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North Korea fires several short-range projectiles into sea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Saturday fired several unidentified short-range projectiles into the sea off its eastern coast, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said, a likely sign of Pyongyang’s growing frustration at stalled diplomatic talks…

GreenPal expands to the Scenic City

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - An app dubbed the Uber for lawn care has expanded to Chattanooga. GreenPal links up homeowners with local and vetted lawn care professionals. The app asks a series of questions about the services you want and…

Flooding leaves 4 dead across Midwest

The latest round of flooding in the Midwest has claimed at least four lives, closed hundreds of roads and forced residents of threatened towns to shore up threatened levees with sandbags. In some communities, waters are rising to historic levels.…

Using soldiers to recruit new soldiers

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The U.S. army fell short of its recruiting goal of 80-thousand new troops LAST YEAR. Part of that is because of an improving economy and a low unemployment rate. But, these days the Army is using active duty…

Graham says Mueller can testify about his conversation with Barr

Critics accuse Barr of protecting Trump Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham offered special counsel Robert Mueller the opportunity to testify before the committee about the phone conversation he had with Attorney General William Barr regarding Barr's initial letter about…

Otto Warmbier's mother slams diplomacy with North Korea

Washington — The mother of Otto Warmbier made a rare appearance in Washington on Friday, joining other families whose loved ones were abducted or imprisoned in North Korea. Cindy Warmbier lashed out at North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, calling…

Venezuela's opposition leader calls for protests to continue

Caracas, Venezuela — After days of protests, Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaidó called for demonstrations to continue until President Nicolás Maduro steps down. Guaidó is hoping to regain the momentum after Tuesday's attempt to spark an uprising within the military…

Trump says he discussed Mueller report with Putin

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a more than hour-long conversation Friday in which Mr. Trump said the two leaders discussed the "Russian hoax," but Mr. Trump did not ask Putin to stop meddling in U.S. elections. White…

At least 3 dead amid Midwestern flooding

The latest round of Midwestern flooding has claimed at least three lives, closed hundreds of roads and forced residents of threatened towns to shore up threatened levees with sandbags. In some communities, waters are rising to historic levels. The National…

Pictures show snakes found at Soddy Daisy Middle School

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - School Board Member Rhonda Thurman said efforts are being made to alleviate what appears to be a problem with snakes at Soddy Daisy Middle School. Pictures show some of the snakes that have been found…

Fisherman drowns wading in Ocoee River

BENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Polk County officials have recovered the body of a man who drowned in the Ocoee River Thursday evening near the Grassy Creek community. Witnesses told deputies that Brian Bates was wading and fishing with friends when…

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