Water Main Break is Fixed
Tennessee American Water fixed the break in the water main system early Saturday morning. It may still take several hours for full service and pressure to return for users.
Schiff subpoenas acting intel chief over whistleblower complaint
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff issued a subpoena Friday to Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire, alleging the director was unlawfully withholding from the committee a whistleblower disclosure involving an "urgent concern." Schiff said in a statement that…
Jacyee Towers residents coping with no water
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Thousands of people are affected by the water main break. Residents at the Jaycee Towers in Downtown Chattanooga have not had water since the problem first began. Jaycee Towers offers affordable housing for seniors. Residents say that their…
Lookout Mountain also in water predicament
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - While the possibility of losing water service is a major concern for residents, it's a major challenge for municipal leaders like those on Lookout Mountain. With TENN AM working to repair the broken water main on its…
Sackler family accused of hiding $1 billion in Swiss accounts
The family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma used Swiss and other hidden accounts to transfer $1 billion to themselves, New York state's attorney general contends in court papers filed Friday. New York — asking a judge to enforce subpoenas…
CHI Memorial coping with water outage
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - C-H-I Memorial Chattanooga is currently preparing for water loss. The facilities air conditioner runs on water. If they run out of water and the air stops they will only perform emergency surgeries. The emergency room is running as…
Thousands of Customers Still Without Water After Main Break
"We have to turn a lot of valves in order to isolate this main break."
Whole Foods dropping health care for part-time workers
Whole Foods, the grocery chain owned by Amazon.com Inc., is cutting health benefits for its part-time workers in a move that could leave about 1,900 of them without medical coverage. Starting next year, Whole Foods employees have to work at…
Hamilton County Schools Close Early Due To Water Main Break
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- All Hamilton County schools closed early due to the water main break. Some parents are wondering why school wasn't closed before students left this morning. Students were dismissed early from school county wide. Hamilton County School officials…
Lawsuit: Poor information about pipeline led to fatal blast
ATLANTA (AP) - A federal lawsuit accuses a pipeline company of failing to tell work crews where a major U.S. pipeline was underground before they ruptured the line, touching off a deadly explosion. The workers were trying to make repairs…
Officials: Water main break outage may stretch into weekend
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A water main break has caused faucets to run dry in a large metropolitan area in Tennessee. News outlets report residents in parts of Chattanooga and Hamilton County could be without water until Saturday. Tennessee American…
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office warns of phone scam
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office was alerted about a scam on Friday where the scammers claimed to be detectives. They spoofed actual phone numbers used by the Sheriff's Office. They tell the victim that they are being…
CNN and New York Times to co-host fourth Democratic debate in Ohio
The fourth Democratic primary debate in October in Westerville, Ohio will be co-hosted by the New York Times and CNN. According to the New York Times, the moderators will be CNN anchors Anderson Cooper and Erin Burnett and Times national…
Tennessee Aquarium trying to cool animals in the water crisis
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Tennessee Aquarium has closed due to the water main break as they fight to keep their exhibits cool for the fish and animals. The struggle has been to maintain water temperatures. All hands have been on…
Tennessee American issues a boil water advisory
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Tennessee American Water Company has issued a boil water advisory for its customers due to the water main break. The system has suffered a significant loss of pressure as a result of the break. While they…
Water Outage Update
8PM UPDATE : Tenn Am hopes to repair the leak by Saturday morning, but it will take a bit longer for the system to restore itself. ____ UPDATE Here is the latest water outage map from Tennessee American. Red means…
Lookout Valley & Howard football games postponed, other game details
UPDATE: The football game between Howard and Tyner scheduled for tonight at The Howard School has been postponed. When the game will be played has not been announced at this time. ____ CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The school system has cancelled…
Police arrest 3 teenagers in Cromwell Heights shooting
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have charged three teenagers with the murder of Darrell Hill on Thursday at the Cromwell Heights Apartments. Officers found Hill's body on the ground when they arrived at the scene around noon, with a gunshot…
Ad showing Ocasio-Cortez's face in flames airs during debate
A dramatic ad targeting Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez aired during the third Democratic debate on Thursday, comparing Ocasio-Cortez's support for democratic socialism to the brutal Khmer Rouge communist regime in Cambodia. The ad shows a picture of the young congresswoman…
PG&E reaches $11B settement with insurers over California wildfires
Pacific Gas & Electric has reached an $11 billion settlement with a group of insurers that will cover most of the claims from wildfires in California in 2017 and 2018. The utility said in a statement the tentative agreement covers…
Jeffrey Epstein gave nearly $9 million to Harvard
Harvard University said an internal review found that late sex offender gave $8.9 million to the school. The money was donated before Epstein's 2008 conviction for crimes involving girls and young women, Harvard University president Lawrence Bacow wrote in a…
Serial killer to learn fate after trial featuring Ashton Kutcher testimony
Next month, a Los Angeles jury will decide whether the serial killer known as the "Hollywood Ripper" should get the death penalty. In August, Michael Gargiulo was convicted of the murders of two women, and the attempted murder of a…
Vietnam vet dies after being found covered in ants at VA home
A Georgia woman says her father was bitten more than 100 times by ants at a government veterans' home where his room was full of insects. Laquna Ross found her father Joel Marrable with swollen, red bumps all over his…
A man vanished in 1997. A search on Google Earth revealed his fate.
It took 22 years, but a missing man's remains were finally found thanks to someone who zoomed in on his former Florida neighborhood with Google satellite images and noticed a car submerged in a lake, authorities said. The skeletal remains…