CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Grace Baptist Academy is well into their demolition and rebuilding process after Tornadoes ripped through their campus last Easter. On Wednesday, the school received a $2,000 grant from Cindy’s Choice to work towards the transformation of the…
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga (WDEF) - A senior at Heritage High School has been hospitalized after being hit by a car near his home on Holcomb road last Wednesday evening. 18 year old Luke Stephens spent his birthday in the hospital suffering…
A Georgia prosecutor's office is confirming that it has opened a criminal investigation into “attempts to influence” the outcome of last year’s general election.
Tennessee lawmakers have advanced legislation that would prohibit transgender girls from playing on middle and high school sports teams.
ATLANTA (AP) - A proposal that would ban transgender girls and women in Georgia from playing on school and college sports teams is headed for changes. Republican Rep. Philip Singleton of Sharpsburg says the measure is needed to prevent girls…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - In 2020, the Chattanooga Fire Department worked 47 structure fires that were caused by electrical issues Now, The Chattanooga Fire Department and Erlanger Health System are working together to put a spotlight on National Burn Awareness Week.…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia’s secretary of state’s office has opened an investigation into a phone call between Donald Trump and the state’s top elections official. During the Jan. 2 call, then-President Donald Trump told Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger he…
SCOTTSBORO, Alabama- “We did not think that in this area we are going to be able to receive the vaccine, there have been some delay,” said Reyes. Scottsboro City Schools Superintendent Jose Reyes said there have been a lot of…
NASHVILLLE, Tenn. (AP) - Fans of Morgan Wallen are buying up his latest album after he appeared on a video shouting a racial slur. Wallen's sophomore record, “Dangerous: The Double Album” retains its top spot for a fourth week on…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease face unique challenges in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. The effects of Alzheimer’s can make it harder for a person to notice or communicate discomfort, hindering family caregivers from spotting COVID-19 symptoms.…
WINCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say two people have died in a small plane crash in Tennessee. A statement from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office says the pilot and passenger were both pronounced dead Sunday night at the scene. The…
U.S. Sen. Richard C. Shelby of Alabama says he won't seek a seventh term in office in 2022.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Tennessee are investigating after a man was shot and killed Friday night during a robbery “prank” for a YouTube video. According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, officers responded to the parking lot of…
Health officials are on edge as the coronavirus clashes with a Sunday sports event that typically brings millions of people together: the NFL Super Bowl. They fear that the game could seed new COVID-19 cases if fans attend parties to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A new music museum in Nashville is telling an important and often overlooked story about the roots of American popular music. The National Museum of African American Music has opened in Nashville's musical tourism district. Unlike…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Coronavirus cases have dropped at U.S. nursing homes and other long-term care facilities over the past few weeks. The dip offers a glimmer of hope that health officials attribute to the start of vaccinations, an easing…
She says the vote stripped northwest Georgia of its voice and that the Republican Party still belongs to Former President Trump.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - As the COVID-19 pandemic persists across the United States, people who are at-risk for lung cancer and other forms of cancer continue to delay routine, potentially lifesaving cancer screenings. “With last year's concerns of Covid-19 there has…
ROME, Ga, (AP) - A northwest Georgia hospital vaccinated hundreds of relatives of employees against COVID-19, another example of a hospital not following Georgia’s rules about who’s eligible to get the medication. Floyd Medical Center CEO Kurt Stuenkel tells WAGA-TV…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - A Chattanooga restaurant has gone viral after getting a helping hand from popular sports blog Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy on Wednesday shared a video of the moment he told Blue Orleans seafood restaurant owners the news.…
CLEVELAND, Tenn (WDEF) - Federal authorities are offering up to a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for robbing a gun store in Cleveland, Tennessee. Cleveland shooting sports FFL was robbed on January…
New unemployment claims in Tennessee fell to 11,097 last week.
Federal authorities say up to a $5,000 reward is available for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible in a Tennessee gun store burglary.
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene faced down fellow Republicans on Wednesday in Washington even as Democrats continued their campaign against her. The Northwest Georgia Representative met with the House GOP conference committee behind closed doors. Earlier, she…