Demonstrators ask Sheriff not to turn man over to ICE
Edgar Diaz was arrested for driving "too slowly", according to his wife, Anabella.
Crime Victims Week memorial service
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The state of Tennessee is observing Crime Victims Week, and Chattanooga's event was this morning at Chester Frost Park. Local officers joined in the observance. The Tennessee Board of Parole, along with the TBI and others, are co-sponsoring…
Marine killed in Afghanistan bombing was a former firefighter
A 15-year veteran of the New York Fire Department was one of three U.S. Marines killed Monday in an attack on a vehicle near a major American military base in Afghanistan, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's office confirmed…
South Carolina House passes bill requiring Uber, Lyft signs after student's death
A lawmaker sponsoring a bill in South Carolina requiring Uber, Lyft and other ride sharing drivers to have a lighted sign said he knows it isn't a foolproof way to keep riders safe. But Rep. Seth Rose said it is…
Man who stole $300 from Kmart recently bought $8 million island: police
A man who had just bought an $8 million island off of Key West was arrested Saturday for participating in what police described as a scheme to steal $300 in household items from Kmart. Officials at Kmart called Key West…
Durham shutting down in Chattanooga after losing bus contract
314 employees will lose their jobs
Golden Apple: Jillian Green
A teacher in Ooltewah is pushing her kids to succeed, and it's working. That's why she has earned this week's Golden Apple Award.
Pentagon awards first border wall contracts using diverted funds
The Department of Defense has awarded nearly $1 billion in contracts to two companies for construction related to a wall along the southern border, the first such contracts to be awarded since President Trump declared a national emergency. According to a…
Tennessee bill to expand immigration job screening advances
The legislation would decrease the number of employees that a business must have from 50 to 25 to face the E-Verify requirement
Teachers speak out against Tennessee voucher bill
Many of the teachers wore sunglasses to show that they feared retribution if identified in the small crowd.
200 students participate in Murray Co. Special Olympics
The students say this is one of the biggest days of the year for Murray County.
Number of migrants apprehended along border spikes to 103,000 in March
U.S. immigration authorities apprehended more than 103,000 migrants — including approximately 53,000 families and nearly 9,000 unaccompanied children — along the U.S.-Mexico border last month, further overwhelming the Trump administration's efforts to address the unprecedented surge in migrant families from…
Multiple drug arrests at Bradley County motel
One of the suspects was out on bond from another meth bust just 2 days before.
No fire, just smoke at Rivermont Elementary School
Firefighters blame faulty heating & air conditioning unit.
Pictures show pollen haze over North Carolina
Climate change making allergies worse? Shots taken over North Carolina on Monday captured pollen haze that made the landscape look yellow. The images taken by Jeremy Gilchrist and obtained by the Reuters new agency show an area in the city…
Feds break up $1.2B scam that peddled orthopedic braces to seniors
Federal authorities say they've broken up a $1.2 billion Medicare scam that peddled unneeded orthopedic braces to hundreds of thousands of seniors via foreign call centers. The Justice Department announced charges Tuesday against 24 people across the U.S., including doctors…
TBI investigates fatal officer involved shooting in Hamilton County
TBI agents are investigating a fatal officer involved shooting in Hamilton County that happened shortly after midnight.
Bank of America hiking its minimum wage to $20 an hour
Bank of America said it will raise its minimum wage from $15 an hour to $20 by 2021. The hike will be phased in starting in May, when pay for 22,000 workers will rise to $17 an hour. Move comes…
Crowds, erosion and flooding threaten D.C.'s cherry blossoms
Washington, D.C.'s Tidal Basin is transformed every spring as nearly 4,000 cherry trees bloom, drawing about 1.5 million visitors during March and April. But the crowds, as well as erosion and a lack of repairs, are overwhelming, and the national…
Second "bomb cyclone" in a month brings threat of snow, flooding
Flood, snow, avalanche and fire alerts popped up Monday from Idaho to Colorado, as parts of the U.S. interior that were paralyzed by blizzards and floods last month braced for round two of an unusual weather phenomenon involving what's known…
NYC declares public health emergency over measles
New York — New York City declared a public health emergency Tuesday over a measles outbreak and ordered mandatory vaccinations in one neighborhood for people who may have been exposed to the virus. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the unusual…
UAW Files for Union Election at Volkswagen
UAW Tries Again for Union Election for Maintenance and Production Employees
Student dies after collapsing next to her boyfriend at frat event
A South Carolina university student who died while attending a fraternity event was drinking alcohol when she told her boyfriend she didn't feel well, collapsed and died. A Beaufort County Sheriff's Office report says Caroline Smith, a 20-year-old Furman University…
Trampoline parks accused of "trying to hide" deaths and injuries
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing to regulate trampoline parks amid mounting concern over their risks. A California police officer filed a lawsuit last week after he was temporarily paralyzed at a trampoline park outside San Francisco in 2013. A…
