MECCA, Saudi Arabia — More than 2 million Muslims began the annual hajj pilgrimage at first light on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, circling the cube-shaped Kaaba in Mecca that Islam's faithful face five times each day during their prayers. The…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A deep, undersea earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.2 has struck Fiji and small tsunami waves have been observed but no damage reported. No casualties are expected based on initial readings. The U.S. Geological Survey…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A deep, undersea earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.2 has struck Fiji and small tsunami waves have been observed but no damage reported. No casualties are expected based on initial readings. The U.S. Geological Survey…
POLK COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - An Atlanta man is dead after drowning in Polk County.
Hamilton County, TN (WDEF) - Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office detectives are releasing new details regarding last night’s shooting on Cotter Road. Detectives have identified Michael David McElrath, 46, as the suspect in the murder of his 15-year-old son. According to…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Howard and Brainerd elect to finish the first game of the season Saturday afternoon. Howard scores a touchdown and two safeties to come away with the 18-0 win.
SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Soddy-Daisy Police is investigating a drowning at Big Soddy Gulf.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Streetball Showdown hosted their first annual Charity Celebrity Basketball game at Tyner Academy Saturday. Former And 1's Shut Down Kings faced off against The Chattanooga All-Stars. While the main event was the game, there was live entertainment…
Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl and Russian President Vladimir Putin dance during her wedding on August 18, 2018 in Gamlitz, Styria, Austria. Roland Schlager / AFP/Getty Images BERLIN -- Russian President Vladimir Putin made a flying visit to Austria to…
(CBS News) - Nashville police are warning local residents to be on guard as the search for two suspected killers intensifies. Other shootings in the same area of East Nashville over the past week have shaken the community. Officials are…
The Chattanooga Fire Department says as relatively small sinkhole opened up in front of a business on Highway 153
CUMMING, Ga. (AP) - A man and his teenage daughter are in custody after Georgia deputies said the two were dealing drugs.
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - Three family members have been sentenced to prison in Tennessee for defrauding federal health care programs of millions of dollars by selling back braces and power wheelchairs to people who did not need them in three states.
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia officials say the past year was the busiest ever for movies and TV shows filmed in the state.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - University of Tennessee administrators say they will consider policy changes that would allow beer and wine at certain on-campus events.
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) – On Saturday morning, Chattanooga firefighters responded to a call on a structural collapse at 307 Bradford Place Drive. Upon arrival, fire crews observed a large hole on one side of the house, where an exterior wall…
WATERVILLE, Maine -- At Colby College in Maine, a group of resilient kids got together recently for a unique camp experience filled with bonding and healing. They gathered for a week-long program that was designed for young adults who lost…
Rossville, GA (WDEF) – Late Friday evening, deputies with the Walker County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call at 2012 Rogers Road in Rossville. Upon arrival, deputies found one subject injured and one subject was deceased. Lebron W. Hankins…
Kofi Annan, the first black African UN secretary-general, died Saturday after becoming ill. After his death was announced, leaders around the world remembered his impact on global politics. Annan served two terms from Jan. 1, 1997, to Dec. 31, 2006,…
GENOA, Italy -- Italy's president hugged and comforted mourners at a state funeral for many of those who died this week in the Genoa highway bridge collapse. Hours earlier, the toll from Tuesday's bridge collapse rose unofficially to 42 with…
The Pentagon is preparing to dispatch a hospital ship to Colombia and possibly other parts of South America to help relieve strain on health care systems overloaded by an influx of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who have fled that…
GENEVA -- Kofi Annan, one of the world's most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become the first black African secretary-general, has died. He was 80. His foundation announced his death…
Nashville, TN (WDEF) - In honor of the 98th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, Lt. Governor Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge) and Speaker of the House Beth Harwell (R-Nashville) has authorized the release of an educational video, “The…
Hamilton County, TN (WDEF) - HCSO deputies are advising that several areas of the Hixson, Middle Valley, Falling Water, and Soddy-Daisy areas have recently experienced heavy rains and localized flooded roadways. As of midnight Saturday, parts of Middle Valley Road,…