Cop fatally shot in Georgia; suspect on the loose
EASTMAN, Ga. (CBS News) - Authorities say a police officer in a small, central Georgia city has been shot and killed by a suspect who remains on the loose.
2 fires caused by oily rags hit east Tennessee town in month
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) - An east Tennessee community is urging the proper storage and disposal of oil-soaked rags following the fourth fire involving spontaneous combustion in the past four years.
UPDATE: Fatal Shooting at 2600 block of East 41st Street
UPDATED 2:55pm Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police began receiving calls shortly after 5am this morning, responding to the 2600 block of East 41st Street on the report of a fatal shooting. Jermichael Bowling, 35, succumbed to his injuries before…
Chattanooga man charged with DUI that injured three people
His Bond was set at $20,000 and more charges are pending.
CPD Helping to Find Moccasin Bend Escapee
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Police Department is currently assisting Moccasin Bend Mental Hospital in their search for an escapee who fled the premises after being on a Law Enforcement hold out of Hamblen County. Robert Harris, 36, is…
Fight inside the Hamilton County Jail sends one inmate to the hospital
The inmate was unconscious and had to be transported by paramedics to Erlanger.
Shooting on Brainerd Road
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Police Department were called to 5507 Brainerd Road early Sunday morning in respond to a victim suffering a non-life threatening gunshot wound. The male victim, 21, sustained a single gunshot wound to the leg…
Fire Department Rescues Man From Cliff
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Fire Department responded to a reported water rescue last night, but found a man had fallen off a cliff instead. The victim had jumped a fence under the Hunter Museum observation deck and was…
Motorcycle Accident on Montlake Road
Hamilton County, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is investigating a single vehicle motorcycle crash in the 400 block of Montlake Road near the entrance to the Blue Hole Pocket Wilderness.
Michael Phelps wins what could be his final Olympic gold medal
RIO DE JANEIRO (CBS News) - Michael Phelps closed out the Rio Olympics in the only way imaginable. Gold.
More Zika cases reported in Florida
(CBS News) - Health officials say three more people in Florida have tested positive for locally transmitted Zika bringing the total to at least 28.
Olympic officials wave white flag in effort to clean green pool
RIO DE JANEIRO (CBS News) - Olympic officials have given up on cleaning the green-tinged water in one of the pools at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center
Chattanooga Man Alleged Rapist Again
A Chattanooga man is accused of raping another woman years after he was convicted of a similar crime.
Imam shot dead on NYC street
NEW YORK (CBS News) -- The leader of a New York City mosque and another man have been been fatally shot in a brazen daylight attack.
Mocs Hold First Scrimmage of Camp
(Gomocs.com) The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team held its first scrimmage of training camp on Saturday at Finley Stadium. UTC's highly-touted defense looked strong throughout the day, but the offense also had a solid outing that included a…
More than 1,000 rescued as floods swamp Gulf Coast
BATON ROUGE, La. (CBS News) - Two men on a boat pulled a woman from a car that was almost completely underwater, according to video from CBS affiliate WAFB, as floodwaters swept across Louisiana, necessitating more than 1,000 rescues.
New Jersey could ban eating, drinking while driving
(CBS News) - A proposed law could force drivers in New Jersey to give up eating and drinking behind the wheel.
Tennessee officials give new details in sex trafficking case
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a man accused of selling a 12-year-old girl from Texas for sex took the girl to Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville for a month before his arrest.
Georgia fugitive, his 3 missing children found in Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) - Authorities in Hawaii have arrested a Georgia kidnapping fugitive.
Another blow for VW owners: millions at risk for key hack
(CBS News) - Volkswagen owners may have another headache on their hands: a security vulnerability that allows hackers to wirelessly unlock millions of cars.
Police respond to reported shooting at Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh, North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (CBS News) - Police in North Carolina have responded to reports of a shooting at a busy mall in an affluent area of Raleigh, according to CBS affiliate WNCN.
Bonnaroo docket day nets 277 criminal cases
MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - Coffee County judicial officials' first ever Bonnaroo docket day has resulted in 277 criminal cases stemming from the four-day music and arts festival.
Counting fireworks injuries a struggle in Georgia, elsewhere
ATLANTA (AP) - Most fireworks became legal in Georgia in 2015 but state officials can't say whether the number of injuries has changed - echoing a nationwide pattern in which experts believe fireworks injuries go underreported.
Man dies after lightning strike in NY park; 4 others injured
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) - A man has died after being hit by a lightning strike that also injured four other people gathered around a park bench in New York's Hudson Valley.