ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's General Assembly ended its 2021 session Wednesday, with lawmakers acting on the state budget, a rewrite of the state's citizen's arrest law and many other proposals as they worked until midnight. Some key proposals had already…
New unemployment claims in Tennessee stayed below 8,000 for the fourth straight time with 7,598 last week.
Wildlife officials are offering a $10,000 reward in their investigation into the killing of a bald eagle in West Tennessee.
MASHESTER, Tennessee (WDEF) - After taking a year and a half off because of the pandemic, the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is returning on the first weekend in September. Tickets went on sale on Wednesday as the festival announced…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama’s decades-old ban on yoga in public schools could stay in place a little longer. A bill that would allow yoga in schools stalled Wednesday in the Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee. During a hearing, two conservative…
ATLANTA (WDEF) - Georgia's Governor is ending many of the restrictions imposed against Covid-19. Governor Kemp signed an executive order on Wednesday that goes into affect on April 8th. It ends the ban on large gatherings. It also reduces distance…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga announced the grand opening of their new mechatronics lab. Mechatronics is a branch of engineering that focuses on both electrical and mechanical systems and also includes a combination of robotics, electronics,…
As the majority of Americans become eligible for the coronavirus vaccine, there is a warning from health leaders that the nation could be on the brink of yet another wave. So why are cases on the rise, when vaccines are available to almost everyone?
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on every business and every person. Throughout the year, the Chattanooga Area Food bank has continued to provide for our local needs. But with the inability to host live events,…
Tennessee Department of Transportation is temporarily reducing a section of SR-30 East of Pikeville to one lane.
The death toll from weekend floods in Tennessee now stands at six.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is reviving a proposal to put $250 million towards helping expand mental health services for children.
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee will soon be able to sign off on his proposal to let most adults 21 and older to carry handguns - concealed or openly - without a…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - On this day in 1973 the United States Military Assistance Command Vietnam was disestablished and the last US combat troops departed Vietnam. When the last Vietnam combat troops came home from the war, they didn’t receive…
The Tennessee Department of Transportation will stop road construction and lane closures beginning Thursday, April 1st.
Nashville is recovering after weekend floods killed four people.
They were one of Tennessee's first guard units to deploy during the pandemic.
ROME, Ga. (WDEF) - Three inmates and an outside accomplice have been indicted on charges of conspiring to smuggle drugs into Hays State Prison in Chattooga County, Georgia. The defendants are inmates Octavius Henry, Alexis Jay Stokley, and Khalid Eugene…
She admitted to getting victims to invest in her bogus real estate and investment schemes
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee officially joins the list of states that are banning transgender athletes from competing in girls' sports. Governor Bill Lee signed the bill into law Friday evening. Tennessee becomes the third state this year to do…
The Tennessee Lottery has suspended the license for Tennessee Action 24/7 on the eve of the NCAA tournament, the biggest gambling event of the year.
WAYCROSS, Ga. (WDEF) - Georgia's Governor headlined his vaccine out on Friday by getting the shot, himself. Governor Kemp got his single-dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine at the Ware County Health Department in Waycross. from Gov.…
EAST RIDGE, Tenn (WDEF) - Over the last several weeks Chattanooga has been hit with several damaging rain showers which caused a landslide on March 19th to one of the East Ridge tunnels. After a week of devising the most effective…
There was one fatality after a tornado ripped through Newnan, Georgia Thursday night