Car crashes into Lee Highway hotel
The rooms were vacant, but 3 people in vehicles were hurt.
Pentagon spent $184,000 at Trump's Scottish resort, Democrats say
New documents provided to the House Oversight Committee show the Department of Defense spent at least $184,000 at President Trump's Turnberry golf resort in Scotland over the course of two years. The committee sent its third letter to the Pentagon…
Man arrested for "terroristic" threat against Planned Parenthood
A Kentucky man was arrested earlier this week for threatening to attack a Planned Parenthood in Cincinnati with a homemade "destructive device," the latest crime in what's been a record-high year of violence against abortion clinics. Daniel Kibler, 28, was…
200,000 people applied for jobs at Amazon in a single week
Amazon announced last week it wanted to hire 30,000 employees — and a whopping 208,000 people applied, the ecommerce giant said Wednesday in touting the success of a recent recruitment drive it held in six cities as part of the…
Bermuda braces for Category 3 Hurricane Humberto
Powerful winds from Hurricane Humberto began hitting Bermuda on Wednesday as the government urged people to stay off the streets during the British territory's close brush with the powerful Category 3 storm. And another growing storm threatened tourist resorts along…
Missing toddler in early morning hours found on a neighbors porch
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A Brainerd neighborhood and police were out in force before dawn this morning looking for a missing child. The two year old girl disappeared from her home around 2:30 AM on Noa Street. Police began knocking on…
Rossville Police identify the suspects in the car theft with a kid inside
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - Rossville Police have identified three people who are suspects from an incident on Monday afternoon. The case involves a stolen SUV at the Dollar General Store on Chickamauga Avenue. Detective Dave Scroggins says the three individuals…
New Mexico pitches free college tuition for all residents
New Mexico on Wednesday announced an ambitious proposal to make tuition at its public colleges and universities free for all state residents, regardless of income. If the proposal put forward by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wins legislative approval, it would…
Fed cuts interest rates for second time in seven weeks
The Federal Reserve further cut interest rates Wednesday as it tries to extend the U.S. economic expansion in the face of President Donald Trump's trade war with China and geopolitical risks such as the attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities.…
TBI Most Wanted suspect captured in Chattanooga
JeMichael Powell was wanted for shooting and killing a pregnant teen three weeks ago at the Rainbow Creek Apartments
Empty holding facility for migrant children costs $720,000 a day
The last migrant child to be held at the Homestead facility for unaccompanied minors left on August 3 – but, since then, the U.S. government has likely spent more than $33 million to staff the massive, empty space. The spending…
Security shoots armed man at courthouse in Scottsboro, AL
SCOTTSBORO, Alabama (WDEF) - A Jackson County court officer has shot a man at the courthouse in Scottsboro on Wednesday morning. The security officer is a deputy with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff says the man entered the…
Trump names hostage negotiator Robert O'Brien national security adviser
Trump announces new national security adviser President Trump has tapped Robert O'Brien to be his new national security adviser, replacing ousted former national security adviser John Bolton. O'Brien is currently the State Department's special presidential envoy for hostage affairs. O'Brien…
Trump blocking California from imposing stricter fuel standards
Washington — President Trump announced Wednesday that his administration is revoking California's authority to set auto mileage standards stricter than those issued by federal regulators. Mr. Trump made the announcement while in California, a state he rarely visits. In a…
Woman who paid R. Kelly's $100K bond wants it back. A judge said no.
Earlier this year, Valencia Love put up $100,000 of her own money to help her friend get out of jail. That friend was R. Kelly. Now, Love wants her money back, but a judge has denied her request. R. Kelly…
Navy official confirms "unidentified aerial phenomena" videos
In December 2017 and March 2018, The New York Times released three allegedly declassified videos showing U.S. Navy pilots trailing some unidentified flying objects. The mystery crafts moved at hypersonic speeds, flying tens of thousands of feet above the Earth with no…
New lawsuit against Lyft alleges kidnapping and gang-rape
A woman who claims she was kidnapped at gunpoint and raped by her Lyft driver is now suing the San Francisco-based ride-hailing company for failing to keep its passengers safe. Alison Turkos said her Lyft driver held her at gunpoint…
Trump names hostage negotiator Robert O'Brien national security adviser
Trump weighs in on Bolton's ouster President Trump has tapped Robert O'Brien to be his new national security adviser, replacing ousted former national security adviser John Bolton. O'Brien is currently the State Department's special presidential envoy for hostage affairs. O'Brien…
Oil prices drop on hope for recovery of Saudi output
Gas prices rise after Saudi oil site attacks Oil prices fell on Wednesday after the Saudi government said half of production that was knocked out by an attack over the weekend had already had been restored. The decline came after…
Michigan sounds alarm on mosquito-borne virus after 3 deaths
MI faces worst EEE outbreak in over a decade Public health officials are urging people to guard against mosquito bites after more cases of a rare mosquito-borne virus, including two additional deaths in southwestern Michigan. The Michigan Department of Health…
Trump announces increased sanctions on Iran
September 18, 2019 / 9:27 AM / CBS News Trump mulls options after Saudi Arabia attack President Trump announced an increase in sanctions on Iran on Wednesday after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed the country for an attack on…
Heavy rain in Houston area and more flooding possible from Imelda
One-time Tropical Storm Imelda, already hitting the Houston area with heavy rain, is threatening to dump up to 18 inches in parts of Southeast Texas and southwestern Louisiana over the next few days. NOAA's Weather Prediction Center said that as…
Prominent Democratic donor charged with running deadly drug den
Los Angeles — A West Hollywood man who has made large donations to the Democratic Party was charged Tuesday with running a drug house out of his apartment, where two men died of overdoses. Ed Buck was also charged with…
Abortion rate drops to lowest rate since Roe v. Wade
The abortion rate dropped to a nearly 50-year low in 2017, the lowest level recorded since Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized the procedure. In 2017, the most recent year available, the abortion rate was 13.5…