Southwest Airlines flight cancellations continue into Monday
Southwest Airlines canceled hundreds more flights Monday following a weekend of major service disruptions.
Merck asks US FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill
Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon to the world's arsenal against the pandemic.
Tornadoes cause damage in Oklahoma; storms rock central US
Several reported tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma late Sunday into early Monday morning, causing damage but no immediate word of deaths or injuries.
Tropical Storm Pamela forms off Mexico's Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Tropical Storm Pamela has formed off Mexico's Pacific coast and is expected to strengthen to hurricane status before hitting shore somewhere near the port of Mazatlan at midweek. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Pamela's center…
TECH BYTE: Uber Reserve Coming to Airports
The holiday season is right around the corner, and most people are starting to think about their travel plans.
Oil spill sidelines surfers in California
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Huntington Beach is still reeling from last week’s underwater pipeline leak that spilled crude into the Pacific Ocean off Southern California. The spill of at least 25,000 gallons and no more than 132,000 gallons of…
Strong earthquakes off coast of Hawaii
NAALEHU, Hawaii (AP) - Two strong earthquakes struck off the coast of the Big Island in Hawaii on Sunday, rattling residents and causing items to fall off shelves. The U.S. Geological Survey says the first quake had a magnitude of…
Alamo Police Officer killed; Suspect in custody
ALAMO, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say a man accused of gunning down a Georgia police officer during his first shift with the department ambushed him in retaliation for the officer’s arrest of an associate hours earlier. The Georgia Bureau of…
20th Annual Chattanooga Oktoberfest
The Chattanooga Market saw record breaking crowds for the 20th Annual Oktoberfest over the weekend.
Facebook unveils new safety controls
NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook, in the aftermath of damning testimony that its platforms harm children, will be introducing several features including prompting teens using its photo sharing app Instagram to take a break, and nudging them if they repeatedly…
Southwest Airlines cancels more than 1,000 weekend flights
NEW YORK (AP) - Southwest Airlines canceled hundreds of flights over the weekend, blaming the woes on air traffic control issues and weather. The airline canceled more than 1,000 flights, or 28% of its schedule as of 5 p.m. ET…
Family Promise's Food Truck and Fun Fest
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Today is World Homeless Day and Family Promise used the day to raise money and awareness. The organization hosted their Food Truck and Fun Fest. Family…
Missing Chattanooga man found
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga Police say that they have found 85-year-old Grady Tinsley. Tinsley has dementia, impaired speech, and other medical conditions. He went missing Saturday night around 6. Police say that they were notified about his whereabouts and were…
Grundy County SRO arrested
Sheriff Clint Shrum says that a Swiss Memorial School SRO was arrested.
Feds won't seek charges against cop in Jacob Blake shooting
Federal prosecutors announced Friday that they won’t file charges against a white police officer who shot Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last year — a shooting that sparked protests that led to the deaths of two men.
1 killed, 14 wounded in shootout at Minnesota bar
A shootout at a busy bar in St. Paul, Minnesota, early Sunday left a woman dead and 14 other people wounded, authorities said.
EXPLAINER: How US states help rich foreigners shield assets
A mention of "tax havens” typically conjures images of sun-soaked Caribbean escapes like the Cayman Islands or the buttoned-down banks of Switzerland. Not South Dakota. But a report detailing how world leaders and some of the planet's wealthiest people hide their riches has drawn new scrutiny to the growth of tax havens in the United States.
Average price of gas up by 6 cents per gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) - The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 6 cents over the past two weeks, to $3.31 per gallon. That’s $1.07 more than a year ago. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday…
COVID-19 vaccine protest in Fort Oglethorpe
Supporters of Tennessee Neighbors for Liberty protested Saturday in support of Nurses and staff members at CHI Memorial in Ft. Oglethorpe.
Top Golf in East Ridge hiring
Top Golf in East Ridge is hiring and they will be hosting hiring events this week.
Alabama Gov. Ivey extends help for hospitals
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has extended through the end of the October a COVID-19 state of emergency that relaxes some health care regulations to help hospitals with coronavirus patients.
US appeals court lets Texas resume ban on most abortions
A federal appeals court has allowed Texas to resume banning most abortions, just one day after clinics began racing to serve patients again for the first time since early September.
California spill not the environmental disaster first feared
After a crude oil sheen was detected on the waters off the Southern California coast, environmentalists feared the worst: A massive spill that would wreck the ecosystem.
Chattanooga creator of Songlorius success leads to Shark Tank
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Ellen was a Starbucks barista and Omayya was a railroad employee. Both were part-time musicians. "We deliver personalized studio-quality songs so it sounds like…