Armory named in honor of retired national guard member
A retired national guard member was honored in Chattanooga.
Facebook says it removed 3.2 billion fake accounts
Facebook said it removed 3.2 billion fake accounts from its service from April to September, up slightly from 3 billion in the previous six months. Nearly all of the bogus accounts were caught before they had a chance to become…
Firefighter killed saving others in Massachusetts house fire
A firefighter in Massachusetts was killed in the line of duty while he was saving two others. Lieutenant Jason Menard was killed just hours before he was supposed to go to Disney World with his family. As the fire devoured…
SpaceX test fires crew capsule's abort engines
In a major milestone, SpaceX engineers fired the powerful abort engines in the company's Crew Dragon astronaut ferry ship Wednesday, carrying out an apparently successful ground test showing the problem that triggered a catastrophic explosion last April has been resolved.…
CDC report identifies new potentially deadly superbugs
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new report Wednesday warning that superbugs that resist antibiotics have killed nearly twice as many people as previously thought. Maryann Webb spent three years in unending pain, hooked up to…
The Latest: Tennessee House GOP won’t pursue rep’s expulsion
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Latest on a Tennessee lawmaker accused of sexual misconduct (all times local): 3:15 p.m. Tennessee’s House speaker says his chamber’s GOP supermajority will not move forward with a possible expulsion vote of a lawmaker accused…
Hyundai to build Santa Cruz SUV at Alabama plant
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Hyundai says it will build a pickup-style sport-utility vehicle at its plant in Alabama, which is being enlarged in a $410 million expansion project. The Korean automaker announced the project Wednesday in a statement that says…
Sheriff knabs two people suspected of stealing guns from vehicles
DAYTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - Authorities have charged three people in a rash of vehicle burglaries in Rhea County. County and city officers responded to a multiple vehicle burglaries in the Edgewater area of Dayton. They found one suspect with some…
Fire Destroys house on Michaels Road in Trenton, Ga.
TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Several crews responded to a house fire early this morning in Trenton. Fire fighters responded to Michael's Road off of Highway 301 around one in the morning on Tuesday. The house was still smoking late into…
Volkswagen Breaks Ground on an $800 Million Electric Vehicle Production Expansion
". . . it's where the industry is going to electric mobility, by the fact that it's the first American built electric car it's phenomenal."
Sadruddin brothers plead guilty to Pikeville plant & FEMA frauds
They have also agreed to forfeit private houses, vehicles, bank accounts and personal property to the government..
Joel Harris sentenced for shooting at police officers
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A judge sentenced Joel Harris to five years for an incident where he was shot by police. In June of 2018, Chattanooga Police responded to a disorder call at a Tunnel Boulevard apartment complex. Officers say Harris…
Common heating issue blamed for apartment fire this morning
"As heaters are turned on each year, we start to see this."
Nike shoes won't be sold on Amazon anymore
Nike will stop selling its products through Amazon and instead focus on what it called "more direct, personal relationships" with customers, company officials announced Tuesday. Anyone looking for Nike can still purchase items on the company website, its app, or…
Stolen car chased from Trenton to Tennessee
TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A police chase began early this morning in Trenton. A city officer spotted a car reported stolen from Summerville. He chased the vehicle to I 24 in Hamilton County. That's when the stolen car hit the…
Online blueprints for 3D-printed guns ruled illegal
A federal judge in Seattle, Washington has ruled illegal the Trump administration's decision last year to allow a Texas company to post blueprints online for 3D-printed guns. Judge Robert Lasnik of the U.S. District Court in Seattle said in his…
USC student found dead, bringing semester death toll to 9
The first death occurred in late August, two days before classes began, when an incoming freshman was struck by a car while walking on a freeway near the University of Southern California. In the more than 2 months since, eight…
WSU fraternity death marks 4th campus fatality in a month
All social events for fraternities and sororities were suspended at Washington State University after the death Tuesday of a student possibly tied to alcohol. It's the second fraternity-related death in the past week and the fourth college campus death in…
Hospital plans to take girl off life support against family's wishes
A Texas law that gives families 10 days to find a new hospital if they disagree with doctors who decide to take a patient off life support is once again under the spotlight after a judge halted a Fort Worth…
Some UTC students impacted after apartment heater breaks
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - On the coldest night of the season so far, some UTC students found out their apartment didn't have any heat. That's as the heater at Boling Apartments broke. They had been out of heat for hours.…
Future Dalton Mayor weighs in on Service Delivery Strategy disagreement
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) - The Dalton Mayor-Elect is speaking out over an ongoing disagreement with Whitfield County. The governments will be going into mandatory mediation to agree to a Service Delivery Strategy. This comes as the county and city couldn't…
Investigators identify vehicle and driver from deadly hit and run
They have seized a suspect vehicle at a Murray County home today.
Mayfield Dairy is caught up in the Dean Bankruptcy
Company is facing declining milk consumption in the U.S.
Dalton Police ask public to identify holdup suspects caught on camera
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The Dalton Police Department is asking for the public's help to identify three men who robbed a store at gunpoint in September. The incident happened on September 13th at the La Esquinita store at 613 N.…