Fire destroys Signal Mountain home
Signal Mountain, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Walden's Ridge Emergency Services responded to a house fire on Fairmont Pike around 5 pm after a neighbor reported a house on fire.
Boy hit by car at East Ridge Flea Market
East Ridge, Tenn (WDEF) -- A 2 year old is suffering from minor injuries after being hit by a car Sunday afternoon at the East Ridge Flea Market.
Ex-Nashville mayor Karl Dean to run for Tennessee governor
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former Nashville mayor Karl Dean says he's decided to run for governor of Tennessee in 2018.
White House dodging questions of Sessions' role in FBI probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is dodging questions about whether Attorney General Jeff Sessions should consider withdrawing from the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Georgia craft brewers ready to leave prohibition laws behind
ATLANTA (AP) - The Georgia Brewery Bill is chugging along through the state Legislature.
Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department holds annual awards banquet
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department recognized its finest this evening.
Still cleaning up from the November tornado in Sequatchie Co.
Tornado cleanup still continues for some residents of Sequatchie County. Over 100 volunteers brought food, chainsaws and heavy machinery to help clear large tree debris. The tornado blew through the town at 130 miles-per-hour last November and destroyed over a…
Conservative North Carolina laws spur NAACP call for boycott
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - An economic boycott by the NAACP is the latest fallout over North Carolina's so-called bathroom bill and other conservative policies.
4 killed in single-vehicle crash in Tennessee
SNEEDVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee authorities say four people were killed when a vehicle went off the road and struck a tree early Saturday.
Shooting victim arrives at local hospital
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Late Friday night, Chattanooga Police were called to a local hospital after a shooting victim arrived.
Alabama inmate, woman indicted in fraud scheme
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A federal grand jury has indicted an Alabama state inmate and a woman in a scheme to defraud the Social Security Administration.
Daycare operator found guilty in death of 4-month-old
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee jury has convicted a woman in the death of an infant at her unlicensed in-home daycare in Murfreesboro.
Cloudflare reveals Uber, OKCupid data exposed by wide-reaching flaw
(CBS News) -- Usernames and passwords leaked onto the open internet earlier this month due to a security bug that affected 3,400 websites, including popular services like Uber, Fitbit and OKCupid, according to a disclosure Thursday by cybersecurity company Cloudflare.
Fashion marketer LuLaRoe sued over sales tax charges
(CBS News) -- LuLaRoe, a multilevel marketer of brightly colored women’s fashions whose popularity has surged in recent years -- especially among millennials who sell the wares at home gatherings or in online forums -- is facing a federal lawsuit…
N.C. novelist walks free after agreeing to plea deal in wife's death
DURHAM, N.C. (CBS News) -- Novelist Michael Peterson agreed to a plea deal Friday that enables him to maintain his innocence even as he acknowledges prosecutors have enough evidence to convict him of manslaughter in his wife’s death
State: Several students at University of Alabama have mumps
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Several students at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa have been diagnosed with the mumps.
Bill allows confidential name changes for abuse victims
ATLANTA (AP) - Victims of domestic violence could change their names privately under a bill coming before the Georgia House for a vote.
House Fire on Cotter Road
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - The Dallas Bay Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) battled a fire in Hixson today, preventing a home from burning to the ground. Fire crews reported heavy smoke pouring out the front door upon arriving at 1856 Cotter…
UPDATE: Accidental shooting near UTC Saturday morning
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have released more information on the incident this morning near the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
New Avondale YFD Center Community Follow-Up Meeting
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Community members and stakeholders are invited to hear back from the City of Chattanooga on how their concepts, designs, and brainstorming will be used in the new facility. Today's follow-up meeting will be from noon to…
Town Hall Hosted by Constituents
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - In the same spirit as congressional town hall meetings held in other states across the country, Chattanooga voters took advantage of their representative's recess yesterday and hosted their own, organized by the Recess Coalition of Chattanooga.…
Officer involved crash lands officer in hospital
A Chattanooga police officer was sent to the hospital after being involved in a three car crash on Friday afternoon.
Carjacker suspect arrested
(WDEF) - "This was a early morning hours where a citizen was getting out of his car to go into a business when he was approached by a white male," noted Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond. That male was Jonathan…
UPDATE: GPS Athletic Director suspected for prostitution sting resigns
The suspects range from Chattanooga to Ellenwood, GA