Gas prices climbing higher
Expect them to get even higher as summer approaches.
Chattanooga airport to gain United flights to Dulles, suspend service to Newark
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Airport announced a new flight to Washington, D.C. beginning October 4, 2018.
The Gap pulls product after angering China
The Gap has joined a growing count of companies that have stepped on the Chinese government's toes on the sensitive topic of Taiwan, the self-ruled island that mainland China claims as part of its territory. The clothing retailer apologized Monday…
UT College of Medicine ends use of pig labs
Emergency medical training included surgery on live animals
Abuse, neglect claims investigated at 460 Tennessee schools
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An analysis has found Tennessee's Department of Children's Services investigated 647 allegations of child abuse or neglect involving students at more than 460 schools during a recent 20-month period. Data obtained by USA Today's Tennessee Network…
Search crews recover body of missing soldier from lake
LAKE CITY, Ky. (AP) - Crews have found the body of a Fort Campbell soldier who was reported missing while tubing at Kentucky Lake.
1 dead, 3 wounded in shooting involving deputy in Georgia
CARNESVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say one person is dead in a shooting involving a sheriff's deputy in northeast Georgia.
Coil Design to invest $3.4 million in Rhea County
DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development has announced Coil Design Corporation is set to establish corporate headquarters and a manufacturing plant in Dayton.
Abuse, neglect claims investigated at 460 Tennessee schools
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An analysis has found Tennessee's Department of Children's Services investigated 647 allegations of child abuse or neglect involving students at more than 460 schools during a recent 20-month period.
12 communities picked for Tennessee Downtowns program
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - State officials say 12 communities in Tennessee will participate in a program aimed at revitalizing their downtown commercial districts.
Georgia teen drowns at Little River Canyon National Preserve
(AP) - Officials say a 14-year-old Georgia boy has drowned at Little River Canyon National Preserve in Alabama.
Woman dies in Athens house fire
ATHENS, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Athens Fire Department says a woman died in a house fire Sunday evening.
U.S. Embassy opening in Jerusalem amid protests - live updates
Israel and U.S. officials are celebrating a historic transition Monday. The U.S. Embassy in Israel is officially moving from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. U.S. Embassy opening in Jerusalem When: Monday, May 14, 2018, coverage begins 9 a.m. ET Where: Jerusalem…
New findings point to chilling theory about fate of missing airliner
An investigation by an Australian TV news program suggests the pilot of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared with 239 people aboard more than four years ago, deliberately crashed into the Indian Ocean. Investigators are still searching for the aircraft,…
Deadly clashes ahead of U.S. Embassy opening in Jerusalem
GAZA STRIP -- Israeli troops fired from across a border fence Monday, shooting and killing at least nine Palestinians and wounding dozens more in protests near the Gaza border, according to Palestinian officials, ahead of a planned ceremony to mark the…
Pompeo says U.S. will need to give Kim Jong Un security assurances
The United States is offering assurances to North Korea's Kim Jong Un as it seeks to put in motion the potential for a sweeping nuclear deal ahead of President Donald Trump's upcoming summit with the North Korean leader. Secretary of…
Americans split on Trump's handling of relations with Israel
By Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Kabir Khanna and Anthony Salvanto As the U.S. officially moves its Israel embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Americans are split on how President Donald Trump is handling relations with Israel, but that country's…
Old U.S. nemesis and an Iranian ally faring well in Iraq vote
BAGHDAD -- The political coalition of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took an early lead in Iraq's national elections in partial returns announced late Sunday by the Iraqi electoral commission. An alliance of candidates linked to Iraq's powerful Shiite paramilitary…
History about to be made in the Holy Land with U.S. Embassy move
JERUSALEM -- Exactly 70 years after the Jewish state of Israel was declared -- and recognized by the U.S. -- history is about to be made again in the Holy Land. Hours from now, the U.S. will open its embassy…
Tractor trailer crash damages interstate
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- An early morning crashed caused damage to the road on Interstate 24 East at milemarker 173, between Cummings Highway and the Georgia-Tennessee state line.
Malaysia's fake-news law is here to stay, new PM says
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad seen Oct. 21, 2010. Getty Malaysia's government passed the "Anti-Fake News Bill 2018" in April, making both creating and sharing fake news punishable by up to six years in prison. It was seen as a…
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French police question parents, friend of Paris attacker
Investigators are following the trail of a 20-year-old Frenchman born in Chechnya who rampaged through a festive Paris neighborhood.
Former Active Gang Member pleads for violence to stop
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A group is hoping that the community steps up and helps out with the violence plaguing certain communities in Chattanooga. They are calling on gang members to put the guns down and not set that example…
Off-duty officer fatally shoots man in suburban Atlanta
FOREST PARK, Ga. (AP) - Police say an off-duty officer has fatally shot a man in suburban Atlanta.