UPDATE: CFD confirmed that the substance was a non-hazardous powder and they reopened the roads. Firefighters thoroughly sprayed the railroad crossings, tracks and road with water to remove the powder. Officials believe the powder…
UPDATE: TDOT's Twitter shared more context to the bridge damage and repair. They state that the bridge was hit in February of this year. So, it was scheduled for a three-month precautionary…
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — The gunman who killed three people and wounded six others as he fired randomly while roaming his northwestern New Mexico neighborhood was a local high school student and his victims include a 97-year-old woman and her…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un examined a finished military spy satellite, which his country is expected to launch soon, during a visit to an aerospace facility where he described space-based reconnaissance as crucial for…
Chattanooga police are investigating a shooting that left one person injured. It happened at around 8:30 Tuesday night in the 1400 block of Fagan Street. Police say they were told the victim was taken from the scene to the hospital…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Nordstrom Rack is showing off its newest store, which is opening soon at The Terrace at Hamilton Place. The 24,000-square-foot store will be Nordstrom Rack's…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga's City Council passed new laws for owning short-term vacation rentals (STVR) on Tuesday. It "simplifies compliance, increases fines for violations, and protects Chattanooga’s residential zones from overtly commercial activity," according to the City of Chattanooga.…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) - The Dalton School Bus Strike is continuing for a second day. (more…)
MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Monroe County man faces 52 years in prison for possession of meth and a firearm. A judge sentenced Charles Blankenship on Monday. Officials charged him with possession of meth over 300 grams and possession…
SEQUATCHIE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Sequatchie County Schools alerted parents on Tuesday that the door on one of their buses had broken. Officials said a rock hit the glass door of bus #1, causing it to break. They say students…
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- A single-vehicle crash happened on I-75 Monday, killing one person. It happened just before 2 p.m. at the Carbondale exit near Dalton. Georgia State Patrol identified the victim as Lynn Ann Fleming of Buford, Georgia.…
NEW YORK (AP) — An infant formula recalled over potential bacteria contamination was distributed to retailers across eight states even after the recall begun, according to a release published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week. [caption id="attachment_1343047"…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Blood Assurance is asking the public to donate and says they are in critical need of blood. The organization had less than a two-day's supply of most blood types as of Tuesday. They are specifically asking…
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- East Ridge Police provided an update on a shooting that occurred on Poindexter Avenue on Monday. Police arrested 20-year-old Travell Harris and 22-year-old Mikia Hudgins on charges related to shooting two people in a home.…
ATLANTA (AP) — Electricity bills for Georgia Power Co. customers will be going up 12% beginning in June after Georgia’s elected utility regulators Tuesday approved the boost to make up for the higher cost of fuel. The five Republican commissioners…
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Dunlap man is facing several charges of drug possession after being arrested on Saturday. In a traffic stop, officers arrested Jacob Cain Foster. He was the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A new restaurant is coming to St. Elmo this summer. Little Coyote will be filling the vacancy left when Mojo Burrito shut down.…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Two Chattanooga men have been charged with the rape of an 18 year old college student in Nashville. Nashville police say the victim from Western Kentucky University had gone to Nashville with a friend. She says…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- The bus strike in Dalton is still ongoing as of Tuesday. Bus drivers started striking Monday, causing Dalton schools to be virtual for the day. Now First Student, the school bus company, has started negotiating. They…
GUILD, Tennessee (WDEF) - Drug Task Force Agents credit one of their K-9 officers with sniffing out some meth suspects in Marion County last week. They were investigating suspected meth…
NEW YORK (AP) — The government of the U.S. Virgin Islands is trying to subpoena billionaire Elon Musk for documents in its lawsuit seeking to hold JPMorgan Chase liable for sex trafficking acts committed by businessman Jeffrey Epstein. Musk has…
DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis is telling owners of nearly 220,000 Jeep Cherokee SUVs worldwide to park them outdoors and away from other vehicles because the power liftgates can catch fire even when the engines are off. The company is recalling certain…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Lake Resort Drive in Chattanooga is getting a bridge. Work begins this week on the nearly $6 million project. TDOT got the money through the…
The U.S. has approved more than $42 billion in federal student loan debt forgiveness for more than 615,000 borrowers in the past 18 months as part of a program aimed at getting more people…