Several gun control groups organized a vigil to honor the victims of two back-to-back mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. The "Vigil for Remembrance and Change" was held outside of the NRA headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, making…
TX cops apologize after controversial arrest Galveston, Texas — The Galveston Police Department is apologizing for the way officers arrested a black man over the weekend, CBS Houston affiliate KHOU reported. The department said two officers arrested a 43-year-old man for…
NASA's Cassini spacecraft ended its historic exploration of Saturn in 2017 and, slowly but surely, scientists are learning more about the ringed planet. Data from the 13-year mission helped scientists determine Saturn's rings are much newer than the planet itself —…
Nearly 80 years ago, the USS Grunion submarine sank on its inaugural mission during World War II, taking the lives of 70 sailors with it as it plunged to the bottom of the Pacific. Now, after years of searching, a…
California's new ammunition background check law in its first month stopped more than 100 people from buying bullets illegally, officials said late Monday as they struggled to deter more of the mass shootings that have roiled California and other states…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) The National Transportation Safety Board has issued their preliminary report on the plane crash on Cagle Mountain on July 17th. The report says the pilot was seriously injured when he made an emergency landing in a field.…
"this doesn't come along very often."
On Saturday, a gunman killed 22 and wounded dozens in a shooting in El Paso, Texas. The next day, a team of specially trained "facility dogs" arrived to help provide comfort to those impacted by the traumatic event. Three dogs…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF)- We all know Northwest Georgia has hidden jewels. Over the next two weeks, we'll be showcasing some of them. Today, we will look at how Dalton is expanding outside the carpet industry. Dalton has been known as the…
A national organization is helping Hamilton County expand its arts education programs.
Dow Jones plummets amid U.S.-China tensions The Treasury Department on Monday formally accused China of manipulating its currency, escalating trade tensions between the world's two biggest economies. The move came after the Chinese government lowered the value of the yuan in…
ETOWAH, TN (WDEF) - TBI agents and Etowah Police are investigating after human remains were found Monday. According to the TBI, the remains were found in a location in the 700 block of Tennessee Avenue. Authorities are working to identify…
Unum is rallying their employees and community members to embrace diversity and advance inclusion.
He left his 11 month old girl, Kiara, and two other children in a hot car for several hours.
Hours after a web security and network provider cut off 8chan, a controversial far-right online forum linked to white supremacy, the website's new provider is facing repercussions. The suspected terrorist who shot and killed 22, and injured 24 more in…
Mexico demanded protections for Mexican and Mexican-American communities in the U.S. after at least 22 people — eight of whom were identified as Mexican nationals — were killed in a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas on Saturday. The Justice…
"1st Amendment, enough said"
Chicago — As the nation grapples with mass shooting tragedies in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, dozens of people were shot in Chicago over the weekend. Two mass shootings occurred in less than three hours on Sunday. In all, seven…
Witness speaks about being in El Paso shooter's crosshairs Two more people have died from Saturday's mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, raising the death toll in that attack to 22, authorities said. El Paso police said…
3 people bitten by sharks at Florida beach Three people were bitten by a shark within a 24-hour span at a Florida beach. It happened Sunday at New Smyrna Beach. The community is known as the "shark bite capital of…
President Trump called out "white supremacy" by name Monday and and urged the nation to condemn it with one voice in the wake of the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, and the racist manifesto authorities believe the suspect posted…
Stock plunged on Monday after the U.S. and China ratcheted up their trade war, with China letting its currency drop to an 11-year low. The Dow lost more than 600 points, or 2.2%, as of 10:45 a.m. Eastern time. If…
Trump downplays new N. Korea missile tests South Korea and the United States are preparing to hold their annual joint military exercises despite warnings from North Korea that the drills could derail fragile nuclear diplomacy, Seoul's military said Monday. Choi…
Puerto Rico's constitutional crisis was expected to deepen on Monday after the island's Senate filed a lawsuit seeking to oust a veteran politician recently sworn in as the island's governor as legislators squabble over who should lead the U.S. territory.…