City Councilman hold community mixer
CHATTNOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga City Councilman Russell Gilbert met with District 5 residents at a community mixer this afternoon.
EPB hosts "Stop By and Go Solar" event to promote community solar option
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- EPB promoted their solar share program at Ace Hardware on Highway 58. They say this program is a way that home or business owners and renters can utilize solar power without the hassle of installing a…
Democrats, McCain criticize Trump for G7 comments
Democratic leaders and Sen. John McCain on Saturday night criticized President Trump for his comments about the G7 summit about trade and Russia. Mr. Trump had signed the official G7 communique before leaving, but hours later, he tweeted that he…
Hurricane Aletta now a Category 2 storm
Hurricane Aletta grew to a Category 4 hurricane on June 8, 2018. Twitter / NHC E. Pacific Ops The Pacific's first named hurricane, Aletta, weakened rapidly to a Category 2 storm on Saturday. The storm, which is located more than…
Woman sues NASA in Kansas over moon dust possession
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - A Tennessee woman is suing NASA in Kansas to affirm her ownership of lunar dust she says astronaut Neil Armstrong gave her.
Trump retracts his endorsement of G7 final statement
President Trump retracted his endorsement of the final statement from the G7, tweeting afterward he had instructed representatives "not to endorse" it. He blamed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's statement afterward that Canada will not be "pushed around" and will…
Dog thrown from moving car on Dayton Pike
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A man is behind bars accused with throwing a dog from the window of a moving car. Filemon Saenz is charged with animal cruelty. HES Director Bob Citrullo says that they received tips from the community…
Bourdain’s death means loss of a voice for immigrant workers
Anthony Bourdain's culinary passions went far beyond the cuisine he put on a plate. He also was committed to the immigrant workers who toil in his and other kitchens throughout the restaurant industry. Bourdain, who died Friday in France in…
Race for Tennessee Senate seat takes shape on Trump, tariffs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - President Donald Trump's popularity with Tennessee voters and how his trade policies will affect them have become campaign weapons for both sides in a key U.S. Senate matchup.
Georgia impacted by pre-cut melon salmonella outbreak
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia is now on the list of states impacted by a salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut melon.
Nashville firefighter's death ruled a suspected homicide
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The death of a firefighter whose body was found in the Tennessee River has been ruled a suspected homicide.
Trump departs for summit in Singapore, skipping G-7 environmental sessions
President Trump left Canada Saturday, skipping sessions on energy, the environment and our oceans at the G-7 summit. He is now headed to Singapore ahead of the planned, upcoming summit there with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Mr. Trump…
Trump departs for summit in Singapore, skipping G-7 environmental sessions
President Trump left Canada Saturday, skipping sessions on energy, the environment and our oceans at the G-7 summit. He is now headed to Singapore ahead of the planned, upcoming summit there with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Mr. Trump…
Jeff Glor leads CBS News coverage of the North Korea summit from Singapore
NEW YORK -- Ahead of the highly-anticipated summit with North Korea, "CBS Evening News" anchor Jeff Glor is in Singapore to lead CBS News' coverage of the meeting. Coverage will begin Sunday, June 10, on the "CBS Weekend News." It…
Simona Halep beats Sloane Stephens to win French Open
Romania's Simona Halep in action during the final against Sloane Stephens of the U.S. BENOIT TESSIER/REUTERS PARIS -- Top-ranked Simona Halep won the French Open Saturday by defeating Sloane Stephens 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. It is Halep's first Grand Slam title after…
4 U.S. soldiers wounded in Somalia are now in Kenya
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Four U.S. service members who were wounded in an extremist attack in Somalia that killed one special operations soldier have been treated and discharged, the U.S. military said Saturday. A U.S. Africa Command statement said the four…
Family in charge of hotel hosting summit shares Trump-like ambition
The Singapore coastal hotel where President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plan to meet on Tuesday is overseen by a wealthy Singapore family whose real estate development firm is pushing into the competitive upscale resort realm where…
Meghan Markle joins pageantry to celebrate queen's official birthday
LONDON -- Prince Harry and his new wife, the former actress Meghan Markle, joined the pageantry of the annual Trooping the Color ceremony Saturday in London to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday. The duke and duchess, who married three weeks…
Can Trump and Kim end the 68-year-old Korean War?
SINGAPORE -- Long a dream of Koreans on both sides of the world's most heavily armed border, a peace treaty that finally ends the 68-year-old -- and still counting -- Korean War is now being hinted at by President Trump…
Can Trump and Kim end the 68-year-old Korean War?
SINGAPORE -- Long a dream of Koreans on both sides of the world's most heavily armed border, a peace treaty that finally ends the 68-year-old -- and still counting -- Korean War is now being hinted at by President Trump…
Taliban announces 3-day cease-fire for holiday
A U.S. black hawk helicopter flies over the site of a Taliban suicide attack in Kandahar on August 2, 2017. Javed Tanveer/AFP/Getty Images KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Afghan Taliban announced a three-day cease-fire over the Eid al-Fitr holiday at the…
Fans show up for Bocephus on a hot Riverbend start
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Riverbend Festival is here. And on Friday it was toasty outside, but Lee Johnson and his wife found some shade while waiting to get into the festival. "This is my first time ever coming to…
Hurricane Aletta grows to Category 4
Hurricane Aletta grew to a Category 4 hurricane on June 8, 2018. Twitter / NHC E. Pacific Ops MEXICO CITY -- Hurricane Aletta strengthened to a powerful Category 4 storm in the open Pacific on Friday, but it was well…
Missing Soddy Daisy man
Soddy Daisy Police need your help to find a missing man.