The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico says "armed vigilantes" are detaining migrants near the U.S.-Mexico border and is calling on officials to launch a probe into the group it calls a "fascist militia." "[W]e cannot allow racist and…
Senate Speaker says the Attorney General's decision is unconstitutional.
A single mother of two from Akron, Ohio, says a Christian school expelled her children because she is not married and her kids have different fathers. The mother, Summer Grant, wrote a lengthy post on Facebook defending herself after Chapel…
A pharmaceutical company is once again expanding its recall for blood pressure medications over concerns of potential cancer-causing impurities. Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited announced it is including an additional 36 lots of Losartan potassium Tablets USP and 68 lots of Losartan Potassium/Hydrochlorothiazide…
Purchasing a live bunny for Easter may sound like an adorable idea. It's not. Rabbits, it seems, are not easy-to-care-for balls of fur -- and many get discarded at shelters in the weeks following the holiday. Bunnies are the third…
After talking to the victim in the hospital, police identified the suspect as 29 year old Christopher Bell.
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dalton Police are asking for the public's help to identify some suspects. They say the two men broke into 3 vehicles at the Planet Fitness gym on Walnut Avenue. They were in a silver colored SUV…
The California couple who held their 13 children captive for years in a horrific child abuse case will be sentenced Friday. David and Louise Turpin face 25 years to life in prison. The "house of horrors" case shocked the country…
Middlebury, Vt. — A chemistry professor whose exam question asked students to calculate the lethal dose of a poisonous gas used in Nazi gas chambers during the Holocaust has taken a leave of absence, Middlebury College said. The Vermont liberal…
Last Updated Apr 19, 2019 8:19 AM EDT One day after the president fired FBI director James Comey, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters "countless members of the FBI" had contacted the White House to say they opposed…
WASHINGTON — President Trump and his attorney general aren't giving the whole picture when it comes to special counsel Robert Mueller's report in the Russia investigation. The president and his team continue to insist that he was exonerated by the two-year…
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…