A century after Einstein's equations predicted the existence of black holes, a virtual telescope the size of planet Earth has captured the first direct image of a black hole, or rather the mysterious region defined by the hole's event horizon,…
Conroe, Texas -- A woman from a Houston suburb is suing the Houston Astros for more than $1 million. She claims a T-shirt cannon fired at a game by the baseball team's mascot, Orbit, severely broke her finger, the Houston…
Norfolk, Va. -- An 80-year-old New York man has been arrested on charges that he killed two young women in a beach cottage nearly half a century ago in Virginia, police said Tuesday. Ernest Broadnax was arrested in New York…
Bernie Sanders is leading the polls in the packed field of 2020 Democratic candidates and while it's more likely to see him out on the campaign trail these days, he's back in the halls of Congress Wednesday to unveil an…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - An unexpected event shocked residents in St. Elmo. Folks said that a large tree at the corner of 47th and Alabama Ave. toppled over around three Tuesday afternoon. It fell on top of some lines, covered…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Many people will tell you that they've experienced obnoxious smells in parts of Chattanooga. "They built all those apartments out there and they expect people to pay like a half a million dollars or what ever…
Orlando Moore and Portia Ravenelle seen in the Dominican Republic. Social Media A couple from New York who have not been heard from since late March in the Dominican Republic are presumed dead, according to the country's national police spokesperson.…
Barr promises to release Mueller report Reporting by Paula Reid Attorney General William Barr has assembled a team to investigate how the Russia investigation and other counterintelligence probes began, a U.S. official told CBS News. Barr said in a Congressional…
Edgar Diaz was arrested for driving "too slowly", according to his wife, Anabella.
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…
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…
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…
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…
314 employees will lose their jobs
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.
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…
The legislation would decrease the number of employees that a business must have from 50 to 25 to face the E-Verify requirement
Many of the teachers wore sunglasses to show that they feared retribution if identified in the small crowd.
The students say this is one of the biggest days of the year for Murray County.
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…