Couple inspires others with recovery story
A Cleveland couple is inspiring others after sharing their recovery story.
TSSAA finds recruiting violations at Grundy County High football
Penalized for allowing 2 student athletes from Sequatchie County to attend team event this summer.
Woman shot during disorder in an East Chattanooga parking lot
A 38 year old woman drove herself to the hospital after being shot.
McMinn County woman charged with selling prescription drugs
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - The latest TennCare fraud case in our area involved undercover officers. The McMinn County Sheriff's Office has charged 51 year old Emma Martin with illegally using TennCare to obtain Oxycodone and Xanax. And then they say…
Walker County Shelter resumes taking aninals by appointment
A drive begins Saturday to restock the shelter...they need dog and cat food, paper towels, clorox wipes.
Tree falls, kills driver during storm in national park
4 inches of rain fell in less than an hour in Gatlinburg Thursday night
Grundy County deal means Adam Braseel will go free
First degree murder conviction is dropped after court hearing today.
Trump's pick to lead intelligence community withdraws
President Trump issued a two-part tweet saying his pick to take over as director of national intelligence, Congressman John Ratcliffe, Republican of Texas, is no longer his nominee, citing what he considered unfair media scrutiny. Our great Republican Congressman John…
U.S. plans for withdrawal of thousands of troops from Afghanistan
The U.S. is prepared to draw down the 14,000 troops in Afghanistan to 8,000 or 9,000 as part of a peace deal with the Taliban, according to U.S. officials, CBS News' David Martin confirms. It remains unclear, however, how close…
NYPD judge: Fire officer in Eric Garner's chokehold death
A New York City police department administrative judge has recommended that a police officer should be fired over the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, a black man whose dying words — "I can't breathe" — became a national rallying…
Video shows strangers save passenger trapped in crashed SUV
Strangers stop SUV from overturning More than a dozen Good Samaritans sprang into action, risking their own lives to save a passenger trapped inside a crashed SUV in California. A video shows the strangers coming together to try and keep…
Police officer staged attack against himself, chief says
An Alabama police officer staged a shooting last month to make it look like he was under attack, a police chief said Thursday. Birmingham Police Chief Patrick Smith said that Officer Keith Buchanan made a distress call early July 21…
U.S. labor market stayed on track in July
Hiring around the U.S. slowed in July, with businesses moderating their pace of job growth from bumper employment figures the previous month. The modest slowdown reinforces the decision on Wednesday by the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to stimulate…
Trump organization subpoenaed over hush money payments
Just weeks after federal prosecutors revealed they were through investigating hush money paid to protect President Donald Trump from allegations of adultery, the probe has been picked back up by state prosecutors in New York City. The president's family business,…
China warns of retaliation for Trump's planned tariff hike
China threatened retaliation if U.S. President Donald Trump's planned tariff hikes move forward, while the renewed acrimony between the two biggest global economies sent stock markets tumbling. China's government on Friday accused Mr. Trump of violating his June agreement with…
Texas cop shoots, kills woman while firing at loose dog
Arlington, Texas -- An Arlington police officer aiming at a loose dog coming toward him shot and killed a woman Thursday evening, CBS Dallas reports. The officer wasn't hurt. The station says Arlington police and fire department members and EMS…
FCC passes new rules against "spoof" robocalls
There's a big new push to crack down on annoying robocalls from overseas, calls that may be using your own number. The Federal Communications Commission has approved new rules that won't stop the calls, but will allow the FCC to…
Burger King's meatless Whoppers to go nationwide
Burger King selling meatless Whoppers Burger King is selling its soy-based Impossible Whoppers nationwide for a limited time only starting next week. The fast-food chain first tested the plant-based patties in 59 St. Louis restaurants in April. The meatless burgers…
Granddaughter of RFK found dead at family compound
Saoirse Roisin Hill, a granddaughter of Ethel and Robert F. Kennedy, was found dead Thursday at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis, Massachusetts, the family confirmed in a statement. Barnstable police said they had responded to an unattended death, and the Cape and…
Will Hurd, vulnerable Texas Republican, won't seek reelection
Texas Rep. Will Hurd, the sole black Republican lawmaker in the House and one of the few elected officials in the party to openly criticize President Trump, announced on Thursday he will not seek reelection next year, becoming the sixth…
World's Longest Yardsale is underway
Yardsale runs Thursday through Sunday. See the route
"Extremely Successful" cancer surgery for Cleveland girl
Five year old Olivia Weatherford was diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma in April.
Winning $198 Powerball jackpot claimed in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The $198 million Powerball jackpot won in Tennessee last month has been claimed. The lottery said the prize was claimed by Freedom Trust, choosing the lump sum cash amount of $128.1 million. …
32-year-old man who recently crossed border dies at facility
A 32-year-old man died Thursday morning at a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) facility in Lordsburg, New Mexico, the agency confirmed. Marvin Antonio González had been traveling from El Salvador for a week, a Salvadoran consulate official told CBS…