Walnut Street Bridge won't be closing this summer despite reports
The work would include structural repairs, washing, painting and fixing the wooden planks.
The Latest: 2 in custody in Colorado school shooting
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (AP) - The Latest on a school shooting in suburban Denver (all times local): 3:40 p.m. Authorities say at least seven people have been injured in a shooting at a suburban Denver school. Douglas County Undersheriff Holly…
Georgia governor signs bill to preserve rape kits for longer
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's law enforcement will have to preserve rape kits for much longer than what was previously required under a bill signed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. Democratic Rep. Scott Holcomb, the bill's main supporter, said after Tuesday's…
Study finds contaminated drinking water in 43 states
A new report by the non-profit Environmental Working Group and Northeastern University finds people in nearly every state in the country are exposed to unhealthy drinking water. According to the researchers, 43 states have locations, including drinking water sites, contaminated…
Most pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, CDC says
More women in the United States are dying from pregnancy-related causes, and the majority of those deaths could be prevented, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report finds that about 700 U.S. women…
Coach Sherman Smith speaks at Leadership Prayer Breakfast
"so I would see the possibilities in every guy that I coached, because I knew God had talked to me about the possibilities that are in me."
Fire at Norfolk Southern Rail yard
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga firefighters battled a blaze at the Norfolk Southern Rail Yard overnight. Four units from the Chattanooga Fire department responded and found a large stack of railroad ties on fire next to the main rail line. Firetrucks…
Alabama woman pleads guilty in deaths of father, cousin
Kelley's husband already is serving 99 years for the killings.
The Latest: Georgia's GOP Gov. Kemp signs early abortion ban
The signing Tuesday morning caps weeks of protests at the state Capitol and marks the beginning of a possibly costly legal battle.
Tennessee speaker calls lewd texts 'locker room talk'
text messages show aide bragging to Casada about having sex in a restaurant and other sexually explicit discussions.
Wray says he's unaware of any illegal surveillance on Trump campaign
FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee Tuesday that he isn't aware of any illegal "spying" on the Trump campaign in 2016. Wray's testimony comes after Attorney General William Barr told Congress last month that he believes…
Red Bank Dog Park goers warn of multiple vehicle break-ins
RED BANK, Tenn. (WDEF) - Like most dog parks, the Red Bank Dog Park at White Oak has its regular visitors. Mason Overbey brings his dog every day. "She loves coming here every day. She comes mostly for the people…
City Council working on Police Oversight Committee changes
"We're tweaking it to make it better, and give it some teeth"
More officers reported slain in 2018, FBI data shows
Fifty-five law enforcement officers were slain during criminal incidents while on duty in the U.S. last year, 9 more officers than were slain on the job in 2017, according to new national data released by the FBI. The statistics on…
Debris in Soddy Lake causes problems for boaters
City officials in Soddy-Daisy are asking boaters to avoid parts of Soddy Lake because of debris in the area.
Tennessee moves WIC Program to debit-like cards
A quarter million Tennesseans use WIC benefits every month.
Sale Creek students visit France
Students from Sale Creek Middle High School got a chance to visit France, and notice how different it is from Tennessee.
Mnuchin rejects Democrats' demand for Trump's tax returns
Treasury will "follow the law" on Trump taxes The Treasury Department will not release President Trump's tax returns to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, citing guidance from the Department of Justice, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin wrote in…
Tiger Woods receives Presidential Medal of Freedom at White House
President Trump honored Tiger Woods for his comeback Masters win by awarding him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, at the White House on Monday. "The age of Tiger gave us moments that will live forever in…
UPDATE: Bayberry Apartment Walkway Collapsed
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- After a walkway collapsed at the Bayberry apartment complex, residents are still concerned for their safety. The incident injured 2 people and sent six families looking for someplace else to stay. Residents in the building say that they…
U.S. consumers -- not China -- bear brunt of Trump's tariffs
In renewing a threat to sharply raise tariffs this week on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods from China, President Trump said in a tweet on Sunday that the levies have had little impact on U.S. consumers --…
New report links Russian interference to voter suppression
One of the nation's oldest civil rights organizations is warning that Russian attempts to interfere in the U.S. political process deliberately targeted African Americans, drawing a link to domestic efforts to curtail voting rights and roll back landmark civil rights…
Ex-prosecutors say Trump would face charges if he weren't president
In a sweeping rebuke of Attorney General William Barr's conclusion there was insufficient evidence in the Mueller report to show President Trump obstructed justice, over 400 former federal prosecutors have signed an open letter saying Mr. Trump would face "multiple…
Suspect shot by police leaves hospital for jail
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The man that Chattanooga Police officers shot a couple of weeks ago has gotten out of the hospital. Witnesses say that Qurayshawn Lebron Byrdsong pulled a gun and shot first at the officers. They fired back and…