Chattanooga firefighters rescue a dog
Watch video of the rescue.
New UT Promise will pay tuition to UTC & UT
It extends TN Promise scholarships major state universities.
Disorderly student charged at Dalewood Middle School
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A Dalewood Middle school student is facing several charges. On Monday, March 11th, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office says they were called to assist with a disorderly female student. Officials say the student became physically violent with…
Boeing 737 Max deliveries suspended after U.S. grounding
Boeing confirmed Thursday it's pausing deliveries of 737 Max model planes to customers after the U.S. on Wednesday grounded all Boeing 737 Max jets, the model of aircraft involved in a deadly crash in Ethiopia. The planemaker will continue to…
Black boxes may hold clues in deadly plane crash
Boeing said Thursday it is pausing delivery of its 737 Max jets that have been grounded after two deadly accidents in the past six months. Attention now turns to the black boxes that hold clues into Sunday's crash in Ethiopia.…
Death of reputed Gambino boss was to "send a message"
One of the most notorious gangs of New York is at the center of a new mob murder mystery. Francesco "Franky boy" Cali, the reputed boss of the Gambino crime family, was gunned down and mowed down last night outside…
Development comes to South Broad
With Lookout Mountain Suites closing and development happening, changes are in the works for South Broad Street in Chattanooga.
Woman who accused lawmaker meets with Tennessee governor
Christi Rice is one of two women who have accused Rep. David Byrd of inappropriately touching them when he was their high school basketball coach three decades ago.
SUV gets stuck on tracks and is hit by train
No one was hurt in early morning collision in Fort Payne
6 months paid parental leave? One city embraces it
San Juan municipal workers who become parents will now get six months of paid leave. Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz says that's essential for new parents and a good business practice for the city. San Juan's move is a contrast to…
Beto O'Rourke weighs in on impeachment
"CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King spoke with Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke Thursday afternoon in his first national interview since he announced his White House bid. King interviewed the former Texas congressman in Burlington, Iowa, after O'Rourke attended his…
CPD is looking to more than double the representation of African Americans in the department
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - CPD is making efforts to close the gap between the percent of minority officers in the department and the percent of minorities in the community. The Chattanooga Police Department held a recruiting event Thursday. They tell us…
Stolen firearms search leads feds to gun dealer in Virginia
Search for stolen firearms Leads in a federal multi-state search for firearm parts stolen from a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives facility have led agents to a gun dealer in Virginia who was sold some of the stolen firearm parts,…
Kidnapping Suspect added to HCSO’s Top 12 Most Wanted
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office posted to Facebook Thursday that Jeffery Ray Reed, Jr. has been added to the HCSO’s Top 12 Most Wanted. Reed is charged with Especially Aggravated Kidnapping and Aggravated Domestic Assault…
Facebook blames server configuration for longest-ever outage
Facebook suffered a huge outage starting on Wednesday that affected users worldwide The social network said on Thursday that changes to a server configuration were to blame Users flocked to Twitter to let the company know what they thought about…
Schultz sorry for saying he spent "more time" with military
Potential 2020 contender and former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is apologizing for comments he made suggesting that he's spent "more time in the last decade" with the military than any candidate running for president -- despite the fact that the…
Every 10 minutes a child goes to the ER for medicine poisoning
Many parents are underestimating their kids' ability to get their hands on dangerous medications and need to do more to protect young children from accidental poisonings, a new report warns. The research from the children's advocacy organization Safe Kids Worldwide…
Black workers at UPS hub say they were targets of racism
Pamela Camper has worked at a UPS distribution center in the suburbs of Toledo, Ohio, for 30 years, where she supervises drivers and deals with customers. But after three decades with the delivery giant, she's still part-time. "I've tried several…
Sephora cuts ties with Lori Laughlin’s daughter Olivia Jade
Olivia Jade Giannulli is starting to feel the backlash over her parents' alleged involvement in the massive college admissions scandal. Amid a flurry of criticism and #boycottsephora tweets, Sephora is ending its relationship with Giannulli — the 19-year-old social media…
Court rules Summer Zervos defamation case against Trump can proceed
A defamation case against Donald Trump filed by a former reality show contestant who said the president subjected her to unwanted kissing and groping in 2007 can proceed, a panel of New York judges ruled Thursday. Mr. Trump's lawyers have long sought…
College admissions: "It's hard to know what's fair"
The college admissions scandal is shining a light on the secretive world of elite university admissions offices, which reject far more applications than they accept. Even without the outright bribery and cheating alleged this week by federal prosecutors, wealthy students…
Convicted ex-cop sent to one of the "cushiest" prisons
The former Chicago police officer convicted in the shooting death of black teen Laquan McDonald has been transferred to a New York federal correctional institution that's been called one of the country's "cushiest" prisons. Van Dyke was sentenced to less…
Gun maker can be sued over Newtown shooting, court rules
Gun maker Remington can be sued over how it marketed the Bushmaster rifle used to kill 20 children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, a divided Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Justices issued a 4-3 decision…
Tennessee House OKs bill to limit police oversight boards
Targets Nashville oversight board that has subpoena power.
