Hixson JROTC Receive Distinguished Unit Award
Students at Hixson High School received the JROTC Distinguished Unit Award for performing above and beyond expectations.
Players brawl in World Cup qualifier, left "bruised and battered"
Philippine and Australian players engage in a brawl during their FIBA World Cup Asian qualifier game at the Philippine arena in Bocaue town, Bulacan province, north of Manila on July 2, 2018. Ted Aljibe / AFP/Getty Images BRISBANE, Australia --…
U.S. hunter responds to her critics after killing giraffe in South Africa
An American hunter is pushing back against her critics, after photos of her next to a giraffe she killed in South Africa triggered outrage. Tess Thompson Talley told CBS News in a statement she killed the old bull giraffe to…
Hospital worker suspected of murdering 8 babies
LONDON -- British police say a health care worker has been arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and trying to kill another six at a hospital neonatal unit in northwest England. Detectives have been investigating baby deaths at the…
Thai soccer team once lost, now found, but still stuck
CHIANG RAI, Thailand -- "Thank you, thank you, thank you." Those were the first words heard from the boys found by two British divers 10 days after they went missing inside an intricate cave system in northern Thailand. "Brilliant," one…
Why getting a soccer team out of a cave is no easy rescue
BANGKOK -- Now that the missing Thai soccer team has been found, the next step is determining how to get the boys and coach safely out of the partly flooded cave in northern Thailand. Thai Navy SEALs posted video on…
U.K. to ban "abhorrent practice" of gay conversion therapy
Britain legalized gay marriage on July 17, 2013, after Queen Elizabeth II gave her royal stamp of approval, clearing the way for the first same-sex weddings. Five years later, Britain's government has decided to ban gay conversion therapy. AFP LONDON…
Most senior Catholic convicted of sex abuse cover-up is sentenced
CANBERRA, Australia -- The most senior Roman Catholic cleric to be convicted of covering up child sex abuse was sentenced to 12 months in detention by an Australian court Tuesday in a landmark case welcomed by some abuse survivors as…
Christian group attends Pride parade, holds signs apologizing for church
The Christian group's presence at Pride was part of their larger "I'm Sorry," campaign. Jamilah Salvador Jamilah Salvador was walking in her first ever Pride parade this weekend in the Philippines when she came across something unexpected at the finish.…
Rossville Police need your help to find missing 17 year old
Rossville Police need your help to find a missing 17-year old girl.
Blue Cove Hideaway closed again after weekend incident
The old quarry turned into a pay for swimming draw has been the target of the sheriff who calls it unsafe.
Handicapped man donates wheelchair during World Cup trip
A Mexican-American soccer fan donated a wheelchair to a Russian man in desperate need of a new one during the opening round of the FIFA World Cup in Russia last month. His act of kindness went viral. California native Abel…
Emily's List of Weekday Activities - July 2, 2018
If you did not get to see any fireworks over the weekend, Lake Winnie is putting on their own fireworks show.
Chattanooga teacher will bring letters of support to families at Texas border
A Central High School teacher is traveling to the Texas border to support those who are legally seeking asylum.
Catoosa County law enforcement agencies educate drivers about hands free law
Law enforcement agencies want to make sure people understand the new Hands Free Law in Georgia.
State officials remind motorists to move over
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The newest edition of Tennessee's Move Over Law has been in affect for one year on July 1. But officials say many people don't obey this law, putting first responders, incident response workers and many others…
Georgia troopers stop over 100 first day of hands-free law
Local law enforcement can decide whether to write tickets or just warnings.
Video shows first look at soccer team trapped in cave for 9 days
A governor in Thailand says rescue divers have found a soccer team of 12 boys and their coach alive more than a week after the group went missing in a cave. Thai Navy SEALs released a video on Facebook showing…
Massive manhunt after gangster's brazen helicopter prison break
A massive manhut is on for notorious French gangster Redoine Faid. As many as 2,900 police officers were on the hunt Monday for France's most infamous criminal after he broke out of prison for the second time on Sunday. As…
Chattanooga woman victim of the Bahama tour boat explosion
Maleka Jackson was celebrating her 15th anniversary with her husband.
Old Alstom plant will become living and shopping district
Plan includes a combination distillery, brewery and winery
American tourist killed, others injured in Bahamas boat explosion
Authorities are trying to determine what caused a boat explosion in the Bahamas that left an American tourist dead and nine others injured. Four Americans who survived the incident were flown to Tampa, Florida, for treatment. The blast ripped through…
DeKalb Sheriff makes arrest in 2 month old murder
Victim had been missing for two months before police got a tip
Girl killed when tree falls on tent at campground
Family was camping at Foster Falls on the Cumberland Plateau in Marion County