A Los Angeles businessman was sentenced Thursday to four months in prison for paying $400,000 to get his son into Georgetown University as a fake tennis recruit. Stephen Semprevivo, 53, pleaded guilty in May to a single count of fraud…
Former House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa, who retired last year, is running for Congress once again. The California Republican announced Thursday that he will campaign for the House seat currently occupied by Duncan Hunter, a GOP congressman who has been…
A New Jersey school district says it's taking action after a teacher's comments about a missing 5-year-old girl sparked outrage, CBS Philly reports. The little girl, Dulce Maria Alavez, was playing with her brother when she vanished from a playground in…
Speaker Nancy Pelosi renewed her criticism of President Trump's call with the Ukrainian president, saying in her weekly press conference Thursday that efforts by the White House to "lock down" information about the phone call showed that there had been…
West Point accident rare, not unprecedented West Point, New York—A staff sergeant was charged in a deadly rollover accident that killed a cadet during training exercises this summer at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Army officials confirmed Thursday.…
Beyond Meat shares spiked after McDonald's announced that it will test the company's plant-based burgers in a handful of restaurants in Canada. Beyond Meat's stock price jumped about 10% in early trading on Thursday to nearly $152 per share. Why…
The House Intelligence Committee has released an unclassified version of the whistleblower complaint ahead of testimony by the director of national intelligence: [pdf-embedder url="https://wdef.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20190812_-_whistleblower_complaint_unclass.pdf"]
Moreno Valley, California — A 13-year-old boy whose head struck a concrete pillar after he was punched by another boy at a middle school here has died from his injuries, CBS Los Angeles reports. The attack was caught on video.…
A body was found in a car submerged in a pond in Whitfield County.
Cleveland Police are investigating after a body was found in a wooded area.
Miami — Scientists with the United Nations Wednesday released their most alarming report yet on climate change. Oceans are warming, sea levels are rising and polar ice is melting — all of that is accelerating because of increasing carbon dioxide…
CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A man says he was shot while mowing his yard on Tuesday in Cumberland County. 1057News.com reports that 21 year old Cirilo Miller says he felt something hit him in the chest while mowing. A doctor…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Sunday kicks of the 2019 Chattanooga Ironman Triathlon. The Race is becoming pretty familiar for the city of Chattanooga and it's not just for the local athletes. It's the event athletes have been working towards for months…
the patient who died was among nine identified cases of vaping-related illness in Georgia
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Expert witnesses disagree on whether Tennessee's 48-hour waiting period before abortion helps or hinders women's decision making. A Bowling Green State University psychology professor who testified in federal court Wednesday said women seeking abortions experience high…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Housing Authority received a big grant recently. The National Housing Trust Fund for Rehabilitation awarded them 900 thousand dollars. The grant will go towards the rehabilitation of 44 units within the Housing Authorities' Emerald Villages.…
CHATSWORTH, Ga. (WDEF) - Neighbors said that Sequoyah Drive is a relatively quiet area. But, on Tuesday afternoon Rebel Lane and Sequoyah Drive was flooded with authorities. "Like the whole street was filled up with them," Deron Hill said. According…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Cleveland Police have released a photo of the woman they are looking for in connection with the body found on South Ocoee Street on Monday. Jaclyn Kay Carroll also known as Jaclyn Markcloud was last seen…
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CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have re-arrested a suspect they charged almost 20 months ago for the murder of Evan Derry. Police charged Terrence Lewis in January of 2018 for the shooting on North Bishop Drive. Back then, they say…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - President Trump is expected to hold a news conference around 4 PM. It is his first appearance before cameras since Speaker Pelosi announced the impeachment inquiry yesterday over the Ukranian whistleblower complaint. Watch the press conference…
Trump withheld aid before Ukraine phone call The Senate voted again Wednesday to terminate President Trump's declaration of national emergency at the southern border. Eleven Republican Senators joined Democrats in voting to end the emergency declaration. In March, the Senate…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - On Tuesday, the city announced the first industrial expansion in the Avondale community in over a hundred years. Today, they announced plans for how they will develop the rest of the former Harriet Tubman site. There are…
The Pulaski Police Department in Virginia shared a story that you have to see to believe — and luckily, it was caught on camera. A woman walking on a park trail noticed a squirrel was following her. What happened next…