West Virginia isn't the first state to offer free college tuition for in-state students, but it has come up with a novel requirement. In addition to some typical requirements, such as achieving a certain GPA, students must also pass a…
On the last day of its term, the Supreme Court decided to take up a challenge to the Trump administration's decision to end an Obama-era program that allowed undocumented immigrants who came to U.S. illegally as children to apply for…
Georgia governor signs heartbeat bill Georgia's controversial "heartbeat" law, a recent piece of legislation that would ban abortions after about six weeks into a woman's pregnancy, was challenged in court this morning by pro-abortion advocates who claim the new law…
Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson cited an awkward encounter with President Donald Trump's son-in-law in a restaurant as an example of diplomacy being conducted behind his back when he was in the administration, according to a newly released transcript…
New Jersey environmental officials say people shouldn't swim in New Jersey's largest lake or even touch the water because aerial surveillance confirms the presence of an extensive harmful algae bloom. On Thursday, CBS New York's Chopper2 was over northern New Jersey's…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga police responded to the 4200 block of Kayla Circle Thursday night after a call came in about a man that had been shot. The man was transported to a hospital. We do not know the…
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) - A huge proposed development in East Ridge gets through its first major hurdle. City council members gave their final okay on an ordinance to rezone the site of the development off McCall Road and near…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A woman who said she dated Alabama political figure Roy Moore as a teenager is asking a judge to resolve Moore's defamation lawsuit against her as he begins a new Senate campaign. Lawyers for Debbie Wesson…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management and E-M-S want you to "Move Over" anytime you seen flashing lights for emergency vehicles. They say be following this law can result in saving someone's life. News 12's Taylor Bishop…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County 9-1-1 Emergency Communications District today announced that "Text-to-911 service" is now available for residents and visitors in Hamilton County. News 12's Ashley Henderson tells us how it works.
CHATSWORTH, Georgia (WDEF) - Charges have been dropped against and 87-year old Chatsworth woman who was tased by officers who arrested her last August. District Attorney Bert Poston said he never considered prosecuting Martha Al-Bishara, who was using a large knife…
He uses a walker these days, but at the age of 97 Paul George doesn't let that stop him from working the desk at the B-X several days a week.
Buffalo Bills player Shaq Lawson has offered to pay for the funeral expenses of an 11-year-old girl who was fatally shot over the weekend in her South Carolina home, CBS affiliate WSPA-TV reported. The shooting took place last weekend and…
Hamilton County School board members react and explain what's next after commissioners rejected their budget.
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Correction's Division and the American Job Center held a job fair at Silverdale Detention Center for inmates who are close to their release date. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Re-Entry Program has been…
Girl contracts flesh-eating bacteria during vacation A 12-year-old Indiana girl who was vacationing with her family in Florida contracted rare flesh-eating bacteria that will take her months to recover. CBS affiliate WKRG-TV reported the Brown family went to a beach…
State investigators say he pocketed fees from semi-pro teams to use the Central football field
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating the shooting of a teenage female Wednesday evening. The father of a 15 year old rushed her to the hospital with an unknown injury. But when he got back home, he called police…
Paul Manafort latest President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman has pleaded not guilty to state mortgage fraud charges in New York City. Paul Manafort entered the plea at an arraignment Thursday in Manhattan. Manafort, seen with greyed hair, walked with…
Social media comapnies accused of bias Twitter will start labeling tweets from public officials that violate the company's rules — and that's likely to affect the president of the United States, the company announced Thursday. The notice, which isn't retroactive,…
Report: Recalled baby sleeper was untested Fisher-Price on Thursday recalled 71,000 of its Play Yard products that include inclined infant-sleeper add-ons, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The move follows growing demand from consumer-safety advocates to pull inclined…
The farmer fell off the tractor and into about 12 feet of cold water.
24 year old John Dee Haynes, Jr. was shot at a home on Heatherloch Lane Tuesday
An American pilot accused of being a mercenary in Libya's civil war was released this week after being held in the country for six weeks, CBS News has confirmed. Jamie Christopher Sponaugle, an Air Force veteran who reportedly crashed in…