By LOLITA C. BALDOR and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unheard of action…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Gas is serious about reducing its carbon footprint. All the gas they provide residential and small business customers is produced, transported and delivered…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A childcare center in Chattanooga is closing its doors. (more…)
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- Whitfield County announced a new playground coming to Riverbend Park this fall. Officials expect the park to be completed by this September. The recreation committee…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga police are investigating a fatal shooting on Woodland View Circle this afternoon. The call came in around 3:15 p.m. and police got to the…
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Fulton County has reached a settlement with the family of a man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in the county jail’s psychiatric wing, the family’s lawyers said Thursday. Lashawn Thompson, 35, died in September, three…
FAIRBURN, Georgia (WDEF) - Family members are trying to connect with a pair of sons in the Chattanooga area over a health crisis. 83 year old James Tumbling was born and raised in Chattanooga. But he has just been placed…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Governor Bill Lee visited Chattanooga on Thursday to present a proclamation to a war veteran. Ralph Puckett is not just a war veteran. He is also the only living Medal of Honor recipient from the Korean…
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two U.S. Navy sailors have been arrested and accused of providing sensitive military information to China — including details on wartime exercises, Naval operations and critical technical material, federal officials said Thursday. Jinchao Wei, a 22-year-old…
MONTGOMER, Ala. (WDEF) -- Alabama Governor Kay Ivey awarded $1.2 million to install electric vehicle charging stations across the state. The award grants will be going in Gadsden, Wedowee, Phenix City, Montgomery and Dothan. These locations target well-traveled highways, according…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- Walker County students returned to school on Thursday. As the new school season begins, drivers should be alert during morning and afternoon commutes. [caption…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Highway 127 yard sale stretches from Alabama to Michigan. It's the longest yard sale in the world. This yard sale passes right through Chattanooga.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Wednesday night, a chemical spill resulted in parts of Highway 153 being closed down for hours. Hazmat crews arrived on scene to address the spill and…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WDEF) - Park rangers are asking for the public's help to solve a vandalism case near Gatlinburg. They say someone spray-painted words and symbols on rocks…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A 70 year tradition in Chattanooga is about to end. The Siskin Children's Institute has announced they will close their early learning centers on Carter Street and Lookout…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Commissioner Steve Highlander believes Hunter Road is the most dangerous road in Hamilton County. He drafted a resolution to stop rezoning property along Hunter…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - A Cleveland man was driving to work last Friday when he made a startling discovery. (more…)
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) - Many organizations are helping get students ready for the start of the school year. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Chattanooga man is putting the word 'Hoff' in hot sauce. Aaron Hoffman has his own unique spin on the popular condiment, and…
DADE COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- A police chase started in Alabama and ended in Georgia Wednesday morning. Dade County Sheriff's Office said the suspect had stolen a car out of…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Get ready to say goodbye to the once ubiquitous incandescent light bulb, pioneered by Thomas Edison more than a century ago. You can thank — or blame —…
By TY O'NEIL, STEFANIE DAZIO and RIO YAMAT Associated Press MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters aided by rain fought to contain a massive blaze that swept through the California desert into Nevada and is threatening the region's famous…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who posed as an undercover police officer kidnapped a woman in Seattle, drove her hundreds of miles to his…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Erlanger recently presented a Chattanooga nurse with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. A patient recovering from surgery nominated nurse Jessica Agnew for the award. The…