CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee Hands Free Law will go into effect on July 1, 2019. The law says that you cannot physically hold or support your phone with any part of your body. There are many different options available…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The proposal to bring a business improvement district to Chattanooga is getting a second chance with the city council. More flowers, cleaner sidewalks, less graffiti -- that all one step closer to coming to the heart…
By JAY REEVES and DAVID CRARY Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (AP) - The Southern Baptist Convention has opened a national meeting that will be dominated by discussion of a large-scale sex-abuse crisis . Delegates are expected to adopt new abuse…
TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Fire investigators believe a house fire in Trenton is an arson case. It happened at a home on Swift Lane around 10:20 PM. Investigators with the Safety Fire Commissioner's Office says it started in the back…
A fun day at the beach nearly turned disastrous when an 8-year-old boy on an inflatable unicorn pool float drifted too far out to sea last week. Declan O'Connor was visiting Oak Island, North Carolina with his family when the…
Amazon has surpassed Apple and Google for the first time in a ranking of the world's most valuable corporate brands. Other brands ranked in the top 10: Microsoft, Visa, Facebook, Alibaba, Tencent, McDonald's and AT&T. Amazon has surpassed Apple and…
Democrats urge impeachment proceedings The full House of Representatives is voting Tuesday on a civil contempt resolution to enforce the congressional subpoenas of the Trump administration. The House Judiciary Committee voted in May to hold Attorney General William Barr in…
Democratic lawmakers in New York have proposed a bill that would decriminalize prostitution. The new legislation, unveiled Monday, also looks to eliminate prior criminal records related to most sex work offenses. If passed, it would be the first of its kind…
Baseball legend David Ortiz recovering Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is recovering in Boston from a two-hour exploratory surgery after he was shot at a bar in the Dominican Republic. Ortiz is expected to stay in intensive care for at…
Restaurants adjusting to increased deliveries Amazon is closing its U.S. restaurant delivery service, a 4-year-old business that failed to take off amid fierce competition from Uber Eats, DoorDash and others. The service, called Amazon Restaurants, offered delivery in more than…
You've probably heard of golden retrievers rolling over and playing dead. A border collie maybe. But a snake? On June 6, in a Facebook post meant to be educational, North Carolina State Parks and Recreation posted four photos of a…
Ten state attorneys general are suing to block the planned merger of Sprint and T-Mobile, according to reports from Reuters and the Wall Street Journal. New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading the effort, according to Reuters. James is…
Target says it's expanding parental leave and other benefits for salaried and hourly workers, including part-time employees. The retailer is sweetening its employee perks as it competes with Walmart and Amazon for workers in a tight labor market. Such family-friendlier…
It would include retail shops, office space, living quarters and even a boutique hotel.
On Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. women's national soccer team begins defending its 2015 World Cup title. Team USA, who will face off against Thailand, wants to lift the cup for a historic fourth time. Over the past few days, the…
Vice President Mike Pence confirmed reports that Pride flags had been banned from U.S. embassies, and expressed his support for the administration's decision. June is Pride Month, and in an interview with NBC's Kristen Welker, the vice president said four…
Republican calls for Congress to impeach Trump Rep. Justin Amash, the only Republican arguing President Trump's conduct as outlined in special counsel Robert Mueller's report constitutes impeachable offenses, is stepping down from the conservative House Freedom Caucus, his office confirmed…
He told officers he was walking in the 100 block of North Seminole Drive near the McCallie Tunnel when he was shot.
Woman denies spying for China at Mar-a-Lago A Chinese woman charged with illegally entering President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort could soon learn whether she will be allowed to act as her own attorney. Yujing Zhang's request to fire her public…
Montgomery, Ala. -- Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed into law legislation that would require certain sex offenders to be chemically castrated before their parole. Gov. Kay Ivey's press office said Monday that she had signed the bill, which is…
A former gynecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA) has pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing two patients. Dr. James Heaps entered the pleas Monday to two counts of sexual battery by fraud and one count of sexual…
Missouri judge rules in abortion clinic dispute A St. Louis judge granted Planned Parenthood a preliminary injunction, allowing the clinic to continue operating even as the Missouri's health department has refused to renew its license. If the health center had…
Last Updated Jun 10, 2019 7:00 PM EDT Six American tourists have mysteriously died in recent months at resorts in the Dominican Republic. The FBI is helping local authorities investigate these deaths. Robert Wallace traveled the world with his wife…
Last Updated Jun 10, 2019 7:24 PM EDT Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — Baseball superstar David Ortiz is being flown to the U.S. to continue treatment after he was shot in the Dominican Republic over the weekend. Ortiz, who was…
