A Lasting Impression
A Tennessee Music Pathways marker is now displayed outside of the Bessie Smith Cultural Center.
Court declines to intervene in upcoming Lee Hall execution
Hall was convicted for the 1991 killing of his estranged girlfriend.
Chattanooga businesses participate in Giving Tuesday
Different businesses in Chattanooga are giving back to organizations they care about for giving Tuesday.
Officer shoots student who stabbed him in another Wisconsin school incident
A 16-year-old student stabbed a school resource officer Tuesday morning at a Wisconsin high school before the officer shot the student, police said. It was the second shooting at a school in the state in as many days. Both the…
Golden Apple: Ron Cox
A coach and teacher at Sale Creek School is building relationships with his students, and helping them with their problems. That's why he has earned this week's Golden Apple Award.
Congressman Duncan Hunter pleads guilty to stealing campaign cash
Washington — Republican Representative Duncan Hunter has pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal campaign funds, reversing his previous not guilty plea after spending months decrying and denying the allegations against him. The California congressman entered his guilty plea in federal court…
Larry Page and Sergey Brin step down as leaders of Alphabet
San Francisco - Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin will step down as CEO and president, respectively, of Alphabet, the internet giant's parent company announced Tuesday. Google chief Sundar Pichai will also take over as CEO of Alphabet. Page…
City of Chattanooga Increasing Funding To Find Housing For Homeless
"As the average cost of housing increases in our community, we're going to have more and more people that are 'rent burdened' and more likely to become homeless."
Restaurant: Impossible TV show making over downtown restaurant
They will re-open the week of Christmas week after a renovation.
Winds shred tent at Charlie's BBQ on Main Street
"we came in yesterday and it was just shredded."
Second Arrest in Whitfield Hit and Run death
Call was a passenger in the car
Pickup crashes into North Shore building
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating a pickup that crashed into a building early this morning on the North Shore. It happened on the North Shore off Frazier Avenue. It looks like the pickup was heading toward GPS (east)…
Federal utility fined $145K for inaccurate nuke plant info
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Federal regulators are fining the nation’s largest public utility $145,000 for submitting incomplete and inaccurate backup system information at its Watts Bar Nuclear Plant. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission notified the Tennessee…
House Democrats release 300-page report on impeachment findings
Washington — House Democrats released a report with their findings from the impeachment investigation into President Trump's dealings with Ukraine, accusing the president of placing "his own personal and political interests above the national interests of the United States" and endangering national…
Trump loses effort to block subpoenas to Deutsche Bank, Capital One
A federal appeals court has handed President Trump another loss in his efforts to stop Congress from gaining access to his financial records, ruling Deutsche Bank and Capital One can turn over the president's records to two congressional committees. In…
Kamala Harris ends her presidential bid
Kamala Harris is ending her presidential bid and suspending her campaign. In a statement Tuesday afternoon, Harris explained she did not have enough funding to continue her run for the White House. Calling it "one of the hardest decisions of…
Armed student, officer injured in another Wisconsin school shooting
Police in Wisconsin say an armed student confronted a school resource officer at a Wisconsin high school Tuesday, prompting an officer-involved shooting. Both the student and the school resource officer were injured and transported to hospitals following the incident at…
2nd woman says she was raped after being drugged at Chicago bar
A second woman has come forward to say she was drugged and raped after visiting a nightclub in Chicago. The allegation comes a week after another woman filed a lawsuit accusing El Hefe's security guards of standing by as she…
Dan Brouillette confirmed as next U.S. energy secretary
The Senate on Monday confirmed Dan Brouillette as the next U.S. energy secretary. Brouillette succeeds Rick Perry, who leaves the job as questions swirl in the impeachment inquiry about whether his dealings with Ukraine. Brouillette, 57, has served as the…
Tennessee Music Pathways marker honors The Impressions in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The State of Tennessee will honor the Chattanooga roots of the international hit makers, The Impressions. On Tuesday at 10 AM, a Tennessee Music Pathways Marker will be installed at the Bessie Smith Curltural Center. Chattanooga born…
Jimmy Carter hospitalized for urinary tract infection
AMERICUS, Ga. (AP) - A spokeswoman says former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been admitted to a south Georgia hospital treatment of a urinary tract infection. Deanna Congileo, a spokeswoman for The Carter Center, said Monday afternoon in a statement…
Murder charge announced in death of fighters’ stepdaughter
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Prosecutors say the man investigators consider the lone suspect in the shooting death of the stepdaughter of a well-known UFC fighter will face a capital murder charge. Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes announced Monday that…
Person barricaded in downtown motel room
10 PM UPDATE: So for the past over two hours this has been the scene in front of motel 6 on Williams Street. We have seen a large police presence with over 20 cop cars. Here’s what we know about…
Miguel the Eel lights his own Christmas Tree at the Tennessee Aquarium
"Shocking around the Christmas Tree" display