IronMan pays for fire hydrants in Walker County
The grant will help install 40 new fire hydrants in needed locations
Five arrested in Whitfield Rape investigation
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Whitfield County is investigating five suspects for a rape two weeks ago. A woman called deputies on March 31st around midnight. She told them that Amy Walden took her to a trailer with five people inside.…
Trump greets veterans after meeting with South Korean president
President Trump is greeting World War II veterans at the White House, hours after meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in to discuss "potential future meetings" with North Korea. Four World War II veterans, most of them centenarians, met with…
David Bernhardt confirmed as Interior Secretary
Wheeler on biggest environmental threat The U.S. Senate confirmed David Bernhardt as the new Secretary of the Interior on Thursday, amid concerns about his conduct when he was a lobbyist for oil, mining and extractive industries. Democrats have called for…
Senate panel examines how to crack down on robocalls
Congress can sometimes manage to agree on some wrongs to try to right, and one of those is the robocall. The Senate held a hearing Thursday to find a way forward on cracking down on the practice, which plagues just…
Immigrant turned over to ICE after court date
His wife and supporters demonstrated, asking the Sheriff not to turn him over.
American workers testing positive for drug use climbs to 14-year high
More Americans are showing up for work high or with marijuana in their system, according to a new analysis released Thursday by Quest Diagnostics. Roughly 4.4 percent of more than 10 million workplace drug tests in 2018 showed positive results,…
Tennessee House advances bill seeking to overhaul Medicaid
The measure would require the state's top leaders to call on the federal government to send a fixed amount of money each year in the form of block grants.
Jeff Bezos to rivals: "I challenge" you to match Amazon's pay
Amazon hikes minimum wage to $15 for U.S. workers Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is challenging other retailers to match or even top the ecommerce giant's $15 an hour minimum wage. In an annual letter to shareholders, Bezos said Amazon wants…
Justice Department unseals charges against Assange
The Justice Department has unsealed charges of conspiracy against Julian Assange, after the founder of WikiLeaks was arrested by London's Metropolitan Police Thursday at the Ecuadorian Embassy in the city. Assange, who has not left the embassy since 2012, recently…
Amazon employees push for Jeff Bezos to take stance on climate change
More than 4,500 Amazon employees say they aren't happy with what they say is a lack of climate leadership from CEO Jeff Bezos -- as well as the company's ties to the oil industry. The online shopping giant, which already…
Average tax refund is little changed at $2,833, IRS chief says
The IRS commissioner, who is overseeing the most sweeping overhaul of the U.S. tax code in a generation, says the $2,833 average refund in this year's tax-filing season is working out to be close to last year's. Taxes and returns…
Nationwide shortage of school nurses may be putting kids' lives at risk
As part of our School Matters series, "CBS This Morning" examines what some are calling a growing national crisis: the shortage of school nurses. Only three out of five schools across the country have full-time school nurses often forcing school…
Spring blizzard pummeling several Rockies and Plains states
A spring blizzard blasting some Rockies and Plains states early Thursday was already out-doing ominous forecasts in some spots -- and was just getting started. Driving was extremely hazardous and many major highways were closed. It was the second major…
Two hikers missing for days in snowy SoCal mountains found alive
Mount Baldy Village, Calif. -- Two hikers who vanished in snowy Southern California mountains were found safe Wednesday by rescuers who spent days searching the rugged terrain. Gabrielle Wallace, 31, of Rancho Cucamonga and Eric Desplinter, 33, of Chino Hills…
Local man surprised his pollen video went viral
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A video taken in Hixson Thursday morning shows a tree that falls and pollinates everything in its path. "Yeah I think it did. One lady, we saw one comment on there, that was in the neighborhood…
Arrest made in fires at three black churches in Louisiana
The son of a deputy sheriff is in custody in connection to a string of fires over 10 days at three black churches in Louisiana, CBS News' Pat Milton reports. The three historically black churches are just a few miles…
Lawmaker's son accused of trying to bribe the officer charging him with DUI
Stephen Carter was arrested on Monday night.
New law is going to change your voting machine in Georgia
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - Georgia House Bill 316 is now law in the state. It will replace Georgia's 17-year-old voting machines with an upgraded touch-screen system that prints out paper ballots. It's a step up from older machines but cyber-security experts…
Suspect charged with string of Dollar General armed robberies
WOODVILLE, Alabama (WDEF) - The Jackson County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man suspected of a string of Dollar General store robberies across north Alabama. On Wednesday, deputies served a search warrant to a home on County Road 401 in…
Deadly gas explosion levels building in Durham, North Carolina
Firefighters responding to a natural gas leak were evacuating people from a Durham, North Carolina, building Wednesday morning when it exploded, killing one and injuring more than a dozen others, officials said. Durham Fire Chief Robert Zoldos said the blast at…
Chattanooga resident voices concerns about inoperable cars in yards
A Chattanooga resident is concerned about inoperable cars left in his neighbor's yard.
Pollen count "schizophrenic," according to allergist
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Wednesday's pollen count reached over 3,500 which is considered extremely high. While you might think the rain helps alleviate the pollen, one allergist says the heavy rain from last year is actually making the problem worse.…
Tennessee voucher-like bill version adds back homeschooling
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Lee's voucher-style proposal has restored the option of paying for homeschooling. A Senate panel advanced the Republican's key school choice initiative Wednesday. The legislation, expected to cost $125 million over five years, has House…