Man dies in fiery I-75 crash Tuesday morning
The crash happened around 7 AM near the Ringgold exit in northwest Georgia.
Sheriff Hammond comments on Houston police shooting
5 officers were injured while serving warrants at a heroin house in Houston Monday, 2 of them were shot in the neck and are in critical condition.
Deaths mount as arrests sought over Brazil dam collapse
Firefighters recover the body of a victim of Friday's dam collapse at an iron-ore mine belonging to Brazil's giant mining company Vale near the town of Brumadinho, state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, Jan. 28, 2019. Getty Rio de Janeiro…
"5,000 troops to Colombia"? Nation responds to Bolton's note
U.S. sanctions Venezuela's oil company Colombia's foreign minister says his government doesn't know why U.S. national security adviser John Bolton had "5,000 troops to Colombia" written on a notepad he held during a news conference announcing new Venezuela sanctions. In…
Deaths mount as U.S. ups pressure on Venezuela's Maduro
Geneva -- The U.N. human rights office has said security forces in Venezuela detained nearly 700 people in one day last week amid anti-government protests -- the highest such tally in a single day in the country in at least…
Pakistani court ends Christian woman's legal nightmare
Aasia Bibi is presented to journalists at a police station in Muzaffargarh, Pakistan, Oct. 30, 2017. AP Photo/Iram Asim Islamabad -- Pakistan's top court on Tuesday upheld its acquittal of a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy, clearing the…
U.K. leader to try to renegotiate her Brexit deal with Europe
British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers Questions, Jan. 23, 2019 in London, England. Getty London -- British Prime Minister Theresa May appears to have accepted that the divorce deal her government…
Two people shot on West Main Street Court Tuesday
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Around 12:30 am, Chattanooga Police officers were sent to West Main Street Court on a report of persons shot. The officers found two victims who had been shot. Hamilton County EMS transported the victims to a local…
Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
The Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy is celebrating its 10 year anniversary by looking at its past and forming an Alumni Association.
People buy ice melt, sleds, milk on eve of expected winter weather
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - While several schools and offices are closing their doors Tuesday, some stores are planning to be open. "We'll be open, regular time, from 7:30 to 8," Ace Hardware sales associate T.J. Allen said. On Monday, the…
Cleveland Schools announce Teachers of the Year
Cleveland Schools on Monday announced their Teachers of the Year.
Park Rangers thank the public for support during shutdown
"The community was very supportive and we certainly appreciate that."
How Hamilton County decides on whether to close schools
A school board member and school spokesman tell us it is more complicated than you might think.
Tennessee plans $1M for Ken Burns country music documentary
The 16 hour documentary airing this fall will shoot in Bristol, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville.
Ivey declares state of emergency ahead of winter storm
Jackson, DeKalb & Fort Payne schools all closed on Tuesday
Remembering Sandy the Flower Man
The community is mourning the loss of a man who was a fixture in downtown Chattanooga.
McMinn deputies find stolen goods suspect in a secret room
Authorities arrest Brian Goins after connecting several stolen vehicles from East Tennessee to him.
The Big Riverbend Reveal is coming this week
Moon River Festival also confirms they are returning to Chattanooga in September.
Whitfield County investigates death of juvenile
Teenage boy had just fled a group home in Columbia, Georgia
Pope seeks to "deflate" church sex abuse summit expectations
On board the Papal plane -- Pope Francis has warned that expectations for an upcoming landmark Vatican summit on clergy sexual abuse should be "deflated," as the problem of abuse is unlikely to be resolved through it. The pontiff's move…
U.S. and Taliban "draft" a deal with Afghan leader on sidelines
Kabul, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Monday the Taliban should "enter serious talks" with his government, as both the Taliban and Washington's top envoy touted significant progress during unprecedented negotiations in Qatar last week. A months-long diplomatic push…
Death toll in Brazil dam disaster nears 60, hundreds missing
Brumadinho, Brazil -- Firefighters are carefully moving over treacherous mud, sometimes walking, sometimes crawling, in search of survivors or bodies left by a dam collapse that buried mine buildings and surrounding neighborhoods with iron ore waste. The confirmed death toll…
U.S. lifts sanctions on 3 companies tied to major Russian oligarch
Washington -- The Treasury Department announced Sunday it was lifting sanctions on three companies connected to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. The move comes despite an effort in Congress to block the action with many lawmakers concerned that the Trump administration…
Deadly tornado tears through Cuba's capital city
Havana, Cuba -- Cuba's president said Monday that a tornado had killed three people and injured 174 others in eastern Havana. The Cuban capital was battered late Sunday and early Monday by powerful winds and heavy rains. A blackout hit…