Pence touts conservative credentials of Blackburn, Black
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence has used his visit to Tennessee to praise the conservative credentials of two Republican congresswomen who are running for statewide office.
Frida the hero dog gets her own statue for saving people in wake of earthquake
Mexican rescue dog "Frida", which took part in the search for victims of the last earthquake, is acknowledged during an exhibition at the headquarters of the Mexican Navy in Mexico City, on October 14, 2017. Pedro Pardo / AFP/Getty Images…
Zamaswazi Dlamini-Mandela remembers her grandfather, Nelson Mandela
Zamaswazi Dlamini-Mandela says she remembers meeting her grandfather, Nelson Mandela, for the first time after he spent 27 years in prison. She had grown up hearing about him from her mother and grandmother, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Dlamini-Mandela said her family, even…
Inside Trump's isolated days amid Russia fallout
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Facing condemnation from allies and foes alike on Capitol Hill, President Donald Trump was outnumbered even in the Oval Office. Top aides gathered to convince the president to issue a rare walk-back of the comments he'd made raising…
City Receives $25,000 Grant for Dog Park
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) – Officials with the Parks Division of the Department of Public Works have accepted $25,000 from the Boyd Foundation Dog Park Dash Grant Program. The grant will be used to make improvements to the Heritage Park Dog.…
Investigators raid home of French president's bodyguard
In this April 26, 2017, file photo French centrist presidential election candidate Emmanuel Macron, flanked by his bodyguard, Alexandre Benalla, left, arrives outside the Whirlpool home appliance factory, in Amiens, northern France. Eric Feferberg/pool via AP PARIS -- Investigators have…
Hamas accepts cease-fire after massive Israeli onslaught on militant positions
A picture taken on July 20, 2018 shows a fireball exploding in Gaza City during Israeli bombardment. Bashar Taleb/AFP/Getty Images JERUSALEM -- Gaza's militant Hamas rulers said Saturday they had accepted a cease-fire ending a massive Israeli onslaught on militant positions…
Signs Posted at Scene of Recent Shootings
Some new safety measures are being made, after five people were shot in a parking lot near a popular Southside night club.
Mother wants to help other families who lost loved ones to senseless violence
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Laronda Townsend said that not a day goes by that she doesn't think of her son, Darrius Townsend. "He was a people person. He was a good kid. He was respectable, and he was a good…
Baby reunited with parents 5 months after border separation didn't recognize them
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras -- A year-old boy who became a poster child for the U.S. policy of separating immigrants and their children was back in the arms of his parents Friday, five months after he was taken from his…
News 12 Then: Remembering the first version of the Scopes Trial play
Watch an early version of the play at the Rhea County courthouse where the Scopes Trial took place.
Chattanooga Police & Junior League give kids free books
Officers deliver books today to Little Free Library
Chattanooga Ducks talk safety after Missouri tragedy
Owner says local river tour is better protected than ones on more open water.
Chattanooga landlord upset about litter violation
A Chattanooga property owner is upset she received a litter violation, after her tenants left trash outside.
Lee University negotiating with Vice President protesters
University having civil discussions with groups about how and where they can protest
State Officials say these are the deadliest 100 days for teen drivers
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Tennessee state department says this has been the deadliest 100 days for teen drivers. Officials says its important to go a step above encouraging them to put on their seat belts. They have a few…
Varnell officer resigns after investigation into inappropriate touching
He is cooperating with GBI investigation
Israel pummels Hamas targets in Gaza after gunman kills Israeli soldier
An explosion is seen following an Israeli air strike in the southern Gaza Strip, July 20, 2018. IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA/REUTERS JERUSALEM -- Israel pummeled Hamas targets in Gaza killing four Palestinians, mostly Hamas operatives, on Friday in a series of airstrikes…
Griffith Volunteers want to know who smashed the fire house
If you know, please call the Bledsoe County Sheriff's Department
U.S. condemns "Ortega regime" amid deadly protests in Nicaragua
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemned Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's "regime" amid ongoing protests and violence in the country. During an interview with talk radio host Hugh Hewitt Friday, Pompeo said the State Department is trying to convince Ortega…
Israel pummels Hamas targets in Gaza after gunman kills Israeli solider
An explosion is seen following an Israeli air strike in the southern Gaza Strip, July 20, 2018. IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA/REUTERS JERUSALEM -- Israel pummeled Hamas targets in Gaza killing four Palestinians, mostly Hamas operatives, on Friday in a series of airstrikes…
White House rejects Russian proposal for Ukrainian referendum
The Trump administration is not considering a Russian proposal that would allow the fate of eastern Ukraine to be decided by a referendum, CBS News' Margaret Brennan reports. Russia's ambassador to the U.S., Anatoly Antonov, revealed Friday that President Trump…
Alabama's back-to-school tax free weekend underway
Tennessee sales tax holiday is next weekend, Georgia's is the first weekend in August.
Pompeo, Haley step up pressure to support Trump's talks on North Korea
UNITED NATIONS -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that he and President Trump remain "upbeat about the prospects of denuclearization of North Korea" and that "progress is happening." On what the U.S. needs to see happen going…
