is still in Phase 1…
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ, BEN FINLEY and TOM FOREMAN, JR. Associated Press CLEMMONS, N.C. (AP) - The nation’s largest fuel pipeline restarted operations, days after it was forced to shut down by a gang of hackers. The disruption…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - An audit by the Tennessee Comptroller's Office has lead to an indictment of a PTO treasurer in East Tennessee. Jennifer Letner worked for the Parent Teacher Organization at Tellico Plains Elementary School during the 2018-19 school year.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Chattanooga is one of many cities across the country that is helping the homeless community get vaccinated. But, mistrust towards the vaccine is creating some delay within the process. The Salvation Army of the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Governors Lee’s decision to end all federally funded pandemic unemployment programs is his latest push to get Tennesseans back into the workforce. Federal pandemic unemployment programs set to end on July 3 include the…
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (WDEF) - The I-40 bridge from Memphis to Arkansas has been shutdown after inspectors found a major crack. It was found by the two-year inspection of the bridge by the state of Arkansas. When inspectors spotted the crack…
State and federal officials are scrambling to find alternate routes to deliver gasoline in the Southeast U.S. after more than 1,000 gas stations are running out of fuel.
Mobile-only sports betting has brought in $18.5 million in privilege tax revenue over the first six months that wagers have been accepted.