While 2017 was the worst year for hail damage, 2019 is already "off and running," insurance experts say. Hail now costs the U.S. as much as $22 billion a year in damage to homes, cars, crops, people and more. Baseball-sized…
Learned, Miss. -- Strong storms again roared across the South on Thursday, killing at least two people while leaving more than 100,000 people without power across Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. National Weather Service forecasters said they believe multiple tornadoes…
The Mueller report suggests that the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, GOP Sen. Richard Burr, of North Carolina, may have identified for the White House targets of the FBI investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. On…
POLK COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Polk County Commissioners voted to pass a gun sanctuary resolution Thursday night. Commission Chair Greg Brooks said the resolution passed 8 to 1. This means that if the state or federal government put restrictions on…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - It's Walter Cronkite's old comments about a dirty Chattanooga that started off Mayor Andy Berke's talking points during his 2019 State of the City address Thursday night He highlighted the efforts to clean it up, and…
Jonathan Eric Kelly is registered as a Violent Against Children Sex Offender.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - One man is recovering after getting shot in what police say may be a road rage incident. It happened between two drivers this afternoon in the 1000 block of Bailey Avenue outside the National Cemetery. A MAN was…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - In a story we first told you about 2 years ago, the district attorney's office has dropped murder charges against a Chattanooga teenager. Tyrus Birt is now 18 years old, and was accused of killing a young…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A Dalton man faces at least 20 years behind bars for robbing a bank. 63-year old James Crick pleaded guilty to armed robbery, and two counts of aggravated assault. He stands accused of robbing the Wells Fargo…
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A 2 year old girl is recovering from minor injuries after getting hit by a car early Thursday morning. It happened in the 1200 block of John Ross Road. East Ridge Police say the 2 year…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A woman was killed in a single vehicle crash Wednesday evening in Chattanooga. It happened at 1995 Cummings Highway at the foot of Lookout Mountain around 7:40 PM. Traffic investigators say Charlene Murray's vehicle left the road…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) issued the following statement in response to the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report: “I am pleased that the Mueller report has been made public, giving the American people the transparency they…
A 12-foot-long, 1,600-pound great white shark has been located in the Gulf of Mexico and researchers are tracking its movements in order to better understand the species. According to the non-profit research group OCEARCH, the great white, affectionately nicknamed Miss…
A Listeria outbreak linked to sliced deli meat has sickened eight people and led to one death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Three cases occurred in Pennsylvania, two in New York, two in Michigan, and one…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- President Trump has declared disaster areas for Tennessee, after flooding rains impacting 83 of 95 counties. However, this federal assistance won't help individual cases. President Trump's declared disaster in 56 counties. The five included from…
We have had only 15 measles cases in Tennessee over the last decade. Most of us are vaccinated between 12-15 months.
Amazon, Walmart and ShopRite are working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture on a program that lets food-stamp recipients buy goods online. Until now, participants in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program have been required to pay for their purchases…
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - East Ridge Police are asking for public information on a sexual battery case. A victim reported on Tuesday that a man made unwanted verbal sexual advances and then groped the victim. It happened outside Parkridge…
New York – An El Al Airlines flight attendant is now in a coma and battling encephalitis after contracting measles. Israel's Ministry of Health says she may have contracted the disease in New York, in Israel, or on a flight between…
San Antonio – Doctors are working toward a diagnosis and care plan for a baby boy who has spent the first three months of his life in hospitals after he was born without skin. Ja'bari Gray has been hospitalized since his…
Jackson County, Tenn. -- Authorities say a diver who took part in the rescue of a youth soccer team from a cave in Thailand in July was himself rescued from a cave in Tennessee Wednesday evening. He was described as…
POLK COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Jeremiah Jack described Polk County as place where the majority of its residents are pro-gun. "It's the law, but it's also our heritage. It's, it's tradition. It's history. We've always carried guns." And, some are…
A man was arrested outside St. Patrick's Cathedral on Wednesday night after he allegedly tried to bring in gas cans and lighter fluid, the New York Police Department said. NYPD Deputy Commissioner John Miller said the suspect was stopped by…
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office needs your help to find a missing, elderly woman.