We test drive one of CARTA's new electric buses
The biggest change for the public is the sound... you won't hear the new buses.
Chattanooga firefighters recount rescuing dog
Chattanooga Firefighters recount an unusual call they responded to last week.
Body found in Fort Payne
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - Fort Payne police are trying to determine if a body found on Thursday is a homicide. Police got a call about the body just after noon. It was found in Wills Creek south off of…
Tennessee bill update: gym tax, death penalty & open records
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF/AP) - We've told you about these bills moving through the legislature this session. Here is an update on how they are doing. Good news for cutting the gym tax, cutting death penalty appeals and making more public…
Senate approves bill to allow donations to border wall fund
If passed, you could donate your tax refund to Build The Wall Inc.
Alabama Senate approves Common Core repeal
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Senate has voted to repeal the Common Core academic standards by 2021. Senators voted 23-7 for the bill Thursday. It now moves to the Alabama House of Representatives. Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh,…
More dog food recalled for possibly toxic levels of vitamin D
Hill's Pet Nutrition is adding Science Diet and Prescription Diet varieties to its product recall They may also have toxic levels of vitamin D as other products did in a previous recall Hill's says consumers should stop feeding the food…
Drinking hot tea and the risk of esophageal cancer
While there are plenty of reasons to enjoy drinking tea, you may want to let that piping hot beverage cool down a bit before you take a sip. A new study, published in International Journal of Cancer, adds to a…
New push to review evidence in "Atlanta child murders" case
Atlanta's mayor and chief of police are leading a push to re-examine evidence from a string of murders from 1979 to 1981 that terrorized the city's black community. Wayne Williams was given two life sentences in 1982 for convictions in…
Lawyer for Kushner, Ivanka acknowledged use of private email, Democrats say
Washington — House Democrats are pressing the White House to turn over information and documents related to an investigation into whether some of President Trump's advisers, including daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner, violated federal records law, threatening to…
"Heartbeat" abortion law signed by Mississippi governor
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Thursday signed one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation — a measure that bans most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, about six weeks into pregnancy. The New York-based Center for…
Another trucking logistics company bringing more jobs to Chattanooga
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Governor is announcing that a Texas based company plans to expand in Chattanooga, bringing 500 new jobs. The company is Arrive Logistics from Austin. It was founded in 2014 as a freight brokerage using technology…
Facebook stored millions of unencrypted user passwords
Facebook on Thursday said it had for years stored millions of user passwords in plain text, explaining that it discovered the security lapse as part of a "routine" review last month. Security researcher Brian Krebs today posted an article about…
Former Grace Baptist Academy assistant coach indicted for sexual contact with minor
Investigators say the underage victim simulated sex over a digital medium to the coach.
Woman charged with making up story of graphic physical and sexual abuse
She accused him of physical abuse, kidnapping, urination and sexually humiliating her. But her Instagram posts told a different story.
Suspect faces charges in 3 states after chase
TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Trenton police arrested an Alabama man after a wild chase Tuesday night. It began around 11 PM on I 59 heading north. Police say Jeremiah Dalton was driving a stolen vehicle from Dekalb County where he…
Man charged with smuggling THC oil through airport
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police got a tip about a suspect trying to smuggle THC oil through the airport. So Narcotics officers worked with airport police to set up surveillance on the suspect. A police K9 hit on the suspects…
Pentagon launches ethics probe into its acting chief over Boeing ties
Boeing 737 Max jets remain grounded in the U.S. and around the world following the deadly Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes that occurred within just months of each other and killed 346 people. The FBI has joined a growing…
Levi Strauss back as public company, shares soar 30%
Jeans maker Levi Strauss soared 30 percent in its return as a public company, with Wall Street valuing the jeans maker at $8.7 billion more than three decades after it went private. Shares of Levi Strauss started trading Thursday morning under…
"Potentially historic" flooding threatens Southern states
Scientists are warning that historic flooding could soon deluge parts of several Southern states along the lower Mississippi River, where floodwaters could persist for several weeks. The flood threat in the South will be discussed Thursday, when the National Oceanic…
Kentucky governor exposed his kids to chickenpox
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin said he deliberately exposed his kids to chickenpox, instead of vaccinating them against the common childhood illness. Speaking to local radio station WKCT on Tuesday, Bevin said all nine of his children had chickenpox. "They got…
Stranded residents rescued amid flooding in Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Authorities have rescued several people stranded by flooding in northwest Missouri. The State Highway Patrol said in a tweet that water patrol troopers worked into the night Wednesday in and around Craig. Four people were…
Big 9 Roots Festival to feature history, take place of Bessie Smith Strut
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - MLK Blvd. was once 9th Street. That area of Chattanooga was known as the Big 9. "Performers, the street corner out here is where Bessie Smith actually performed. There were clubs here on what was 9th…
Andrew Gillum announces creation of voter registration PAC
Former Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum, who narrowly lost the race for Florida governor in November, announced Wednesday he will be launching a voter registration initiative in Florida. Its goal is to help Democrats win the state in 2020 and "evict…