Beyond School Walls
Big Brothers Big Sisters launches The Beyond School Walls Mentoring model.
Chattanooga Beer Board revokes Coyote Jacks' license
The Chattanooga Beer Board unanimously votes to revoke the license of Coyote Jacks.
Industrial Education at Chattanooga State Community College
Students in the area and those looking for a career change got a chance to explore the construction industry this morning.
More youth dying by suicide and homicide, CDC reports
More teens and young adults have come to a violent end in recent years, dying either at their own hand or another's, new federal data show. Both suicide and homicide death rates are rising among 10- to 24-year-olds, according to…
Signal Centers Helps Visually Impaired
"'Why are you sitting in that wheel chair?'...and if the answer is because they can't see..then I show them how to walk without the wheel chair."
"Bomb cyclone" sets record as strongest October storm ever in Boston area
A powerful autumn storm plunged hundreds of thousands of people into the dark, toppled trees, canceled schools and delayed trains Thursday in the Northeast. The nor'easter brought high winds and rain to the region on Wednesday and Thursday. In Massachusetts,…
"Bomb cyclone" hit East Coast with heavy rain, strong wind
Nor'easter dumps heavy rain across East Coast Millions of people along the East Coast are still feeling the effects of a powerful storm that evolved into a "bomb cyclone." The nor'easter dumped heavy rain that caused flooding in areas from North…
Chicago teachers go on strike amid no contract deal
October 17, 2019 / 8:49 AM / CBS/AP Thousands of Chicago teachers vote to strike Chicago teachers went on strike on Thursday after failing to reach a contract deal with the nation's third-largest school district. Both sides have been negotiating…
Sandy Hook victim's dad "shamed" companies to fight conspiracy theories
The father of a 2012 Sandy Hook shooting victim is telling CBS News about his fight against misinformation after a major legal ruling against a man who called the mass shooting a hoax. A Wisconsin jury ordered James Fetzer, who…
Video purports to show concerns days before hotel collapse
New Orleans — Speculation mounted Wednesday about possible causes of the weekend collapse of the half-built Hard Rock Café in New Orleans, reports the CBS affiliate here, WWL-TV. As authorities shifted from rescue operations to tearing down the structure's dangling…
Elijah Cummings, longtime Baltimore congressman, has died at 68
Representative Elijah Cummings, of Baltimore, died early Thursday at the age of 68, his office said. Cummings died at Johns Hopkins Hospital at 2:45 a.m. from "complications concerning longstanding health challenges," his office said. He hadn't returned to work after…
Shop holds Exit 111 yard sale
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - On Wednesday, The Gear Closet held a festival yard sale. There were tents. There were grills, sleeping bags and more. "If you can give new life to something then might as well. It kind of helps…
Parent sentenced to three weeks in college admissions scandal
The owner of a California jewelry business was sentenced Wednesday to three weeks in prison after she was accused of paying $15,000 to rig her son's ACT exam and of falsely listing him as a racial minority on college applications.…
Student with intellectual disabilities crowned Homecoming Queen
A Northwest Whitfield High School student with intellectual disabilities was voted Homecoming Queen.
State Representative Yusuf Hakeem Hosts Public Hearing on Medicaid Block Grant Proposal
"If this block grant is going to improve the health status of our community of Hamilton County, count me in."
Students tackle classmate with handgun
A freshman high school student in California was tackled to the ground by classmates on Tuesday after authorities said he brought an unloaded handgun to school, CBS Los Angeles reports. The 14-year-old boy took out a small gun during metal…
NASA names new chief of human spaceflight
Douglas Loverro, a veteran manager with broad experience in national security space operations, has been selected by NASA to lead the agency's human space flight programs. He takes over at a critical moment as the agency assesses the readiness of…
Brainerd High School Student found with Unloaded gun on school grounds
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - A Brainerd High School student gets arrested for bringing a handgun to school. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office says the student was searched, and the unloaded gun was found in their possession. The student was then…
Hixson High student found with loaded gun at school
A Hixson High School student gets arrested for bringing a loaded handgun to school.
Over 300 birds crash into the NASCAR Hall of Fame building
By Sophie Lewis October 16, 2019 / 3:14 PM / CBS News Hundreds of migratory birds crashed into the NASCAR Hall of Fame building in Charlotte, North Carolina, Tuesday night. A nonprofit helping the survivors said a total of 310…
United Auto Workers leaders reach deal with GM
Updated on: October 16, 2019 / 12:25 PM / CBS/AP GM autoworker strike enters day 26 The United Auto Workers and General Motors have reached a tentative agreement that could end a monthlong strike by nearly 50,000 workers. Union leaders…
U.S. prosecutor shot outside her home in Micronesia
Wellington, New Zealand — Friends said Tuesday that lawyer Rachelle Bergeron planned to soon return to the U.S. after a challenging stint prosecuting criminals on the Pacific nation of Micronesia, but she was shot and killed as she returned home…
Parents of U.K. teen killed in crash felt "pressure" from Trump
The parents of British 19-year-old Harry Dunn, who was killed in a traffic accident involving American Anne Sacoolas, tells "CBS This Morning" they rejected President Trump's surprise offer to meet with Sacoolas during a White House meeting on Tuesday. After…
I-24 back open after person in distress situation
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Interstate 24 has reopened after it was shut down in both directions near the split Tuesday night. That's after law enforcement found themselves dealing with what they called a "person in distress." A Chattanooga Police Spokesperson…