Tennessee has a new state conservationist. State officials say the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Sheldon L. Hightower is replacing Kevin Brown as the eighth state conservationist to serve in Tennessee. Brown retired in January 2018. Hightower will oversee 72 USDA…
A shattered mosque in quake-hit northern Lombok, where sandals remain scattered outside its entrance, has become a focal point of the rescue effort after one weeping man was hauled out of the wreckage. An unknown number of worshippers were performing…
File photo: Aerial view of Shibuya area and the Yoyogi national stadium which will host the Handball events during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on September 12, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. Getty Images TOKYO -- A facial recognition system will…
CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. (WDEF) - Chickamauga City School District officials held a dedication for the new Gordon Lee Memorial High School on Monday. The new building replaces the old one that was on the site for years. "The high school that we had…
Several different agencies worked together to rescue of a young hiker on Signal Mountain, who fell off Rainbow Falls.
Workers at plant were burned in arc flash.
70 news jobs by next year.
In this May 9, 2018, photo provided by the World Food Program (WFP), children eat a meal at a nursery and kindergarten where WFP provides food assistance in Sinwon county in North Korea's South Hwanghae province. Silke Buhr / AP…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF) - The town of Signal Mountain has landed a $282,838 grant to improve sidewalks. The TAP grant will build sidewalks from James Boulevard to Ridgeway Avenue. “This is a sizable federal grant and we were happy…
They want to talk to women who were held there on July 26-27.
Starving children found in New Mexico, but not the boy reported missing in Georgia
CoreCivic operates private prisons like the Silverdale facility in Hamilton County
TAOS, N.M. — Three women believed to be the mothers of 11 children found hungry and living in a filthy makeshift compound in rural northern New Mexico have been arrested, following the weekend arrests of two men, authorities said Monday.…
The Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. The small town has hosted the annual festival, which attracts heavy metal fans from around the world, since 1990. Gina Wetzler / Getty Images You're never too old to rock on. Two…
But he allows questions about whether the school system was indifferent to sexual assault before the attacks to continue.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - UPDATE: Authorities confirmed that Bryson Scott has died after an ATV accident over the weekend. PREVIOUS STORY: A juvenile was injured on Saturday night after an ATV hit a pole. According to the Hamilton County…
U.S. military troops and other defense personnel at sensitive bases or certain high-risk war zone areas won't be allowed to use features on fitness trackers or cellphone applications that can reveal their location, according to a new Pentagon order. The…
A general view of the motorway after an accident caused a large explosion and fire at Borgo Panigale, on the outskirts of Bologna, Italy, August 6, 2018. Italian Firefighters Press Office via Reuters MILAN — A tanker truck carrying flammable material exploded…
Business owner/Tivoli Board Member slipped while crossing between boats
Bill Hullender and Sheriff Hammond hold press conference to say they don't call you at home and demand payments.
Victim says they fired a shot that grazed him during the robbery.
It has the makings of a Hollywood film: a head of state dodging an assassination attempt from a drone. That's what Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro says happened to him on Saturday.A loud blast could be heard as Maduro was giving…
3 bills found at 2 different locations
President Trump is reimposing U.S. sanctions on Iran that had been lifted as a part of the Iran nuclear deal. Mr. Trump announced the decision to withdraw the U.S. from the deal earlier this year. The May decision to withdraw…