NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Metro Council voted to reappoint Justin Jones to his seat on Monday after being expelled last week. The crowd cheered after the council unanimously voted to reinstate Jones. All…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- There has been a slight uptick in gas prices this week in Chattanooga, according to a report from GasBuddy. Gas prices rose 8.4 cents per gallon in the last week. It is also similar across the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- EPB of Chattanooga and Qubitekk are hosting more than a month of educational activities to celebrate World Quantum Day. It will begin on World Quantum Day, which is Friday, April 14. "Gig City Goes Quantum" will…
By BEN FINLEY and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A grand jury in Virginia has indicted the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher on charges of child neglect and failing to secure her…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM) is transferring historic Locomotive 5288 to a preservation trust in Pennsylvania. Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust will display the locomotive near a railroad station in Boyertown, Pennsylvania. Colebrookdale will eventually restore…
By DYLAN LOVAN and CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police say five people have been killed in a shooting at a bank building in downtown Louisville and the suspected shooter is also dead. Police say six others…
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…