Detroit — Some 46,000 members of the United Auto Workers went on strike early Monday, walking off General Motors factory floors and setting up picket lines as their midnight strike deadline came and went. Workers shut down 33 manufacturing plants in…
Purdue Pharma, the company that made billions selling the prescription painkiller OxyContin, filed for bankruptcy Sunday night. The move came days after Purdue reached a tentative settlement with many state and local governments of a landmark lawsuit over the toll…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- All schools in Hamilton County will be open and operating on standard schedule tomorrow. According to the district, operations staff spent the weekend reviewing bathrooms and water functionality in all buildings. They say all school facilities are functioning…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-People were able to get bottled water at some youth and family development centers and the Chattanooga Police and Fire Training Center. According to the city, about 300 thousand bottles of water were given to those in need.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Water is restored for all Tennessee American Water customers and only a small amount are under a boil advisory. Today, crews turned on fire hydrants to flush the system and get chlorine samples. They say this is part…
U.S. taps oil reserves in wake of Saudi attack President Trump on Sunday said that the U.S. would be tapping into its Strategic Petroleum Reserve "if needed" in the wake of attacks on oil sites in Saudi Arabia. "I have…
The United Auto Workers union said it would resume talks with General Motors on Monday morning — hours after a planned strike was set to go into effect, a union spokesperson told the Reuters news agency. Its roughly 49,000 members…
At least three Democratic presidential candidates called for Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh to be impeached after a new report about alleged sexual misconduct from his college years. President Trump, meanwhile, stood by Kavanaugh and said the Justice Department…
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced an "emergency executive action" on Sunday to place a ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes. The governor's office said the executive order will advance legislation that aims to eliminate deceptive marketing practices of…
A man trashed his pizza restaurant and ice cream shop near Atlanta to fake a racially motivated burglary so he could file an insurance claim, police said. CBS affiliate WGCL-TV reports that Edawn Louis Coughman, 31, played for several NFL…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - HCSO deputies responded to a deputy involved shooting Saturday afternoon near the 7900 block of Sue Drive. The call came in for a suicidal persons and shots were fired around 2:00 p.m. The suspect was pronounced…
A 150-pound green sea turtle was found impaled by a spear off Key Largo, Florida, last week. The turtle was rescued and taken to a local hospital, and now officials are searching for a culprit. The Turtle Hospital in Marathon…
FDA finds cancer-causing chemical Zantac U.S. health officials said Friday that they are investigating low levels of a potentially dangerous contaminant in the popular heartburn medication Zantac and related generic drugs. The Food and Drug Administration said in a public…
London — Thieves have stolen a solid gold toilet worth up to $1.25 million from the birthplace of British wartime leader Winston Churchill. The toilet, the work of Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan, had been installed only two days earlier…
Tennessee American Water fixed the break in the water main system early Saturday morning. It may still take several hours for full service and pressure to return for users.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff issued a subpoena Friday to Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire, alleging the director was unlawfully withholding from the committee a whistleblower disclosure involving an "urgent concern." Schiff said in a statement that…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Thousands of people are affected by the water main break. Residents at the Jaycee Towers in Downtown Chattanooga have not had water since the problem first began. Jaycee Towers offers affordable housing for seniors. Residents say that their…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - While the possibility of losing water service is a major concern for residents, it's a major challenge for municipal leaders like those on Lookout Mountain. With TENN AM working to repair the broken water main on its…
The family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma used Swiss and other hidden accounts to transfer $1 billion to themselves, New York state's attorney general contends in court papers filed Friday. New York — asking a judge to enforce subpoenas…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - C-H-I Memorial Chattanooga is currently preparing for water loss. The facilities air conditioner runs on water. If they run out of water and the air stops they will only perform emergency surgeries. The emergency room is running as…
"We have to turn a lot of valves in order to isolate this main break."
Whole Foods, the grocery chain owned by Amazon.com Inc., is cutting health benefits for its part-time workers in a move that could leave about 1,900 of them without medical coverage. Starting next year, Whole Foods employees have to work at…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- All Hamilton County schools closed early due to the water main break. Some parents are wondering why school wasn't closed before students left this morning. Students were dismissed early from school county wide. Hamilton County School officials…
ATLANTA (AP) - A federal lawsuit accuses a pipeline company of failing to tell work crews where a major U.S. pipeline was underground before they ruptured the line, touching off a deadly explosion. The workers were trying to make repairs…