The Trump administration has issued a rule that will make overtime pay available to 1.3 million additional workers, but that replaces a more generous plan advanced by former President Obama that would've covered nearly 5 million more people. The Labor…
A North Carolina sheriff accused of helping plot the killing of his former deputy has been suspended. The attorney for Granville County Sheriff Brindell Wilkins issued a statement Monday that said his client voluntarily agreed to the suspension as he…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Cleveland Police are looking for a second person in the case of the body found Monday outside a cemetery. They don't know if she is another potential victim or a suspect. Two people spotted the body…
A history teacher at Signal Mountain Middle High School puts in the time to make sure her students know their subjects, and learn more about life. That's why she has won this week's Golden Apple Award.
Trump calls Ukraine controversy "ridiculous" The whistleblower who filed a complaint with the inspector general of the intelligence community regarding President Trump's communications with the Ukrainian president now wants to testify before the House Intelligence Committee, Chairman Adam Schiff announced…
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's attorney general has asked the state Supreme Court to set nine execution dates in a move that bucks the national trend of shying away from using capital punishment. Attorney General…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating a shooting that injured a man. Early this morning, officers responded to a report of a shooting. The victim told them he was shot in the 27 hundred block of South Orchard Knob…
Trump withheld aid before Ukraine phone call President Trump, who is at the United Nations General Assembly, said in a pair of tweets Tuesday that he's authorizing the release of the full transcript of his July call with the Ukrainian…
The Public Works Department for the City of Chattanooga completes the first project for its Green Grant Program.
When 10-year-old Ryan King got a permission slip for a school field trip, her mom braced her for disappointment. Ryan has spina bifida and uses a wheelchair. It's sometimes difficult for her to fully participate many field trips and, while…
Trump defends call with Ukrainian leader The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee wrote three letters to federal government officials seeking more information about the withholding of security funding for Ukraine, the subject of a whistleblower complaint involving…
China plans to join governments that are imposing controls on tobacco liquid and additives for e-cigarettes amid growing concern about deaths and illnesses blamed on vaping, a state news agency said Tuesday. Rules due out as early as next month…
A 5-year-old girl was rescued after her father dragged her with him and jumped in front of New York City subway train Monday, CBS New York reports. Video shows good Samaritans reaching for the child and pulling her out safely. According…
San Juan, Puerto Rico — A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Puerto Rico late Monday, scaring and rousing many from their sleep in the U.S. territory. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit 49 miles off the island's northwest coast…
The seven wonders of the world may be getting a new addition. Researchers have uncovered a continent the size of Greenland mostly hiding underwater in the Mediterranean. Dubbed "Greater Adria" by its founders at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, the…
Cleveland Police now say a white, adult male is the victim of a homicide, after his body was found Monday afternoon.
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Cleveland Police are investigating a body found near the Hiwassee Mental Health Center on South Ocoee Street this afternoon. It was first spotted by a passerby. Police also seem interested in a pickup truck at the…
Residents happy with what they've done with the elderly housing high rise.
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Today is the first day of fall and it has been a long time since we have had any measurable rain in our viewing area. The Tennessee State Forester started their burn permit program today. We have had…
A woman rescues a kitten in Chattanooga, but it turns out to be not what she thought.
"It's an amazing venture, but it's not going to be as amazing as we'd like it to be if the community is not ready."
Washington, D.C. — An Army soldier serving in Kansas shared bomb-making instructions online and discussed killing activists and bombing a news network, the Justice Department contends. According to a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court of Kansas, the Army…
A teacher who helped bring the classroom to the homes of students is getting national recognition.
Lawyers for the federal government Friday urged a judge deciding whether to close a massive facility for unaccompanied migrant children in government custody to disregard several declarations by physicians and an expert on law and immigration. The declarations were made…