JOHANNESBURG -- Police in Cape Town, South Africa, are relying on technology developed in the U.S. to help crack down on gang violence. ShotSpotter is a gunshot detection system, that when used with surveillance video, can identify suspects. As CBS…
This cone shows the probable path of the storm. National Weather Service MIAMI -- Atlantic Ocean beachgoers should be wary of heavy surf and life-threatening rip-currents this week as Hurricane Chris swirls off the U.S. East Coast, say forecasters. At…
Pompeii was covered under a mountain of volcanic ash 2,000 years ago, but archeologists are still uncovering revealing new pieces of history from the ancient Roman city. One such discovery, made by archeologist Massimo Osanna's team, went viral this spring.…
State Representative Jason Ridley of Chatsworth has been appointed to the North Carolina and Tennessee Boundary Line Commission.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says the state will no longer give jail food funds to "sheriffs personally" in the wake of criticism that some sheriffs profited large sums by skimping on meals.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police say they are investigating a shooting that injured a homeowner on Talley Road. The report of a person shot came in just after 3:00 to dispatch Police say they victim was in stable condition…
The Thai hospital where the 12 boys and their soccer coach are recuperating after being rescued from a flooded cave has released video showing them in their hospital beds, smiling and chatting with nurses.The video shows the boys in an…
Police in Mexico are investigating the murder of an American tourist hit by a stray bullet in Mexico City. Tatiana Mirutenko of San Francisco was leaving a restaurant with her husband and two friends Saturday morning when she was shot.…
Tennessee authorities say E. coli bacteria caused the sickness that affected more than 500 people at a zipline attraction. Gail Harmon is the assistant director of the East Tennessee Region Health Department. Harmon says well water samples from CLIMB Works…
MUNICH -- A German court on Wednesday found the main defendant in a high-profile neo-Nazi trial guilty over the killing of 10 people -- most of them migrants -- who were gunned down between 2000 and 2007 in a case…
Two East Tennessee men have been accused of pretending to be licensed contractors. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Jonathan Presley and Warren Presley were asked to build a garage in Anderson County back in April 2017. They never…
LONDON -- The nerve agent Novichok could remain active for 50 years if kept in a sealed container, Britain's top counterterrorism police officer said Wednesday, adding that he cannot yet "guarantee" there are no traces of the lethal poison in…
Thai health officials said the 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded cave are in good condition and recovering at a hospital Wednesday morning. Officials said the boys are showing no signs of stress after the 18-day…
BRUSSELS -- President Donald Trump claimed a pipeline project has made Germany "totally controlled" by and "captive to Russia" during a combative breakfast Wednesday that kicked off what was already expected to be a fraught NATO summit. Mr. Trump, in…
BEIJING -- China slammed the latest U.S. tariff threat as a "totally unacceptable" escalation of their trade battle and vowed Wednesday to protect its "core interests." The Commerce Ministry gave no details of possible retaliation but Beijing earlier threatened "comprehensive…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County is in the process of getting a new East Hamilton Middle School near Apison Elementary School. "Obviously, with all the subdivisions and all the growth, we're looking to bring approximately, immediately 800 students…
Products go from sea to Savannah, by rail to Chatsworth, and by interstate to towns across the southeast.
BRUSSELS -- President Trump touched down in Brussels Tuesday afternoon ahead of a potentially contentious NATO summit where he's expected to push member nations to spend more on defense. So far this year, only five out of 29 NATO countries, including…
CHIANG RAI, Thailand -- The last of the 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand were rescued on Tuesday. It couldn't have happened without a team of skilled divers who risked their lives to…
Ambulances aren't usually a cause for celebration. But by the end of the two-week ordeal, the ambulances carrying the lost boys and coach of a Thai boys soccer team also held the common hopes of millions wishing for one fewer tragedy…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Local cave rescue experts weigh in on Thailand rescue. People across the world were crossing their fingers that rescuers had enough time to get this group to safety because more rain came through that could have posed…
Lt. j.g. Natalie Miller is a damage control assistant officer aboard USS Dewey
SAN DIEGO -- Lawyers for the Justice Department said in a court filing Tuesday that the federal government will miss a court-imposed deadline to reunite most of 102 migrant children under the age of 5 with their parents from whom…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may have been too busy visiting a potato farm to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Pyongyang's state media implied Tuesday. The North's state media normally lead their television bulletins and front pages…