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Money

Experts offer advice as student loan payments resume

News

Government shutdown would halt Great Smoky Mountains operations during one of the busiest times of the year

In October 2022, around 1.6 million people visited the Great Smoky Mountains. That month saw the most visitors of the year.
Specials Watch

Soaring with the Blue Angels | Once in a lifetime opportunity

Ride along with San Diego anchor Marcella Lee as she gets the opportunity of a lifetime to fly with the Blue Angels in an F/A-18 Super Hornet.
Health

Red Cross: National blood shortage prompts urgent plea for donors

Donors of all blood types are urgently needed, and there is an emergency need for platelet donors and type O blood donors.
National

Nearly 5 years in prison for 'zip tie guy' who entered Capitol with mother

Eric Gavelek Munchel and his mother, Lisa Eisenhart, will serve nearly five years and 2.5 years respectively for their role in the Jan. 6 riots.
Outreach

Memphis organization helps families displaced in Maui wildfires

“I've never seen something burned as completely as this,” said Ben Owen, Flanders Field and We Fight Monsters.
Military News

Man from Chattanooga receives Medal of Honor for flying helicopter to rescue patrol team during the Vietnam War

Captain Larry Taylor was born in 1942 and flew a helicopter into an active combat zone to rescue a four-man patrol team in Vietnam.
Nation World

3M agrees to pay $6 billion to settle earplug lawsuits from US service members

The service members alleged that a defective design allowed the earplugs to loosen slightly, leading to hearing damage.
Crime

Florida police confirm deadly shooting as hate crime after three shot at store, suspect kills himself

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters told a news conference that the attack that left two Black men and one Black woman dead was definitely “racially motivated."
Politics

Memphis community responds to Governor Bill Lee's ideas for youth justice reform

“How do we make sure their housing is secure or their food is secure? That security, that safety, will lead to safety for us all,” said Cardell Orrin.
Nation World

Law expanding benefits for toxin-exposed veterans nears anniversary: 'I still wake up pinching myself'

Although there's no deadline, anyone who files an eligible claim or signals the intent to do so by Wednesday could collect payments retroactive to last year.
In The News

In the News Now: Historical context of latest Trump indictment

An associate professor at Case Western Reserve University breaks down the latest indictment against Trump with a historical and global context.