Police: Innocent Tennessee man opened door, was fatally shot
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police say an innocent man in Tennessee was shot and killed after he heard gunfire and opened the door of his apartment to look outside.
Lethal injection or gas? Alabama's death row gets to choose
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Some say inhaling nitrogen gas would be like dying on a plane that depressurizes in flight, swiftly killing all aboard.
Couple wins $74M for baby's brain damage caused in delivery
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A jury has awarded a New Mexico couple $74 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit involving a son left with brain damage.
Blind rower's journey across the Pacific stalled by Hurricane Lane
Fifty-six-year-old Steve Sparkes and his rowing partner Mick Dawson are on an epic journey. They've been making their way across the Pacific for the past three months and are now battling powerful winds and waves from Lane, which weakened Friday…
Dunlap PD named Freedom Award Recipient
Washington (WDEF) - Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis named the Dunlap Police Department a recipient of the 2018 Employer Support Freedom Award, signifying the department as one of the top employers for National Guard and Reserve service members. The…
Pope arrives in Ireland amid new global outrage over sex abuse
DUBLIN -- Pope Francis arrived Saturday in Ireland, ground zero of the Catholic Church's sex abuse crisis, with the institution under fire across the globe for its systemic failures to protect children from rapists or to punish bishops who hid the…
TDFN: Signal Mountain vs Tyner
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TDFN: Baylor at Knox Catholic
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TDFN: Gordon Lee vs LFO
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TDFN: Bearden at Cleveland
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TDFN: Polk vs East Ridge
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TDFN: Heritage vs Ringgold
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TDFN: East Hamilton vs Soddy-Daisy
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TDFN: Walker Valley vs. Bradley Central
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TDFN: Troup vs Ridgeland
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TDFN: Central at Red Bank
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TDFN Scoreboard: August 24, 2018
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Mount Etna roars back into volcanic action
ROME -- Mount Etna in Sicily has roared back into spectacular volcanic action, sending up plumes of ash and spewing lava. Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology (INGV) says that the volcano, which initially "re-awoke" in late July, sprang…
Mount Etna roars back into volcanic action
ROME -- Mount Etna in Sicily has roared back into spectacular volcanic action, sending up plumes of ash and spewing lava. Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology (INGV) says that the volcano, which initially "re-awoke" in late July, sprang…
Corker shares concerns about our country
Senator Bob Corker shared his thoughts on why he thinks the country is in a sad place.
Silverdale Baptist Academy hires full time security officer
Retired Chattanooga Police Lieutenant CL Willhoit takes the job.
Beware of I-24 roadwork this weekend
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - There is a caution to drivers traveling in downtown Chattanooga this weekend. TDOT crews will be making concrete repairs this weekend on I-24 westbound at the US 27 split downtown. Traffic will be slowed and T-DOT…
Bredesen wants Blackburn-backed opioid law repeal
Candidates appear at forum on opioid crisis.
Suspect charged with DUI after running into motorcycle this morning
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A local man has been charged with DUI, again. But this time the results were deadly. Witnesses say the car was driving erratically before veering into oncoming traffic on Hixson Pike. The vehicle hit a motorcycle, killing…