Vice President Mike Pence made an unannounced trip to Iraq on Saturday, his first visit to the country as vice president. Pence traveled to Iraq previously when he was a congressman. Pence landed at the Al-Asad Air Base, which is…
A U.S. federal judge has awarded a Washington Post journalist and his family nearly $180 million in their lawsuit against Iran over his 544 days in captivity and torture while being held on internationally criticized espionage charges. The order in…
HIXSON, Tennessee (WDEF)- Parents from Middle Valley Elementary School are upset about a suicide awareness video that was shown at the school earlier this week. An SRO showed fourth grade students a video that left one little girl visibly upset.…
Amazon Web Services has filed a lawsuit contesting the Pentagon's decision to award a cloud computing contract to rival Microsoft in late October. A spokesperson for the company told CBS News that the evaluation process for awarding the $10 billion…
A vehicle fire on Interstate 75 near East Brainerd is backing up traffic.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police responded to a call of a pedestrian hit. The call came in around 6 p.m. in the 500 block Workman Road. Police say the unidentified man fell due to a medical emergency and that…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Auburn University is retiring its 20-year-old golden eagle mascot two years after it was grounded from flying at football games because of heart disease. A university statement issued Friday says the bird named Nova is being…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A jury on Friday convicted Mark Eric Howard of second degree murder of Jeanette Scholten. The 34 year old woman was found strangled in her room at the Chatt Inn in 2016. Investigators discovered that Howard was…
United Way is using technology to help students and their families access different community resources.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It was a big deal in Chattanooga when Bill Gates visited Howard High earlier this year. Now he's telling his version of the story. The billionaire philanthropist has a blog called GatesNotes. And his post this week…
"To the general public, you know, what they're going to see - first part of next year, is brand new looking gift shops."
DALTON, GA (WDEF) -Two Northwest Whitfield High School students were arrested today and turned over to Juvenile Court. The sheriff's office says a student brought a loaded handgun to school as "an intimidation technique toward two other students" there following…
Anchorage, Alaska — The Trump administration will consider a new management plan and expanded oil drilling for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, an Indiana-size area that former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar characterized as an "iconic place on our Earth." The Bureau of…
UPDATE: Chattanooga Police have identified the driver killed in a collision with a CARTA bus this morning on Shallowford Road. She was 23 year old Alicia Wright Nazario. A child in the vehicle was in a car seat and only…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF)- A pedestrian was sent to the hospital after getting hit by a vehicle. It happened this evening. Chattanooga Police say the man was struck in the 23-hundred block of McCallie Avenue. The C-P-D traffic unit responded. Police…
A New Jersey company is recalling more than 75,000 pounds of salad products due to a potential E. coli contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said in a Thursday statement. The recall impacts 22 states…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee is releasing proposed rules and has hired a director for its online-only sports betting program. But there’s still no indication of when people can start placing bets. At Tennessee’s first state sports betting advisory council…
The Chattanooga City Hall Annex was declared all clear after a bomb threat. The Chattanooga fire department has charged a man with calling in the bomb threat. 57 year old, Gabriel Griffin is charged with Reckless Endangerment and filing a…
CHICKAMAUGA, Georgia (WDEF) - There will soon be a new branch of the Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union serving north Georgia. Groundbreaking was held this morning for a branch in Chickamauga, Georgia. The free-standing building is the 19th branch and…
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A former East Ridge Police officer who claims he was fired for complaining about the department, has filed a lawsuit against the city. Adam Rose was fired last November, after a investigation into what was…
Three years ago today, six children were killed in the Woodmore bus crash.
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF)- An accident this morning involving two North Whitfield Middle School buses in Bradley county sent 18 students and 6 staff members to the hospital. The two school buses were following each other on the way to a…
Washington — The Trump administration on Thursday began deporting migrants who sought refuge in the U.S. to Guatemala, the first step in the implementation of a controversial agreement with the Guatemalan government aimed at requiring asylum-seekers from other countries to…
The U.S. Secret Service spent more than $250,000 at properties owned by President Trump in the first five months of his presidency, according to new documents. Obtained by the government watchdog group Property of the People through the Freedom of…