NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has a challenge for lawmakers seeking alternatives to his proposal to hike the state's fuel taxes to help tackle $10 billion backlog in in bridge and road programs.
LONDON (AP) - Peter Capaldi, the latest incarnation of "Doctor Who," says he is quitting the lead role in the BBC science fiction series at the end of the year.
(CBS News) -- As fans from around the world begin to flood Houston to watch the Super Bowl 51 face-off between New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons, anticipation is building. But even though much of the talk this week is about game plans and bragging rights, CBS News correspondent Jeff Glor reports here is another conversation taking place, with sports and politics converging.
ATLANTA (AP) - Democratic minority lawmakers filed a protest bill in response to President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration.
the image will also demonstrate to the public just how diverse the Southeast's watersheds are.
"I guess one of you guys probably told me about it. Thank you for that."
the president's backers say Trump's action proves he means what he says.
another trooper said he saw McAllister rev his engine and tailgate another vehicle
shooting occurred when a fight broke out at the armory in Brownsville late Friday night.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Tribal representatives and environmentalists are promising an encampment similar to the ongoing protest against the Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota to oppose the Diamond Pipeline planned from Oklahoma to Tennessee. Mekasi Camp Horinek of the…
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. (AP) - Police in DeKalb County are looking for a suspect who led them on a high-speed chase, crashed and ran away - leaving a 7-year-old girl injured outside of the vehicle. WSB-TV (http://2wsb.tv/2kahGZi ) reports the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) – In his seventh State of the State address to the General Assembly, Gov. Bill Haslam introduced his proposal to make Tennessee the first state in the nation to offer all Tennessee adults without a degree access…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The River City Company and the Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority have hired Nelson/Nygaard Consulting to facilitate a study about the parking congestion in downtown Chattanooga. Joel Mann, Senior Associate Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, said "A lot…
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The U.S. Senate tomorrow will vote on confirmation of Betsy DeVos as President Trump's Secretary of Education.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- People in Chattanooga who work closely with refugees say they were heartbroken when they heard President Trump signed an executive order to bar individuals from seven Muslim-majority countries for 90 days.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Trial is underway for a Pennsylvania man accused of plotting multiple armed bank robberies, including the botched robbery of a Connecticut credit union during which he strapped a bank executive with a fake bomb. The Knoxville…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - A Mississippi woman is charged with fraudulently obtaining TennCare healthcare by falsely claiming minor children as dependents in order to qualify for the state program. The Office of Inspector General (OIG), with the assistance of the Tate…
Washington (WDEF) -- U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn) released a statement Monday afternoon regarding President Trump's executive action.
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation is expressing concern to Hamilton County Schools, over prayer at a school football game.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A former Division III football player facing a first-degree murder charge has been released from custody after posting bond. Knox County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Hillary Martin confirmed Monday that William Riley Gaul has been released from…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Lee University sociology program, along with the sociology honor society Alpha Kappa Delta, will host “The State of the (Marital) Union” on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017 from 4:30-6 p.m. Professor of Sociology Dr. Karen Mundy and her…
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) --- Five local chapters of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) have raised and donated $5,000.00 to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). This donation will be utilized towards the purchase of a tractor and mowing implement that will…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Don't talk about airport protests in Trump Country.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Within the next few weeks, residents will see a difference in the available parking at the public entrance of the Whitfield County Courthouse on Selvidge Street. Some of the parking spaces will be converted into “30…