Ad wars heat up in Tennessee Senate primary race
Dr. Manny Sethi campaigned in Ooltewah this week
Dalton Nursing Home leads latest Covid-19 outbreak in northwest Georgia
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - State numbers show another area nursing home is leading a surge in Covid-19 deaths in our area. We have seen deadly outbreaks at facilities in Athens-TN, Rossville and Fort Oglethorpe. Now Ridgewood Manor in Dalton is…
Nashville International Airport opens new concourse
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville International Airport has opened its fourth major concourse, featuring six domestic gates. The airport says the new Concourse D opened Friday, with 115,000 square feet of terminal space and gates serviced by Southwest Airlines. The…
New York woman charged with drug overdose in East Tennessee
CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A TBI investigation has brought a New York woman to East Tennessee. They were investigating a drug overdose in Crossville back in July of 2018. Investigators say Julia Meade took a fatal dose of a drug…
Georgia's Largest School District Moving To Remote Learning for Start of School Year
Georgia’s largest school district has become the latest to move to all-remote learning to start the school year.
Over 100 apply to replace Rep. Lewis on November ballot
Georgia Democrats will sift through over 100 applications Monday to decide who will replace Rep. John Lewis on the November ballot.
John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80
ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis, who carried the struggle against racial discrimination from Southern battlegrounds of the 1960s to the halls of Congress, has died. He was 80. Lewis was the last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists,…
Governor & Mayor accuse each other of playing politics over masks
"Georgians don’t need a mandate to do the right thing."
Governor delays execution of local serial rapist Harold Wayne Nichols
Moved from August 4th to Dec. 31st because of pandemic
Details released in crash of plane carrying Earnhardt Jr.
New details released by the National Transportation and Safety Board show Dale Earnhardt Jr. and a pilot struggled to open an airplane’s wing emergency exit as the aircraft began to burn and fill with smoke.
Coronavirus alters Elvis Week; candlelight vigil still on
Plans for the weeklong celebration of rock ‘n’ roll icon Elvis Presley on the 43rd anniversary of his death have been shaken up by the new coronavirus, but organizers are forging ahead with a combination of in-person and online events at Graceland next month.
Alabama mask order takes effect as hospitalizations rise
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s health order requiring masks in public places has taken effect as COVID-19 hospitalizations reached another new high in the state. The Mobile County public school system also announced Thursday that students will not return to…
Virus leads 2 more Georgia school systems to go online only
ATLANTA (AP) — Two more Georgia school districts will not allow students to return to classrooms when schools resume, but instead offer instruction online only because of the coronavirus. School officials in Fulton and Cobb counties made that announcement on…
Georgia Governor sues to end cities' defiance on mask rules
" I refuse to sit back and watch as disastrous policies threaten the lives and livelihoods of our citizens."
Tennessee Unemployment Claims Down From Previous Week
The number of new and continuous unemployment claims in Tennessee fell slightly from the previous week.
Georgia gov. explicitly voids mask orders in 15 localities
The Mayor of Atlanta accused President Trump of violating the Atlanta order during his speech there on Wednesday
Officers kill suspect during freeway shootout in Knoxville
KNOXVILLE (WDEF) - A chase on I 40 in the Knoxville area led to a fatal shoout Tuesday evening. TBI investigators say their preliminary information is that a state trooper spotted a suspect who was wanted on murder charges in…
Final Decision on Tennessee Capitol's Confederate bust in 2021
The voting process will drag to February of 2021 at the earliest
New restrictions/penalties for southerners travelling to New York
New York now making visitors from 22 states give contact info when you fly in or face a $2000 fine.
Alabama to Require Face Masks as Coronavirus Surges in State
Alabama will require masks in public after a surge of coronavirus cases filled hospitals.
Tennessee police return fire in car chase, 1 dead 1 wounded
Authorities in Tennessee say one person was killed and one was wounded when officers returned gunfire during a vehicle pursuit.
Dollywood no longer requiring reservations amid pandemic
Dollywood has lifted a requirement put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic that requires its guests to make reservations before coming to the theme park.
Tennessee Governor to do 'whatever it takes' in abortion fight
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says he'll do “whatever it takes in court” to defend one of the strictest abortion bans in the country currently blocked from being implemented.
Tommy Tuberville easily beats Jeff Sessions in Senate runoff
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WDEF) - Former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville has easily defeated Jeff Sessions in a Republican runoff for a U.S. Senate Seat in Alabama. It is about a two to one margin. Sessions was trying to recapture the…