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…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The fallout continued on Wednesday to a video shown by TMZ of a country music star using a racial slur over the weekend. --- IHeartMedia joined the radio companie dropping his songs from playlists --- Big…
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The TBI will investigate the deadly shooting of a woman by police today in East Tennessee. The incident happened this morning in Lenoir City. The TBI says local deputies were there to serve an eviction…
Early Voting for the next Chattanooga Mayor is right around the corner. Already, this year's campaigning seems to be different then in years past. With a total of 15 candidates, The Chattanooga mayoral race has the largest number of candidates the…
The whistle samples your breath for a test kit.
Alabama had been lagging behind their neighbors in taking appointments.
She has re-recorded her hit "9 to 5" for the ad
It's Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Georgia. The American Red Cross is encouraging residents to update or create a severe weather plan, have a kit ready, and a reliable way to get severe weather alerts. SE TN Executive Director Julia…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - Over the last several weeks Hamilton County active cases count and hospitalizations have been on a steady decline. The Covid-19 Task Force met Tuesday to discuss the main issues facing Hamilton County including adequate vaccine supplies…
A Tennessee man has been arrested in connection with the Capitol riot in Washington, D.C., last month.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - Hamilton County Schools and the Public Education Foundation have teamed up to open 15 new eLabs, or Fablabs, to the school system- thanks to an $1 million investment from an anonymous donor. These new labs will…
ATLANTA (AP) - A new federal requirement for wearing face masks on airline flights and public transportation takes effect on Monday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an order that backs up one announced by President Joe Biden…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey plans next week to sign leases for two privately built prisons despite sharp criticism from opponents of the plan. Ivey spokeswoman Gina Maiola said the governor will sign the agreements Monday to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Freshman Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty has picked a chief of staff who worked for former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, former Sen. Bob Corker and former President Donald Trump. Hagerty announced his pick of John Rader…