You may think of bats as spooky creatures that fly in the dark of night, but it turns out they have a major impact on agriculture and tourism in Texas. Just outside of San Antonio, the Bracken Cave Preserve is…
Veteran national security journalist Catherine Herridge is joining CBS News – leaving Fox News after 23 years. Herridge is the second longtime Fox News journalist to leave the organization this month. Shep Smith announced his resignation from the network on…
The state of Alabama offered a $5,000 reward and the president of Ultimate Fighting Championship offered $25,000 more for information about the missing stepdaughter of UFC heavyweight star Walt Harris. Authorities said Wednesday she likely didn't go missing on her…
New details about how Uber responded to a massive hack attack in 2016 raise questions about the way it handled sensitive customer information. Instead of reporting the hackers to police, the company allegedly paid $100,000 in exchange for a promise to…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The rain is posing a challenge for Halloween celebrations this year. Here is what we know right now about Thursday's parties. UPDATE Scare on the Square in LaFayette "The forecast shows rain ending before Scare on the…
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CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A Chattanooga businessman and property owner has won a concession from TVA. Greg Vital , TVA and other Georgetown property owners have agreed to a plan to relocate a proposed transmission line to protect Native American artifacts.…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The state of Alabama is offering a $5,000 reward for information about the missing stepdaughter of Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight Walt Harris. The governor's office announced the reward Wednesday for information about 19-year-old Aniah Haley Blanchard.…
Updyke pleaded guilty in 2013 to poisoning trees at Auburn's Toomer's Corner.
ATLANTA (AP) - The Latest on a plane crash in the Atlanta area (all times local): 3:45 p.m. Officials confirm that a second person has died in a plane crash in suburban Atlanta. DeKalb County Fire-Rescue confirmed the second death…
A recovering opioid addict is sharing her success story with the hope of inspiring others in the Tennessee Valley.
MCDONALD, Tenn (WDEF) - It's billed as an extreme haunt attraction, survival horror challenge and now there is a renewed effort to close it. Haunted houses nationwide are meant to give you a good scare. But some people are saying…
"It's very disheartening to hear that, these businesses and law enforcement and people in leadership are not feeling comfortable to speak out about this."
General Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, in a briefing at the Pentagon Wednesday, released a number of declassified images and video from the raid that resulted in the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi over the weekend.…
A multi-state salmonella outbreak tied to pig-ear dog treats that sickened 154 people appears to be over, according to government health officials. Both the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have dropped…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dalton Police are asking for the public's help to identify a suspect in an early morning robbery of a convenience store. The man in a black Adidas track suit was caught on store surveillance early Friday…
Charged with scamming a Texas man out of his cash
The Federal Reserve is lowering its benchmark interest rate for the third time this year in a bid to shore up U.S. economic growth. Wall Street largely expected the cut of 0.25 percentage points, which brings the Fed's target rate…
A 14-year-old from California is America's new top young scientist. Eighth grader Kara Fan's invention — a nano particle liquid bandage to replace antibiotics — beat out nine other finalists in the 3M Young Scientist Challenge, a national competition held…
U.S. economic growth slowed to 1.9% in the third quarter, dampened by a dip in business investment and federal spending, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Although the economy has lost speed this year, falling from 3.1% in the first quarter,…
Former Fox News employees are demanding to be released immediately from non-disclosure agreements over sexual harassment claims. Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky are among six former employees reportedly pushing to share their stories publicly. The signed agreements, also known as…
Long Beach, California — Twelve people were shot at a home here Tuesday night, CBS Los Angeles reports. The Long Beach Fire Department says fire crews responding to the shooting found the bodies of three adult males, as well as…
WALDEN, Tenn. (WDEF) - Plans for a grocery store and town center in Walden move forward. Walden officials approved the rezoning of property on the corner of Taft Highway and Timesville Road Tuesday night. The development includes a grocery store,…
A woman got hit by a car in East Brainerd.