As schools, restaurants, stores, entertainment venues and other public spaces close to prevent the spread of coronavirus, zoos and aquariums are no exception — but life still finds a way. To help relieve the stress, boredom and loneliness that come with self-isolation, zookeepers across the U.S. are live-streaming animals for people to enjoy from the comfort of their own homes….
Millions of Americans are self-isolating right now — including music stars. Several artists have live-streamed mini performances on social media, giving people who are currently holed up at home some live entertainment, just from a distance. On Monday, Global Citizen, an organization that focuses on combating global poverty, announced its “At Home Together” series. The organization, which holds an annual…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) – Monday evening, Governor Brian Kemp signed an executive order to close all public schools in Georgia from Wednesday through the rest of the month. The order affects schools that had only committed to one week so far. “To keep our students, teachers, and administrators safe and mitigate the spread of COVID-19, I am ordering the closure…
“These songs are my heartbreaks, my inspiration, new love and loss.”
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Chattanooga Mocs are headed to the Southern Conference tournament as the sixth seed, finishing the season with a 10-8 record. The Mocs’ success this year has been in large part thanks to some big new additions to the roster. News 12’s Angela Moryan sat down with forward Stefan Kenic to see how he’s fitting in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Chattanooga Mocs are headed to the Southern Conference tournament as the sixth seed, finishing the season with a 10-8 record. The Mocs’ success this year has been in large part thanks to some big new additions to the roster. News 12’s Angela Moryan sat down with forward Ramon Vila to see how the team has…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Chattanooga Mocs are headed to the Southern Conference tournament as the sixth seed, finishing the season with a 10-8 record. The Mocs’ success this year has been in large part thanks to some big new additions to the roster. News 12’s Angela Moryan sat down with forward Matt Ryan to see how his journey from…
The first professional match in Chattanooga FC history is in the books and CFC brings home a point, earning a draw against Oakland Roots in Oakland, CA.
A new series of books and more will explore a previously untold era of Star Wars set 200 years before The Phantom Menace called The High Republic.
The drama tonight is over whether he will comment on the impeachment vote and process.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – We have told you that the scourge of southern fisheries was headed our way. Now the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency reports that the dreaded Silver Carp is here. You’ve probably seen the videos of the fish jumping around boats in the dozens. The carp from Asia have been moving up the Tennessee River system. On Friday, the…
Each year, Google rounds up the year in search trends and reveals the fastest-rising search terms people Googled that year. This year’s list is topped by searches for Disney+, followed by late Disney star Cameron Boyce, late rapper Nipsey Hussle, Hurricane Dorian, and the former NFL player Antonio Brown. Here’s a look at the top search terms on Google for every year…
Nashville police said Wednesday they had arrested Michael D. Mosley, who wanted for criminal homicide in connection with a stabbing that killed two college students and wounded another outside a bar early Saturday morning. Mosley will be booked later Wednesday on two counts of criminal homicide and one count of attempted criminal homicide, CBS Nashville affiliate WTVF reported. Nashville Metro Police said…
Police in Nashville say a 23-year-old man is being sought for questioning in connection with a stabbing that killed two college students and wounded another outside a bar early Saturday morning, CBS Nashville affiliate WTVF reports. Metro police released surveillance video of three men and one woman who were sought for questioning in the case. Based on public tips, they were able to…
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover just earned its driver’s license. The still-unnamed rover moved for the very first time Tuesday afternoon, and its proud parents are happy to report it passed the test. According to NASA, the rover managed to roll forward and backward, as well as spin around a room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, where the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Friends of the Festival have announced their lineup for Riverbend 2020. This time time, they were not looking for traditional “headliners” in favor of pumping up the overall quality of the acts. In keeping with that, they are retiring the Coca Cola barge and moving the stage onshore. The main acts will ping pong between the new…
Over the last 50 years, the U.S. and Canada have slowly but surely lost 29% of their bird populations — amounting to nearly 3 billion birds. The shocking loss could be a sign of an ecological crisis, scientists said Thursday. According to a new study published in the journal Science by top ornithologists and government agencies, even common birds such as…
Lee Hall is scheduled to die Thursday evening.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The State of Tennessee will honor the Chattanooga roots of the international hit makers, The Impressions. On Tuesday at 10 AM, a Tennessee Music Pathways Marker will be installed at the Bessie Smith Curltural Center. Chattanooga born Fred Cash and Sam Gooden from the singing group will be there, along with family members of the late Curtis…
Hidden high in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, in a remote and unmarked field, is a secret monument honoring war veterans. The lonely pillar of polished granite sits at more than 11,000 feet, in a clearing among majestic peaks. Just what it is, and how it got all the way up here, has for decades puzzled the hardy few who…
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) – Authorities in Alabama say a Purdue University student died in a 200-foot (60-meter) fall while rappelling in a cave. News outlets report 21-year-old Trever Col died Saturday after his equipment failed in Valhalla Cave Preserve in northern Alabama. The cave is known for its 227-foot (69-meter) pitch and its mile-long (1.5-kilometer) walkway at the bottom. Jackson…
President Trump’s Navy Secretary Richard Spencer said he was fired in the controversy over a Navy SEAL because the president gave him an order he couldn’t, “in good conscience,” carry out. Secretary Spencer’s removal follows a dispute that began when the president reversed the Navy’s demotion of Edward Gallagher, who was convicted of posing for a photo with a dead…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – It was a big deal in Chattanooga when Bill Gates visited Howard High earlier this year. Now he’s telling his version of the story. The billionaire philanthropist has a blog called GatesNotes. And his post this week called “I love this school’s energy!” is about his Howard visit. “I came away from my visit as excited about…
Astronomers have long suspected that Jupiter’s moon Europa holds a salty ocean beneath its thick icy crust that could support life. Now, NASA has confirmed the detection of water erupting from large geysers on the moon’s surface. An international research team led by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland published a study Monday in the journal Nature Astronomy that confirmed the…