California's largest utility, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), now says the two wildfires that broke out Sunday less than 20 miles northeast of San Francisco in Lafayette may have been caused by its own electrical malfunctions. Despite cutting power…
Reidsville, Georgia — Authorities in Georgia say a rapist and child molester serving a life sentence was released "in error" Friday and is still on the run. Tony Maycon Munoz-Mendez, 31, was convicted of rape and aggravated child molestation in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Polyvictims don't just face just one trauma. They face multiple. "It's not necessarily being revictimized through that same trauma, but it's a wide variety and wide scope of trauma. It could be child abuse, sexual abuse,…
Climate change threatens Madagascar's lemurs A California teenager was sentenced Monday to three months in federal prison on for breaking into a zoo and stealing an endangered lemur, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District…
House to vote on impeachment process Washington — A White House official and decorated Army officer who listened to President Trump's now-infamous call with the Ukrainian president was so alarmed by what he heard that he reported it to a top…
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The U.S. Census Bureau is giving a homework assignment to schoolchildren across the country: Tell your parents to fill out the census form. Your school's funding depends on it. Census officials…
Sometimes the sacrifices made by our local fire department, police department, and paramedics team can go over our heads.
". . . overwhelmingly what they find is that you can't just point at one thing and say, 'Well, it's because of this'."
Authorities in Texas have made an arrest in a shooting at an off-campus college party in Greenville over the weekend that left two dead and a dozen injured. Hunt County Sheriff Randy Meeks said tips led to the arrest of…
A Bledsoe County mother wants justice for her daughter who was killed in a car crash.
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Hamilton Health Care System has received a Certificate of Need to create an open heart surgery program in Dalton. Dr. Richard C. Morrison, who is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Chattanooga, will build the program. "Right now,…
Alphabet on Monday reported third-quarter earnings of $7.07 billion. On a per-share basis, the Mountain View, California-based company said it had net income of $10.12. The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by…
Washington — In a rare concession, the Trump administration announced Monday it has agreed to extend work permits to tens of thousands of Salvadorans who have been working and living in the U.S. for years under an immigration protection the…
The full House is expected to vote on a resolution that will formalize the impeachment inquiry of President Trump and define the procedures for the next phase of the inquiry: the open hearings. The resolution will also affirm the "ongoing,…
Students at CGLA may be thinking about a career in Engineering, after a recent visit to UTC's Challenger Center.
Although more than 100,000 California residents harmed by last year's devastating wildfires are entitled to compensation by the utility company blamed for the blazes, less than half have filed claims, a court hearing revealed last week. That's prompting criticism that the…
Kay Hagan, a former bank executive who rose from a budget writer in the North Carolina Legislature to a seat in the U.S. Senate, died Monday following a prolonged illness. She was 66. Hagan died at her home in Greensboro,…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating a collision Sunday night that killed a bicyclist. It happened just after 11 PM at East 3rd Street and Highland Park Avenue. A vehicle hit the bicyclist who was stopped in the right…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - Ringgold Police say a student has been arrested for bring a gun to Ringgold High. They say a special needs student brought the gun. It was unloaded and the students did not make any threats against…
permits were not issued at the beginning of the burning period this year, because of the drought conditions.
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Authorities are searching for the stepdaughter of Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight Walt Harris after she was reported missing from Auburn, Alabama. Nineteen-year-old Aniah Haley Blanchard was last seen Wednesday. Police on Monday released video showing her…
Arcadia, Calif. — A 2-year-old filly injured her right front leg less than a half-mile from the finish line in a race at Santa Anita and was euthanized. The horse's death brings the total number of horse deaths at the Southern…
Mylan Pharmaceuticals is pulling one lot of Xanax from pharmacy shelves nationwide because of what the company said is "the potential presence of a foreign substance" in the popular prescription anti-anxiety drug. The drug manufacturer cited a small chance of…
Mandatory evacuations as wildfire breaks out near LA's Getty CenterA dangerous wildfire that broke out early Monday in Los Angeles was threatening hundreds of homes near the world-famous Getty Center. Strong winds were spreading the fast-growing fire that was burning…