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…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Currently we are in the middle of a nationwide blood shortage. So, Erlanger Officials are stepping up by donating blood. Officials say the Pandemic and summer are to blame for less people coming in to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - With the Summer Sun beating down on Chattanooga, boy has it been hot. Even though you may want to run inside and crank up that AC, Experts say DON'T. "Starting Wednesday temperatures and heat…
Tennessee paid thousands of dollars for social media influencers to promote an offer of flight vouchers largely to out-of-state residents.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A conservative talk radio host from Tennessee who had been a vaccine skeptic until he was hospitalized from COVID-19 now says his listeners should get vaccinated. Phil Valentine’s brother, Mark Valentine, spoke at length on WWTN-FM…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - July 30th through August 1st is the annual tax-free weekend on school supplies in Tennessee. But for the first time ever, there will be no tax on gun safes and gun safety equipment. Governor…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - First time since the 1997 merger the city of Chattanooga will be investing in Hamilton County Schools. It’s all part of a new program called the Community Forward School Initiative. This plan will increase…
The Tennessee State Museum will soon allow the public to view the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest after it was removed from the Capitol on Friday.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Trans Liberation Collective hosted a rally aiming to fight laws recently passed by Tennessee. Their desire is to make Chattanooga and all of Tennessee a safe space in which transgender persons can…
COLUMBIA, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man has been convicted in the 2001 death of a 15-month old boy. WTVF-TV reports that Christopher Lee Goodwin was found guilty Friday of first-degree felony murder stemming from aggravated child neglect in the…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama police officer who remained on his city’s payroll for two months after being convicted of murder has resigned from the Huntsville Police Department. WAAY-TV reported that Officer William Darby left of his own will.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Unity Group of Chattanooga and the Poor People’s Campaign have teamed up to host a voter rights rally earlier this afternoon The rally focused on getting more Chattanooga’s registered to vote and letting…
WALKER COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - It’s a big day for Georgia’s medical marijuana program. On Saturday, the medical cannabis commission revealed the six companies that will be licensed to grow marijuana , convert it into cannabis oil and…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Department of Transportation now says it will likely be early August before the Interstate 40 bridge between Arkansas and Tennessee can reopen to traffic. Contractors are working on phase 3 of the repairs that…
RIVERDALE, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia hospital is turning to the public for help in identifying a patient who has been unable to say his name or offer information about his identity. WSB-TV reports that the man has been at…
Demetrius Bibbs of the Black P Stone Bloods in Chattanooga is one of the suspects convicted.
ATLANTA (AP) - Herschel Walker appears to have a coveted political profile for a potential Senate candidate in Georgia. He was a football hero at the University of Georgia before his long NFL career. He’s a business owner whose chicken…
The Tennessee Valley Authority is launching a five-episode web series to promote electric vehicles.
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey says it's time to start blaming the unvaccinated for the recent rise in new COVID-19 cases in Alabama.
The Nathan Bedford Forrest bust was removed from the state Capitol building Friday morning.
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The project has been slow in materializing but the Forest Service is moving ahead with a replacement bridge for Bald River Falls. The Falls are a major attraction along the Tellico River in Monroe County. But…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - Governor Bill Lee waded into a couple of controversies that have been building this week in Tennessee. Until today, he had not commented on the pause of the vaccination information campaign or the…
ATLANTA (AP) - A jury has convicted Georgia’s suspended insurance commissioner of all 37 charges against him at his trial. Jurors returned guilty verdicts Thursday against Jim Beck on wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering and tax fraud charges. He…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - It seemed like the state was dragging its feet to remove the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest from the Capitol. But the removal jumped into action today. The State Building Commission voted four months ago to…