Friends honor bullied Chattanooga boy
Community members are mourning the loss of a Chattanooga boy. They say he took his own life after being bullied.
Crisis team responds to mental health emergencies in Oregon
For immediate help if you are in a crisis, call the toll-free National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. All calls are confidential. Eugene, Oregon — When a mental health-related 911 call comes in,…
An upset father is seeking closure after son was left to die in a fiery car crash
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - A family is seeking closure for their son who was left to die in a fiery car crash. "He killed my son and i feel some kind of way about it. I just want him to…
New bill would make animal cruelty a federal felony
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would make animal cruelty a federal felony. The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act, or PACT Act, bans abusive behavior including crushing, burning, drowning, suffocating, impaling and other bodily injury toward…
School Board Member Asks Commission For Mutual Cooperation Between The Two Governing Bodies
"How did we get to this point? Where 4th graders feel like they have to take their own life?"
Alabama murder suspect shot in Chattanooga
A man wanted for murder in Alabama gets shot in Chattanooga.
World's largest treehouse burns to the ground
The Minister's Treehouse — reportedly the largest treehouse in the world — has burned to the ground after a raging fire. The Tennessee landmark went up in flames late Tuesday night, and officials were unable to save it. Cumberland County…
Giuliani associates plead not guilty to campaign finance charges
New York — Two business associates of Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges they illegally funneled foreign donations to political committees supporting President Trump and other Republicans. Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, wearing dark suits and…
Free flowers today at Chattanooga Florist to spread positivity
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A local flower shop is spreading some positivity by Petaling it Forward. Today Chattanooga florist is teaming up with florists from all around the country to hand out flowers to strangers as random acts of kindness. This…
Student suicide inspires school board member to plead for unity
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - After several days of debates over teacher raises...a school board member appeared before the Hamilton county commission this morning to ask that they work together. School board member Tiffanie Robinson told commissioners that she was inspired to…
Google says quantum computer completed 10,000-year task in 200 seconds
Google said it has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing research, saying an experimental quantum processor has completed a calculation in just a few minutes that would take a traditional supercomputer thousands of years. The findings, published Wednesday in the…
Boeing sales and profit fall amid continuing 737 Max woes
Boeing exec Kevin McAllister ousted Boeing on Wednesday reported a sharp decline in revenue and profits as it continues to struggle with the fallout from two deadly crashes of its 737 Max airliner. The company said that net income fell to…
Dunlap Police warn of scams that pull at heartstrings
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) - "A citizen said she received three different calls from a local number where they had spoofed a local number where it would look like it was local here that it was calling her asking for donations…
Police find Kamille "Cupcake" McKinney's remains in dumpster
Birmingham police said late Tuesday that Kamille "Cupcake" McKinney, the 3-year-old girl who had been missing for 10 days, was dead, and that her remains were found inside a dumpster. "We found the remains of a child that we believe…
Suspected shooter arrested after wounding 1 near California school
A gunman and his accomplice have been arrested in a shooting just outside a Northern California high school Tuesday that wounded a teenager and locked down thousands of students and staffers in a three-school complex for hours, authorities said. Witnesses…
Full text: What the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine told Congress
Trump compares impeachment to "lynching" Washington — In extraordinary testimony that left lawmakers stunned, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine on Tuesday testified that U.S. aid to Ukraine was explicitly tied to the country's willingness to investigate President Trump's political…
Golden Apple: Samantha Brown
A Chatsworth Elementary School teacher says education is her calling, and she's doing everything she can to help her students. That's why she has earned this week's Golden Apple Award.
47 states probing Facebook as CEO prepares to face Congress
As Facebook's CEO prepares to face Congress, the push to break up the company appears to have reached a fever pitch. A probe by state attorneys general to investigate possible antitrust abuses now counts 47 participants, New York Attorney General…
U.S. air pollution is worsening after improving for years
For years, the quality of the air Americans breathe had been steadily improving, but that trend is showing signs of unraveling thanks in part to U.S. economic gains that come with potentially deadly ramifications. After a seven-year stretch of improvement,…
Austin Hatcher Foundation looking for two stolen SUVs
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) -A pediatric cancer foundation that helps sick kids gets robbed. Two SUVs were stolen from the Austin Hatcher Foundation. The president of the foundation says this happened early Monday morning. She says the robbers jumped the fenced…
Lori Loughlin among parents hit with new charges in admissions scam
Actress Lori Loughlin and several other parents were hit with additional charges in the college cheating scandal on Tuesday. The U.S. Attorney's office said Loughlin, her husband and nine others are now accused of conspiring to commit federal program bribery,…
NYC and California sue USPS over shipping illegal cigarettes
California and New York City filed suit Tuesday against the U.S. Postal Service to stop tens of thousands of cigarette packages from being mailed from foreign countries to U.S. residents, alleging overseas smugglers are engaging in tax evasion while postal…
SUV removed from Nickajack Lake and victim identified
The body of 29 year old Edward Charles Garcia was found in the vehicle, but a little girl was rescued by witnesses.
Windows shot out in several Rossville businesses
Police tell us that eight businesses have been hit so far.