Strawberry season kicks off
Strawberry season was in full swing this weekend.
One person killed in Sunday morning shooting
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police responded to a shooting early Sunday morning at the 3200 block of Wilcox Boulevard. CPD learned of a victim with a life threatening gunshot wound who arrived to a local hospital by personal vehicle.…
HCSO expressing condolences after detective's passing
HAMILTON CO. Tenn. (WDEF) - A detective with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office unexpectedly died on Saturday night. Sheriff Jim Hammond announced the death and expressed his sadness at the passing. Detective Eddie Sledge worked with HCSO for 22 years.…
Hiker injured & rescued in Walker Co.
LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) - A hiker had to be rescued in Walker County Sunday afternoon. According to Joe Legge, emergency crews received a call around 5:30 p.m. that a 30-year old woman had fallen at the Keown Falls overlook. She…
UPDATE: Investigators find seven bodies in Sumner County
Authorities say a sixth body has been found in a residence in rural Tennessee, bringing the death toll at two area homes to seven.
"Avengers: Endgame" obliterates records with $1.2 billion opening
New York — The universe belongs to Marvel. "Avengers: Endgame" shattered the record for biggest opening weekend with an estimated $350 million in ticket sales domestically and $1.2 billion globally, reaching a new pinnacle in the blockbuster era that the comic-book…
Richard Lugar, longtime senator and foreign policy sage, dies at 87
Indianapolis — Former Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar, a Republican foreign policy sage known for leading efforts to help the former Soviet states dismantle and secure much of their nuclear arsenal, but whose reputation for working with Democrats cost him his…
Richmond says impeachment is "best way to get all the facts out"
Democratic Rep. Cedric Richmond of Louisiana, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, said impeachment proceedings against President Trump could be the "best way" for Democrats in Congress to "get all the facts out" about the details outlined in special…
Graham says Trump "did nothing" to warrant impeachment
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina continued his stalwart defense of President Trump's conduct, saying the president, unlike former President Bill Clinton, did "nothing wrong" that would warrant his impeachment and removal from office. "What President Clinton did was…
Harper Lee, true crime writer
After more than four decades, the mysteries remain, shrouded in the fog that rolls in over Lake Martin, and the woods that surround Alexander City, Alabama. The original mystery is a series of suspicious and unexplained deaths; but writer Casey…
Bill Geist on a vacation wonderland
Before today's colossal theme parks, families used to drive to more modest vacation playgrounds, like Missouri's "Beautiful Lake of the Ozarks - Family Vacationland." Those were simpler times. We were thrilled at the sight of monkeys driving little cars, amazed…
"Mad as hell": How "Network" foretold today's TV news
If you're of a certain generation, the names and faces of Cronkite, Chancellor, Brinkley and Reasoner will evoke memories of a gentler time in network news. Peter Finch in the 1976 film "Network" MGM And then, there was Howard Beale.…
Trump's call with Libyan warlord had "unnerving effect," Graham says
Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, said President Trump's phone call to Khalifa Haftar, a longtime Libyan warlord who is spearheading an effort to topple the North African country's United Nations-backed government, had an…
PostSecret: Private secrets anonymously shared with the world
"Every week I still feel like a kid Christmas morning, with all these kind of gifts to go through," said Frank Warren, who receives about a hundred postcards in the mail each week, from strangers. And written on each postcard…
Pope Francis donates $500,000 to help migrants in Mexico
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has donated 500,000 dollars to help migrants in Mexico, offering assistance to local projects that provide food, lodging and basic necessities. The funds, from the Peter’s Pence collections, will be distributed among 27 projects…
Historian Ron Chernow celebrates journalists at White House Correspondents' Dinner
The White House Correspondents' Dinner went on as usual on Saturday night, despite the absence for the third year in a row of President Trump, who held a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, instead. But in a departure from the…
Democrat-controlled statehouses endorsing clean energy
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Soon after taking office, Maine’s Democratic Gov. Janet Mills announced renovation plans for the governor’s mansion. She wanted to add solar panels. The move was seen as a rebuke to her predecessor, Republican Gov. Paul LePage,…
With churches shut after bombs, Sri Lankans hear Mass on TV
AMPARA, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Catholics celebrated Mass in their homes via a televised broadcast on Sunday as churches across the island nation shut over fears of militant attacks, a week after the Islamic State-claimed Easter suicide bombings…
Leaders struggle to make sense of fatal attack on synagogue
POWAY, Calif. (AP) — The rabbi who led a service on the last day of Passover suffered a gunshot wound to his hands and two others endured shrapnel wounds as political, civic and religious leaders across the country struggled to…
Manhunt ends with suspect in custody after 5 bodies found
The suspect wanted in connection with five rural Tennessee slayings is in custody after being shot by an officer, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said. spokesman Josh DeVine said 25-year-old Michael Cummins was transported to a local hospital Saturday night.…
Nationalists disrupt bookstore chanting "this land is our land"
A group of self-described nationalists interrupted an event Saturday at a Washington D.C. bookstore with an author of a book titled "Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland." The group can be seen in…
Should teen who recorded friend's suicide be held responsible for her death?
Produced by Josh Gelman When the body of 16-year-old Jchandra Brown was found deep in the woods of Payson Canyon, Utah, in 2017, authorities thought the scene initially looked like a clear-cut case of suicide; it was anything but that.…
8th anniversary of deadly 2011 tornado "super outbreak"
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Saturday marked 8 years since the tornado outbreak of April, 2011 tore across the Southeast. Hundreds of twisters ripped across the region from Texas to Florida to the Great Lakes region, killing hundreds as well. The…
North Lee cheerleaders lift up their community
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - Deke Incorporated and Cheerleaders from North Lee Elementary gave back to the Cleveland community today. Once a month Deke Incorporated goes to Johnston Park to hand out toiletries, clothes and food to those in need. The…