Undated (WDEF) - After the ruling by a Federal Court in Florida on Monday, the travel industry is changing their mask requirements. Uber and Lyft are dropping their mask requirements for both drivers and passengers. Many airline passengers…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The state of Tennessee is posting a broadband map online to get your feedback on the availability in your area. TNECD is asking for public comment through May 30. They have collected data from…
UPDATE: Response from Chattanooga Metro Airport officials this evening. "There are no policy changes at the moment." _______ UPDATE: Officials with the TSA say they won't enforce the mask mandate after today's ruling. _______ ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (WDEF)…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee lawmakers are advancing a bill strictly limiting the shackling of pregnant inmates. The bill would generally prohibit restraints of a pregnant inmate. More specifically, a pregnant inmate’s ankles, legs or waist couldn’t be shackled during…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee’s Community Tree Planting Program is accepting applications for a program that pays half the cost of public tree planting projects. According to a news release from the Agriculture Department, the grants can be used for…
UNDATED (AP) - The wallaby who went missing at the Memphis Zoo after storms passed through Tennessee this week has been found hiding - nearly in plain sight. Zoo spokesperson Jessica Faulk says Honey Bunch was hidden under a bush…
SECTION, Alabama (WDEF) - A husband was arrested this morning for shooting his wife on Sand Mountain. It happened on County Road 265 in Section, Alabama around 3 AM. First responders sent the female victim at the house.…
Tennessee’s Community Tree Planting Program is accepting applications for a program that pays half the cost of public tree planting projects.
NASHVILLE (WDEF)- The Tennessee…
PIGEON FORGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The crime unit for the Tennessee Department of Agriculture has identified how the two big wildfires in Sevier County started. And they are blaming the weather. “Based on the results of our origin and cause…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Officials in a Georgia county say they're moving ahead with plans to build a launch pad for commercial rockets barely a month after residents voted to halt the project by a margin of nearly 3-to-1. Commissioners…
FILE - Republican candidate for Georgia Governor formerSen. David Perdue speaks at a rally to oppose a proposed Rivian electric vehicle assembly plant on March 1, 2022, in Rutledge, Ga. During his two Senate campaigns, Republican…
MOSCOW (WDEF) - The Russian government is striking back at the U.S. by issuing sanctions against members of Congress, including the ones from our area. The Russian foreign office say it is payback. "In response to the next…
ATLANTA (AP) - Prices are going down for almost all of Georgia's 340,000 public university and college students. University System regents voted Tuesday to eliminate a fee in exchange for a big boost in state funding. Overall costs will fall…
CALHOUN, Georgia (WDEF) - Calhoun Police are releasing new information on Wednesday about the helicopter crash Tuesday afternoon. They say the flight was for a child's birthday party. The police report says the pilot told them he landed…
UPDATE: Calhoun Police say the helicopter is private. The FAA is now on the scene. ________ CALHOUN, Georgia (WDEF) - A helicopter crashed in a parking lot in Calhoun, Georgia this afternoon. It happened near an Aaron's Rental…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Moon River Festival has announced the lineup for their September event at Coolidge Park. The headliners are Leon Bridges, The National, and hosts, Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors. You can sign up for the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The fans have spoken. We now know which country artists they've picked to take home a CMT Music Award. The show aired on CBS Monday night for the first…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The CMT Music Awards are almost here, and you - the fans - get to choose who wins. This three-hour awards show is going to be action packed. We…
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) - Country star Kelsea Ballerini will be co-hosting the CMT Music Awards from home after she tested positive for COVID-19 days before the show. Ballerini and actor Anthony Mackie were…
Tennessee officials are halting nearly all construction on interstates for Easter holiday travelers from Thursday evening through the morning of April 18.
ATLANTA - Authorities say a couple and their grandson are dead after an armed robbery at a gun range in Georgia. The Grantville Police Department said via Facebook that the robbery occurred Friday evening. When officers arrived at the scene…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - As lawmakers take action to thwart Critical Race Theory teaching, a local Representative is touting his bill to highlight Black History in Tennessee. The bill has passed the State House of Representatives, easily with bipartisan support.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Lee says 11 new troopers from out of state have joined the Tennessee Highway Patrol after the state began offering incentives last fall to help boost staffing shortages. In November, Lee sought to capitalize…