WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Firefighters respond to house fire on Dry Valley Road Wednesday afternoon. Smoke can be seen for miles. The Walker County Public Relations Director Joe Legge says firefighters with Walker County Emergency Services (WCES) received a…
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) - A robbery investigation is underway in East Ridge Wednesday. It happened on Ringgold Road at the Great American Loans about 10:30 Wednesday morning. Police say they were able to capture this picture from the surveillance…
A quake triggered by Mount Etna's ongoing eruption jolted eastern Sicily before dawn Wednesday, slightly injuring as many as 30 people and prompting frightened Italian villagers to flee their homes.Italy's Civil Protection officials said the quake, which struck at 3:19…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed final tests of a hypersonic missile, which he earlier said would render existing missile defense systems obsolete. "On my instructions, the Ministry of Defense prepared and conducted a final test of this system.…
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Japan said Wednesday it is withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission and will resume commercial whaling next year, sparking criticism from activists and anti-whaling countries including Australia.The announcement comes after Japan failed earlier this year to convince the IWC to…
Tunis, Tunisia -- Tunisian authorities have arrested 18 people during protests that erupted after the death of a journalist who set himself on fire to protest economic problems in the North African nation, officials said Wednesday. Thirteen were arrested in the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A 20 year old man is dead after a shooting on Christmas Day. Chattanooga Police say the shooting happened at 3:07 p.m. on Wimberly Drive. They say the 20 year old Kevin Daniel was shot multiple…
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Officials search for victims of Indonesia tsunami Indonesian authorities are asking people near an island volcano to avoid the coast while eruptions and weather and sea conditions are monitored for tsunami risks. A tsunami that followed an eruption of Anak…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. (WDEF) - The family of a missing teen is asking for your help. 17 year old Paige Padgett has been missing since the 21st around 5 pm after being dropped off at "The Spot" in Fort Payne, Alabama…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have launched 3 separate shooting investigations in the last 24 hours. The latest was on Wimberly Drive around 3:00 pm Christmas Day. One person was shot and transported to the hospital. No word yet on…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - One of the families, who was supposed to get gifts last night from the Santa Train with Chattanooga Police, lost their home in a house fire the Friday before Christmas. Alecia Robinson says "my son just flew…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) - A local third grader wrote a letter to Santa, not asking for toys, but for a member of her family to recover from a recent stroke. Santa has come and gone, but that request on 8 year…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A man from Florida is accused of setting a fire in the Walgreens on Gunbarrel Christmas morning. Chattanooga Police say they responded around 7:00 am for a report of a fire. When they arrived, they spoke…
Vatican City – Pope Francis offered a Christmas wish for fraternity among people of different faiths, races or ideas, describing the world's differences as a richness, not a danger, and calling for political solutions to end wars in Syria, Yemen…
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This piece originally aired on March 27, 2018 A new show in Rome is bringing history to life. The production uses lasers, lights, a theme song by Sting and a thunderous sound system to add a distinctly modern dimension to…
Pilgrims from around the world flocked to Bethlehem on Monday for what was believed to be the biblical West Bank city's largest Christmas celebrations in years.Hundreds of locals and foreign visitors milled in Manger Square as bagpipe-playing Palestinian Scouts paraded…
Christmas celebrations traditionally filled with laughter and uplifting music were replaced by somber prayers for tsunami victims in an area slammed by waves that hit without warning, killing more than 420 people and leaving thousands homeless in disaster-prone Indonesia.Pastor Markus…
Pope Francis urged Christians on Monday to forgo the greed, gluttony and materialism of Christmas and to focus instead on its message of simplicity, charity and love.Francis celebrated a Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, opening a busy week…
Queen Elizabeth II was cheered by onlookers when she and other senior royals arrived at a Christmas church service on the grounds of one of her country estates. The queen spoke about the importance of family in her annual Christmas…