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…
One of the suspects was out on bond from another meth bust just 2 days before.
Firefighters blame faulty heating & air conditioning unit.
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…
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 agents are investigating a fatal officer involved shooting in Hamilton County that happened shortly after midnight.
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…
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…
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…
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 Tries Again for Union Election for Maintenance and Production Employees
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…
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…
CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. (WDEF) - UPDATE - According to the Georgia Professional Standards Commission, they recently received a complaint against Chickamauga City Schools Superintendent Melody Day. They said that the commission has not yet reviewed the complaint, so no decision as…
It claims support of abortion is tied to "secular humanism."
The Tennessee Equality Project has said the bill's sections targeting transgender people were removed.
Operation Incognito aims to make us more aware of distracted driving.
Hamilton County school students are showing off their writing skills, and at the same time, they are learning about leaders making a difference.
A Maryland man inspired by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) plotted to ram a stolen U-Haul truck into as many pedestrians as possible at a popular convention and tourist destination just outside the nation's capital, federal prosecutors…
Officer says on the way to jail, she threatened to kill him and even his children.
After a portion of a Marion County highway collapsed, TDOT crews are working on a permanent solution to fix problems with the road.
Dr. James Andrews will operate on the athlete on Monday for injuries that include multiple torn ligaments in both knees.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- This will be the last graduating class for Hamilton Heights Christian Academy in Chattanooga. The school will be closing after this semester, due to years of financial struggles. "There were tears shed, and students were clearly…
A federal judge issued an order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from implementing and expanding its "Remain in Mexico" policy, which requires certain non-Mexican migrants who claim asylum at ports of entry along the border to wait in Mexico while…
