CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- McKamey Animal Shelter is facing a crisis. The Animal Shelter currently has over 600 animals within its walls, which is far more than they can handle alone. McKamey is asking for volunteers, foster carers, and people…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- As storms are expected to continue this week, power outages could still happen. EPB says they’re prepared for anything that comes. With the ground saturated with water, trees could easily fall and disrupt power lines EPB…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch died last week from hemorrhagic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation after complications from bacterial pneumonia led to sepsis, according to the former NASCAR star’s death certificate. Busch had been experiencing symptoms of bacterial pneumonia for “days to weeks” before sepsis…
Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players’ association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps beyond. Baseball owners hadn’t proposed…
(press release) — East Hamilton High School is proud to announce the appointment of Mariah Cummings as the new Head Girls Basketball Coach for the Lady Canes. A former standout athlete and the all-time leading scorer at Silverdale Baptist Academy,…
WIENER NEUSTADT, Austria (AP) — An Austrian court on Thursday convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago. The state court in Wiener Neustadt found the 21-year-old defendant, an Austrian citizen known only…
A large fire and possible explosion at a Dallas apartment building promoted a massive response from Dallas Fire-Rescue on Thursday afternoon. The address, 409 E 9th St., corresponds to the El Ricardo apartment building. It…
NEW YORK (AP) — A surprising gut feeling may help pigeons find their way home. Animals use various techniques to navigate including following the stars and remembering key landmarks. Birds, fish and turtles orient themselves using Earth’s magnetic…
The U.S. Treasury Department is taking steps toward creating a $250 bill featuring Donald Trump, according to an agency spokesperson, anticipating the passage of stalled legislation in Congress to put the president on a new…
A former CIA official was arrested last week after FBI agents allegedly found $40 million worth of gold bars at his home while investigating whether he lied about his educational and military background, according to…
WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain low despite economic uncertainty caused by the Iran war. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims were up to 215,000, up from 210,000 the week before. The…
NEW YORK (AP) — A day after the President Donald Trump -affiliated Freedom 250 announced the “first wave” of performers for “The Great American State Fair” shows on Washington’s National Mall in June and July, Milli…
WALKER COUNTY -- Walker County and Catoosa County are going head to head for blood in this year's Battle of the Badges Blood Drive. According to the Walker County Sheriff's Office (WCSO),…
Hosting a White House briefing with reporters, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was asked if there is a deal on the table with Iran. He didn't answer directly. "The teams have been going back and forth," he responded. Bessent said President…
Melbourne, Australia — Australia is suing U.S. conglomerate 3M for more than 2 billion Australian dollars ($1.4 billion) over so-called "forever chemical" contamination from firefighting foam at defense bases, the government said on Thursday.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), Department of Public Safety (UTCDPS) and UTC Police Department (UTCPD) will conduct an Active Violence Response Training on May 28-29, 2026. As part of the training, participants will conduct scenario-based…
Smallmouth bass are turning up in Lake Allatoona, but Georgia wildlife officials say the fish are not supposed to be there and are likely being illegally introduced into the lake. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division said…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Brittany Howard and Joan Baez will headline a star-studded protest festival set for the Washington, D.C., area a month before the midterm elections. Springsteen and Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello announced the festival Wednesday while…
A tentative agreement has been reached for a 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire and continue negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, but it's pending President Trump's approval, U.S. sources told the White House press pool. Axios first…
There is currently a gas leak in the 17000 block of State Highway 58 N, according to the Decatur Fire Department. The Decatur Fire Department, Meigs County Emergency Services, and Tennessee Natural Gas are on scene working the incident. They…
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement Thursday to extend the ceasefire in the 3-month-old war by 60 days and launch talks on Iran’s nuclear program, according to…
The U.S. military said it struck another vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, killing two men. The U.S. Southern Command posted video on social media showing a boat resting on the water before being…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Get set for a rare blue micromoon this weekend — a blue…
American climber Tyler Andrews set a new speed record using supplementary oxygen on Mount Everest on Thursday, his team told AFP, summiting the world's highest peak an hour…
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Aid workers rushed supplies Thursday to the center of Congo’s outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus while beleaguered medical personnel struggled with a lack of equipment, a distrustful population and…
Italy said Thursday it…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Volkswagen Group of America’s Chattanooga Plant is celebrating 15 years since its grand opening in May 2011. Over the past 15 years, Volkswagen Chattanooga has assembled more than 1.85…
An albino buffalo nicknamed "Donald Trump" has been spared from sacrifice in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The McKamey Animal Center (MAC) is over 220% capacity, which means it is time for the community to step in and help. They say they have over 600 animals in a building designed to hold around 275.…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that he’s being “very persistent” in pressing the United States to provide his country with more Patriot air defense missiles that can counter devastating Russian ballistic missile attacks. Zelenskyy said he…
NEW YORK (AP) — The proportion of Americans without…
Colt Gray, the suspected gunman in the shooting at Apalachee High School that left four dead and nine others…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Nightfall is set to move inside on Friday, May 28, 2026. The event will move under cover at the First Horizon Pavilion (home of the Chattanooga Market, at 1826 Reggie White Blvd.) Nightfall is a free event…
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce is making history Thursday morning, hosting its first-ever "State of Energy" event at the Coca-Cola headquarters in downtown Atlanta. The high-profile gathering brings together the state's top business and energy titans to discuss the future…
CHEROKEE COUNTY -- A woman has been charged after discharging a firearm in the direction of another individual, according to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office (CCSO). The CCSO says on May 23,…
WASHINGTON (AP) - A key inflation gauge accelerated in April to the highest level in three years, squeezing Americans' finances and creating political challenges for President Trump and congressional Republicans with midterm elections just five months away. Inflation jumped to…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether E. Jean Carroll, the longtime advice columnist who has said Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan department…
Elevated E. coli levels along parts of the Chattahoochee River are forcing…
(press release) – The Chattanooga Red Wolves have conquered the Richmond Kickers with a score of 5-0. Rain or shine, it’s game time. There were…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Knoxville Smokies edged the Chattanooga Lookouts 5-4 in 10 innings on Wednesday night at Erlanger Park. Cam Collier and Jay Allen both hit home runs for…