In December 1972, astronauts on the Apollo 17 lunar mission returned to Earth with samples of rock and soil from the moon. On Tuesday, NASA scientists opened a sample that had been sealed and untouched for more than 40 years. The…
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - A 6th grader at a McMinn County school is being questioned after a handgun was found near the campus. The Sheriff says that on Wednesday afternoon, a student found a rusted, unloaded handgun over a fence…
SCOTTSBORO, Alabama (WDEF) - The Jackson County Sheriff's Office has arrested one of their own Corrections Deputies. Rod Edwards Hanna is charged Promoting Prison Contraband 3rd Degree. Investigators say he was bringing tobacco into the jail and delivering it to…
San Juan, Puerto Rico — FBI agents arrested Puerto Rico Senator Abel Nazario and seven other people early Wednesday as part of an investigation into corruption in the U.S. territory. The U.S. Attorney's Office said the suspects include former municipal…
Atlanta, Georgia – A teacher presenting a flashy demonstration to get her students excited about chemistry made a mistake that caused a fire to burn "out of control" and seriously injure a student, says a report released Wednesday. The high school…
President Trump wanted Attorney General William Barr to hold a press conference saying the president had not broken any laws during the July 25 phone call during which he urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate political rival Joe Biden,…
San Francisco — Authorities are trying to determine if anyone helped two inmates who escaped from a California jail, traveled hundreds of miles and crossed into Mexico before being captured trying to walk back into the United States. Jonathan Salazar,…
More than two million pounds of chicken products have been recalled by Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. over fears they "may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically metal," the the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Wednesday.…
The Chattanooga Red Wolves Soccer Club is expanding their lineup of services that will be part of the team's future stadium and surrounding mixed-use development.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A Hamilton County educator is named Tennessee Principal of the Year. The Howard School principal, Doctor LeAndrea Ware, received the honor last night at a conference in Nashville. Ware returned to her alma mater at the end…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton county commissioners this morning heard a request by a Hamilton County teacher for the Commission to join the School Board on Sunday, November 17th. The meeting would be at the Brainerd Youth and Development Center. Commissioner…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Dunkin Donuts is teaming up with Tennessee Rotary to help fight Polio. Today Dunkin Donuts presented a $500,000 check to the End Polio Now Campaign. The money was raised through the Purple Pinkie Initiative, within a single…
The six year old lost her life to a rare and newly discovered genetic disorder.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Police have recovered the vehicles stolen from The Austin Hatcher Foundation, that were used as a fundraiser. The two "Therapy" vehicles were built by childhood cancer patients and their families. The Jeep Wrangler and Ford Explorer Sport…
A fire destroys a Rossville business, but owners are hopeful they'll rebuild.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The two SUVS that were stolen from the Austin Hatcher Foundation in October have been recovered. The foundation confirms the two vehicles were found badly damaged in a wooded area near Rossville Boulevard. The two cars…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Chattanooga fire department received a big donation from Kelly Subaru Wednesday morning. The car dealership donated several animal oxygen masks to help fire fighters provide oxygen to to pets that have suffered from smoke inhalation.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Dunkin Donuts is teaming up with Tennessee Rotary to help fight Polio. Wedesday, Dunkin Donuts presented a 500 thousand dollar check to the End Polio Now Campaign. The money was raised through the Purple Pinkie Initiative,…
UPDATE: We have learned more about the suspect, Grandal Massengale. He is no stranger to the criminal justice system. Massengale completed a sentence in the state of Tennessee in 2017. Then he was arrested again in April in Chattanooga. Those…
ARLINGTON, Tenn. (AP) - A crash has killed two Tennessee Department of Transportation contractors and injured a state trooper. News outlets report a tractor trailer was involved in the crash Wednesday morning on Interstate 40 in Arlington. Tennessee Highway Patrol…
Starbucks and the holidays go together like coffee and cream. The coffee chain announced Wednesday that their signature holiday drinks will be available starting Thursday, November 7 — and their much talked-about holiday cups have been unveiled. Four new seasonal cups…
Los Angeles firefighters found a small ring box in front of a home destroyed by the Getty Fire, which ripped through Southern California late last month. It appeared to be the homeowner's only remaining possession after the fire — and…
Kansas City voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved removing Dr. Martin Luther King's name from one of the city's most historic boulevards. The decision comes less than a year after the city council decided to rename The Paseo. Unofficial results showed…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga City Council Members weigh changes to the short-term vacation rentals ordinance. An ad hoc committee is reviewing current city law. It's something council members said they'd do when they passed the original one. The recommendations…