TECH BYTE: Tech to Make Your Flight, Trip More Enjoyable
Let's look at some tech items you can use if you're planning to fly.
D.C. area deluged by rain as floodwaters strand drivers
Dangerous flash flooding created havoc across the Washington, D.C. metro area on Monday, CBS affiliate WUSA-TV reported. The National Weather Service declared a flash flood emergency across the area. Heavy rain caused dangerous flash flooding and the flash flood watch was extended…
Supreme Court to hear arguments in DACA case in November
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday announced it would hear oral arguments regarding the prolonged legal battle over the Trump administration's efforts to end the Obama-era program that protects hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation in…
Jim Beam warehouse fire kills thousands of fish
Jim Beam warehouse fire run-off killing fish Crews continue to track the environmental impact of the massive Jim Beam warehouse fire in Northern Kentucky, as run-off from the fire has traveled more than 20 miles along the Kentucky River, killing…
Jeffrey Epstein charged with sex trafficking dozens of young girls
Federal prosecutors in New York charged wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein on Monday with sex trafficking charges, alleging he abused dozens of underage girls as young as 14. The indictment comes 11 years after Epstein cut a deal with attorneys in…
Couple says wrong embryos implanted by IVF clinic in "unimaginable mishap"
A new lawsuit claims a New York couple gave birth to other peoples' children, after a fertility clinic impregnated them with the wrong embryos. The couple had been expecting female twins, but instead gave birth to two male babies --…
Reports of scabies, shingles and chickenpox at Texas border facility
House Democrats want top immigration officials from the Trump administration to testify this week about the crisis at the border. The lawmakers want answers about reports of dangerous and unsanitary conditions at migrant detention facilities. President Trump says there will…
Little girl from U.S. falls to death from cruise ship in Puerto Rico
Royal Caribbean's "Freedom of the Seas" cruise ship is seen docked in Bayonne, New Jersey, in a 2006 file photo AP An American family's cruise vacation has ended in tragedy with the death of a little girl who fell from…
Chattanooga Market gets peachy this weekend
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Today brought a sweet event to the Chattanooga Market: the annual Peach Festival. There were over 150 vendors that offered a variety of peach dishes. From fresh peaches, peach salsa and peach jam everything was very peachy!…
TWRA cracking down on intoxicated boaters
HAMILTON CO. Tenn (WDEF) - The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency participated in Operation Dry Water during the fourth of July holiday weekend. The TWRA along with the Coast Guard and National Association of Boating Law Administration started this campaign in…
USWNT to hold World Cup victory parade in New York CIty
Team USA beats Netherlands 2-0 New York City will celebrate the United States Women's National Team winning their fourth World Cup championship with a ticker-tape parade, CBS New York reported. The event will kick off Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. along a stretch…
USA beats Netherlands to win Women's World Cup
U.S. wins 2019 Women's World Cup with 2-0 victory over NetherlandsThe United States Women's National team is celebrating victory as World Cup champions. After beating the Netherlands 2-0 in Sunday's final, they hoisted the trophy for the second consecutive tournament.…
Arrests Made In Double Shooting
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Two arrest have been made in the double shooting that happened Saturday on East 49th street. According to CPD, the two suspects arrived in a stolen vehicle and began shooting at the home that had five people inside.…
All of Mississippi's beaches have closed due to toxic algae bloom
Every beach along Mississippi's Gulf Coast is closed for swimming as the entire shoreline is now under the same water warning tied to a blue-green algae bloom. CBS Biloxi affiliate WLOX-TV reported that Pascagoula's two beach testing sites on the…
American scientist missing in Greece
American scientist missing in Greece Authorities on the Greek island of Crete have launched a search for a missing American scientist who had been attending a conference there this week. Suzanne Eaton, a 59-year-old molecular biologist at the Max Planck…
UPDATE: escaped Hamilton County inmate captured
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- MONDAY UPDATE: According to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, Anthony Labron Bell has been captured. SUNDAY EVENING UPDATE: CPD responded to Professional Industrial Tire this afternoon on Riverside Drive after a commercial burglary was reported. Officers located Bell's…
Trump's nominee to lead FAA faces questions about Delta tenure
The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into whether Delta Air Lines violated FAA rules about promoting safety at a time when President Donald Trump's pick to lead the agency was in charge of Delta's flight operations. The FAA investigation grew…
20 injured after explosion rocks Florida shopping center
Plantation, Florida — Twenty people were injured after a vacant pizza restaurant exploded in a South Florida shopping plaza Saturday, authorities said. Footage from CBS Miami showed the windows blown out of a nearby fitness center. The blast sent debris…
Explosion at Florida shopping plaza injures 20
Plantation, Florida — Twenty people were injured after a vacant pizza restaurant exploded in a South Florida shopping plaza Saturday, authorities said. Footage from CBS Miami showed the windows blown out of a nearby fitness center. The blast sent debris…
8 injured after utility explosion at Nevada college
A utilities explosion caused the partial collapse of a dormitory at the University of Nevada, Reno. Windows were blown out, the building was evacuated and there was about 2 feet of water in the basement. Eight people were injured. Six…
Cleveland CBD store owner wants thousands of dollars of stolen products back, forgives culprit
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - It happened early Wednesday. The Bienestar CBD storefront window was smashed in. And, security cameras caught a person in the act of gathering and putting several CBD products in a bag. "I was mad, distraught, seeing…
Officer Involved Shooting In Bradley County
The Bradley County Sheriff's Office confirms that they are on the scene of an officer involved shooting. The shooting happened on Chilcutt Road in Northeast Bradley County. The suspect has been transported to a Chattanooga hospital with what they believe…
Alaska hit with record high temperatures and wildfires
Three cities in Alaska experienced record high temperatures on July 4th as several agencies warned Friday of high fire risk in the Upper Yukon and south central Alaska. According to CBS Anchorage affiliate KTVA, the Division of Forestry reported over…
Emily's List of Weekend Activities - July 5, 2019
A classic musical is coming to the Signal Mountain Playhouse this month.