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Chattanooga leaders tour construction on local slopes

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga is made up of hills, valleys, rivers and creeks. It's the hills and steep drop-offs that are concerning city leaders. This morning city council hosted a tour of Natural resources Assessment. The Regional planning agency has…

House passes spending bill to avert government shutdown

The House on Tuesday passed a $1.4 trillion spending package that would fund federal agencies through September 2020 and avoid a government shutdown. The sweeping measure, which is divided into two legislative packages, now heads to the Senate to clear…

Amazon bars sellers from using FedEx for some deliveries

Amazon is banning third-party merchants from using FedEx's ground service to deliver to Prime members, suggesting that it thinks the service is too slow to get packages to their destinations in time for Christmas. The temporary ban will block those…

Tessa Majors murder suspect bolts on way to police

A 14-year-old boy considered a second suspect in the stabbing death of Tessa Majors bolted from a car in Harlem on the way to meet with police Monday night, a law enforcement source told CBS News' Pat Milton. A manhunt…

Health department urges people to get flu shot

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The number of flu-like cases is trending upwards, but the Hamilton County Health Department wants you to know that it's not too late to get a flu shot. The number of cases started to significantly climb…

148 deer in Tennessee test positive for deadly disease

NASHVILLE (AP) - The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says 148 deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease so far this season. Citing an agency statement, news outlets report the deer infected with the deadly disease were identified during a…

Should Police Post Suspect Photos?

The reason a majority of law enforcement agencies utilize Facebook and other social media platforms is because of its effectiveness.

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