Wrong Way driver killed on I 24
TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A wrong way driver was killed on I 24 last night in Dade County. Deputies got a call about a vehicle heading north in the southbound lanes of I 59. And minutes later, there was a…
Principal admits borrowing from Ashton Kutcher speech
A West Virginia principal accused of plagiarizing Ashton Kutcher in an address to his school's graduating class says he didn't mean to use someone else's work. Parkersburg High School Principal Kenny DeMoss issued a statement saying he should have cited…
Missouri's last remaining abortion clinic will stay open
By Kate Smith May 31, 2019 / 1:38 PM / CBS News Fight to keep Missouri's last abortion clinic A St. Louis circuit judge just granted Planned Parenthood a restraining order against the state, allowing the abortion clinic to continue…
Walker furlough escapee has been recaptured
they located Welborn in Rock Springs.
Spray cheese would count as food staple under Trump proposal
A new policy proposed by the Trump administration would allow foods like spray cheese to be considered "staples" for federal food stamps. Staple foods are important to the food stamps program, officially known as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), as…
Lawyer claims documents reveal census question added to help Republicans
NEW YORK — A Republican redistricting expert advocated for adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census to give an electoral edge to white people and Republicans, opponents of the move alleged in a court filing Thursday. The filing in Manhattan…
Shipwreck found by accident on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico
A U.S. government exploration vessel stumbled across the wreck of a ship built nearly 200 years ago while testing underwater drones in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this month. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration said that the crew of the…
Stocks slump after Trump threatens Mexico with tariffs
Stocks fell sharply on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced more tariffs on imports from Mexico, magnifying concerns about the economic impact of U.S. trade disputes around the world. Automaker shares are among the hardest hit on fears the…
11-foot alligator breaks into family's kitchen
Imagine waking up in the middle of the night, walking into the kitchen to get a midnight snack — and then almost becoming a snack yourself. That's what happened to one family in Clearwater, Florida, when they woke up in…
Warren wants Congress to say that a president can be indicted
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pitching a plan to "make sure no President is above the law." The proposal, the latest in a series published to the Democratic presidential hopeful's Medium page, shows frustration with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's assertion that…
Automakers and farmers could get walloped by Trump's Mexico tariffs
Auto parts and vehicles represent a significant amount of trade between the U.S. and Mexico. Vehicle costs for American consumers could rise almost 4% if the tariffs are enacted. The threat puts at risk the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a trade…
Meteorologists fear 5G network could take forecasting back to the 80s
The 2019 hurricane season officially starts tomorrow. Government forecasters predict nine to 15 named storms. Two to four could become major hurricanes. That's a category three or higher. But the ability to predict those monster storms may be threatened by…
Wall Street's leading recession signal is flashing yellow
An "inverted yield curve" has historically signaled a pending recession. Longer-term bonds pay higher yields, or returns, to investors than shorter-term bonds--with an inverted yield curve, those trends reverse. The yield curve is now the most inverted since 2007, before…
Climber killed, 2 others hurt in rock fall on Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier National Park, Wash. -- Officials say a climber died and two others were injured in a rock fall on Mount Rainier. Mount Rainier National Park spokesman Kevin Bacher said a rescue team responded to six climbers caught in…
Scripps National Spelling Bee ends in unprecedented 8-way tie
The Scripps National Spelling Bee ended in an unprecedented eight-way tie after 20 rounds -- and after the organizers said they had run out of challenging words. In the most extraordinary ending in the 94-year history of the competition, the…
Superman building among America's most endangered places
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has unveiled a list that spotlights America's most endangered historic places. The 2019 list includes a collection of historic places that are at risk of damage or destruction due to threats such as climate…
Trump to impose new tariffs on all Mexican goods over migrant crisis
Trump announces new tariffs on Mexico Washington — Faulting the Mexican government for not doing enough to curb an unprecedented flow of Central American families heading toward the U.S., President Trump announced the U.S. will impose new tariffs on all…
Fill The Boot campaign for MDA underway
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Fire Department this morning kicked off its annual "Fill the Boot" fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Muscular Dystrophy is a group of muscle diseases that break down, and weaken skeletal muscles over time. Chattanooga Firefighters…
Governor Lee working on reforming healthcare in Tennessee
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Tennessee Governor Bill Lee was in Chattanooga today to speak at a Rotary Club Meeting. The Governor covered a wide range of topics, including the state's healthcare issues, the unionization effort at the Chattanooga Volkswagen plant, and statewide…
Disaster bill blocked by single GOP lawmaker for third time
For the third time in two weeks, a lone Republican congressman single-handedly blocked the passage of a multi-billion-dollar aid package destined for disaster-hit communities across the U.S. Following the lead of fellow House Republicans Rep. Chip Roy of Texas and Rep.…
Groups react to Chattanooga Volkswagen election decision
After dates are set for Volkswagen workers to vote on whether they want to join the union, people on both sides of the issue are reacting.
1,000 migrants taken into custody trying to cross border as a group
Border Patrol agents apprehended a group of 1,036 migrants attempting to cross the border near El Paso, Texas, early Wednesday morning, the largest group taken into custody to date. The group included 63 unaccompanied children and 39 single adults, according…
Measles cases break 25-year record, CDC says
Measles cases in the U.S. have surged to a new high, eclipsing the total number of cases from all of 1994, the worst in 25 years, the CDC said Thursday. The tally is so high that measles could lose its…
Russian trolls fueled anti-vaccination debate, study finds
Russian Twitter trolls have attempted to fuel the anti-vaccination debate in the U.S., posting about the issue far more than the average Twitter user last year, a study out of George Washington University has found. The "sophisticated" bots shared opinions from…