By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer Abstract: SpaceX’s giant new rocket exploded minutes after blasting off on it first test flight and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. Elon Musk’s company was aiming to…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A jury quickly found a local woman guilty of Second Degree Murder in a fentanyl overdose case on Wednesday. Prosecutors say Morgan…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Tennessee lawmakers who faced expulsion votes after participating in protests over last month's school shooting in Nashville will visit the White House to meet with President Joe Biden on Monday. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced the visit on Wednesday. She…
Move over “Dick and Jane.” A different approach to teaching kids how to read is on the rise. For decades, two schools of thought have clashed on how to best teach children to read,…
DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Two teenagers and a 20-year-old man have been arrested and charged with reckless murder in connection with a shooting that killed…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanoogans and other local citizens can learn more about foster care at an upcoming conference. Tennessee Kids Belong (TKB) is hosting their second annual regional Foster Care Summit on May 6. It will last from 8:30…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Thanks to all the technology these days, it doesn't take long to use up your storage. That's why Chattanooga company StratusGrid is helping their customers put their information on the cloud instead of a hard drive.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - First responders held an emergency response drill on Lovell Field at the Chattanooga Airport today. (more…)
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County Commissioners approved new rules for short-term vacation rental (STVR) properties. They voted on the resolution Wednesday morning. These rules only apply…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- This week, Tennessee is reminding drivers to be careful through work zones. To get the point across, TDOT has set up memorial displays across the state. They…
SODDY DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Earth Day is an annual affair here in America Every April 22. That means this coming Saturday! And it's even more meaningful…
GEORGIA (WDEF) -- WalletHub released a report on Wednesday detailing which states are struggling the most in hiring. Among those states, the survey ranked Georgia as number two. The report reveals that labor force…
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- Catoosa County residents will be able to have backyard chickens for personal use. Commissioners made the approval on Tuesday. Female chickens, or hens, are now allowed in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga community can receive free dental care this upcoming Friday. On April 21, Winn Smiles Dental Practice is having a volunteer effort to benefit the community. They're calling it "Smiles from the Heart." Winn Smiles staff…
ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) -- One woman who falsely acted as a licensed physician's assistant now faces federal prison time, according to the DOJ. On Tuesday, a judge ruled that 55-year-old Theresa Pickering will face two years and nine months in…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee lawmakers are moving forward with changes to a controversial third grade test. The current law requires students to repeat the grade if they don't pass one state test. During…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Firefighters saved a man from drowning in a swimming pool on Tuesday afternoon. The 20-year-old man was in the deep end of the pool at the Midtown Ridge Apartments on McBrien Road. Others around could…
Cars are seen piled on top of each other at the scene of a partial collapse of a parking garage in the Financial District of New York, Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary…
ATLANTA (AP) — Charles Stanley, a prominent televangelist who once led the Southern Baptist Convention, died Tuesday at his home in Atlanta at age 90, In Touch Ministries announced. No cause of death was announced. Born in rural Dry Fork,…
LYONS, Colo. (AP) — Garrett Cammans and his brothers sometimes don't talk about their toughest moments on the job in the cloud seeding business, like the time when one of them got…
JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Voters in an Atlanta suburb appear to have replaced their convicted ex-sheriff with a former employee he backed. Levon Allen narrowly beat Clarence Cox in a Tuesday runoff election to become sheriff of Clayton County, according…
NEW YORK (AP) — As autism diagnoses become increasingly common, health officials have wondered how many U.S. kids have relatively mild symptoms and how many have more serious symptoms, such as very low IQ and inability to speak. A first-of-its-kind…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Four Americans affiliated with a Black empowerment and political organization have been charged along with three Russians with conspiring to covertly sow discord in U.S. society, spread Russian propaganda and interfere illegally in U.S. elections,…
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines planes were briefly grounded nationwide Tuesday for what the airline called an intermittent technology issue, leading to more than 2,200 delayed flights just four months after the carrier suffered…