TSA discovers loaded firearm at CHA checkpoint
The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport checkpoint Thursday morning.
Dramatic twists as pope meets with U.S. cardinals over sex abuse
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis on Thursday accepted the resignation of a West Virginia bishop, Michael Bransfield, and at the same time authorized a fellow bishop to investigate allegations that Bransfield sexually harassed adults, Vatican officials said. The development, announced…
Body of Missing Man Found in Great Smoky Mountains
The National Park Service says the scavenged body of a missing man has been found at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park that straddles Tennessee and North Carolina. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports rangers found 30-year-old William Lee Hill Jr.,…
Putin watches war games billed as Russia's biggest ever
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov watch the military parade during the Vostok-2018 (East-2018) war games at Tsugol military training ground…
Florence evacuees can stay at Georgia parks for free
RISING FAWN, Ga. (WDEF) - Georgia state parks have opened their doors for Hurricane Florence evacuees to come and stay free of charge. "We're not gonna turn anyone away. They just need to come up here. Let us know that…
Choo Choo statue goes back to Indiana
A statue at the Choo Choo made its way back to where it belongs.
Update: Missing Bradley County woman found
The Bradley County Sheriff's Office needs you help to find a missing, elderly woman.
Investigators describe scene in Tyrone Murphy's murder trial
A trial is underway for a Chattanooga man accused of stabbing a woman to death.
Piney Woods Baptist fire ruled arson
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Investigators with the Chattanooga Fire Department have ruled the Sept. 2 fire at Piney Woods Baptist Church arson. The church on 52nd Street in Chattanooga lost an estimated $150,000 in damage to the building and its…
Embattled D.C. archbishop to discuss potential resignation with pope
Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the archbishop of Washington, D.C., said he is going to Rome in the near future to discuss his potential resignation with Pope Francis. Wuerl, who led the Pittsburgh diocese for 18 years, was implicated in a recent…
Mom To Mom: A Recipe to Get Your Kids Eating Veggies
If your children are picky eaters, here's a recipe to hide some veggies in some delicious food.
Putin: "Nothing criminal" about suspects ID'd in ex-spy poisoning
MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia has identified the two men that Britain named as suspects in the poisoning of a former Russian spy, and that there is "nothing criminal" about them. Britain last week charged…
Newspaper reprints Serena cartoon artist insists is "not about race"
MELBOURNE, Australia -- A controversial cartoon of Serena Williams that has been widely condemned as a racist depiction of the tennis great has been partially reprinted on the front page of the Melbourne-based newspaper that initially published it. The Herald…
UN says hunger is growing, climate change partly to blame
A woman holds a child with severe malnutrition at a clinic run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Lankien, Jonglei State, South Sudan, on April 8, 2016. Albert Gonzalez Farran/AFP/Getty Images ROME -- The number of hungry people in the…
Elite Afghan forces serve as the first line of defense in America's longest war
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's Crisis Response Unit 222 is the country's most powerful weapon in the fight against Taliban and ISIS militants. The team swarms onto the scene at the first sign of trouble. When a terrorist attack is underway,…
Prayer walk, service held held to remember those killed and wounded in 9-11 attack
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Scenic City Women's Network hosted a prayer walk and prayer service on the steps of the old Hamilton County Courthouse. Congressman Chuck Fleischmann read a proclamation saying, "by the congressman of the third district of…
Tennessee groups prep for hurricane response
Volunteer groups all across the Tennessee Valley are waiting to spring into action ahead of Hurricane Florence.
Golden Apple: Sally White
A Central High school teacher brings the arts alive in the Theater Department, earning her a Golden Apple award.
EPA puts Southside Chattanooga lead site on National Priorities List
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Environmental Protection Agency puts the Southside Chattanooga lead site on the Superfund National Priorities List. The EPA proposed to put the site on the list at the beginning of this year as they continue to…
Tyrone Murphy murder trial set to begin this week, Jury selection began Monday
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The trial of 57 year old Tyrone Murphy is set to start this week in Hamilton County. Murphy is charged in the stabbing death of 30 year old Ashley Cates at her apartment on Bailey avenue. It…
Pentagon turns focus to Cuba health attacks
Three researchers who studied the injuries suffered by 26 U.S. diplomats and their family in Havana, Cuba, have briefed the Joint Chiefs of Staff, amid growing interest by the Pentagon into the "attacks." "We got a number of questions, all…
"Tent City" for unaccompanied migrants to expand, stay open through end of year
Last Updated Sep 11, 2018 2:51 PM EDT A "Tent City" for migrant boys in Texas will stay open until at least the end of the year and will expand its capacity to include up to 3,800 beds, CBS News has learned.…
Phil Bredesen lays out proposal for balanced budget
US Senate candidate, Phil Bredesen, is laying out his proposal for balancing the federal budget.
Deadly tiger attacks spark controversy in India
The hunt for a tiger blamed for more than a dozen fatal attacks on humans has sparked controversy in India. The female tiger, known as T1, has terrorized villagers in the western state of Maharashtra. According to BBC News, India's…