The Education Department announced Monday that it’s investigating five states with universal mask bans, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabilities or health conditions.
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - One of the 13 U.S. service members killed in the Kabul attack was from Knoxville. Ryan Knauss was 23. WVLT reports that he joined the Army straight out of Gibbs High School. “Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - After months of hard work and anticipation, the East Lake Boys and Girls Club renovation is finally complete —and it’s all thanks to country music star Kane Brown and the Lowe’s 100 Hometowns project.…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - Covid-19 Testing is back! The Hamilton County Health Department reopened their covid-19 testing center here at the Tennessee River Park, but they have also made some adjustments to streamline the process. “This time…
Boyers, who co-owns Helistar Aviation, said he ended up rescuing 17 people that day.
Cummins Falls State Park in Middle Tennessee has been named state park of the year.
SPRINGVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gretchen Catherwood’s son, 19-year-old Alec, was killed in Afghanistan fighting the Taliban in 2010. As she watched the news over the last two weeks, including the killings of several U.S. Marines by suicide bombers Thursday, it…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Blood Assurance has resumed voluntary COVID-19 antibody testing and the collection of convalescent plasma. The practice was suspended last April but reinstated due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases. Individuals donating blood, whether…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The nation’s health leaders say the surge in Covid-19 cases is only getting worse and that thousands of individuals will die over the next few weeks. Fortunately, there is a treatment being administered that’s…
The body of the final person missing from a devastating weekend flood in Middle Tennessee has been recovered and the search for victims has been suspended.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey says children now make up 36% of Tennessee’s reported COVID-19 cases. Piercey's remarks on Wednesday marked another sobering milestone in the battle against the high contagious delta variant. According to researchers from…
New store on Broad Street, replacement store across the street from their current one in East Ridge
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - Averaging 77 new cases per day and with an active case count of over 1,000. Bradley County is feeling the impact of the ongoing pandemic, causing the community and school system to make…
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Herschel Walker on Tuesday filed paperwork to enter the U.S. Senate race in Georgia after months of speculation, joining other Republicans seeking to unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in 2022. Walker, 59,…
CLEVELAND, Tenn (WDEF) - The Caring Place in Cleveland, TN is in desperate need of volunteers. The nonprofit serves about 2,000 residents per month and offers food, clothing, and spiritual services. Typically the organization depends on 150 volunteers but because of…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- Is the city of Dalton safer than Atlanta when it comes to COVID-19? According to the city's Facebook post, the answer is no and the numbers may surprise you. In a recent Facebook post from the…
More than 100 National Guard personnel are being deployed to 20 hospitals across Georgia to help deal with the state’s latest surge of COVID-19 cases.
A federal judge has found that a part of Georgia's new election law that broadly prohibits the photographing of a voted ballot is likely unconstitutional.
ATLANTA (AP) - Former football great Herschel Walker has registered to vote in Georgia, a possible prelude to him running for U.S. Senate in 2022. Electronic voter registration records show Walker registered Tuesday at an Atlanta house owned by his…
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A rural Tennessee community was pummeled Saturday with up to 17 inches (43 centimeters) of rain in less than 24 hours, shattering the state record for one-day rainfall by more than…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum is now the new owner of a Rare Tennessee Valley Authority Locomotive. The Tennessee Valley Authority donated a significant railroad locomotive to the Railroad Museum’s collection, a Fairbanks-Morse model. Built-in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - On Monday, the FDA gave the Pfizer vaccine full approval- taking it beyond emergency use Authorization. “Certainly it's something that we've been waiting for for a long time. I think for our community…
Governor Bill Lee, Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty toured flood damage in Middle Tennessee Sunday afternoon.
UPDATE: 17-year-old Autumn Faith Turner was found safe tonight in St. Augustine Florida. Turner had been missing since Thursday. Officials believed that she was in Florida with 27-year old Jacob Flournoy. The T.B.I says that Flournoy was also located in…