Howard's NewComer Center students celebrate Thanksgiving
Several different Chattanooga organizations teamed up to provide a Thanksgiving meal to students who are new to our country.
Car collects parking tickets in downtown Chattanooga
A car parked in downtown Chattanooga has been collecting parking tickets for nearly two weeks.
My Best Me 2.0 Will Help 300 People in 2020
"This is about making a permanent lifestyle change."
"Cave Fire" forces thousands to flee homes in California
A wind-driven brush fire that erupted in the Southern California mountains Monday quickly burned more than 4,000 acres by early Tuesday, fire officials said. The "Cave Fire" jumped a highway near the Santa Barbara city limits, CBS Los Angeles reports, in…
Storms cause travel nightmare for millions ahead of Thanksgiving
Denver — Just hours before millions of Americans head home for Thanksgiving, back-to-back storms may be ruining their plans. Two out of three people will feel the impact from heavy snow and rain to hurricane force finds. Snow is flying…
Hamilton County Schools Getting State Grants for School Security
"It gives us the opportunity to view any visitors approaching or coming into our school, and wanting to have access."
Day Before the Thanksgiving Holiday is the Busiest Travel Day of the Year
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) -"We will be out in full force looking for aggressive drivers and drivers driving excessive speeds in this high volume of traffic,"says Lt. John Harmon, with The Tennessee Highway Patrol. The day before thanksgiving is the busiest…
Ocean reef that inspired a movement is now at risk
Savannah, Georgia — From the surface, these 22 square miles of water are unexceptional. But dip beneath the surface — go down 60 or 70 feet — and you'll find a spectacular seascape. Sponges, barnacles and tube worms cover rocky ledges…
Democrats release 2 more impeachment inquiry transcripts
Washington — The three House committees that led the first phase of the impeachment inquiry released transcripts of closed-door testimony from two more witnesses on Wednesday. Philip Reeker, an assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of European and Eurasian…
Golden Apple: Dee Morris
A Kindergarten teacher in Cleveland will pull out all the stops to make sure her students are learning. That's why she's earned this week's Golden Apple Award.
Victim dies in Alton Park shooting
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police say one of the victims have died from a double shooting Monday night in Alton Park. They were originally called to West 38th Street.. but pinpointed the crime scene a few blocks away at 4400…
Judiciary Committee to hold first impeachment hearing next week
Washington — The House Judiciary Committee will hold its first hearing in the impeachment inquiry next week, as Democrats move quickly into the next phase of the proceedings. Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler sent a letter to President Trump on…
Disabled veteran dies from burns on Monday
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Fire Department confirms the disabled veteran who was burned died from his injuries. Chattanooga Fire Department spokesperson Lindsey Rogers says the 57-year-old veteran was using a mixture of gasoline and oil to burn the stump.…
Brother charged with killing 70 year old man
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga police have arrested the brother of a recent homicide victim. Sixty eight year old Marvin Lewis Preston faces a charge of criminal homicide in the death of his 70 year old brother, Floyd. Police found Floyd…
Trump passes animal cruelty bill
President Trump signed a bipartisan bill into law Monday, making animal cruelty a federal crime. The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act, or PACT Act, bans abusive behavior including crushing, burning, drowning, suffocating, impaling and other bodily injury toward any non-human…
Judge says former White House counsel must appear before Congress
A federal judge has ruled that former White House counsel Don McGahn must appear before Congress. U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said Monday that McGahn must comply with a subpoena to testify before the House Judiciary Committee. Soon after…
70 year old killed in Eastdale Sunday evening
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A 70 year old man was shot and killed Sunday evening in the Eastdale community. It happened just after 6PM in the 1600 block of Dogwood Drive off of Wilcox Boulevard. The victim was dead when police…
Police charge Teen with Carjacking Woman Near Aquarium Saturday
"There's just dumb people, that do dumb things, and scary things unfortunately."
CGLA named Tennessee Charter School of the Year
Students at Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy can brag about their school. It's just been named the Tennessee Charter School of the Year.
A Robbery in Cleveland raises some Community Safety Concerns
CLEVELAND, Tenn (WDEF) - A robbery in Cleveland has raised some major safety concerns in the area. This comes after two men grabbed a woman by the wrist outside a popular food restaurant. It happened on November 19th A young…
Trump expected to sign women's suffrage bill
Women's suffrage's "Great Fight" President Trump, who is facing the possibility of impeachment, is expected to sign a bill on Monday that celebrates women. The divided Congress has been unable to agree on much throughout Mr. Trump's presidency, especially since…
Trump to pass animal cruelty bill
President Trump is set to sign a bipartisan bill into law Monday, making animal cruelty a federal crime, the Humane Rescue Alliance confirmed to CBS News. The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act, or PACT Act, bans abusive behavior including crushing,…
Purdue student died in 200-foot fall in Alabama cave
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) - Authorities in Alabama say a Purdue University student died in a 200-foot (60-meter) fall while rappelling in a cave. News outlets report 21-year-old Trever Col died Saturday after his equipment failed in Valhalla Cave Preserve in…
Conan, dog injured in al-Baghdadi raid, honored at White House
Trump honors military dog at White House Washington — The Trumps may not want a dog at the White House, but they honored one there Monday — Conan, the "ultimate dog" that helped the U.S. military bring down ISIS leader…