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TWRA reports invasive Silver Carp now in Chickamauga Lake
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – We have told you that the scourge of southern fisheries was headed our way. Now the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency reports that the dreaded Silver Carp is here. You’ve probably seen the videos of the fish jumping around boats in the dozens. The carp from Asia have been moving up the Tennessee River system. On Friday, the…
Google’s top trends of the decade
Each year, Google rounds up the year in search trends and reveals the fastest-rising search terms people Googled that year. This year’s list is topped by searches for Disney+, followed by late Disney star Cameron Boyce, late rapper Nipsey Hussle, Hurricane Dorian, and the former NFL player Antonio Brown. Here’s a look at the top search terms on Google for every year…
Arrest made in murder of brother of 49ers quarterback
Nashville police said Wednesday they had arrested Michael D. Mosley, who wanted for criminal homicide in connection with a stabbing that killed two college students and wounded another outside a bar early Saturday morning. Mosley will be booked later Wednesday on two counts of criminal homicide and one count of attempted criminal homicide, CBS Nashville affiliate WTVF reported. Nashville Metro Police said…
Man sought for questioning in stabbing that killed QB’s brother
Police in Nashville say a 23-year-old man is being sought for questioning in connection with a stabbing that killed two college students and wounded another outside a bar early Saturday morning, CBS Nashville affiliate WTVF reports. Metro police released surveillance video of three men and one woman who were sought for questioning in the case. Based on public tips, they were able to…
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover completes its first test drive
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover just earned its driver’s license. The still-unnamed rover moved for the very first time Tuesday afternoon, and its proud parents are happy to report it passed the test. According to NASA, the rover managed to roll forward and backward, as well as spin around a room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, where the…
Riverbend releases artists for 2020 festival
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Friends of the Festival have announced their lineup for Riverbend 2020. This time time, they were not looking for traditional “headliners” in favor of pumping up the overall quality of the acts. In keeping with that, they are retiring the Coca Cola barge and moving the stage onshore. The main acts will ping pong between the new…
North America has lost nearly 3 billion birds since 1970
Over the last 50 years, the U.S. and Canada have slowly but surely lost 29% of their bird populations — amounting to nearly 3 billion birds. The shocking loss could be a sign of an ecological crisis, scientists said Thursday. According to a new study published in the journal Science by top ornithologists and government agencies, even common birds such as…
The father of the victim still isn’t ready to forgive Lee Hall on the eve of his execution
Lee Hall is scheduled to die Thursday evening.
Tennessee Music Pathways marker honors The Impressions in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The State of Tennessee will honor the Chattanooga roots of the international hit makers, The Impressions. On Tuesday at 10 AM, a Tennessee Music Pathways Marker will be installed at the Bessie Smith Curltural Center. Chattanooga born Fred Cash and Sam Gooden from the singing group will be there, along with family members of the late Curtis…
Soldierstone, a hidden memorial in Colorado honoring forgotten war veterans
Hidden high in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, in a remote and unmarked field, is a secret monument honoring war veterans. The lonely pillar of polished granite sits at more than 11,000 feet, in a clearing among majestic peaks. Just what it is, and how it got all the way up here, has for decades puzzled the hardy few who…
Purdue student died in 200-foot fall in Alabama cave
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) – Authorities in Alabama say a Purdue University student died in a 200-foot (60-meter) fall while rappelling in a cave. News outlets report 21-year-old Trever Col died Saturday after his equipment failed in Valhalla Cave Preserve in northern Alabama. The cave is known for its 227-foot (69-meter) pitch and its mile-long (1.5-kilometer) walkway at the bottom. Jackson…
Fired Navy secretary says he was ordered to violate “sacred oath”
President Trump’s Navy Secretary Richard Spencer said he was fired in the controversy over a Navy SEAL because the president gave him an order he couldn’t, “in good conscience,” carry out. Secretary Spencer’s removal follows a dispute that began when the president reversed the Navy’s demotion of Edward Gallagher, who was convicted of posing for a photo with a dead…
Bill Gates posts blog about his visit to Howard High in Chattanooga
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 called “I love this school’s energy!” is about his Howard visit. “I came away from my visit as excited about…
NASA discovery fuels hopes in search for life beyond Earth
Astronomers have long suspected that Jupiter’s moon Europa holds a salty ocean beneath its thick icy crust that could support life. Now, NASA has confirmed the detection of water erupting from large geysers on the moon’s surface. An international research team led by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland published a study Monday in the journal Nature Astronomy that confirmed the…
Ford debuts 2021 Mustang Mach-E all-electric SUV
Ford has unveiled its first all-electric SUV, marking the start of an avalanche of battery-powered vehicles coming from mainstream and luxury automakers during the next two years that industry analysts say will boost electric vehicle sales. The “Mustang Mach-E” was shown Sunday night ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show press days. Ford is aiming to deliver a product that…
Chattanooga Zoo hatches critically endangered turtle
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The Chattanooga Zoo has a new baby to brag about. This month, mother Nessie hatched the first Roti Island Snake-necked turtle at the Zoo. And there are three more healthy looking eggs in Nessie’s clutch. The Roti is a critically endangered species. The Zoo is taking part in a program to hatch new turtles with the hopes…
Kanye wants to change his name to “Christian Genius Billionaire”
Kanye West was recently named one of the world’s wealthiest hip hop artists by Forbes, with the publication estimating his net worth at $240 million. West, however, wants you to know he’s not a millionaire — he’s a billionaire. The rapper floated the idea of legally changing his name to “Christian Genius Billionaire Kanye West,” just so everyone knows it….
The Latest: Jeff Sessions announces 2020 run for Senate seat
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on former Attorney General Jeff Sessions running for U.S. Senate (all times local): 8:19 p.m. Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions will attempt to win back his old U.S. Senate seat in Alabama after a tumultuous time in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet. The Republican announced his 2020 run Thursday on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” The…
NASA opens untouched Apollo moon rock sample
In December 1972, astronauts on the Apollo 17 lunar mission returned to Earth with samples of rock and soil from the moon. On Tuesday, NASA scientists opened a sample that had been sealed and untouched for more than 40 years. The pristine sample of rock and regolith was opened on Tuesday at the Johnson Space Center in Houston as part of…
NASA’s new lunar rover will search for water on the moon
NASA wants to explore the moon’s mysterious South Pole, and it’s sending a new rover to do it. The VIPER will land in 2022 in search of water on the lunar surface. The Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover — or VIPER — will take samples of moon soil, looking for evidence of water-ice, NASA announced Friday. Starting in December 2022,…
Barbie’s Malibu Dreamhouse is available to rent on Airbnb
Barbie has been an astronaut, architect and even a paleontologist — and now she’s adding Airbnb host to her resume. The beloved doll’s very real, iconic Malibu Dreamhouse will be available to rent on Airbnb at the end of this month — and it only costs $60 a night, plus taxes and fees, Mattel and Airbnb said Thursday. The two bedroom,…
20 new moons were discovered around Saturn
Twenty new moons have been found to be orbiting Saturn — and scientists want the public’s help in naming them, according to a Carnegie Institution for Science news release. The new discovery brings the total moons around the “jewel of our solar system” to 82. The new moons are each about 3 miles in diameter and 17 orbit Saturn backwards, or in…
2 Americans among winners of 2019 Nobel Prize for medicine
Two Americans and a British scientist have been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine for discovering how the body’s cells sense and react to oxygen levels, work that has paved the way for new strategies to fight anemia, cancer and other diseases, the Nobel Committee said. Doctors William G. Kaelin Jr. of Harvard University, Gregg L. Semenza…
