Body found in Texas lake was of woman missing days earlier
JUNCTION, Texas (AP) - Texas officials say a body found this past week in a rain-swollen lake is that of an Alabama woman who had gone missing Oct. 8 when floodwaters overwhelmed an RV park.
Alabama man charged with beating girlfriend's love to death
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama man has been arrested and charged with beating a man to death because they were involved with the same woman.
Inaugural Housing Connections conference held in Chattanooga Saturday
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Dozens came together Saturday to discuss ways to make sure there are housing options available as the city of Chattanooga continues to grow. This was apart of the city's inaugural Housing Connections Conference at the Family…
Man who posed as Uber driver convicted of rape, sentenced
ATLANTA (AP) - A man who kidnapped and raped at least two women while posing as an Uber driver has been sentenced to life in prison plus 60 years.
Amid #MeToo movement, consent is added sex education classes
ATLANTA (AP) - The national dialogue about sexual assault and harassment is making its way into Georgia schools.
Early voting nears 350,000 ballots in Tennessee election
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennesseans are voting in record numbers with close to 350,000 ballots cast in the first three days of early voting.
Suicide bomber strikes Afghan polling station
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber blew himself up in front of a polling station in a school in the northern Kabul neighborhood of Khair Khana -- the first major attack in Saturday's parliamentary elections, police said. A doctor treating the…
Rights group calls for Saudis to "immediately produce" Khashoggi's body
ISTANBUL -- Amnesty International says Saudi Arabia should "immediately produce" the body of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi so that independence forensic experts can conduct an autopsy in line with international standards. The human rights group issued the appeal on Saturday, after…
Saudi account of journalist's killing is widely denounced
ISTANBUL — Turkey will "never allow a cover-up" of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, a senior official in Turkey's ruling party said Saturday. The statement reflected international skepticism over the Saudi account that…
Signal Mountain officials held dedication ceremony for new Fire Station Saturday morning
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Signal Mountain Community came together Saturday to dedicate their new fire station. Community members, firemen and women's familys, city officials and people from the companies that built the fire house were there. During the…
Victim reports being shot 9 days ago at Chattanooga night club
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) – Chattanooga Police are working to determine where a shooting happened 9 days ago after victim shows up at a local hospital. Early Friday evening, officers responded to local hospital after a person arrived with a gunshot…
Jack-Knifed tractor trailer backs up traffic at I-75/24 split Saturday afternoon
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A crash involving a Jack-knifed Tractor Trailer on I-75 southbound near EXIT 2: I-24. TDOT says it could take several hours to clear the crash. Chattanooga Police are on scene as well. At this time, we…
Saudi Arabia confirms Jamal Khashoggi was killed at consulate
Last Updated Oct 19, 2018 9:03 PM EDT For the first time, Saudi Arabia said Friday that journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead. Saudi state television said an investigation found that a fight broke out at the consulate between Khashoggi and…
Migrant caravan to U.S. faced Mexican riot police and pepper spray
A sea of migrants surged one step closer to the U.S. on Friday. Thousands of Central Americans moving north refused to be denied by a fence, where Guatemala meets Mexico. Men and women, some with young children and babies drenched…
Migrant caravan seeks refuge
Honduran migrants leave Guatemala City on October 18, 2018, heading in a caravan to the United States. A caravan of about 2,000 Honduran migrants set out on October 13 from the impoverished, violence-plagued country for the long journey through Guatemala…
Security forces to try reassure Afghan voters amid election threats
KABUL, Afghanistan — In a few hours, Afghanistan's polls will open for parliamentary elections. Voting in Kandahar province was postponed for a week after an attack Thursday left several top Afghan officials dead. Gen. Scott Miller made a surprise appearance Friday…
Spacecraft launching on 7-year voyage to Mercury
A powerful European Ariane 5 rocket blasted off from French Guiana late Friday and boosted a pair of satellites into space for a seven-year plunge into the inner solar system, a voyage requiring seven planetary flybys to slow down enough…
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