NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's top state Senate leader says he won't ask for embattled House Speaker Glen Casada to resign from his leadership position amid mounting scandals surrounding Casada's office. Republican Senate Speaker Randy McNally told reporters Thursday that…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams says she's still considering running for president in 2020. Abrams answered "yes" when asked in an interview with Pod Save America airing Thursday afternoon if she was still contemplating joining the…
A tornado with wind speeds of 85 mph (135 kph) touched down Thursday near U.S. Highway 231 in Lincoln County, Tennessee.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hospitals in the Tennessee Valley are recognizing nurses during National Nurses Week. This afternoon C-H-I Memorial held a celebration to recognize their nearly 13 hundred registered nurses. The event had a British theme. There was food, decorations, and…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Deputy TJ Pickens accepted a different call of duty when his principal at Sale Creek said he needed a golf coach to keep the program alive. That was six years ago. Pickens continues his service…
Advocates for sexually exploited women say they're glad an East Ridge motel is temporarily shut down.
"We believe as we always have, that the NLRB should set an election date for all Chattanooga VW maintenance and production workers.”
Vehicle hit a bridge and caught on fire.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Police are investigating an overnight shooting in East Chattanooga. They believe it happened just before 2 AM around the 4100 block of 14th Avenue. A 31 year old man says he was walking when he heard gun…
A real estate mogul linked to the Getty family is listed as a resident of the Los Angeles mansion where a massive cache of weapons was seized, according to public records and the Los Angeles Times. Authorities raided the Holmby…
The Trump administration has seized a North Korean cargo ship used to supply coal to the isolated nation in violation of international sanctions, law enforcement officials said Thursday. The seizure of the vessel, detained last month in Indonesia, comes at…
Two residents escape before the flames destroy home.
Dallas Cowboys superstar running back Ezekiel Elliott will pay for the funeral expenses of a 14-year-old football phenom who was shot and killed at a party last week. Jaylon McKenzie died on Saturday after he was hit by a stray…
The White House looks poised to raise tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports to 25 percent from 10 percent. An average family of four may take a hit of $767 a year, a trade group has estimated. If the…
Tallahassee, Fla. -- More Florida teachers will be eligible to carry guns in the classroom under a bill Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Wednesday that immediately implements recommendations from a commission formed after the Parkland high school shooting. The bill…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - "This is the UAW attempt to get into Volkswagen, to get into Chattanooga, and to get into the south and it would be unique," Southern Momentum Attorney Maury Nicely said. On Friday, the National Labor Relations…
The boats were designed by the students in the physics and A-P physics classes.
"He explained to me the urgency that the community felt, to put this oversight board together.."
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Latest on scandal surrounding Speaker Glen Casada's office (all times local): 3:30 p.m. Embattled House Speaker Glen Casada says he's asking for multiple probes of the scandals surrounding his office, saying he takes "complete ownership"…
Chattanooga Police Officers are embarking on a cycling tour to honor fallen officers.
CARTERSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced grand jury indictments against the owner of Aztec Framing. Agents from ICE, Homeland Security and the FBI raided the home of Juan Antonio Perez and several outlets of his company, Aztec…
School Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson has asked for a 5% increase in teacher salaries in his budget for next year.
Houston — Dozens of students in the Houston area had to spend the night at school after flooded roads prevented buses from leaving and parents from reaching their children. Most of the approximately 1,500 students at an elementary school in…
General Motors plans to sell its shuttered factory in Lordstown, Ohio, to a company that builds electric trucks. President Donald Trump announced the deal with a company named Workhorse on Twitter Wednesday morning. He also wrote that GM plans to…