WALKER CO. Ga. (WDEF) - Its only June, but Lula Lake Land Trust is already prepping for their second annual Timber Roots Music Festival. The festival will be held in August on the land trust that's normally only open to the…
Tech experts are gathering in Southern California to fight the growing threat of so-called deepfakes – videos that are manipulated to change their message, or even who appears in them. While some of these videos are designed to be entertaining,…
Even though millions of people use them for our daily appearance, personal care and cosmetic products like shampoo and nail polish remover can be hazardous for kids. A new study finds that every two hours in the U.S., a child…
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A report published Monday in the American Academy of Pediatrics medical journal recommends all U.S. citizens "receive all recommended vaccinations, including measles, before traveling abroad." The study comes in the wake of what researchers are describing as a "record-breaking" measles…
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross briefing reporters lateo n June 16, 2019 on several people being shot at graduation party CBS Philadelphia Philadelphia – At least eight people were shot at a graduation party in Southwest Philadelphia and at least…
A Tennessee Valley girl receives her personalized, superhero styled new wheelchair from a nonprofit organization.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Black fathers who serve as role models for their children were honored today in Chattanooga as a part of Father's Day celebrations. The Chattanooga Festival of Black Arts and Ideas held a gospel event to recognize…
Match day two of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup concluded Sunday, featuring all four Group F teams. Sweden faced Thailand in the early match, easily taking a 5-1 win. The U.S. dominated Chile in its 3-0 victory. Both Sweden…
NASA wants to send first woman to the moon NASA announced that it plans to land the first female ever on the moon in 2024. According to NASA, it has been 45 years since U.S. astronauts set foot on the…
Homestead, Fla. — Clutching signs and umbrellas against a drenching downpour, scores of people protested Sunday outside a South Florida facility that has become the nation's biggest location for detaining immigrant children. A coalition of religious groups and immigrant advocates…
Firefighters battle occupational cancer Since 2002, almost 2 out of 3 firefighters who died in the line of duty died of cancer, as today's fires produce an ever-more toxic brew of chemicals, yet many sickened first responders are being…
The telephone data collection program run by the National Security Agency in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks — which was amended following its public disclosure by contractor Edward Snowden in 2013 — may no longer be "useful,"…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are reporting a drug bust including 50 lbs of marijuana in Hixson on Friday, June 14th. Officers with the Narcotics Unit arrested Delores Lawrence on possession and resale of drug charges. They confiscated the…
Texas burger chair Whataburger on Friday sold a majority stake to a Chicago-based investment firm BDT Capital Partners. Beloved by Texans, the family-owned Whataburger tried to assured customers on Friday that they will "always be Texan and represent you in…
Target acknowledged nationwide "system issues" affecting its stores on Saturday that prevented its customers from checking out at registers. The outage caused long checkout lines at Target locations, with upset customers posting images and video on social media. It's unclear…
Authorities are searching for a marathon swimmer who went missing Friday in the Hudson River during a week-long race. Divers resumed their search Saturday morning, according to the New York City Police Department. Search and rescue crews launched into the…
Updated on: June 15, 2019 / 3:18 PM / CBS News An inbound plane skidded off the runway at New York Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Saturday, authorities said. United Airlines flight 627 from Denver came in at…
A couple has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the Phoenix Police Department alleging civil rights violations and police brutality after an officer allegedly pulled their guns on the family. Unbeknownst to Dravon Ames and Lesha Harper, their 4-year-old daughter…
Planned Parenthood is building the stage for another possible fight over abortion in Alabama: a large women's clinic that's under construction despite the state's passage of a near-total ban on abortions. Located beside an interstate highway in downtown Birmingham, the…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans this week to eliminate single-use plastics nationwide as early as 2021, the latest move in a global effort to curb plastic pollution. While lawmakers are taking action on land, two surfers from Florida…
Shooting at Costco in California leaves 1 dead, 2 injured One person was killed and two others were injured when a gunman opened fire inside a Costco store in Southern California, authorities said. The suspected gunman was taken into custody…
A vote to unionize the Chattanooga Volkswagen plant has failed.
Another American tourist died this week at a resort in the Dominican Republic. Leyla Cox, 53, came to the island on June 5 to celebrate her birthday. Her family said she was supposed to return home two days ago, but…