CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - HCSO deputies responded to a deputy involved shooting Saturday afternoon near the 7900 block of Sue Drive. The call came in for a suicidal persons and shots were fired around 2:00 p.m. The suspect was pronounced…
A 150-pound green sea turtle was found impaled by a spear off Key Largo, Florida, last week. The turtle was rescued and taken to a local hospital, and now officials are searching for a culprit. The Turtle Hospital in Marathon…
FDA finds cancer-causing chemical Zantac U.S. health officials said Friday that they are investigating low levels of a potentially dangerous contaminant in the popular heartburn medication Zantac and related generic drugs. The Food and Drug Administration said in a public…
London — Thieves have stolen a solid gold toilet worth up to $1.25 million from the birthplace of British wartime leader Winston Churchill. The toilet, the work of Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan, had been installed only two days earlier…
Tennessee American Water fixed the break in the water main system early Saturday morning. It may still take several hours for full service and pressure to return for users.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff issued a subpoena Friday to Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire, alleging the director was unlawfully withholding from the committee a whistleblower disclosure involving an "urgent concern." Schiff said in a statement that…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Thousands of people are affected by the water main break. Residents at the Jaycee Towers in Downtown Chattanooga have not had water since the problem first began. Jaycee Towers offers affordable housing for seniors. Residents say that their…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - While the possibility of losing water service is a major concern for residents, it's a major challenge for municipal leaders like those on Lookout Mountain. With TENN AM working to repair the broken water main on its…
The family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma used Swiss and other hidden accounts to transfer $1 billion to themselves, New York state's attorney general contends in court papers filed Friday. New York — asking a judge to enforce subpoenas…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - C-H-I Memorial Chattanooga is currently preparing for water loss. The facilities air conditioner runs on water. If they run out of water and the air stops they will only perform emergency surgeries. The emergency room is running as…
"We have to turn a lot of valves in order to isolate this main break."
Whole Foods, the grocery chain owned by Amazon.com Inc., is cutting health benefits for its part-time workers in a move that could leave about 1,900 of them without medical coverage. Starting next year, Whole Foods employees have to work at…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- All Hamilton County schools closed early due to the water main break. Some parents are wondering why school wasn't closed before students left this morning. Students were dismissed early from school county wide. Hamilton County School officials…
ATLANTA (AP) - A federal lawsuit accuses a pipeline company of failing to tell work crews where a major U.S. pipeline was underground before they ruptured the line, touching off a deadly explosion. The workers were trying to make repairs…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A water main break has caused faucets to run dry in a large metropolitan area in Tennessee. News outlets report residents in parts of Chattanooga and Hamilton County could be without water until Saturday. Tennessee American…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office was alerted about a scam on Friday where the scammers claimed to be detectives. They spoofed actual phone numbers used by the Sheriff's Office. They tell the victim that they are being…
The fourth Democratic primary debate in October in Westerville, Ohio will be co-hosted by the New York Times and CNN. According to the New York Times, the moderators will be CNN anchors Anderson Cooper and Erin Burnett and Times national…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Tennessee Aquarium has closed due to the water main break as they fight to keep their exhibits cool for the fish and animals. The struggle has been to maintain water temperatures. All hands have been on…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Tennessee American Water Company has issued a boil water advisory for its customers due to the water main break. The system has suffered a significant loss of pressure as a result of the break. While they…
8PM UPDATE : Tenn Am hopes to repair the leak by Saturday morning, but it will take a bit longer for the system to restore itself. ____ UPDATE Here is the latest water outage map from Tennessee American. Red means…
UPDATE: The football game between Howard and Tyner scheduled for tonight at The Howard School has been postponed. When the game will be played has not been announced at this time. ____ CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The school system has cancelled…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have charged three teenagers with the murder of Darrell Hill on Thursday at the Cromwell Heights Apartments. Officers found Hill's body on the ground when they arrived at the scene around noon, with a gunshot…
A dramatic ad targeting Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez aired during the third Democratic debate on Thursday, comparing Ocasio-Cortez's support for democratic socialism to the brutal Khmer Rouge communist regime in Cambodia. The ad shows a picture of the young congresswoman…
Pacific Gas & Electric has reached an $11 billion settlement with a group of insurers that will cover most of the claims from wildfires in California in 2017 and 2018. The utility said in a statement the tentative agreement covers…