New Orleans — Speculation mounted Wednesday about possible causes of the weekend collapse of the half-built Hard Rock Café in New Orleans, reports the CBS affiliate here, WWL-TV. As authorities shifted from rescue operations to tearing down the structure's dangling…
Representative Elijah Cummings, of Baltimore, died early Thursday at the age of 68, his office said. Cummings died at Johns Hopkins Hospital at 2:45 a.m. from "complications concerning longstanding health challenges," his office said. He hadn't returned to work after…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - On Wednesday, The Gear Closet held a festival yard sale. There were tents. There were grills, sleeping bags and more. "If you can give new life to something then might as well. It kind of helps…
The owner of a California jewelry business was sentenced Wednesday to three weeks in prison after she was accused of paying $15,000 to rig her son's ACT exam and of falsely listing him as a racial minority on college applications.…
A Northwest Whitfield High School student with intellectual disabilities was voted Homecoming Queen.
"If this block grant is going to improve the health status of our community of Hamilton County, count me in."
A freshman high school student in California was tackled to the ground by classmates on Tuesday after authorities said he brought an unloaded handgun to school, CBS Los Angeles reports. The 14-year-old boy took out a small gun during metal…
Douglas Loverro, a veteran manager with broad experience in national security space operations, has been selected by NASA to lead the agency's human space flight programs. He takes over at a critical moment as the agency assesses the readiness of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - A Brainerd High School student gets arrested for bringing a handgun to school. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office says the student was searched, and the unloaded gun was found in their possession. The student was then…
A Hixson High School student gets arrested for bringing a loaded handgun to school.
By Sophie Lewis October 16, 2019 / 3:14 PM / CBS News Hundreds of migratory birds crashed into the NASCAR Hall of Fame building in Charlotte, North Carolina, Tuesday night. A nonprofit helping the survivors said a total of 310…
Updated on: October 16, 2019 / 12:25 PM / CBS/AP GM autoworker strike enters day 26 The United Auto Workers and General Motors have reached a tentative agreement that could end a monthlong strike by nearly 50,000 workers. Union leaders…
Wellington, New Zealand — Friends said Tuesday that lawyer Rachelle Bergeron planned to soon return to the U.S. after a challenging stint prosecuting criminals on the Pacific nation of Micronesia, but she was shot and killed as she returned home…
The parents of British 19-year-old Harry Dunn, who was killed in a traffic accident involving American Anne Sacoolas, tells "CBS This Morning" they rejected President Trump's surprise offer to meet with Sacoolas during a White House meeting on Tuesday. After…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Interstate 24 has reopened after it was shut down in both directions near the split Tuesday night. That's after law enforcement found themselves dealing with what they called a "person in distress." A Chattanooga Police Spokesperson…
Oklahoma AG on major opioid win An Oklahoma judge has acknowledged making a $107 million error in determining how much drugmaker Johnson & Johnson must pay to help address the state's opioid crisis. Following a hearing Tuesday in Cleveland County,…
Walker County Schools recently installed to technology to enhance safety and improve response times for law enforcement.
New study explores the effects of vaping A Michigan judge temporarily blocked the state's weeks-old ban on flavored e-cigarettes Tuesday, CBS Lansing affiliate WLNS reports. The judge claimed the ban may force adults to return to smoking more harmful tobacco…
Google unveiled its Pixel 4 smartphone and other hardware devices at the annual Made by Google event Tuesday, all of which are aimed at getting consumers hooked on the company's artificial intelligence services. The new phone boasts better facial recognition…
". . . when these warriors are riding, they're focusing just on the motorcycle, their surroundings, and they're not focusing on PTSD, TBI, or Combat Stress."
OOLTEWAH, Tenn (WDEF) -The Hamilton County sheriff's office is investigating an ATV wreck that killed one juvenile. The accident happened around 8 o clock Friday evening at the 8200 block of Bell Mill Road in Ooltewah. Police say the ATV…
A Hixson High School teacher wants her student to know they can succeed once they graduate. That's earned her this week's Golden Apple Award.
NASA showed off new spaceflight suits and red, white and blue moonsuits Tuesday that astronauts will wear when launching into deep space aboard the agency's Orion capsules and walking about on the moon during planned Artemis missions to the lunar…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF)- Police are investing a shooting on Brainerd Road From Monday afternoon. Upon arrival, police say a 22 year old female said she had been shot near the gas station in the 4700 block of Brainerd Rd. She…