Three Hamilton County commissioners demand termination of deputy
Three Hamilton County Commissioners are demanding that Sheriff Hammond fire the deputy who was seen on video kicking and punching a man during an arrest.
Arrest made in Meigs County murder
41-year old Randall Burnette faces a charge of Second Degree Murder.
Get ready for the Camp Jordan makeover
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The City of East Ridge is preparing for upgrades to Camp Jordan Park and Arena. Officials say the renovations will begin in mid-January with concession and restroom facilities. New concessions are being built closer to…
Searches fail to locate missing passenger on cruise ship
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Searches have failed to turn up a man who went missing Sunday aboard a cruise ship traveling to the western Caribbean from Mobile, Alabama. A statement from the Miami-based Carnival Cruise Line says crew members aboard…
Cleveland City Schools release new details about internal investigation regarding suspended athletes
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - Cleveland High Director of Schools Russell Dyer says an incident report has been filed with the Cleveland Police Department. Dyer says "our internal investigation only searches for violations of board policy and administrative procedures." He says "only…
Tennessee gov to decide on Senate bid after leaving office
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Haslam says he will decide whether to run for an open U.S. Senate seat sometime after leaving office next month. Haslam told The Associated Press on Tuesday…
Audit: Student assessment lacked proper oversight from state
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - State auditors say the Tennessee Department of Education failed to provide adequate oversight while rolling out its problem-plagued student assessment test in the spring, which resulted in widespread delays and sparked…
Hamilton County Commission rejects waste treatment facility
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Commission voted to reject a special permit for a proposed wastewater treatment plant in the Ooltewah area. The plant would have been built at 7800 Mahan Gap Road. But a citizens group from the…
Judge rules against Trump's asylum restrictions
Washington — A federal judge has blocked restrictive Trump administration policies that prevented some immigrants from seeking asylum due to domestic and gang violence in their home countries. U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan ruled on Wednesday that some of…
Israel's Jesus Trail blends history and stunning views
Imagine going on a hike and being able to step back in time, visiting places you'd only read about. It's an itinerary ripped not from a history book – but from the Bible. The "Jesus Trail," a hiking trail in…
Taliban says U.S. talks focused on prisoner swap, U.S. withdrawal
The third round of direct U.S. talks with the Taliban will end this week with no firm agreements, but with both sides striking a positive tone and agreeing to meet again. A member of the Taliban negotiating team at the…
Yemen's warring sides blame each other as ceasefire tested again
Yemen's warring sides have accused each other again of violating a hard-won truce in the battleground city of Hodeida. The Saudi-led coalition warned on Wednesday that the two-day-old ceasefire could collapse if the rebels' alleged violations persist and the United…
3 space station crew members heading home
Eight days after a dramatic spacewalk to inspect the site of a leak in the hull of his Soyuz ferry ship, Russian commander Sergey Prokopyev, German flight engineer Alexander Gerst and NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor geared up to depart the…
U.S. envoy on mission to dislodge North Korea nuclear talks
Seoul, South Korea -- The Trump administration's special envoy for North Korea said Wednesday that Washington is reviewing easing its travel restrictions to North Korea to facilitate humanitarian shipments as part of efforts to resolve an impasse in nuclear diplomacy.Stephen…
Children are sent to the front lines in Yemen's war
Marib, Yemen -- At the age of 13, Mohammed was an unflinching fighter for Yemen's Houthi rebels. Indoctrinated in their camps, he went into battle even as gunfire filled the air and the earth shook from airstrikes. He said he…
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Chattanooga Police sergeant resigns in face of investigation
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Sergeant Peter Turk has resigned from the Chattanooga Police Department. He faces a TBI criminal investigation and a CPD internal affair investigation after being arrested in a solicitation of prostitution sting. Turk has been on administrative leave since…
First transgender woman competes in Miss Universe pageant
She may not have won the crown, but Angela Ponce — better known as Miss Spain — has changed the course of pageant history forever. This year she became the first transgender woman to compete in the Miss Universe pageant. She…
Haley pushes Mideast peace plan in closing Security Council remarks
United Nations — In what were likely her final remarks to the U.N. Security Council on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, outgoing U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley previewed the Trump administration's still-unseen peace plan on Tuesday, urging member nations to support the proposal once it's…
Number of journalists killed worldwide increases in 2018
Media freedom group Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday it has recorded an increase in the number of journalists killed and imprisoned worldwide so far this year. A bright spot was Iraq, where no media deaths were reported so far in…
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Hamilton County Commissioners to vote on proposed wastewater treatment facility Wednesday
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Commission is set to take a vote on a resolution for a special permit for a proposed wastewater treatment facility in Ooltewah. If plans move forward, the plant will be built at…
Will a Chattanooga politician run to replace Lamar Alexander?
We ask Andy Berke and Chuck Fleischmann