Claude Ramsey arrangements
The former Hamilton Co. Mayor & Deputy to Gov. Bill Haslam was 75.
Walker County deputies suspended over sexual assault claim
The victim was in a consensual relationship with one of the officers.
Bear attacks circus handler in front of terrified audience
Shocking video from a Russian circus shows a bear turn on its handler and viciously attack him during a show. The audience watched in horror as the bear jumped off a skateboard it had been riding and leaped towards the…
Walker's hearing in Nashville pushed back
The court hearing for the Woodmore school bus driver’s aggravated statutory rape charge was pushed back.
Tennessee governor picks Rausch as new TBI director
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has picked Knoxville Police Chief David Rausch to become the new director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. In a news release Monday, Haslam's office said Rausch brings a wealth of experience…
Trump says crime in Germany is way up, but it's actually down
President Trump tweeted Monday morning that "Crime in Germany is way up" because of immigration to the country. And while it's true that German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government is in danger of falling due to objections to her immigration policy,…
Few politicians have contributed as much to Hamilton Co. as Claude Ramsey
The former County Mayor & deputy Governor for Bill Haslam has died.
Crossville man charged with murder of his aunt
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - TBI investigators and the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office have charged a man with killing his aunt. The body of 55 year old Teresa Faye Austin was found in the front yard of her home in Sparta on…
Tennessee House speaker contender won't seek re-election
Rep. Gerald McCormick is stepping down to take a new job with a Chattanooga Company expanding in Nashville.
World Cup: Scores and recaps from Sunday's matches
If one thing is certain about the 2018 FIFA World Cup: It's unpredictable. World champion Germany fell to Mexico Sunday. Brazil and Argentina both failed to collect three points. In a controversial match, Brazil played Switzerland to a 1-1- draw while…
$1.4M ISIS cache of "jihadist's drug" seized, U.S. says
An image from a video posted on Twitter by the U.S.-allied Free Syrian Army group Maghawir al-Thowra shows a haul of the amphetamine-type narcotic Captagon, seized from ISIS near al-Tanf, Syria. Twitter U.S. allies in the war against the Islamic…
Thomas Markle on Harry, politics, and missing Meghan's wedding
102 Photos Thomas Markle, Meghan Markle's father, is seen in a still taken from video as he gives an interview to ITV's Good Morning Britain program which is broadcast from London, June 18, 2018. REUTERS/ITV handout LONDON -- The father…
U.N. rights chief: Migrant family separations "unconscionable"
GENEVA -- The U.N. human rights chief is blasting the Trump administration over its new policies separating migrant children from their parents after entering the United States from Mexico, saying they've affected nearly 2,000 kids in the last six weeks…
World Cup: Scores and recaps from Sunday's matches
If one thing is certain about the 2018 FIFA World Cup: It's unpredictable. World champion Germany fell to Mexico Sunday. Brazil and Argentina both failed to collect three points. In a controversial match, Brazil played Switzerland to a 1-1- draw while…
Van hits fans near Pinkpop music fest, killing 1, injuring 3
AMSTERDAM -- A van ran into a small group of pop fans at a festival in the Netherlands early Monday, killing one and seriously injuring three before fleeing the scene. Police in the province of Limburg said authorities were looking…
Student dies while hiking in Russia, officials at University of Texas say
AUSTIN -- A Texas Tech University student participating in a University of Texas study program in Russia died in a fall, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth reports. University of Texas officials say Elmer Arrieta, a graduate student at Texas Tech's College of…
Death toll climbs after 6.1 earthquake strikes metropolis
A shop employee clears broken bottles following and earthquake in Osaka on June 18, 2018. Getty TOKYO -- A 9-year-old girl and two men in their 80s have been killed by a strong earthquake in the western Japan metropolis of…
Jeff Styles' attorney releases statement about arrest
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Jeff Styles' attorney releases statement about arrest saying that some previously released information was incorrect. The statement says that Jeff Styles first encountered the victim on Highway 111 shortly after 4pm on Friday, June 15th. It goes on…
Mexico's stunning World Cup goal triggers seismic activity
Mexico's 1-0 win over Germany in their Sunday FIFA World Cup game was Earth shaking, literally. At nearly the same time Mexico player Hirving Lozano scored the team's first and only goal of the game against the reigning champs, Mexico…
Altercation involving Chattanooga Police caught on camera
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A video of a Chattanooga Police Department officer is under fire on social media because it shows a fight involving a man and an officer. Witnesses say the whole video tells the full story. One witness…
Mexico shocks reigning World Cup champs Germany 1-0
Hugo Ayala of Mexico celebrates with team mate Rafael Marquez following his sides victory in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group F match between Germany and Mexico at Luzhniki Stadium on June 17, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. Alexander Hassenstein…
$2 Million Powerball Winner in Shelbyville
Nashville, TN (WDEF) - A Powerball player in Shelbyville won $2 Million last night by matching all five white numbers drawn. And since the player added the Power Play option for an extra dollar, the prize was doubled. No information…
Rescue ships carrying migrants dock in Spain as debate roils Europe
VALENCIA, Spain -- Ships in the Aquarius aid convoy docked Sunday at the Spanish port of Valencia, ending a weeklong ordeal for hundreds of people who were rescued from the perilous Mediterranean only to become the latest pawn in Europe's…
World Cup: Scores and recaps from Sunday's matches
Opening matches for Groups E and F are on the schedule for day four of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Costa Rica and Serbia open the day's action. Both teams needing three points to have a chance of getting out of…