Bill Lee wins Governor Race in Tennessee
The Republican defeats Democrat Karl Dean by 21%
Marsha Blackburn wins U.S. Senate race in Tennessee
She defeats Phil Bredesen by a much larger margin than predicted.
Bradley teen escapees recaptured in Dalton
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Those two 16-year olds who broke out of the Bradley county juvenile detention center last Friday have been captured. The Bradley County Sheriff's Office and the Cleveland Police Department announced today that Memphis Smith and Abraham…
Voter Turnout and Previews of the big races
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) The record setting early voting in Tennessee and Georgia continued on election day. We saw steady to heavy turnout at the polls on Tuesday. The polls close at 7PM in Georgia and 8PM(EST)/7PM(CST) in most counties in Tennessee.…
Grundy/ Plateau storm damage update
UPDATE: Grundy County schools are closed on Wednesday because of storm damage. _________ ALTAMONT, Tennessee (WDEF) - Grundy County Sheriff Clint Schramm offered this update on post-storm conditions this afternoon. Highway 65 (linking Altamont and Coalmont) remains closed in the…
Underground electrical fire blocks off Chattanooga city hall
City Hall was evacuated, but no one was hurt.
6 held for allegedly plotting to attack French leader Emmanuel Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron looks on from the Point X monument to Les Entonnoirs, in Les Eparges, France, November 6, 2018, as part of the ceremonies marking the centenary of the First World War. REUTERS PARIS -- French security agents…
6 held for allegedly plotting to attack French leader Emmanuel Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron looks on from the Point X monument to Les Entonnoirs, in Les Eparges, France, November 6, 2018, as part of the ceremonies marking the centenary of the First World War. REUTERS PARIS -- French security agents…
Bill Gates brings poop to the podium to tout new toilet tech
Microsoft founder Bill Gates points at a jar containing human feces during his speech at the Reinvented Toilet Expo showcasing sewerless sanitation technology in Beijing, China, Nov. 6, 2018. REUTERS BEIJING -- Placing a jar of feces on a pedestal…
Bill Gates brings poop to the podium to tout new toilet tech
Microsoft founder Bill Gates points at a jar containing human feces during his speech at the Reinvented Toilet Expo showcasing sewerless sanitation technology in Beijing, China, Nov. 6, 2018. REUTERS BEIJING -- Placing a jar of feces on a pedestal…
Shark kills man in 3rd attack in Australia vacation hot spot in 3 months
CANBERRA, Australia -- A shark has killed a man in an island harbor on Australia's Great Barrier Reef where two tourists were mauled on consecutive days in September. The spate of attacks has left authorities struggling to explain an apparent…
Shark kills man in 3rd attack in Australia vacation hot spot in 3 months
CANBERRA, Australia -- A shark has killed a man in an island harbor on Australia's Great Barrier Reef where two tourists were mauled on consecutive days in September. The spate of attacks has left authorities struggling to explain an apparent…
Ex-Nazi concentration camp guard, 94, goes on trial in Germany
MUENSTER, Germany -- A 94-year-old former enlisted SS man went on trial Tuesday in Germany, charged with being an accessory to murder for crimes committed during the years he served as a guard at the Nazis' Stutthof concentration camp. Johann…
Ex-Nazi concentration camp guard, 94, goes on trial in Germany
MUENSTER, Germany -- A 94-year-old former enlisted SS man went on trial Tuesday in Germany, charged with being an accessory to murder for crimes committed during the years he served as a guard at the Nazis' Stutthof concentration camp. Johann…
Migrants camp at Mexico City stadium as U.S. holds elections
MEXICO CITY -- Thousands of Central Americans dreaming of getting to the United States awoke Tuesday to donations of fruit and hot coffee at a sports stadium in Mexico's chilly capital as the U.S. held midterm elections. President Donald Trump…
Migrants camp at Mexico City stadium as U.S. holds elections
MEXICO CITY -- Thousands of Central Americans dreaming of getting to the United States awoke Tuesday to donations of fruit and hot coffee at a sports stadium in Mexico's chilly capital as the U.S. held midterm elections. President Donald Trump…
Hearing for female Saudi activist facing possible death penalty postponed without explanation
Last Updated Nov 6, 2018 1:20 PM EST LONDON -- An October 28 hearing for Israa al-Ghomgham, reportedly the first female in Saudi Arabia to face a possible death penalty for non-violent activism, was canceled without explanation and rescheduled for…
Hearing for female Saudi activist facing possible death penalty postponed without explanation
Last Updated Nov 6, 2018 1:20 PM EST LONDON -- An October 28 hearing for Israa al-Ghomgham, reportedly the first female in Saudi Arabia to face a possible death penalty for non-violent activism, was canceled without explanation and rescheduled for…
Doomed jet's airspeed indicator malfunctioned on last 4 flights
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The "black box" data recorder from a crashed Lion Air jet shows its airspeed indicator malfunctioned on its last four flights, investigators said Monday. Hours earlier, distraught relatives of victims confronted the airline's co-founder at a meeting organized…
Spice Girls announce summer reunion tour
Melanie Brown, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm attend the press night for "Viva Forever," a musical based on the music of the Spice Girls, at the Piccadilly Theatre on Dec. 11, 2012, in London. AP The Spice Girls…
Idris Elba named this year's Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine
File photo shows director and executive producer Idris Elba posing during session to promote the movie "Yardie" at the 68th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin on February 22, 2018 Hannibal Hanschke / REUTERS LOS ANGELES -- People magazine has…
U.K. officers fired 5 years after man paralyzed in custody
When British police first encountered Julian Cole after he was thrown out of a nightclub on the night of May 5, 2013, he was just enjoying a night out with his friends. It's still unclear what happened in the next…
Facebook says it didn't do enough to prevent "offline violence" in Myanmar
Facebook said Monday that an independent report it commissioned found the company hasn't always done enough to prevent its platform from being used to spread hate speech that has fueled deadly violence in Myanmar. The report, conducted by the nonprofit…
Rossville Police looking for a man accused of stealing lottery tickets
ROSSVILLE, Ga. (WDEF) - Rossville Police are looking for a man accused of stealing lottery tickets from several stores in Rossville and surrounding cities. A warrant is out for the arrest of 30-year-old Cordell Williams. Police said Williams is known…