CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - A breast cancer survivor is doing her part in giving back by helping women who are currently going through treatment. Kimberly Horwitz was diagnosed with Breast cancer in February of last year after she found a lump. …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A manufacturer of N95 respirator masks plans to set up a $25 million facility in Tennessee that is expected to create more than 200 jobs over the next three years. The state Department of Economic and…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - U.S. Supreme Court hopeful Amy Coney Barrett graduated with honors in 1994 from a small liberal arts school - Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. But more than 1,500 alumni are not proud of their school's ties…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn has tested negative for the coronavirus after potentially being exposed earlier this week. A spokesperson confirmed the U.S. senator's negative test on Friday. The Republican had traveled with President Donald Trump ahead…
WASHINGTON - Two Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have tested positive for the coronavirus, raising questions about upcoming Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett and whether additional senators may have been exposed. North Carolina Sen.…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Terence Dewayne Dixon has been sentenced to 25 years for running an online chat group dedicated to child pornography. The Houston man had members of the group all over the country, including Tennessee and Georgia. The…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A man who was sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty in the fatal bombing of an Alabama abortion clinic and the 1996 Atlanta Olympics is challenging his convictions. Court documents show Eric Robert Rudolph is…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say Tennessee accidentally listed 13 pallets of coronavirus testing materials and other supplies on an auction site. The Tennessean reports the state listed the items on GovDeals.com, a government liquidation website, but promptly removed them…
Both Senators Blackburn and Perdue have had contact with the President this week.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Earlier this week Mayor Coppinger announced the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions for all businesses. On Friday, Mayor Berke announced he has signed executive order number 32. This executive order will allow the Tivoli and the Soldiers and…
TENNESSEE (WDEF) - Time is ticking for Tennessee voters…. As the registration deadline is just 3 days away. “It's disappointing that Tennessee and Hamilton County as well, that we normally do not turn out well for elections. We generally do better…
NEW TAZEWELL, Tennessee (WDEF) - A nurse in northeast Tennessee has been indicted on prescription fraud charges. The TBI began investigating a case against 40 year old Kristen Ann Powell back in June. They say she was using her position…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — State officials say a death row inmate in Tennessee has died of “apparent natural causes.” On Thursday, the state Department of Correction announced that 50-year-old Marlon Kiser was pronounced dead Wednesday night at Riverbend Maximum Security…
New unemployment claims dropped below 10,000 for the first time since March in Tennessee.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked a Tennessee law that required women undergoing drug-induced abortions be informed the procedure could be reversed. The statute was about to go into effect Wednesday after the GOP-dominant General Assembly advanced…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and health officials are extending an order requiring face masks in public during the coronavirus pandemic. While masks are unpopular among many, health officials say they've proven effective at helping control the…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - On Tuesday, Governor Bill Lee announced the first steps of the “Tennessee Pledge.” This means that Tennessee is ending all statewide coronavirus restrictions on businesses and gatherings while extending its state of emergency over the pandemic.…
GROVETOWN, Georgia (WDEF) - The Fulton County Sheriff's Office is mourning the loss of two deputies in one wreck this morning. Deputies Anthony White and Kenny Ingram were in a squad car on I 20 at a maintenance project that…
"some are calling them a game changer"
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — With the help of Molson Coors, Coca-Cola will start selling the “hard stuff” — hard seltzer, that is. The companies said the new alcoholic beverage will come in the form of Topo Chico Hard Seltzer,…
But NOT in Hamilton County, yet.
FLAT ROCK, Alabama (WDEF) - A 76 year old couple took matters into their own hands after complaining to county officials about deep potholes in their community. After failing to get a response from Jackson County leaders, the Sand Mountain…
CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office has arrested a suspect in a fatal shooting from Sunday night. It happened around 6 PM on the Plateau south of Crossville near Bledsoe County. Deputies found 73 year old Billy…
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge says every polling place in Georgia must have at least one updated paper backup of the electronic pollbooks that are used to check voters in. U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg called the requirement “a…