TECH BYTE: Use Tech to Help Cook Your Thanksgiving Meal
Let's look at some high-tech cooking tools you can use to make it a little easier on you in the kitchen.
Rich Lit Crew program at DuPont Elementary encourages students to read
A Hamilton County elementary school is encouraging students to read by giving them books with characters just like them.
NFL QB misses final play of game because he was taking selfies with fans
Washington Redskins quarterback Dwayne Haskins missed the final play of his first NFL win for an unusual reason on Sunday: The rookie was taking selfies with fans. Haskins, who was selected No. 15 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft, began…
Fired Navy secretary says he was ordered to violate "sacred oath"
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…
St. Elmo UMC Gives To The Needy
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Saint Elmo United Methodist Church went to the corner of eleventh and Peeples to hand out hot meals and clothes for those in need. The church has been giving back to the community for a long time.…
Turkey Fryer Safety Tips
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Thanksgiving is this week and many people will be eating all kinds of turkey to celebrate the holiday. The Chattanooga Fire Department wants to remind everyone of some very important safety tips if you plan on frying…
Lowndes County Sheriff Killed In The Line Of Duty
LOWNDES COUNTY, Alabama (WDEF)- Lowndes County Alabama mourns the loss of their sheriff tonight. Sheriff John Williams was out responding to a call at the QV gas station when he was shot and killed Saturday. 18-year-old William Chase Johnson was…
Person Found Dead In Submerged Car In Polk County
POLK COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF)- Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating an incident that left one person dead. According to officials, a vehicle was submerged in the lake at mile marker 8 on highway 64 in Polk County. This is an active…
82-year-old female bodybuilder beats down home intruder
Rochester, New York, resident Willie Murphy is not your average 82-year-old. When a man decided to break into her home Thursday night, the award-winning bodybuilder used her strength to repel the intruder with the help of a table, baby shampoo…
Navy secretary fired over private proposal to restore SEAL's rank
Navy Secretary Richard Spencer has resigned after a request by Defense Secretary Mark Esper over a private proposal to the White House to restore the rank of SEAL Edward Gallagher, the Pentagon confirmed to CBS News on Sunday. Esper said in…
Alabama sheriff shot and killed while responding to call
An Alabama sheriff was shot and killed Saturday, authorities told CBS affiliate WKRG-TV. Lowndes County Sheriff "Big John" Williams was responding to a call at a convenience store and gas station when he was fatally shot. Details on the shooting…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg "home and doing well" after hospitalization
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released from the hospital Sunday, two days after being hospitalized for experiencing chills and fever. The 86-year-old justice received treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. "Justice Ginsburg has been discharged from…
Bloomberg launching 2020 campaign with multimillion-dollar ad blitz
Bloomberg apologizes for stop-and-frisk Washington — Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is running for president, launching a multimillion dollar ad campaign Sunday to launch his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. A minute-long advertisement began airing Sunday in certain markets across…
Second Arrest Made In June Shooting
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Chattanooga Police have arrested a second suspect in connection to a deadly shooting that happened in June. 25-year old Marquise Burress was arrested for the fatal shooting of Robert Gill. The shooting happened June 19th in the…
Wanted Soddy Daisy Man Captured In Blount County
BLOUNT COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF)- The Blount County Sheriff's Office has arrested a felon who was wanted in Rossville, Georgia. 29 year old Johnny Ray Robinson Jr., was wanted for several counts of aggravated sodomy, possession of a firearm, and theft…
Weather In The Classroom: Dug Gap Elementary School
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF)- Weather never takes a break, and neither does weather in the classroom! Friday's weather in the classroom took Meteorologist Danielle Moss to Dug Gap Elementary School. The fourth grade class have been learning about weather tools, different…
Kelsey Berreth gets justice a year after Thanksgiving Day killing
Patrick Frazee sits in a grim Cripple Creek, Colorado, jail – put there by his former girlfriend Krystal Lee – for the murder of his fiancée Kelsey Berreth. "There was blood on the wall here, there was blood on the…
The New Avondale YFD Brings Joy To The Neighborhood
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-The much anticipated Avondale Youth and Family Development center opened today. The ribbon cutting and grand opening was filled with many happy neighbors and even some familiar faces. Today was a fresh start for Avondale Youth and Family…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized for "chills and fever"
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized on Friday after experiencing "chills and fever" earlier in the day. The 86-year-old justice received treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Ginsburg was initially brought to Sibley Memorial Hospital in…
Untraceable, but legal, DIY "ghost gun" used in school shooting
New details are also emerging about a deadly shooting earlier this week at a high school in California. The weapon used in the attack was a so-called "ghost gun," an untraceable, but legal weapon. Sixteen-year-old Nathaniel Berhow was too young…
Man's Body Recovered After Fall In Valhalla Cave
JACKSON COUNTY, Alabama (WDEF)- Multiple agencies in Jackson County Alabama recovered a man from Valhalla Cave. Jackson County Sheriff, Chuck Phillips, says 21 year old Trevor Col was in the cave with some students from Purdue college Saturday morning. Col…
New documents show contacts between Giuliani and Pompeo
Hill: "Burisma was code for the Bidens" Documents released late Friday show President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani was in contact with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the months before the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was abruptly recalled. The…
Pence makes surprise trip to Iraq, his first as vice president
Vice President Mike Pence made an unannounced trip to Iraq on Saturday, his first visit to the country as vice president. Pence traveled to Iraq previously when he was a congressman. Pence landed at the Al-Asad Air Base, which is…
U.S. judge awards nearly $180 million to Post reporter held by Iran
A U.S. federal judge has awarded a Washington Post journalist and his family nearly $180 million in their lawsuit against Iran over his 544 days in captivity and torture while being held on internationally criticized espionage charges. The order in…