CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- We introduced you to Sidney last week. He is the greeter at Chattanooga City hall and works at the movie theater downtown. Saturday, Habitat for Humanity held the dedication ceremony at his new home. Sidney McDonald says it…
RIVERDALE, GA (CBS46) - A 2-year-old girl died after a mirror fell on her at a Payless store in metro Atlanta.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (CBS News) -- Some 600 computers used to "mine" bitcoin and other virtual currencies have been stolen from data centers in Iceland in what police say is the biggest series of thefts ever in the North Atlantic island nation. Some 11 people were arrested, including a security guard, in what Icelandic media have dubbed the "Big Bitcoin Heist." A judge at the Reykjanes District Court on Friday ordered two people to remain in custody.
ATLANTA (AP) - A jury has convicted a man of killing a woman who rejected his $8 offer for sex.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating an overnight shooting on Woodvale Avenue. Police say it happened at 1:34 a.m. Saturday morning. Chattanooga Police say they responded to a local hospital where the victim was being treated for non-life-threatening…
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Murals in a Tennessee school gym have been modified to remove Confederate flags after school district officials received complaints.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (CBS News) -- Former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore is pleading for money to pay for his legal bills as he fights a lawsuit against a woman who says he molested her when she was 14.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Taking a picture or video of a person's intimate body parts without consent could soon be a crime in Alabama.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Electrolux says its plans for a $250 million plant expansion in Tennessee are on hold, and the Swedish appliance maker is citing President Donald Trump's tariff announcement as the reason.
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Senator Lamar Alexander’s statement on President Donald Trump’s comments on tariffs. “Targeted measures against countries that don’t play by the rules, such as China, could help American workers. Broad tariffs against steel and aluminum imports will…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - In his U.S. Senate bid, former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen says he supports universal background checks on gun sales and a bump stock ban. Stressing support for the 2nd Amendment, Bredesen told reporters Friday his ideas…
DUNLAP, Tennessee (WDEF) - In the year 2018, most of us take reliable internet service for granted. That's not the case for many in rural areas. That's why a news conference in Jasper in Marion county, drew a big crowd.…
One student was selling gun to another
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond and other members of his department also participated in Read Across America. They read to students at Hixson Elementary School this morning. Sheriff Hammond says he enjoyed interacting with the…
In light of threats, school officials, members of law enforcement and health professionals in Hamilton County are thinking of ways to keep students safe.
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Wildlife officials investigated the case of a raccoon that was reportedly burned alive. The report was that a volunteer firefighter found the animal at the Highway 58 department. He shot it, then burned the body, not…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Volkswagen will idle a Tennessee plant for two weeks this spring, amid slowing demand for its Passat sedan. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports the Chattanooga plant will have a non-production period in March, dedicated to…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) The Olive Garden on Keith Street in Cleveland has closed for the day while first responders investigate a gas. The Cleveland Fire Department responded around 1PM on reports of an odor that was making people sick. Restaurant…
UPDATE: Dade County Sheriff Ray Cross says the gun in question was an (unloaded) .38 revolver. The two students were 17 year old males, who were charged with Possession of a Firearm on School Property. "There was no indication of…
SODDY DAISY, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Soddy Daisy family's home goes up in flames early this morning. The house was located in the 2000 block of Green Pond Road. The Sequoyah Volunteer Fire Department received a call from the homeowners…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Did Georgia just shoot their chance to land the biggest corporate deal out there right now? Governor Nathan Deal on Friday signed the new tax reform bill into law. On Thursday, both houses approved the bill,…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Bradley County Sheriff's Office reports an unscheduled stop in a major prisoner transfer Friday morning. They were moving 74 inmates to state prisons to relieve crowding. But the bus carrying 60 male inmates blew out…
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia sheriff's report obtained by The Associated Press on Friday reveals that a teacher accused of firing a gun in his classroom had his guns taken away after setting his family…
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's leading Republican gubernatorial candidates have mixed feelings or aren't taking firm stances on President Donald Trump's ideas to ban bump stocks and bar people under 21 from buying semi-automatic guns.…