Man sentenced to 14 years for blowing up ATM
DECATUR, Ga. (WDEF) -- A man has been sentenced to 14 years for blowing up a bank ATM. Prosecutors say that in the middle of the night two years ago, he blew up a Bank of America ATM in…
Millions of Americans are facing food stamp cuts as grocery costs continue to rise
Millions of people who receive food stamps could soon see smaller benefits or even get kicked out of the program due to changes that are starting to roll out from the Republicans' "big, beautiful" tax…
Lawsuit filed against Sewanee: The University Of The South over mold in dorms
SEWANEE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The University of the South is facing a lawsuit seeking more than $35 million over toxic mold found in…
Woman who tried to sell Elvis Presley's Graceland sentenced to over 4 years in federal prison
A Missouri woman was sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in federal prison for scheming to defraud Elvis Presley's family by trying to auction off his Graceland home and property before a judge halted the brazen…
Shrimp sold in 31 states recalled due to possible radioactive contamination
AquaStar (USA) Corp. is recalling more than 85,000 bags of shrimp due to insanitary conditions where the products may have been contaminated with cesium-137, a radioactive element. In an alert posted Sunday, the U.S. Food and…
Bruce Pearl retires: Auburn coach abruptly steps down after 11-year tenure, greatest run in program history
College basketball has been hit with a huge coaching retirement decision for a second straight preseason. Auburn's Bruce Pearl is leaving the profession, sources told CBS Sports on Monday. The news comes less than a year after Virginia's Tony…
Day and night get equal billing Monday as fall equinox arrives.
Chattanooga, TN (Associated Press) - Day and night will get equal time for a brief moment as the equinox arrives. The Earth will experience about the same amount of day and night on Monday when the autumnal equinox arrives. From…
Madisonville police searching for vehicle involved in deadly hit-and-run
MADISONVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Madisonville Police Department (MPD) are searching for a vehicle involved in a fatal hit and run earlier this week. On Tuesday, September…
Geoff Duncan switches parties, announces campaign for Georgia Governor
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Geoff Duncan was serving as the state's Lieutenant Governor as a Republican when Donald Trump claimed the state election was rigged against him. He was the most resistant Republican to the President's claims. Today he announced…
Trump signs memo sending federal law enforcement to join Tennessee National Guard in Memphis
Washington — President Trump signed a presidential memorandum Monday mobilizing federal law enforcement agents to Memphis, Tennessee, as a part of a task force that will include the Tennessee National Guard, the latest planned Guard deployment in his…
More than 300 Koreans detained by ICE at Georgia Hyundai plant heading home
A Korean Air Boeing 747-8I sent from Seoul to repatriate hundreds of South Korean workers who were detained last week in an immigration raid at a Hyundai-LG battery plant under construction in Georgia is seen in…
Auburn professor stabbed to death while walking her dog in Alabama park; man charged with murder
A retired professor at Auburn University was stabbed to death over the weekend in a park near the Alabama college campus, according to Auburn Police and the university. A…
Chagas disease, or deadly kissing bug disease, has spread in the U.S. Here's what to know.
Chagas disease, a potentially deadly condition caused by an infected triatomine insect or "kissing bug," may be becoming endemic in the United States, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. In the…
Monroe County man charged with second degree murder
MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Monroe County man has been arrested and charged with second degree murder after stabbing a man at his home. On Thursday, September 4, 2025, at 11:45 p.m., a…
475 people detained in Georgia Hyundai raid by ICE, other agencies, officials say
In a large-scale immigration enforcement raid at a huge Hyundai facility in Georgia on Thursday, 475…
CHA announces new, non-stop United Airlines flight to Newark
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) has announced a new, non-stop flight to Newark, New Jersey (EWR) through United Airlines. This flight will start Monday, January 6, 2026, and operate on Mondays,…
Spirit Airlines ending service in 12 cities, including Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Spirit Airlines has announced its ending service in 12 cities, including Chattanooga. Spirit Airlines filed for its second bankruptcy on August 29, 2025.…
Florida moving to end all childhood vaccine mandates, DeSantis says, making it first state to do so
Governor Ron DeSantis and state Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo have announced that Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, making it the first in the nation to do…
New secondary barriers give added layer of security for airline cockpits
It's been nearly 25 years since 9/11, when terrorists hijacked commercial jetliners and turned them into weapons of mass destruction.…
Trump to announce Space Command headquarters moving from Colorado to Alabama, sources say
President Trump is expected to announce Tuesday afternoon that U.S. Space Command headquarters is moving from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Huntsville, Alabama, according to…
Alabama man on death row for 31 years granted new trial by federal judge
An Alabama death row inmate's murder conviction has been called into question by recent forensic tests that show another man's DNA on the victim's body. Decades after he was originally found guilty and sentenced, a…
Small Tennessee town divided over new ICE detention facility: "I don't want my neighbors to go to work out there"
Mason, Tennessee — The small West Tennessee town of Mason, just 2 square miles in size, is home to about 1,000 people. But its residents are now divided by what a new immigration detention facility will…
Five Monroe County corrections deputies suspended after in custody death ruled a homicide
MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Five Monroe County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) corrections deputies have been…
CCHS student charged after threatening mass violence
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Cumberland County High School (CCHS) student was charged after threatening mass violence. On Thursday, August 21, 2025, several students at CCHS reported to teacher that another student threatened mass…