By KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Female musicians in Nashville have long complained about the lack of representation on country radio, but now a collective of female songwriters are singing “Time’s Up.” Nearly two dozen women, all belonging to the Song Suffragettes collective, sang on the “Time’s Up” song and music video released earlier this month….
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) The Riverbend Festival lineup for 2018 got three more acts today. 90s rockers Third Eye Blind will play the Coke Stage on the second Friday, June 15 at 9:30 PM. The scored several hits including “Semi-Charmed Life,” “Jumper,” and “How’s It Going to Be” during the grunge era. The headliner for Faith & Family Night (Tuesday June 12)…
LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) – A Tennessee high school student’s anti-bullying video has resulted in nearly 600,000 views on YouTube and a suspension for its creator. Lebanon High School student Emily Gipson said school administrators accused her of “trying to incite violence” and gave her a two-day in-school suspension for the video entitled “Welcome to Lebanon High School,” posted Jan. 22….
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – One of Hamilton Place Mall’s longest running retailers has closed up shop here. Banana Republic posted signs encouraging customers to visit their store in Knoxville. Gap announced last fall that they planned on closing about 10% of their Gap and Banana Republic stores. But this closing has been in the works for awhile. Hamilton Place officials say…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) – Country singer Lari White Cannon has died after a brief battle with cancer. She was only diagnosed with the rare and aggressive peritoneal cancer in October. White entered a Hospice facility last night. The family had begun a GoFundMe campaign to pay for her medical expenses which has almost met the $100,000 goal. White won the Nashville…
MANCHESTER, Tennessee (WDEF) – Fire more District Attorney Generals have filed lawsuits involving the opiod crisis in Tennessee. They represent counties in the middle part of the state. Their targets are both the companies that make the drugs and the owners of alleged “pill-mills” that distribute them in large numbers. One of the doctors named in the suit is Dr….
LONDON (AP) – Dolores O’Riordan, lead singer of Irish band The Cranberries, has died. She was 46. Publicist Lindsey Holmes says O’Riordan died suddenly Monday in London, where she was recording. The cause of death wasn’t immediately available. Holmes says the singer’s family is “devastated” by the news. The Limerick band became international stars in the 1990s with hits including…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Country music rising star Luke Combs will play the Riverbend Festival in June. The 27 year old Ashville, NC native was a frequent competitor to Lauren Alaina for breakthrough artist of 2017. He scored two #1 hits on country radio last year, “Hurricane” and “When It Rains It Pours.” His debut album “This One’s For You” also…
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) – Singer and songwriter Denise LaSalle, whose hit “Trapped by a Thing Called Love” topped the R&B charts in 1971, has died. She was 78. Musician and producer Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell, a close family friend of LaSalle’s, said Tuesday that the singer died in Jackson, Tennessee. Media outlets report LaSalle suffered from health issues in recent months…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) – The Levitt Amp concert series will return for a second season in Chattanooga. The Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation handed out this year’s round of grants to 15 small to mid-sized cities across the country on Friday. The city won $25,000 to stage a new season of the free concerts this summer on the lawn of…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) – Former Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen is jumping back into politics. He announced on Thursday that he will run for the U.S. Senate. Bredesen has been exploring a run since Bob Corker announced he would not seek re-election. Bredesen was the last democrat to win a statewide election eleven years ago. “We all know Washington is broken,” Bredesen…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) – Savannah police are crediting an officer with saving the life of a choking newborn baby by racing to her apartment and then using chest compressions to restart the infant’s breathing. Dramatic video from an officer’s body-worn camera shows the infant’s desperate mother, Tina Adkins, holding her unresponsive 29-day-old baby on Friday. Savannah-Chatham police Officer William Eng’s…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF)- Parents in Ringgold are on edge tonight after a, quote, murder list was brought to their attention. The administration says they deemed it was just a prank. Erica Rivers says, “You drop them off and you think that the school is going to ensure that they are safe. But they are taking this as a joke or a prank.”…
Pretty official now @wvlt pic.twitter.com/460UUDGyEV— David Ball WVLT (@DavidBallWVLT) December 1, 2017 KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) – Multiple reports out of Knoxville say the University is going back to a familiar face to lead the athletic program out of a week of turmoil. Administrators will name coach Phillip Fulmer as the new Athletic Director to replace John Currie. Currie was recalled…
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) – Multiple drivers were involved in an East Ridge crash today. Three cars appeared to have wrecked on John Ross Road Thursday afternoon. Only one person appeared to be hurt after the accident, though the extent of the injuries are unknown. No other details are available at this time. *Video by Greg Hope Categories: Local News Tags:…
PELHAM, N.Y. (AP) – The ALS Association says a man credited as one of the co-founders of the viral “Ice Bucket Challenge” that swept social media in 2014 has died after a yearslong battle with the condition known as Lou Gerhig’s disease. Anthony Senerchia was 46. The Anthony Senerchia Jr. ALS Charitable Foundation website says the Pelham, New York, native…
CHARLOTTE, NC (WDEF) – An original John Boy and Billy big Show personality has died. Robert D. Raiford was 89 years old. His career began as a radio newsman, who worked the funeral of President Kennedy for CBS. He found a second life working as a “curmudgeon at large” on the syndicated John Boy & Billy Big Show, airing in…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) Chattanooga Central Wrestling is asking for help to raise funding for their program. Donations will be used to cover the cost necessary to run a high school program. Donations will ensure that athletes get the proper equipment to perform. The money will go towards new safety equipment, uniforms, practice gear, tournament entry fees and travel costs. DONATE Categories:…
First Pickup Tower debuting in Ooltewah Supercenter.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) – Songwriter Lee Thomas Miller is joining the race for the Republican nomination to succeed Rep. Marsha Blackburn in Congress. Blackburn is giving up her House seat representing suburban Nashville to run for the U.S. Senate. Miller has written songs for Trace Adkins, Brad Paisley, George Strait, Jamey Johnson and Chris Stapleton. The three-time Grammy nominee is…
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CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – A few weeks ago, we looked back at the Brainerd Road plane crash in 2007. And we shared our follow up story on the 3 crashes that happened over 25 years where planes came up short of the Chattanooga Airport. 1. 1982 Eastgate parking lot 2. 1985 Eastgate parking lot 3. 2007 Longhorn parking lot Amazingly, no…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A former team ophthalmologist for the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retirement of Republican Bob Corker. Local media reports that Rolando Toyos, the founder and CEO of Toyos Clinics, announced he will join the field seeking the Republican nomination. Other GOP candidates include U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn,…
(CNN) – Several white nationalist groups held demonstrations on Saturday in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro, Tennessee, sparking a major police response and effectively shutting down parts of the two cities. The demonstrations, which organizers called the “White Lives Matter” rally, were planned by The League of the South, a southern nationalist group, according to Brad Griffin, the organization’s public relations chief….
