Dozens Sickened Across The Country From Vaping
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating more than 150 cases of adolescents with breathing issues related to vaping.
Patient's death may be first vaping-related fatality in U.S.
Doctor warns about dangers of vaping Illinois health officials said that a patient who contracted a serious lung disease after vaping has died, which could make it the first death in the United States linked to the smoking alternative that…
12 students treated, and released after school bus wreck in Harrison
UPDATE: Thirteen Hamilton County students got treatment after a Friday afternoon bus crash. Twelve of those treated have been discharged from the hospital. The students’ injuries from the accident are reported as minor. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department is in…
TDFN Scoreboard: August 23rd, 2019
TENNESSEE VALLEY (WDEF) - It's time for Touchdown Friday Night! We'll keep the scoreboard updated throughout the evening. Tweet us your team's score using the hashtag #TDFN12 then tune in tonight at 11:15 p.m. for highlights! Don't forget to catch…
Steve King defends controversial abortion comments
Representative Steve King, a Republican from Iowa and an outspoken abortion opponent, will hold a press conference at 3 p.m. ET to discuss "the importance of maintaining a no exceptions position on abortion in federal and state legislation." He'll be…
Grade school cheerleaders asked to raffle off AM15 rifle
Two Ohio mothers separately raised concerns about something their kids were asked to do by a youth football league: sell tickets to raffle off an AM15 rifle. Sari Brittain says her 4-year-old daughter, a new New Richmond Junior Lions Football…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg completes radiation therapy
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg completed a three-week course of radiation therapy to treat a tumor on her pancreas, according to a release sent by the Supreme Court Friday. The tumor was treated "definitively," according to the statement, and there is…
2 residents burned in Highway 58 kitchen fire
a woman suffered a burn to her foot and another woman was burned on the hand.
Resident injured in early morning fire in Middle Valley
There was a report of an explosion before the fire, and crews did note that the gas meter was damaged.
The Latest: Tennessee lawmakers replace embattled ex-speaker
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Latest on the Tennessee House electing a new speaker (all times local): 10:50 a.m. Tennessee state representatives have elected a new House speaker after the former leader became engulfed in multiple scandals involving explicit text…
Stocks slide as U.S.-China trade war intensifies
How China trade war may slow economic growth Stocks slumped on Friday after China announced retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. goods, setting off President Donald Trump on a Twitter rant. Mr. Trump first seemed to invite the Federal…
Trump orders U.S. companies to seek "alternatives" to China
President Donald Trump is ordering U.S. businesses to "immediately start looking for an alternative to China," including bringing their manufacturing back to the U.S. The president issued the directive in a series of tweets on Friday morning after China hiked…
Brown recluse spider found in woman's ear
Most people know how it feels to have some water left in your ear after a shower or a dip in the pool. But a Kansas City woman was horrified to learn that in her case, that waterlogged feeling was…
Walmart and other retailers face a new front on gun sales: Lawsuits
Lawyers and other experts say retailers face growing legal exposure for gun violence that take place in or around their stores. After a 2014 mass shooting at Jewish community center in Kansas, the retailer reached settlements with two families. Walmart…
Cold Case Suspect Arrested
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A man wanted in a seven year old cold case has been arrested. Justin Thurman was on the TBI's most wanted list. He is accused of the murder of Leslie Townsend. Townsend was shot to death in…
China hikes tariffs on U.S. goods in latest trade war salvo
China is hiking tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. products, it said on Friday, deepening a trade war that threatens to tip the global economy into recession. The move comes in retaliation for President Donald Trump's planned increase, The tariffs…
Celebrities call for action against raging Amazon fires
By Caitlin O'Kane August 23, 2019 / 10:24 AM / CBS News Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kris Jenner are just a few of the celebrities using their platforms to call for action against the raging fires in the…
David Koch, conservative donor and philanthropist, has died at age 79
David Koch dead at 79 Billionaire conservative icon David Koch has died at age 79, CBS News has confirmed, according to a source close to the Koch family. The New York resident was suffering from deteriorating health as of late,…
Capital One hacker should stay locked up, prosecutors say
The accused Capital One hacker is a flight risk, a threat and should be kept locked up until her trial, U.S. prosecutors said in court documents filed ahead of a Friday detention hearing in Seattle. Paige Thompson, a former Amazon…
U.S. government issues final Utah monument plan
The U.S. government's final management plan for lands in and around a Utah national monument that President Donald Trump downsized doesn't include many new protections for the cliffs, canyons, waterfalls and arches found there, but it does include a few…
City council candidate wants to keep community as White "as possible"
A Michigan city council candidate shocked a public forum when she said she wants to keep "Marysville a white community as much as possible." Jean Cramer made the comment Thursday in response to a question about diversity in Marysville, a…
Witness challenges American's account of killing Anguilla resort worker
For the first time, we're hearing from someone who said he witnessed part of the deadly confrontation between a Connecticut man and a worker at a Caribbean resort. Scott Hapgood faces manslaughter charges for the death of hotel worker Kenny…
Dramatic emergency landing after smoke fills jetliner's cabin
Honolulu – A Hawaiian Airlines flight from Oakland made a dramatic emergency landing at Honolulu's airport Thursday about 20 minutes after smoke filled the cabin and cargo hold, reports the CBS affiliate here, KGMB-TV. The plane was evacuated using emergency…
New York woman catches fish with 2 mouths
A "two-headed lake trout" may sound like a mythical marine animal, but apparently the creature is real, and can be found in New York. A woman fishing on Lake Champlain on the New York-Vermont border reeled in a trout with…