(WDEF)- Roman Catholic archdioceses in St. Louis and New Orleans have requested Catholics to attempt to stay away from Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Taking the Johnson and Johnson covid vaccine could be viewed as “morally compromised" because it is…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Daphne Westbrook disappeared from Hamilton County in October of 2019 after she spent the weekend with her father. She has now been spotted in New Mexico and Colorado.” Authorities believe Daphne Westbrook’s father, John Oliver Westbrook, has…
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park experienced its second busiest year on record last year.
(WDEF) - Dolly Parton tweeted on Tuesday a photo of her getting her Covid vaccine with a clever caption. "Dolly gets a dose of her own medicine." The reference is to her donation of a million dollars to Vanderbilt to…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee health officials are expanding the pool of vaccines as they expect increased shipments. Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey announced the state will now include the 1-C category, adding more than a million Tennesseans to vaccine qualification.…
Authorities are searching for a young kangaroo who slipped away from his keepers as he was being hauled through Alabama on its way to a new home.
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Georgia election officials sent their third batch of alleged voting violations to prosecutors last week, including a case against a northwest Georgia woman accused of turning in a vote by her deceased husband. Investigators say the…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Students across the three-campus University of Alabama System will return to in-person instruction for the fall semester with no limits on class size in Birmingham, Huntsville or Tuscaloosa to guard against COVID-19. The system said in…
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee’s GOP-dominant Senate has advanced legislation that would ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports. On Monday, 27 Republicans voted in favor of the measure while all six Democratic members…
CHATTANOOGA, Ten (WDEF) - With Covid-19 cases continuing to decline in our area, several Chattanooga buildings are now reopening to the public - but that does not mean that they will be free of restrictions. Last week, Chattanooga Mayor, Andy Berke,…
HIXSON, Tennessee - Carson Fish is creator and owner of Flying Fish Disc Golf. He started the business 4 years ago and he said it has really started to take off in the past year. “We’re really going to venture into…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee tax examiner for the Internal Revenue Service has been charged with filing false returns and keeping parts of tax refunds for herself. The U.S. attorney’s office in Memphis said Thursday that Linda Williams prepared…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee’s top health officials have revealed the state has requested federal law enforcement to investigate alleged theft of coronavirus vaccine doses in the state’s most populous county. In a Friday news conference, health official also said…
ATLANTA (AP) - Real estate investor Larry Gottesdiener has been approved as the lead owner of the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream following pressure on former Sen. Kelly Loeffler to sell her share of the team. Co-owner Mary Brock also sold her…
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say a single-engine plane bound for Daytona Beach, Florida, has crashed after takeoff from a north Georgia airport, killing all three people aboard. The Federal Aviation Administration says the Cessna 182 crashed about two miles…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The new Johnson and Johnson Covid vaccine could be in Tennessee as soon as next week. On Friday, an FDA panel of experts recommended allowing the vaccine and the FDA should quickly make it official. On Friday,…
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Vaccine scandal in Shelby County continues to grow. After a week, when Shelby County Health Department officials faced accusations over thousands of doses going bad and their decision to stockpile doses against state rules, their…
ATLANTA (AP) - The Georgia prosecutor investigating potential efforts by Donald Trump to influence last year’s general election is urging people to be patient. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis told The Associated Press this week that she's in “no…
ATHENS, Tenn (WDEF) - One by one , Athens City teachers lined up for a shot in the arm Friday at the Athens Regional Park. When they left they had their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. “We have been waiting…
The University of Tennessee at Knoxville is naming residence halls after two Black trailblazers.
An environmental group has raised over five million dollars to accelerate land conservation in the tri-state area to battle climate change. The Open Space Institute is taking a key step towards conserving wildlife and forests around the Greater Chattanooga Region…
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn (WDEF) - The Collegedale Public Library has had a challenging year - repairing extensive tornado damage and dealing with the coronavirus pandemic; so they’ve had to find ways to adapt. The challenges began when the Easter Sunday tornadoes…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Tennessee Department of Health announced on Wednesday that visitation restrictions on long-term car facilities are ending at the end of Feburary (Sunday). So next week, it will be much easier to visit loved ones. The…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Texas-based fast food chain is finally moving into Tennessee. Whataburger will open their first location in the state in Hermitage, just outside of Nashville on Old Hickory Boulevard. The company plans to open more Nashville…