ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) -- Former Georgia State Insurance Commissioner, John W. Oxendine pleaded guilty to a health care fraud scheme, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. It said Oxendine pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud. The…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- Dalton officials announced an upcoming intersection closure for construction. The intersection of Emery Street and Ridge Street will close for an ongoing stormwater management project. This intersection, which is near the West Hill Cemetery, may close…
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 440,000 Starbucks-branded mugs made by Nestle and sold during the winter holidays are being recalled after reports of some users receiving burns or lacerations, according to a federal safety agency. …
EL PASO, Texas (WDEF) -- Hundreds of immigrants stormed the southern border in Texas on Thursday. Rep. Tony Gonzales shared a video on X showing the National Guard being overrun by immigrants. The video shows them breaking the barriers, shouting and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday announced a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of engineering an illegal monopoly in smartphones that boxes out competitors, stifles innovation and keeps prices artificially high. The lawsuit, filed in…
Internal government documents disclosed to a team of Senate investigators offer new details about a secret intelligence project that was successfully dismantling U.S. weapons smuggling networks into Mexico until it was abruptly shut down without explanation in fiscal year 2022.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Aquarium has just hatched seven critically endangered turtles. Habitat destruction has caused a great difficulty for the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A doctor at the Orange Grove Center is set to speak in front of the United Nations on Friday, March 22.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Audubon Society hopes that goats will succeed where flames failed earlier this month. They tried a controlled burn on Maclellan Island in the Tennessee River to control invasive plants. But the fires they started quickly sputtered…
MARION COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The company owned by Thunder Thornton has filed a defamation suit against two people over claims made on Facebook about his development on Aetna Mountain. Thunder Air has filed the suit against Joe Blevins, Jr.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- One thousand people in the EPB service area will receive free trees or shrubs starting this Saturday. EPB said…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga's Salvation Army is hosting a "Bacon and Boxers" event in April, to serve unhoused and underserved men in the community. It will take place at the Salvation Army's ReCreate Cafe, located at 800 McCallie Avenue.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- With March Madness already in full swing across the country, experts are weighing in on the impacts of sports gambling. As we gear up…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga's first ever Parks and Outdoors Advisory Committee met Thursday at the Grymes Outdoor Chattanooga Center in Coolidge Park. One of the first…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A young woman in Chattanooga is using her love of crepes to serve up some amazing meals in the scenic city. Adelle Pritchard started her business at just 12 years old. The creperie serves fresh and…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Multiple agencies responded to help contain a woods fire in the area of Walden Farm Road on Wednesday. Walden's Ridge Emergency Services and the Tennessee Forestry Department assisted the Loan Oak Volunteer Fire Department. WRES…
MAYNARDVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — A fisherman at a lake in northeast Tennessee caught a surprise at the end of his line when he pulled up a 3- to 4-foot long alligator. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said their Union County…
By LISA MASCARO/AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The House impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden is at a crossroad, lacking the political appetite from within the Republican ranks to go forward with an actual impeachment, but facing political pressure…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Hamilton County Sheriff's Office deputy found a stolen truck with his automated license plate reader on Wednesday morning. The HCSO said a deputy was patrolling the 7400 block of Bonny Oaks at around 1:30…
UPDATE: Hours after the Supreme Court gave Texas officials permission to jail and prosecute migrants suspected of crossing the U.S. southern border without authorization, an appeals court late Tuesday blocked the state from enforcing its controversial immigration law known as SB4. In…
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case cleared the way Wednesday for Donald Trump and other defendants to appeal a ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney…
UPDATE: LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) -- A jury found Larry Cargle not guilty of vehicular homicide Wednesday morning in the 2021 death of Eden Muina. However, he was found guilty of failing to yield. Cargle has been placed on a year…
LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) -- LaFayette High School is hosting a "Songs for the Band" benefit concert on Wednesday, March 20. This is the second year that LaFayette's…
LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) - This week, we honor the vice principal at Lafayette Middle School. Adam Crowley has been teaching and coaching for 15 years. His coworkers say he treats every child with respect and dignity and has a passion…
