By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Audiences said let’s go to the movie theater for “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” this weekend. The animated offering from Universal and Illumination powered up with $204.6 million…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville officials are poised to vote Monday to reinstate one of the two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled by Republican colleagues for their gun control protest on the Tennessee House floor after a deadly school shooting —…
Wilfredo Salvador, center, and two actors stay on crosses during a reenactment of Jesus Christ's sufferings as part of Good Friday rituals April 7, 2023 in the village of San Pedro, Cutud, Pampanga province, northern Philippines.…
A sign rests on the desk of Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, in the House chamber as proceedings were brought to expel her from the legislature Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. In an extraordinary act…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- People across the Tennessee Valley celebrated Easter Sunday in numerous ways. (more…)
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF)- One person was injured after an Easter morning crash. (more…)
COLORADO (WDEF) -- Officers arrested a transgender teen in Colorado for planning school and church shootings. This comes just days after the Nashville Covenant School shooting. Law enforcement officials arrested 19-year-old William Whitworth, who wishes to identify as Lilly. Officers…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee Republican lawmakers are getting a lot of flak after two democratic state representatives were expelled last night. Democratic lawmakers Justin Pearson and Justin…
UPDATE: The Bradley County Sheriff's Office sent an update on the shooting that happened Friday morning. They identified the man shot as Robert Bishop. Officers identified the suspect as…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Easter Sunday is quickly approaching, and one area man is ready to spread some holiday cheer. Coogi Doogi is presenting the 10th Annual Easter Egg Hunt this weekend. The event was inspired by both his mother…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Zoo was hopping today, literally, for its annual Hug A Bunny event. Kids could participate in fun Easter crafts and games,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Chief U.S. District Judge sentenced a local meth trafficker to 292 months in prison on Friday. That is more than 24 years. The U.S. Department of Justice said that 44-year-old Armando Mejia-Almazan pleaded guilty for…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- Dalton's Haig Mill Lake will allow paddle boarding starting on May 1 after getting approval from the EPD. The Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has restrictions on ways visitors can use Haig Mill Lake, because it is…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. (WDEF) -- Rock City is in the midst of celebrating its 90th anniversary! And for almost 90 years, Rock City has been advertising its…
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press A growing number of state legislatures are considering bans on cosmetics and other consumer products that contain a group of synthetic, potentially harmful chemicals known as PFAS. In Vermont, the state Senate gave final approval…
MOSCOW (AP) — Jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been charged with espionage in Russia and has entered a formal denial, two Russian news agencies reported Friday. The state news agency Tass and the Interfax news agency said…
By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dust off your eclipse glasses: It’s only a year until a total solar eclipse sweeps across North America. On April 8, 2024, the moon will cast its shadow across a…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper Coolio suffered an accidental death from the effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine last year, the Los Angeles County coroner's office reported Thursday. The county agency also cited cardiomyopathy, a disease that makes…
MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Monroe County Grand Jury indicted two men on Wednesday in relation to the death of Chelsie Walker. Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones said Gerald Hayden…
By HAVEN DALEY and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — This Easter, Americans will devour more than 1 billion Peeps — those radiant marshmallow chicks whose appearance on store shelves each year is as much a herald of…
FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. (WDEF) -- Fort Oglethorpe Police arrested a man Thursday after an incident at Gilbert-Stephenson Park. Officers confirmed that the man was lurking around the park. They said he interacted with at least one child. He picked the…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - There is harsh reaction Friday to the Tennessee legislature's vote on Thursday to expel two of the three Democrats accused of disrupting the legislature on Monday. They joined protesters who stormed the Tennessee House to call…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Our friends at Parkridge share some pictures of baby's first Easter! The nurses in the Labor and Delivery and NICU units at the Parkridge East Hospital dressed up the newborns for the season. They decorated the…
The Hamilton County Democratic Party Chair, Rachel Campbell, released a statement yesterday about two of the members of the Tennessee three being expelled from the Tennessee…