NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville Mayor John Cooper has announced that he would be in quarantine after his wife, Laura, tested positive for COVID-19. According to a Tuesday news release, Laura Cooper is not exhibiting any symptoms. The mayor's office…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - The Georgia Department of Public Health has announced the state's first case of the Covid-19 variant B.1.1.7. The victim is an 18-year old male who hasn't traveled. But they aren't saying what city he is in.…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga (WDEF) - The Georgia Department of Public Health confirms that Walker County has now received its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine. Officials confirm Walker County did not receive their vaccines on time and they are still…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Currently, Hamilton County is vaccinating phases 1a1, 1a2, and residents that are 75 years and older. On Tuesday, January 5th, residents with the last name beginning with A - K and who qualify, were able to receive…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office in northeast Alabama is the latest law enforcement agency to lose a member to Covid-19. The Office announced the passing of Senior Lieutenant Jeff Bain on Sunday. ______ From the…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - A U.S. Attorney who President Trump denograted in his phone call with Brad Raffensperger, resigned on Monday. The President called "BJay" Pak a "never-Trumper" in the phone conversation that was leaked over the weekend. But the…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Georgia election officials called today "anti-disinformation Monday." They attacked claims made by President Trump on twitter and on the phone about voter fraud in Georgia. The entire phone call between the President and Republican Secretary of…
[cbsn] DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Watch President Trump's election stop in Dalton this evening on behalf of Georgia senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. President Trump should speak around 9PM.
DALTON, Ga (WDEF) - Co-owner of Dalton Distillery, Raymond Butler, has been hospitalized with Covid-19 since early December. Butler remains on a ventilator and has been placed in a medically induced coma to help his body rest. “It's been 22 days…
Exposure to the coronavirus has forced Georgia Sen. David Perdue into quarantine just five days before the state's high-stakes Senate runoff elections.
In Nashville, the Christmas morning bombing of the downtown tourist district forced organizers of what was already slated to be a very muted New Year’s celebration to dial it back even further.
The Metro Nashville police chief says his officers properly handled a visit to the home of the Nashville bomber more than a year before.
Investigators who audited the signatures on more than 15,000 absentee ballot envelopes in one Georgia county say they found “no fraudulent absentee ballots.”
Officers visited Anthony Warner’s home in 2019 after his girlfriend told them he was building bombs.
Georgia Senator David Perdue is supporting a $2000 stimulus check.
AT&T will waive data overage charges for customers across states such as Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama from until Thursday, December 31st.
A large explosion in downtown Nashville Friday morning is under investigation by local, state and federal officials.
Tennessee's top health official says dozens of hospitals in the state have stopped taking transfer patients because they are already overwhelmed.
Tennessee officials say a new online-only sports betting program in the state saw $131.4 million in gross wagers last month.
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - The Republican parties in both Catoosa and Walker Counties are denouncing flyers on the January runoffs. The flyers claim that Georgia Republicans "will not vote in rigged elections." The groups say that neither the local, state…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - The Secretary of State testified at a hearing on the Georgia elections on Wednesday. Brad Raffensperger called for an end to no-excuse absentee voting which his office carried out this year. The practice began this year…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - 3 years ago on December 23rd, Norma Hill lost her son unexpectedly. Victor Maurice Hill was 32 when he passed away. “He was a gifted, talented, intelligent, spiritual anointed young man. He loved the Lord and he…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - EPB is receiving reports about a robo-call scam happening in the Tennessee Valley. Officials say Someone is calling EPB customers telling them they have a past due bill and that there is a truck in their neighborhood…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee official says the state expects to start receiving 90,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines a week going forward. Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey made the comments Tuesday, as the state continued to try to fend off…