EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County School Officials say that a major power outage was reported at East Ridge High School Monday morning. A viewer sent us a picture of the power lines on fire. EPB officials and Hamilton…
HARRISON, Tenn. (WDEF) - Officials say a man causing a disorder was tased by Hamilton County Deputy and died in custody Sunday. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office says around 9:50 pm Sunday deputies were dispatched to the Massengale Hollow in Harrison…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley looks on at the United Nations Global Call to Action on the World Drug Problem during the 73rd U.N. General Assembly in New York, U.S., September 24, 2018. Carlos Barria…
MOSCOW -- Russia announced Monday that it will supply the Syrian government with more modern, S-300 missile defense systems following last week's downing of a Russian plane by Syria, a friendly fire incident that sent regional tensions over the war-torn…
Theresa May is only the second woman to have served as the United Kingdom's prime minister, after Margaret Thatcher. "CBS This Morning" co-host John Dickerson visited May at her official residence at 10 Downing Street in London for her only…
President Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May will be among more than 130 world leaders expected for meetings at the United Nations General Assembly this week. May will raise important global issues, including the Iran nuclear deal and the…
AHVAZ, Iran -- In a collective outpouring of grief, Iranians held funerals Monday for the victims of the weekend terror attack on a military parade in the southwestern city of Ahvaz that killed 25 people, the deadliest attack in the…
BEIJING -- China imposed new tariff hikes on U.S. goods on Monday and accused Washington of bullying, giving no sign of compromise in an intensifying battle over technology that is weighing on global economic growth. The General Administration of Customs…
BEIJING -- X-Men star Fan Bingbing's Beijing management office is dark and abandoned. Her birthday passed almost unremarked in China's hyper-adrenalized social media environment. For one of China's best known stars and a rising Hollywood actress, Fan's vanishing is stunning,…
Satellite image shows Tropical Depression Kirk as of Mon., Sept. 24, 2018. Subtropical Storm Leslie can also be seen in the Atlantic. NOAA Tropical Depression Kirk is continuing to move west across the Tropical Atlantic, but does not currently pose…
This satellite image shows Tropical Storm Kirk on Sun., Sept. 23, 2018. National Hurricane Center Tropical Storm Kirk is continuing to move west across the Tropical Atlantic, but does not currently pose any threat to land, the National Hurricane Center…
UNITED NATIONS -- It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand why K-pop boy band is at the U.N., a senior diplomat told me: "The development goals are set to be completed in 2030 and most Heads of State coming…
ALTAMONT, Tenn. (WDEF)- Sheriff Shrum has identified the third victim in the Sunday night shooting in Altamont. 38 year old Christopher Gary Hurst from Bridgeport, Alabama was shot and wounded. Hurst is an acquaintance the suspected shooter's wife. Sheriff Shrum…
Two people have been found dead in a pickup truck in Alabama. One of them was both a council member in one town and part-time police officer in another.
A Colorado-based company says it plans to create 600 jobs in Georgia over the next five years.
Fourteen Alabama prisoners have earned theological degrees under a new seminary program.
UKARA ISLAND, Tanzania — Relatives wept in grief on Sunday at the mass burial in Tanzania of many of the 224 people who drowned when a ferry in capsized on Lake Victoria. Colorfully painted coffins were lined up to go…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - 18 year old Gordon Ray is behind bars facing a aggravated kidnapping, carjacking, sexual battery and aggravated robbery charge. Ray's arrest affidavit says that around 5 am Chattanooga Police responded to a local hospital to speak…
British Prime Minister Theresa May told "CBS This Morning" co-host John Dickerson Friday that she believes Iran is holding up its end of the 2015 nuclear deal. "From what we see, we believe that it is doing that," May said.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Dozens came out to participate in a free shredding event Saturday. Every year the event is bigger and better and that's because of YOU. People were able to shred their sensitive documents and get rid of unused…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The local Labor Council hosted a town hall Saturday morning. They invited the working class to come out and share their concerns with those who are running for any positions in the area. Carla Leslie asked the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A family celebrated 100 years of life today, honoring Wilma Saddler Scruggs. She was the first graduate from Zion College that later merged with UTC in 1969. Wilma Scruggs then served on the Chancellors Roundtable for…
National Hurricane Center Forecasters say Tropical Storm Kirk is continuing to move west across the eastern Atlantic but does not currently pose any threat to land. Forecasters expect some strengthening through Sunday. In a Saturday evening update, the National Hurricane…
Updated 09/23/18 9:50am Harrison, TN (WDEF) – Early Saturday afternoon, Chattanooga police responded to a fiery crash in the 5900 block of Highway 58, leaving in one person dead. Authorities report that Karen Saxton, 64, was entering Highway 58 from…