EMT had 'heart of gold'
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Cedar Bluff, Alabama resident Chris Williams had been an EMT for several years, but for the last year and a half he worked for Puckett EMS in Chattanooga. "Public safety is one big family and so,…
Son testifies about finding his mom's Jeep in Bigoms retrial
The re-trial of 60 year old Tony Bigoms is underway. He was convicted in 2014 for murdering and dismembering Dana Wilkes. Bigoms won a new trial after a judge ruled his 2014 jury wasn't properly sequestered. Wilkes' body was found…
Mayor Coppinger again denies retirement rumors
he believes such rumors get started by a small group
9/11 Remembrance Walk at UTC
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - People participated in the Tennessee Remembrance Walk at UTC's Chamberlain Field. The observance features members of the community carrying the American flag continuously around the field to honor the lives lost during and following the September 11th attacks.…
Stunt pilot Patty Wagstaff flips plane in Florida
Her plane flipped off the runway after landing.
SCOTUS rules Trump administration can enforce border asylum ban
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Trump administration to enforce its most ambitious effort yet to unilaterally make it more difficult for migrants from Central America and other parts of the world to seek asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.…
Crews trying to extricate victims of serious Highway 58 wreck
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - First responders are on the scene of a serious crash on Highway 58 right now, that's shut down part of the road. It's at the 92-hundred block of Highway 58 in the Snow Hill area. The…
Erlanger parts ways with it's President & CEO
the hospital announced that Spiegel has "separated from the organization."
StarKist to pay $100M fine in tuna price-fixing case
A federal judge in San Francisco on Wednesday ordered StarKist to pay a $100 million fine in a canned tuna price-fixing conspiracy involving the industry's top three companies. The Pittsburgh-based company was also sentenced to 13 months of probation. The…
Trump administration isn't granting temporary protection for Bahamians
Bahamas beginning Hurricane Dorian recovery The Trump administration will not be granting temporary protected status to people of the Bahamas fleeing the decimation of their islands by Hurricane Dorian, a senior administration official confirmed to CBS News. It's something the…
Walker County students honor 9/11 victims
Walker County students born after 9/11 participated in a service to honor those killed in the attack.
Ohio State can't trademark the word "the," patent office says
Ohio State University has failed to trademark the word "the," with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday turning down its application to claim the three-letter definite article as its own. The school's effort stems from its wish to…
Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens dies at age 91
T. Boone Pickens, a brash and quotable oil tycoon who grew even wealthier through corporate takeover attempts, died Wednesday at age 91. Pickens' spokesman Jay Rosser confirmed the death to The Associated Press. Pickens suffered a series of strokes in…
Chinese businesswoman convicted in Mar-a-Lago trespass case
Fort Lauderdale — A Chinese businesswoman was convicted Wednesday of trespassing at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club and lying to Secret Service agents. The 10-woman, two-man federal jury reached the verdict after four hours of deliberation Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,…
Motorcycle rider killed in Dalton crash this morning
A pickup and car collided and then hit a motorcyclist,
Owner drops off RV to get fixed, but catches fire instead
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A service drop off for an RV this morning turned into a fire call. The owner dropped it off earlier this morning at Northgate Parts on Boy Scout Road. A little later, employees saw smoke coming from…
North Carolina GOP holds vote while many Dems were at 9/11 events
Republicans dominating a nearly half-empty North Carolina House chamber used an unexpected vote Wednesday to override Democratic Governor Roy Cooper's veto of the state's two-year budget, prompting accusations of trickery and deception from Cooper and other Democrats, many of whom…
Taliban warns U.S. "will soon regret" abandoning peace talks
Kabul, Afghanistan — It was just after midnight on the morning of September 11 in Kabul when the sound of an explosion echoed across the capital. A couple of phone calls confirmed that a rocket had blown up inside the compound…
Boy gives Disney savings to help hurricane evacuees
Boy spends Disney savings on hurricane aid Six-year-old Jermaine Bell had been saving money for over a year with hopes of going to Disney World for his 7th birthday. But in a moment of crisis, the little boy gave up…
On 9/11, al Qaeda leader calls for attacks on U.S.
Trump brings up Taliban talks at 9/11 ceremony Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has called on Muslims to attack U.S., European, Israeli and Russian targets in a speech on the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. SITE Intelligence Group…
Multiple people injured in stabbing at Tallahassee workplace
A suspect was in custody after multiple stabbings in an industrial area of Florida's capital city, authorities said Wednesday. The Tallahassee Police Department said in an online news release that they were called to an industrial area in the city…
Government watchdog to probe Trump's land seizures to build wall
Washington — Responding to concerns raised by Democratic lawmakers, Congress' independent watchdog will launch an investigation into the Trump administration's intensifying efforts to seize private land to build barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, as it tries to fulfill one of…
GM recalls 3.4M vehicles over braking issues
Under pressure from the federal government, General Motors is recalling more than 3.4 million big pickup trucks and SUVs in the U.S to fix a brake problem. The recall covers the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500, 2500 and 3500…
Family stranded on waterfall saved by message in a bottle
Curtis Whitson and his family were days into a scenic, Father's Day weekend trip in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park back in June when they got trapped at the top of a 40-foot waterfall in the Arroyo Seco Canyon. Now,…