More to the Story with Staley: The Hart Gallery
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hart Gallery is located in downtown Chattanooga. It's a place where local artists can go and apply their skills. Now, the gallery…
Injured hunter airlifted from Cherokee wilderness
TELLICO PLAINS, Tennessee (WDEF) - Local and state teams helped rescue an injured hunter in the East Tennessee mountains on Thursday. Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones reports that the hunter was about two miles into a remote section of the…
UTC unveils new mechatronics lab as program continues to grow
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) introduced its new mechatronics lab Thursday morning. It is the Robotics, Intelligent Systems and Control…
Woman taken to hospital after Rustic Village stove fire
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A resident at the Rustic Village Apartments was taken to the hospital Friday morning with possible smoke inhalation from a stove fire. She says she accidentally left food…
NC lawmakers pass 12-week abortion ban; governor vows veto
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press Abstract: The Republican-controlled North Carolina legislature has approved and sent to the governor a ban on nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy in response to last year’s overturning of…
Pride organizers keep eye on drag laws ahead of festivals
By SUSAN HAIGH and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press Abstract: Organizers of Pride festivals and parades in conservative states are under increasing pressure to censor their events or ban drag performances. That's making it challenging to hold events that celebrate lesbian,…
TurboTax customers to receive checks for $141M settlement
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans who qualified for free tax services — but were instead deceived into paying TurboTax for their returns — will soon get settlement checks in the mail. In a settlement last year, TurboTax's owner Intuit…
Ford recalls some vehicles for air bag inflator installation
Ford Motor Co. is recalling certain 2004 to 2006 Ranger vehicles because replacement front passenger air bag inflators may have been installed incorrectly. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a letter that…
WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it's no longer emergency
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies worldwide and killed at least 7 million…
Man who attempted to escape jail pleads guilty
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Silverdale Jail inmate, who jumped into a jail van and ran over a corrections officer, appeared in criminal court on Thursday. Michael Irvin pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated assault. Prosecutors said Irvin was…
Old Navy Kids Safety Event
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Next Saturday, Old Navy will be teaming up with local agencies to host a Kids Safety Event. The company is partnering with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to teach children about safety. Old…
Yeezy shoes still stuck in limbo after Adidas split with Ye
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — It's been nearly seven months since Adidas split with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, and boxes of his popular Yeezy shoes are still piled up in warehouses. The fate of 1.2 billion euros ($1.3…
Nurses can get free coffee at Dunkin' this Saturday
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Dunkin' Donuts is giving back this Saturday for National Nurses Day. The company is offering free coffee to all nurses. They call it a "special Cup of Thanks for all that they do." [caption id="attachment_1339202" align="alignleft"…
Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexican culture, not independence
PHOENIX (AP) — American bars and restaurants gear up every year for Cinco de Mayo, offering special deals on Mexican food and alcoholic drinks for the May 5 holiday that is barely celebrated south…
Officials: Man killed 3, then self in rural Georgia town
A man recorded by a security camera fatally shooting his manager Thursday at a fast food restaurant in rural south Georgia is also suspected of killing his mother and grandmother at their nearby homes before taking his own life, authorities…
Former California college student arrested in 3 stabbings
DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — A 21-year-old who was a student at the University of California, Davis, until last week was arrested on accusations of fatally stabbing two people and wounding another in attacks that terrified the quiet college community, police…
Jury finds Ed Sheeran didn't copy Marvin Gaye classic
NEW YORK (AP) — British singer Ed Sheeran didn't steal key components of Marvin Gaye’s classic 1970s tune “Let’s Get It On” to create his hit song “Thinking Out Loud,” a jury said with a trial verdict Thursday, prompting Sheeran…
TECH BYTE: How to Avoid PayPal Scams
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Most of us are doing our shopping online nowadays. PayPal is one way to pay for those purchases, and criminals are taking advantage. Cybersecurity experts…
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"…