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Trump to sign order targeting anti-Semitism on college campuses

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Wednesday targeting anti-Semitism on college campuses, the White House said. The order, which is likely to draw criticism from free speech advocates, will broaden the federal government's definition of…

Flu Season Arrives Early

Erlanger Hospital reported a significant spike in flu like illness during the first week in December compared to last year.

City of Chattanooga reacts to the latest Impeachment News

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The impeachment process takes a new turn in Washington D.C. The House of Democrats introduced two articles of impeachment today against president trump. One alleging the abuse of power and the other obstruction of congress due…

Wings Over Dalton Air Show announce performers

DALTON, Georgia (Wings Over Georgia Air Show) – The Air Combat Command F-16 Demonstration Team and U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team are the featured military demonstration acts for the inaugural Wings Over Dalton Georgia Air Show.  The 2020 air show will take place May 9-10…

Walker Valley High mourns loss of 16 year old student

CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - County Commissioners last night acknowledged a tragic crash over the weekend in Bradley County. The Cleveland Daily Banner reports that a 16 year old student from Walker Valley High died from injuries sustained in the crash.…

Food-stamp cuts could hit 5.3 million U.S. households

The Trump administration has proposed three changes this year to the federal food stamp program, one of which was adopted last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and would deny food stamps to nearly 700,000 Americans. The two other…

Merriam-Webster unveils its 2019 word of the year

A common but increasingly mighty and very busy little word, "they," has an accolade all its own. The language mavens at Merriam-Webster have declared the personal pronoun their word of the year based on a 313 percent increase in look-ups…

2 St. Louis police officers fired over social media posts

Two St. Louis police officers have been fired over social media posts, their lawyer told CBS affiliate KMOV-TV. Officers Thomas Mabrey and Ronald Hasty are appealing their terminations to the Civil Service Commission, their lawyer, Brian Millikan, told the station…

Hamilton County School Board, Commission hold joint meeting

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County School Board Members and Commissioners got together for a joint meeting over priorities. The meeting was at Red Bank Middle School Monday night. "We need to know what both boards agree upon what…

Bush grandson runs for Congress in Texas

Pierce Bush, a grandson of late President George H.W. Bush, announced that he would run for Congress on Monday. The nonprofit executive will be running for Texas' 22nd Congressional district in the Houston area, an open seat after Representative Pete…

Cyberattack hits Pensacola hours after navy base attack

Federal authorities are investigating a cyberattack on the city of Pensacola, Florida, home to the naval air station where a Saudi flight student killed three sailors and wounded eight others on Friday. A spokeswoman for the city said federal authorities…

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