PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A crowd of 100 people wreaked havoc in downtown Portland, Oregon, this week – smashing storefront windows, lighting dumpsters on fire and causing at least $500,000 in damage – but police officers didn't stop them.…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Al Wolf is used to clearing one or two snakes from under houses but recently was called by a woman who said she had seen rattlesnakes scurry under her Northern California house and was surprised…
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday he would prefer to cut the duration of programs in his big social services and climate change package rather than eliminate some entirely, as Democrats struggle to win support from…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Defense Department said Friday that it is committed to offering condolence payments to relatives of the 10 people who were killed in an errant U.S. drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, in August. Pentagon spokesman…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - "A lot of times, they're stealing food simply to feed themselves, to feed their kids," says Hamilton County Public Defender Boyd Patterson. A Publix in Chattanooga tells News 12 a man stole…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Cars, auctions, and racing, oh my! The Chattanooga Motorcar Festival is officially back. "Just being around cars and car guys, it's a great time." After a brief pandemic-induced hiatus,…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Power Co. customers will likely pay another $224 million a year for the first of two nuclear reactors near Augusta. The company says it amounts to another $4 each month for every residential customer. The unit…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Mayor Tim Kelly announces the timeline to select Chattanooga’s next police chief and started gathering community input as part of a process that will include a series of community…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - Gun violence continues to rise throughout the country so in response, an Ooltewah and Nashville family are teaming up to resolve school and business shootings with a brand new invention…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- It's fall and leaves are changing and falling. That means that you might have some yard work that needs to be done. Well, today's the day, it's the first day of…
DUNLAP, Tennessee (WDEF) - Animal control officers have taken 21 dogs from a property in Dunlap. Since Sequatchie County does not have any animal services, the Humane Educational Society in Chattanooga, Rhea County…
A Texas school district administrator told teachers that if they have books about the Holocaust in their classrooms, they should also have books that offer “opposing” or “other” viewpoints on the subject.
A panel of U.S. health advisers endorsed booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine Friday, saying they should be offered at least two months after immunization.
Firefighters reported significant progress in corralling a wildfire in Southern California coastal mountains on Friday.
Maine's beloved puffins suffered one of their worst years for reproduction in decades this summer due to a lack of the small fish they eat.
A U.S. Capitol Police officer has been indicted on obstruction of justice charges after prosecutors say he helped to hide evidence of a rioter's involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Americans continued to spend at a solid clip in September even while facing sticker shock in grocery aisles, car lots and restaurants as snarled global supply chains slow the flow of goods.
By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A top Southern Baptist Convention administrator is resigning after weeks of internal division over how best to handle an investigation into the denomination’s response to sexual abuse reports. Ronnie Floyd, president…
Some local leaders are starting a caucus of black elected officials. They held a town hall meeting Thursday night to talk about their plans.
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Walker County Commission approved a controversial zoning question near Rossville on Thursday Night. The land involves undeveloped fields across Happy Valley Road from Ridgeland High School. A developer wants to put family apartment complex on…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A local parents group is raising the alarm about public school books on their children's reading lists. "Some of the language in these books is so vulgar and inappropriate…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga real estate market is still piping hot. "A combination of the pandemic recovery, low interest rates, and the demand for area is really kind of created our…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Chief Deputy Austin Garrett has made it official. He will run to become Hamilton County Sheriff as a Republican candidate in next May's primary. Garrett hopes to replace the man who hired him, Sheriff Jim…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- More than 54 percent of Hamilton County is partially vaccinated. But, some zip codes in Chattanooga are struggling more than others. From block parties to $100 give aways,…