Impeachment poll in Tennessee shows a third opinion
The issue may not be as cut and dried as democrats and republicans would have us believe.
Van ends up in creek from Middle Valley crash
the driver was pulled out of the van then sent to the hospital.
Skyuka Hall hosts concert after Songbirds partnership
A Chattanooga school for student with learning differences had its first concert.
Report: Boy fell from parade trailer, run over by father
MOUNT JULIET, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee Highway Patrol report says a boy who died during a Christmas parade in Tennessee had fallen out of a trailer and was run over by a truck his father was driving. The crash…
Signal Mountain School Zones
Police say on Monday morning a woman nearly struck a police officer, then avoided a head on collision with another car with a child passenger.
McDonald's testing french fry basket in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - McDonald's is bringing a new french fry deal to the south, including here in our area. Their order of fries in a basket is coming to restaurants to four markets... Nashville, Bowling Green, Huntsville and Chattanooga. The…
Ransomware attacks hit 4 U.S. cities this month
Four U.S. cities were hit with ransomware in December, capping off a year of cyberattacks that one cybersecurity firm called an "unprecedented and unrelenting barrage." The malicious software that hijacks computers and encrypts files snarled essential government services in Pensacola,…
Golden Apple: Tonya Dodd
A Red Bank Middle School teacher takes the time to help her students understand math. Her dedication has earned her this week's Golden Apple Award.
3 killed in Montana casino shooting; suspect killed by police
An overnight shooting Tuesday at a Montana casino left three people dead and another person injured, officials said. The suspect was later tracked down and killed by police. The shooting happened about 2 a.m. at the Emerald City Casino in…
Paul Manafort, former Trump campaign chairman, hospitalized
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who has been serving a seven-year prison sentence in Pennsylvania, has been hospitalized, CBS News confirmed Tuesday. His lawyer, Todd Blanche, said in a statement that Manafort's "family and friends are extremely concerned about…
Storms caused power outages across the Tennessee Valley
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Storms brought some damage to the Tennessee Valley late Monday night into Tuesday morning. Since this morning EPB crews have been working to restore power to several areas affected by the storms. Some roads like the one…
In 6-page letter to Pelosi, Trump vents about impeachment
President Trump listed no new arguments or requests but vented his frustrations with the impeachment process in a six-page letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday. In a letter filled with exclamation marks and Trumpian verbiage, he offered his…
16-year-old girl reunited with parents after apparent kidnapping
A 16-year-old girl who was reportedly kidnapped in front of her mother on Monday night in the Bronx is now safe, New York City police said Tuesday. Karol Sanchez was reunited with her mother on Tuesday. "Thank you to all…
Chattanooga leaders tour construction on local slopes
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga is made up of hills, valleys, rivers and creeks. It's the hills and steep drop-offs that are concerning city leaders. This morning city council hosted a tour of Natural resources Assessment. The Regional planning agency has…
Close call for school patrol officer on Signal Mountain
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF) - Signal Mountain Police department are on high alert during heavy traffic hours in the morning after witnesses say a woman in a white SUV almost drove into an officer. The white SUV barely avoided another…
Many company tax rates fell to 11.3% under Trump cuts
379 large, profitable U.S. companies in 2018 paid an effective tax rate of 11.3%, the first year the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was in force, a new study finds. That's slightly more than half of the nominal corporate tax…
Police chief and successor ousted for anonymously trolling critic
The police chief of Burlington, Vermont resigned Monday, four days after admitting that he set up a Twitter account under a fake name and used it to attack a local community activist who criticized him. Hours later, his replacement was…
House passes spending bill to avert government shutdown
The House on Tuesday passed a $1.4 trillion spending package that would fund federal agencies through September 2020 and avoid a government shutdown. The sweeping measure, which is divided into two legislative packages, now heads to the Senate to clear…
Storm system causes snowstorms and tornadoes across U.S.
Fifteen deaths have so far been attributed to a winter storm system plowing through the South, Midwest and Northeast United States. Icy road conditions in the Midwest are being blamed for at least 12 deaths, while at least 27 tornadoes…
Judge allows Georgia to remove inactive voters from registration lists
A federal judge in Georgia permitted the state on Monday to move forward with a planned purge of its voter rolls. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones denied an emergency request to stop Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger from removing more…
Amazon bars sellers from using FedEx for some deliveries
Amazon is banning third-party merchants from using FedEx's ground service to deliver to Prime members, suggesting that it thinks the service is too slow to get packages to their destinations in time for Christmas. The temporary ban will block those…
Tessa Majors murder suspect bolts on way to police
A 14-year-old boy considered a second suspect in the stabbing death of Tessa Majors bolted from a car in Harlem on the way to meet with police Monday night, a law enforcement source told CBS News' Pat Milton. A manhunt…
People who regularly use driver-assistance tech are more likely to be distracted
New research from AAA finds that people who regularly use advanced driver-assistance technology are far more likely to be distracted behind the wheel. These systems can make a car semi-autonomous, but the National Transportation Safety Board warns some drivers rely…
Possible mass grave from 1921 massacre found: "It was hell on earth"
Scientists in Oklahoma are one step closer to finding possible evidence of mass graves linked to the deadly race riots of 1921. Researchers in Tulsa used ground penetrating radar to survey two sites and found irregularities that could be consistent…