Unemployment Issues
With unemployment numbers rising many Tennesseans are left wondering when they will receive any money.
Officials: 2 hunters shot by off-duty officer turkey hunting
Officials say an off-duty state wildlife officer accidentally shot two other hunters while going after wild turkey in Tennessee.
National Clinical Covid-19 Drug Trial led by Chattanooga native
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - Since the discovery of the coronavirus in the United States this year, teams of doctors and scientists have been hard at work searching for a treatment A clinical trial out of San Diego is being conducted…
Lawyer: Security video in Arbery case may show water breaks
Video released Friday shows a black man in a T-shirt and shorts leaving the home-building site Dec. 17.
Keith Urban hosts drive-in concert for medical workers
This was a test run of a a pandemic friendly kind of show.
Law Enforcement looking for motorcycle driver now on foot
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - The search goes on for a motorcycle driver who led several agencies on a chase this morning in northeast Alabama. It started near the Little River Canyon Preserve on Highway 35 around 10AM. Park service…
Defense attorneys: Don't rush to judgment in Arbery shooting
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Attorneys for two white men accused in the shooting death of a black man they pursued through a subdivision in coastal Georgia city are asking for people not to rush to judgment. Gregory and Travis McMichael,…
Tennessee prisons report 4th inmate death in virus outbreak
He is the third inmate to die after contracting the virus at the privately run Trousdale Turner Correctional Center.
Police ask for help finding car in murdered sisters case in Rome
ROME, Georgia (WDEF) - Investigators need your help with a homicide investigation in Rome, Georgia. Two women were found dead under the Etowah bridge on Wednesday. Investigators identified them as 19-year-old Vanita Richardson, and 31-year-old Trevena Campbell, both of Rome.…
Authorities believe Mentone body is a missing man from 2016
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - Law enforcement conducted a massive search on Wednesday morning near where a body was spotted on Tuesday in northeast Alabama. A contractor working on a home near Mentone on Lookout Mountain first spotted it in…
Can buffets continue after Covid-19, some Golden Corral locations are reopening
Some Tennessee restaurants are changing styles to reopen under guidelines
Over 500,000 Tennesseans Claimed Unemployment Since Mid-March
The latest unemployment claims for the week of May 9 in Tennessee saw another increase with 29,308 new filings bringing the total number of claims since March 15 to 503,888.
GBI: 2 sisters found under overpass were homicide victims
ROME, Ga. (AP) — Two sisters were found dead underneath a highway overpass in Georgia and authorities said their deaths were being investigated as homicides. Floyd County Chief Deputy Coroner Connie Chandler said 19-year-old Vanita Nicole “Vera” Richardson and 31-year-old…
Gov. Lee extends executive orders: Here is what it means
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Gov. Bill Lee extended and consolidated his Covid-19 executive orders to on Tuesday to last through the end of June. The actions don't change what is or is not open. The changes mainly extend services the…
Cherokee National Forest & Chickamauga Battlefield reopenings this weekend
Not much opening in Ocoee region until May 24th... Whitewater Center will remain closed. Most of the Battlefield will reopen this weekend.
Cherokee National Forest & Chickamauga Battlefield reopenings this weekend
Not much opening in Ocoee region until May 24th... Whitewater Center will remain closed. Most of the Battlefield will reopen this weekend.
Tennessee official: Fear of virus not reason to vote by mail
Tennessee election officials say the fear of contracting the coronavirus doesn’t meet the criteria to vote by mail due to illness in the state.
Why Trousdale & Bledsoe counties have highest Covid-19 rates in the country
State prison outbreaks have put both counties in the top 5 nationally
Local prosecutors under investigation in Georgia slaying
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutors who first handled the fatal shooting of a black man are under investigation for their conduct in the case. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and federal authorities…
Kemp optimistic on Georgia virus fight as concerns linger
He extends closings of bars and music venues through the rest of May.
Alabama reports 23 deaths at mid-state veterans home
ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. - Nearly two dozen people have died at an Alabama veterans nursing home from the new coronavirus. The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs said Tuesday that 23 deaths from the disease occurred at the Bill Nichols State…
Uber Driver jumps out of car to save herself from hijacking passenger
COHUTTA, Ga (WDEF) - We have new information on a carjacking of an Uber Driver from Over the weekend. Cohutta Police confirm 51 year old, Christopher Miller has been arrested in Jacksonville, FL. This comes after a few days of searching…
Uber Driver jumps out of car to save herself from hijacking passenger
COHUTTA, Ga (WDEF) - We have new information on a carjacking of an Uber Driver from Over the weekend. Cohutta Police confirm 51 year old, Christopher Miller has been arrested in Jacksonville, FL. This comes after a few days of searching…
Georgia AG to look into how Arbery case was handled
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr will examine Ahmaud Arbery’s murder investigation, a spokesperson for Carr confirmed to CBS News on Saturday. In a statement, Carr said that he will look into how the case was handled “from the outset.” “The family, the community and the state of Georgia deserve answers. We need to know exactly […]