Mississippi homecoming queen boots game-winning extra point
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) - One Mississippi high school senior had to quickly discard her crown after being named homecoming queen - and put on a football helmet.
National Coalition of 100 Black Women's Chattanooga chapter hosted health fair at Erlanger
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The National Coalition of 100 Black Women (NCBW), Chattanooga Chapter, held their annual "Make It Matter, Make it Happen, Make it a Healthy Lifestyle" conference. The goal of the health and financial wellness conference is to…
Moore drops PAC suit over misconduct accusations in ads
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Defeated Senate candidate Roy Moore is dropping a defamation lawsuit against a super PAC that ran a campaign ad blitz focused on sexual misconduct accusations against him.
March held in Downtown Chattanooga for the "People's Climate Movement"
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Climate March was held at Station Street in Chattanooga Saturday. It began at 11 am. The group left Station Street toward the TVA plaza. The group hopes to emphasize the need for governments, utilities, businesses,…
Man accused of grabbing woman while wearing only socks
CENTER POINT, Ala. (AP) - Coastal Alabama authorities say a man wearing only socks allegedly grabbed a 22-year-old woman in her back yard.
Man charged with deadly shooting at convenience store in Murphy, NC
MURPHY, North Carolina (WDEF) - A man is behind bars charged with a deadly shooting at a convenience store in Murphy, NC. Officials says it happened Friday night just before 9 pm. The Cherokee County 911 Center received several 911…
Road race in memory of Massachusetts marine scheduled
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - A charity road race in memory of a Massachusetts Marine killed in the 2015 terrorist shootings in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is scheduled for this weekend.
Deer season opens for bow hunters in Georgia
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (AP) - It's open season for deer in Georgia, as long as you're hunting with a bow.
Curious but defiant, Italians react to country's first Starbucks
Since its start in Seattle in the early 1970s, Starbucks has opened shops all over the world including European nations where coffee culture was already well established. But one place they dared not tread was the coffee-centric land that helped…
Thomas & Friends gets a makeover -- and two new female main characters
More than 70 years ago, a British man took a wooden broomstick and crafted a toy for his young child, bringing Thomas the Tank Engine to life. His creation inspired books -- and more. The blue engine burst onto television…
Egypt court sentences 75 to death and 47 to life over 2013 sit-in
This picture shows the courtroom and soundproof glass dock (bottom) during the trial of 700 defendants including Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, widely known as Shawkan, in the capital Cairo, on September 8, 2018 Mohamed El-shahed/AFP/Getty Images CAIRO -- An…
FBI, Sevier Co. Authorities Capture Fugitive Wanted for NY Home Invasion
Gatlinburg, TN (WDEF) - The FBI's Safe Streets Task Force, assisted by the Sevier County Sheriff's Office, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Sevierville and Pittman Center Police Departments captured a man wanted for a home invasion robbery in upstate New York. "FBI…
Rockets fired at Basra airport in Iraq after violent night of protests, official says
BASRA, Iraq -- Unknown assailants fired three Katyusha rockets at Iraq's Basra airport Saturday, an airport official said, after a chaotic and violent night that saw hundreds of protesters burning tires on main streets and highways and setting ablaze the…
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Firefighters respond to house fire
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - According to Amy Maxwell with Hamilton County Emergency Management, a homeowner reported a heavy smell of smoke in her house. The Sale Creek volunteer firefighters responded at 9 p.m. to 1827 Oak Cove Drive. Smoke…
2006 letter confirms Vatican received complaint about ex-cardinal
VATICAN CITY -- A 2006 letter from a top Vatican official confirms that the Holy See received information in 2000 about the sexual misconduct of a now-resigned U.S. cardinal, lending credibility to bombshell accusations of a cover-up at the highest…