NEW YORK (AP) - Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has joined the board of directors of the New York Mets. The 58-year-old was New Jersey’s governor from January 2010 to January 2016. His son Andrew has worked for the…
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A Russian man has pleaded guilty to offering a Tesla employee $1 million to cripple the electric car company’s plant in Nevada with ransomware in an extortion scheme. Cybersecurity experts on Friday called the case exceptional…
NEW BERN, N.C. (AP) - A Russian national living in North Carolina has pleaded guilty to bribery and other charges after prosecutors say he received more than $150 million in kickbacks from contractors seeking deals with the Russian military. Fifty-nine-year-old…
ATLANTA (AP) - President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are offering solace to Asian Americans and a reeling nation as they visit Atlanta just days after a white gunman killed eight people, most of them Asian American women.…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida has been partially closed after staff members tested positive for the coronavirus. That’s according to several people familiar with the situation, who was not authorized to discuss…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Constitutional Carry or Permitless bill means the majority of law abiding citizens over 21 in Tennessee won't need a permit to tote a handgun open or concealed. Tennessee State Senator Todd Gardenhire, (R-Chattanooga), voted in…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Senate has advanced legislation that would allow most adults 21 and older to carry firearms - concealed or openly - without a license that now requires a background check and training. The proposal must…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Twitter has briefly suspended the account of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, but later said the move was a an error. Greene, a Georgia Republican, has in the past used social media to promote conspiracy theories about…
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn was one of five other senators to introduce legislation challenging the 157 sister city partnerships between U.S. and Chinese communities. “Questions have arisen around the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese Government…
DUNLAP, Tennessee- Trash has been building up along roads and parks in Dunlap and Tennessee State Trooper Lt. John Harmon said it due to people littering and COVIDs impact. "The litter program with the prisoners that used to pick it…
Two organizations are working together to help people struggling due to the pandemic.
Chattanooga police are investigating an officer involved shooting in the 3400 block Premium Drive Friday.
U.S. health officials are relaxing social distancing recommendations for schools, now saying students can sit as close as 3 feet to each other in classrooms.
The closest Las Vegas experience in sports betting to Chattanooga. We compare the laws now in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - ABM employees held signs that read "Keep ABM, Better Pay, No Layoffs, Fair Treatment" outside Thursday's Hamilton County School Board meeting. Inside school board members weighed a contract for cleaning services. ABM has held the…
JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee (WDEF) - A brother and sister have been indicted for the death of their mother. TBI agents began looking into complaints of abuse and neglect against Sheila June Murray after she was hospitalized. She died later. Investigators…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have arrested a suspect for a murder that happened almost three years ago. The body of 60 year old Robert Townsend was found in a dumpster bin on Laura Street in the Glenwood neighborhood in…
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) - In a press release sent out by TDOT, crews are hard at work clearing debris currently blocking the roadways on the East Ridge side of the Bachman tunnels. Geotechnical engineers are also assessing the damage…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- Lee University administration is clearing the air after they faced some backlash from a chapel service. Lee University students go to chapel twice a week, either online or in person. However, two of the services, in the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- One year ago the COVID-19 pandemic canceled many people’s travel plans. Now as more people are getting vaccinated, more people are planning trips again. "I literally forgot how to book. I had to retrain my brain on how to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- For the first time ever people can legally bet in Tennessee on the NCAA college basketball tournament. March Madness is here with play-in games happening Thursday night and the full college basketball tournament gets underway starting Friday. Head…
Adults age 55 and older are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination in Hamilton County.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation will evaluate the Bachman Tunnel in East Ridge after a landslide forced its closure Wednesday night.