"Leaving your homeland feels like leaving part of your soul," says Mohammad Shasho, a teen who speaks of life as a refugee with wisdom beyond his years. Mohammad and his family fled their home in Aleppo, Syria, in 2013 as…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A local mother is hosting an event Sunday to help families who have lost loved ones to violence in our community. Laronda Townsend lost her son on June 1st, 2011. He was 17-years-old and was shot…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities and eyewitnesses say a horse went on a wild carriage ride without its driver in a tourist area in Memphis, injuring at least one person.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - One of Nashville's most historic buildings disappeared from the edge of the Tennessee city's skyline in a matter of seconds.
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.
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 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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Some new safety measures are being made, after five people were shot in a parking lot near a popular Southside night club.
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…
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…
Watch an early version of the play at the Rhea County courthouse where the Scopes Trial took place.
Officers deliver books today to Little Free Library
Owner says local river tour is better protected than ones on more open water.
A Chattanooga property owner is upset she received a litter violation, after her tenants left trash outside.
University having civil discussions with groups about how and where they can protest
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…
He is cooperating with GBI investigation
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…
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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…