By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District walked off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they were joined by teachers in a three-day strike…
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) arrested a Nolensville man for committing fraud through the online sports betting platform DraftKings. Bruce Orr faces eight charges of identity theft, following…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee lawmakers are making decisions this week on tweaking the state's "no-exception" abortion law. The state house approved some very narrow exceptions on Monday, after a furious battle by Democrats to add more. The state senate…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - One of the leading Chattanooga-based freight companies is being bought out. Officials with U.S. Xpress announced the deal on Tuesday morning. Knight-Swift Transportation is purchasing U.S. Xpress in what is being called one of the largest trucking…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden issued the first veto of his presidency Monday in an early sign of shifting White House relations with the new Congress since Republicans took control of the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee state senator accused of violating federal campaign finance laws is seeking to withdraw his guilty plea, arguing that he initially did so with “unsure heart and confused mind.” Brian Kelsey had entered a guilty…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - In just two short years, the Robotics team at OLPH is already making noise on the world stage! Those smart and capable students are…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee sheriff's deputies fatally shot a woman who was a suspect in a domestic violence incident, officials said. Shelby County deputies stopped a vehicle Saturday afternoon in Bartlett that matched the description of one involved in…
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia House members on Monday turned aside objections that tougher anti-gang sentencing laws would sweep too many young people into prison for long stretches, passing a bill backed by Republican Gov. Brian…
UPDATE: The Chattanooga Police Department issued a statement on why there is no imminent threat to the community: Some of you have asked why it has been stated there's no…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A vehicle struck a 55-year-old bicyclist on Friday. Now, Chattanooga Police have released an update on the incident, and they have cited the person responsible. The CPD said the bicyclist's injuries are not as serious as…
SODDY DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Kelcurt Foundation of Soddy Daisy is building a new way to give back to their community. Co-Founder, Curtis Cecil…
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Law enforcement officers arrested a man Monday for the death of his child back in September. A Bradley County Grand Jury indicted David Carroll Jr. for aggravated child neglect and criminally negligent homicide. [caption id="attachment_1273968"…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police released an update on the man who jumped out of an ambulance on Sunday and was hit by a car on I-24. They identified the man as James Moore. CPD said an ambulance was…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Police have recently arrested an Ooltewah man for sexual crimes against children. Hamilton County Officers arrested 47-year-old Robert Allan Bell on Friday. They are charging Bell with the following: Continuous…
By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff on Monday. The job cuts would mark the second largest…
By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Three men were found guilty Monday of the 2018 killing of star rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot outside a South Florida motorcycle shop while being robbed of $50,000. Michael Boatwright,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A person spraying chemicals with no ventilation resulted in a small explosion at an apartment building on Monday. The Chattanooga Fire Department responded to the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattery is hosting their fourth annual Great Adult Egg Hunt and Hoppy Hour next month. It will take place on Saturday, April 8 at 1 p.m. The location will be at the Sculpture Fields at…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - This is Bearettes Day in Bradley County. The County Commission made it official this morning with a proclamation honoring the Bradley County women's basketball team for…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Creative Discovery Museum is one of the "Crown Jewels" of downtown Chattanooga. It's been here for some 25 years, always coming up…
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A formerly well-connected Republican donor, accused of plying petite, vulnerable teenage girls with cash, liquor and gifts, goes on trial Tuesday on federal charges of sex trafficking minors. Anton “Tony” Lazzaro is…
CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — Three people are dead in what authorities said was a shooting in an Atlanta-area home early Monday, according to a news report. The Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office received a report of gunshots at 12:10 a.m. in…
UPDATE: Chattanooga Police received reports that a man entered the Regions Bank at 601 Market Street and fired several rounds. They said he left the bank with an unknown amount of money. The suspect fled the bank before police…