A self-professed white nationalist who is also a lieutenant in the U.S. Coast Guard planned to "murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country" before being arrested in Maryland last week, federal prosecutors said. Christopher Hasson, 49,…
President Trump's longtime attorney Michael Cohen will appear publicly before lawmakers on Capitol Hill next week, just weeks before he's set to report to federal prison. Rep. Elijah Cummings, the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, announced…
President Trump said it is "totally up to" Attorney General William Barr whether and when special counsel Robert Mueller's report is released. Mr. Trump made the comments in a meeting with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz at the White House Wednesday.…
Members of President Trump's economic team are continuing high level talks with Chinese officials in the hopes of reaching a trade agreement ahead of a deadline for U.S. tariff hikes. Mr. Trump has said the outcome of the talks will…
President Trump is taking credit for the State Department's announcement Wednesday that a 24-year-old Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State group in Syria will not be allowed to re-enter the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said earlier in…
Isadora Bielsky's tax bill this year brought her to tears. Last year, her family of four's refund topped $3,600. This year, the Colorado family owed in the thousands. "I plugged it all in and at first I thought oh my goodness…
The often-touchy subject of when older drivers should hand over their keys became an international conversation last month when Britain's 97-year-old Prince Philip caused a wreck while behind the wheel. He gave up driving for good – not an easy…
Duke star's Nike shoe blows out Freshman sensation Zion Williamson was knocked out of the North Carolina-Duke rivalry game with a knee sprain after his Nike shoe blew out during the top-ranked Blue Devils' opening possession Wednesday night. Nike said…
Using modern DNA technology, California detectives have arrested a suspect for the 1973 murder and sexual assault of 11-year-old Linda O'Keefe. For more than 45 years, her disappearance has haunted the community of Newport Beach, California. This investigation has been…
Florida's governor on Wednesday proposed bringing cheaper, Canadian prescription drugs to Florida as a way to cut health care costs. Gov. Ron DeSantis said that he wants to create an importation program that brings Canadian prescription drugs to the Sunshine…
Republican Congressman Bradley Byrne of Alabama announced Wednesday that he will challenge U.S. Sen. Doug Jones in 2020 as the GOP tries to reclaim the high-profile seat previously held by Jeff Sessions. Byrne, 64, is the first Republican to announce…
Johnson & Johnson under fire over baby powder Johnson & Johnson said the Justice Department and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating the company amid allegations Johnson's Baby Powder is contaminated with asbestos, a mineral linked to cancer. The…
"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett is in custody to face charges of making a false police report when he said he was attacked in downtown Chicago late last month by two men who hurled racist and anti-gay slurs and looped a…
Lisa Real got her first credit card when she was 18 years old -- and she has had credit card debt ever since then. For about 14 years, the 32-year-old made the minimum monthly payment for everything from dinners out…
The woman who was convicted last year for scaling the Statue of Liberty climbed an Austin school for immigrant children on Wednesday, just weeks before her scheduled sentencing in New York. Therese Patricia Okoumou came down on her own after…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Walker County Fire and Rescue Assistant Chief Eric Ashburn helped get two guys safely to the other side of a full Armuchee Creek Wednesday morning. "When I've been out there in the past, it's no more…
DUNLAP, Tennessee (WDEF) - A wrong turn on Fredonia Mountain left three people with a long, miserable day in the mud on Tuesday. Three generations of the Tapley family took their 4-wheel-drive Chevy Trailblazer to look at some property for…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - If you're struggling a bit to get through these cloudy, rainy winter days...you're not alone. The official name for your wintertime blues is: "seasonal affective disorder", and it can touch young and old. News 12's Ashley Henderson found…
RED BANK, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Many Red Bank High School parents picked up their children in the middle of the day Wednesday after a student was found with a gun. Dr. Jimmy Turner says he was scared when he received…
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Cadets come forward accusing Chattanooga Police officer and police academy instructor of Sexual Harassment. Officer Ricky Ballard was been suspended on February 1st without pay. Officials say Officer Ballard’s suspension is a result of the disposition reached after…
Morgan Kinder faces six counts of aggravated cruelty and 16 counts of cruelty to animals.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Justin Whaley has been indicted by a grand jury in the 2018 crash that killed James Brumlow. Whaley is accused of driving drunk and going the wrong way down Highway 111 July 3rd. Whaley's full list…
VILLANOW, Georgia (WDEF) - First Responders in Walker County rescued two men who were trapped by rising water this morning. It happened in the Armuchee Valley south of Villanow around 8:30 AM. The two men went hiking on Tuesday with…