The Senate on Monday confirmed Dan Brouillette as the next U.S. energy secretary. Brouillette succeeds Rick Perry, who leaves the job as questions swirl in the impeachment inquiry about whether his dealings with Ukraine. Brouillette, 57, has served as the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The State of Tennessee will honor the Chattanooga roots of the international hit makers, The Impressions. On Tuesday at 10 AM, a Tennessee Music Pathways Marker will be installed at the Bessie Smith Curltural Center. Chattanooga born…
AMERICUS, Ga. (AP) - A spokeswoman says former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been admitted to a south Georgia hospital treatment of a urinary tract infection. Deanna Congileo, a spokeswoman for The Carter Center, said Monday afternoon in a statement…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Prosecutors say the man investigators consider the lone suspect in the shooting death of the stepdaughter of a well-known UFC fighter will face a capital murder charge. Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes announced Monday that…
10 PM UPDATE: So for the past over two hours this has been the scene in front of motel 6 on Williams Street. We have seen a large police presence with over 20 cop cars. Here’s what we know about…
"Shocking around the Christmas Tree" display
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A Chattanooga man convicted of murder was sentenced today. A jury found Tony Bigoms guilty of first degree premeditated murder and abuse of a corpse in September. This was in connection to the killing and dismemberment of…
Former president Jimmy Carter was hospitalized over the weekend due to a urinary tract infection, the Carter Center announced Monday. Mr. Carter, who has been hospitalized a number of times this year, is expected to recover from the infection. "Former…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - One of Chattanooga's most popular attractions is the Incline. It's been there on the eastern slope of Lookout mountain 124 years. We've been riding the 2 rail cars that were installed 32 years ago, but that will change…
Passengers can expect a smoother bus ride after CARTA receive grant money.
Instead of going to the stores, people in the Tennessee Valley and across the country are going online to do their shopping.
Historic snowfall and rain hammer U.S. coast to coastA dangerous nor'easter is delivering a final blast of snow, ice and rain, creating chaos on the roads right now from Philadelphia to New York City and across New England. The storm…
Some East Ridge High School students head to the site of a soon to be built school to learn more about the construction industry.
The FBI views any app developed in Russia to be a "potential counterintelligence threat," the agency warned Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer late last month. The FBI informed Schumer, a New York Democrat, of its concerns regarding products made in…
FILE-In this Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011 file photo, Mary Brock, right, and Kelly Loeffler cheer from their courtside seats as the Atlanta Dream basketball team plays in the second half of their WNBA basketball game, in Atlanta. David Tulis /…
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities in Tennessee are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect in a shooting that killed a pregnant woman and her unborn child, paralyzed her 8-year-old daughter and injured another adult family member. According…
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Police confirm that one person was killed in a crash this afternoon in Collegedale. Two vehicles hit head on on Lee Highway near Edgmon Road. Another victim was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
CLARKESVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office arrest Aryan Brotherhood gang members from both Georgia and Tennessee. The investigation has been going on for months into illegal drug and street gang activity. It ended with search warrants…
Retailers TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods sold dangerous products even after the items were recalled, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and their parent, TJX Companies. The products included sleepers linked to infant deaths, speakers that damaged property…
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The state of Tennessee is preparing to execute a blind man this week. Lee Hall is scheduled to be electrocuted Thursday. Hall had his sight when he entered death row nearly…
Raleigh, North Carolina — A panel of judges ruled on Monday that the new congressional map that Republican state lawmakers drew can be used in elections next year. The judges ordered the Republican-controlled state legislature to draw new maps in October…
A Wisconsin police officer shot a student who pointed a gun at officers Monday morning at a suburban Milwaukee high school, police said. Waukesha Police Chief Russell Jack told reporters that a student at Waukesha South High School reported that…
The U.S. unemployment rate will drop to 3.25% by the end of 2020, Goldman Sachs predicts. The last time the jobless rate was that low was in October 1953. Economists at the investment bank say the odds of recession next…
Washington — House Republicans released a report detailing their conclusions from the initial stages of the impeachment investigation, issuing a staunch defense of President Trump's dealings with Ukraine and accusing Democrats of conducting "an orchestrated campaign to upend our political…