CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The 2020 school year was like no other in recent history. "Last year we were totally in survival mode," says Chattanooga mom of five Cara Hicks. The Tennessee Department of Education offers exams -…
By JEFF MARTIN and TERRENCE FRASER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — After two women were found dead in Atlanta-area parks last week, false reports spread on social media suggesting a serial killer was on the loose. Law enforcement say the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - UTC students will be required to wear masks at all indoor locations on the campus for the fall semester, according to the University of Tennessee. A release says campuses will begin the fall semester…
CATOOSA COUNTY, GA (WDEF) - Catoosa County has launched TextMyGov. It’s a smart technology that empowers citizens with immediate access to government services by using their mobile phone’s messaging service. It’s making answers and community help just a…
Three people were injured after an iceberg wall collapsed at the Titanic Museum attraction in Pigeon Forge.
Federal prosecutors are seeking to retry a former University of Tennessee researcher accused of hiding his relationship with a Chinese university while receiving research grants from the federal government.
Three employees were shot at the Smile Direct Club on Antioch Pike in Nashville around 6 a.m. Tuesday morning. The shooter was shot by police and taken to a local hospital.
ASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The rise of the Delta variant of the Covid virus is hitting schools just as they are heading back for a new year. Both the CDC and local health officials are recommending that schools go back…
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee’s top health official says the state sees no signs that the resurgence of COVID-19 is slowing, though she saw hope in a recent bump in vaccinations. Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey’s…
The state government has partnered with the Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners to pass a bill requiring all beauty professionals to complete anti-domestic violence training beginning in January.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Downside Up is a non profit organization that aims to create a safe space for both children and adults with disabilities. What started as a weekend getaway camp for families of children with disabilities-has…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - A Chattanooga Native stationed in Pearl Harbor is showing off her skills as an aviation mechanic by performing maintenance on a helicopter that's aboard a U.S. Navy Warship. Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd class, Stephanie Burnette has been…
Authorities on Saturday night reopened the eastbound lane of Interstate 40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee that had been closed ever since a crack was discovered in the span in May.
ATLANTA (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Georgia have started a process that could lead to a takeover of elections in the state’s most populous county. Many in the GOP continue to claim wrongdoing in reliably Democratic Fulton County had stolen…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The City of Chattanooga partnered with the American job center and the Tennessee Department of Corrections to host a job fair for ex offenders. This job fair focused on connecting justice-involved individuals with professional…
Tennessee Republican Rep. David Byrd was in an intensive care unit on a ventilator for 55 days while battling the conoravirus.
Their "prank" gave a Tennessee man a fatal heart attack, just over his Twitter handle.
Jul 29, 2021 7:59 PM By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Southeastern Conference university presidents voted Thursday to invite Texas and Oklahoma to the league and create a 16-team powerhouse on the field and at the bank. But…
After recent rescues at Greenway Farms, the Chattanooga Fire Department took some extra steps to make sure they're better prepared.
Senator Marsha Blackburn is co-sponsoring a bill to save minor league baseball teams on the "brink of financial catastrophe." The Chattanooga Lookouts hope to receive some of the aid.
ATLANTA (AP) - The city of Atlanta and Georgia school districts are announcing mask mandates even as Gov. Brian Kemp is vowing he won't impose a statewide mask rule or restrict business and public activities. Kemp on Wednesday repeated the…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - The CDC is advising people to go back to wearing masks specifically while in areas with elevated infection rates- and unfortunately that includes Hamilton County. This new statement was the topic of today's…
CANTON, Ga. (AP) - A man accused of killing eight people, most of them women of Asian descent, at massage businesses in Georgia has pleaded guilty to four of the murders. Robert Aaron Long was handed four sentences of life…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Republican members of the Tennessee Senate have released a letter to their constituents urging them to get the Covid vaccine. The letter lays out why they believe the vaccine is safe. The Republicans say that while…