Station Street Curfew Lifted as Safety Plan Announced
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The city of Chattanooga unveiled a new safety plan today for Station Street. (more…)
School hoax calls part of a larger trend across the country
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI continues to investigate who is responsible for hoax phone calls yesterday. But it's a much larger problem than just the hoax involving Brainerd High on Wednesday. The calls targeted at least eight school systems…
Real or not, reported Kremlin drone attack unsettles Russia
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — As Russian officials tell it, two Ukrainian drones flew into the very heart of Moscow under the cover of darkness, reaching the Kremlin before they were shot down at the last minute. A cloud of questions…
Hate passwords? You're in luck - Google is sidelining them
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Good news for all the password-haters out there: Google has taken a big step toward making them an afterthought by adding “passkeys” as a more straightforward and secure way to log into its services. Here's what…
BMW: Don't drive older models with Takata air bag inflators
DETROIT (AP) — BMW is warning the owners of about 90,000 older vehicles in the U.S. not to drive them due to an increasing threat that the air bags might explode in a crash. The warning covers vehicles from the…
Local mother of 3 achieves goal of graduating college
SWEETWATER, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Tennessee woman and mother will be graduating from Tennessee Tech University on Friday. It's a dream she has long had, which seemed unattainable for many years. Tennessee Tech is sharing her story. [caption id="attachment_1339061" align="alignleft"…
McDonald’s franchises fined for child labor violations
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two 10-year-olds are among 300 children who worked at McDonald's restaurants illegally, a Labor Department investigation of franchisees in Kentucky found. Agency investigators found the 10-year-olds received little…
Bolsonaro home searched as Brazil probes fake vaccine cards
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Police searched former President Jair Bolsonaro’s home and seized his phone Wednesday in what they said was an investigation into alleged falsification of COVID-19 vaccine cards. Several other locations also were searched and a…
US sprinter, Olympic medalist Tori Bowie dies at 32
Tori Bowie, the sprinter who won three Olympic medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, has died. She was 32. Bowie's death was announced Wednesday by her management company and USA Track and…
Police capture suspect in Atlanta medical practice shooting
ATLANTA (AP) — Police on Wednesday evening arrested a man accused of opening fire inside the waiting room of an Atlanta medical practice, killing one woman and wounding four others earlier in…
Traffic stop results in shots fired at officer
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Chattanooga Police Officer who attempted a traffic stop got shot at on Wednesday. The officer noticed a traffic infraction around 7 p.m., according to the CPD. It happened on Shallowford Road. They said one vehicle…
More to the Story with Staley: The Living Museum
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- What do Babe Ruth, Dolly Parton, Abe Lincoln and a West African ruler all have in common? In a sense, they all were in…
Driving Our Economy Forward: Renew Exterior Services
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A clean home is a happy home. That's also the case on the outside. That's where Renew Exterior Services comes in. Let's see how this…
Worst case scenario avoided at Brainerd High
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - There was a major scare today for families across Tennessee. (more…)
School Statement on Brainerd Threat Hoax
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Our local school threat hoax this morning was just one that hit system's across the entire state. The TBI is investigating the calls that reported fake shootings from Johnson City to Memphis. The Hamilton County School System…
Local Woman Becomes United States Citizen
CHATTANOOGA, Tn- Crossville woman finally fulfilled her life-long dream after many years of hard work. 91 year old Merrilee Hyde recently passed her test to become a U-S citizen.She has been living in Crossville since 1965. Merrilee is originally from…
Medical office burns in Sale Creek
SALE CREEK, Tennessee (WDEF) - A doctor's office was damaged by fire this afternoon in Sale Creek. Officials say an employee called in the fire at Sale Creek Family Practice on Griffith Street. The building was fully involved when volunteer…
Commissioners express doubts on future Silverdale jail expansion
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County Commissioners go an update on the work at the Silverdale Detention Center and a debate on the costs. Sheriff's officials say the current phase of jail improvements should be complete in a month or two.…
Police: Serbia school shooter had list of students to target
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A 13-year-old who opened fire Wednesday at his school in Serbia's capital drew sketches of classrooms and made a list of people he intended to target in a meticulously planned attack, police said. He killed eight…
Russia claims Ukraine tried to hit Kremlin; Kyiv denies it
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia claimed it foiled an attack by Ukrainian drones on the Kremlin early Wednesday, calling it an unsuccessful assassination attempt against President Vladimir Putin and promising retaliation for what it termed a “terrorist” act. Ukraine denied…
SUV a total loss after catching fire
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) -- An SUV caught on fire in Dunlap on Tuesday. The fire department said it happened just after 8 a.m. Dunlap Volunteer Firefighters responded to the call on Herron Road in Sequatchie County. The vehicle was…
Mobile home catches fire in Soddy-Daisy
SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management reported there was a mobile home on fire Wednesday. Officials reported this around 9 a.m. They stated that Dallas Bay VFD was working to put out the fire at…
Lawmakers advance tax exemption for overtime pay
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama workers could see their overtime pay exempt from state income tax, under legislation advanced Tuesday by state lawmakers. The Alabama House of Representatives unanimously approved the legislation that now moves to the Alabama Senate. The…
Judge mulls whether voting machine case should go to trial
ATLANTA (AP) — Critics of Georgia's voting machines say they are unconstitutional and should be scrapped in favor of hand-marked paper ballots. State election officials dismiss their concerns as unfounded and argue that the state's voting system is safe and…