Tennessee now has the highest sales tax in the nation
Tennessee's 9.46 Sales Tax is now the highest in the country, topping Louisiana for the first time.
Vehicle flips over at the Hamilton Co., Meigs Co. line
Vehicle flips in the 6400 block of Highway 60
Village on alert as breaking iceberg prompts tsunami fears
A remote village in Greenland is being threatened by a massive iceberg. Video captured a large piece of the iceberg breaking off and crashing into the water last week. There are fears another breakaway chunk could trigger a tsunami. Evacuations…
TDOT gives Cleveland grant for Downtown sidewalks
City will revamp sidewalks, curbs and landscaping in several blocks around Bradley Co. Nursing Home.
Obama says we're in "strange and uncertain times" in Mandela lecture
Former President Barack Obama, in a speech honoring the late South African leader Nelson Mandela, said he'd try to "get some perspective" as news cycles bring "more head-spinning and disturbing headlines." "Given the strange and uncertain times that we are…
Trump lashes out at former CIA director over criticism of Putin summit remarks
President Donald Trump lashed out at former CIA Director John Brennan after Brennan criticized Mr. Trump for remarks he made during a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "I think Brennan is a very bad guy, and if you…
20 killed as ISIS bomber reportedly targets Taliban officials
Afghan Taliban militants stand with residents as they took to the street to celebrate ceasefire on the second day of Eid in the outskirts of Jalalabad, June 16, 2018. Getty An Afghan official says an Islamic State of Iraq and…
U.S., U.N. blast Nicaraguan gov't as protest deaths mounts
MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Families began burying the dead Monday following a bloody weekend in Nicaragua as police and paramilitary groups attacked roadblocks set up by anti-government demonstrators demanding President Daniel Ortega's exit from office. The family and friends of 20-year-old…
Obama acknowledges "strange and uncertain times" in Mandela lecture
Former President Barack Obama, in a speech honoring the late South African leader Nelson Mandela, said he'd try to "get some perspective" as news cycles bring "more head-spinning and disturbing headlines." "Given the strange and uncertain times that we are…
U.K.'s pro-Brexit campaign broke election laws
Then-London Mayor Boris Johnson speaks at a Vote Leave rally in Newcastle, England, April 16, 2016. REUTERS LONDON -- The official campaign group that succeeded in convincing Britons to vote to leave the European Union has been fined and referred…
CFD: Fire destroys building on Workman Road
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Fire Department was called to 400 Workman Road Tuesday morning around 6 on reports of a commercial building fire.
Officials doing damage control after Trump's election meddling comments
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photograph at the beginning of a one-on-one meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018. Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP Senior administration officials…
Kim Jong Un "enraged" by construction project delay
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives field guidance during his visit to the under construction Orangchon Power Station in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, July 17, 2018. KCNA/REUTERS SEOUL, South…
Grundy County Sheriff's Office lip sync video goes viral
GRUNDY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - It started with a challenge from people in the community who wanted to see the Grundy County Sheriff's Office lip sync. "One night, a weekend night I was sitting around flipping through songs thinking about…
Students make an art car at Howard High
83 kids are working together to built the car in this week's What's Right With Our Schools report.
Lawmakers press for Signal Mountain road repair before it slides off
Highway 127 has had problems after heavy rains.
Wife Spreads Husbands Ashes in the air over Chattanooga
Dan Atkinson worked with Chattanooga Skydiving so this was their tribute to him.
People voice concern after shooting near Coyote Jacks
People are voicing their concerns after five people were shot in the parking lot across from Coyote Jacks.
Trump sides with Putin over U.S. intel in remarkable press conference
HELSINKI -- After meeting one-on-one with Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than two hours -- a first for an American president -- President Trump seemed to side with Putin over U.S. intelligence agencies on Russian interference in the 2016 election.…
Sister remembers Soddy Daisy woman killed in domestic violence situation
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Soddy-Daisy man remains in jail today charged with the shooting death of his wife on Saturday. 39-year-old Joanie Hendricks' life was cut short Saturday when police say her husband opened fire in the family's…
Reporter kicked out of Trump-Putin press conference in Helsinki
Moments before the highly anticipated press conference between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, a credentialed member of the media holding a sign reading "Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty" was kicked out of the room inside the Presidential…
Reporter kicked out of Trump-Putin press conference in Helsinki
Moments before the highly anticipated press conference between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, a credentialed member of the media holding a sign reading "Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty" was kicked out of the room inside the Presidential…
Two separate fatal crashes on either sides of Lookout Mountain last night
One near Hinkle on top of the Mountain and the other on the outskirts of Trenton.
Troopers cracking down on speeding this week in Operation Southern Shield
They pick July because it is the deadliest month of the year on the roads