What is a gas tax holiday?
A gas tax holiday is a temporary suspension of the federal gas tax, currently set at 18.4 cents per gallon on gasoline and 24.4 cents per gallon on diesel fuel. That does not include state taxes, which often are higher.…
Heat stroke is suspected among 6 found dead in a shipping container at a rail yard near Texas border
LAREDO, Texas (AP) — A South Texas medical examiner believes heat stroke may have led to the death of six people thought to be immigrants who were found Sunday afternoon inside a shipping container at a Union Pacific rail yard…
Pet of the Week: Milli Vanilli
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Join us at Prime New at 7 to meet this week's Pet of the Week: Milli Vanilli. This playful, affectionate cuddlebug is 1 year old and so full of life and love! Milli Vanilli is smart, attentive,…
Craig Liner pleads guilty to 2025 murder of ex-wife
UPDATE: Craig Liner has pleaded guilty of the 2025 killing of his ex-wife Karen Liner and has been sentenced to life in prison. Liner…
Lawsuit blames ChatGPT maker OpenAI for bot helping plan a mass shooting
The widow of a man killed…
Pediatrics group issues new guidance on recess for the first time in 13 years
Recess isn’t just a fun break for grade schoolers. It’s crucial to good health and good grades for kids of all ages. That’s the message from a leading pediatricians group, which just released the first new guidance in 13 years about…
Hantavirus outbreak: 2 Georgia residents exposed arrive at Emory University Hospital for evaluation
Two Georgia residents believed to have been exposed to hantavirus arrived in Atlanta on Monday and were taken to Emory University Hospital after being transported through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, federal health officials confirmed. The…
Trump says he intends to suspend gas tax "for a period of time"
Washington — President Trump told CBS News on Monday that he intends to suspend the federal gas tax 'for a period of time" and phase it back in "when gas goes down." The…
Google disrupts hackers using AI to exploit an unknown weakness in a company’s digital defense
Google said Monday that it had disrupted a criminal group’s attempt to use artificial intelligence to exploit another company’s previously unknown digital vulnerability, adding to heightened worries across government and private industry about AI’s risks for cybersecurity.…
Sen. Mark Kelly says Trump administration's $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget request is "outrageous"
Washington — Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona said Sunday that the Trump administration's $1.5 trillion budget request for defense spending is "outrageous." "They need to submit a defense budget that makes sense for the moment…
Kemp to sign tax cut bills Monday, delivering savings for Georgia families and homeowners
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will put his signature on a pair of tax relief bills Monday that will lower income taxes, boost deductions, and give homeowners new tools to fight rising property tax bills. Kemp's office notified…
6 bodies found in Union Pacific boxcar in Laredo, Texas, near Mexico, police say
Six people were found dead Sunday in a Union Pacific Railroad boxcar in Laredo, Texas, a city on the Mexican border, police there said. A railroad employee found the bodies, police said, adding that, "This is an on going fluid…
Wall Street mixed, oil prices jump as Trump calls Iran’s response to peace deal ‘unacceptable’
U.S. markets hovered near all-time highs Monday and oil rose more than 2% after President Donald Trump appeared to dismiss Iran’s response to a U.S. peace plan. Futures for the S&P 500 were essentially unchanged, while…
Mother’s Day Paddle Through Downtown
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Families spent part of Mother’s Day on the water Sunday morning during a special kayaking adventure hosted by Outdoor Chattanooga. The guided paddle took participants through downtown…
Sunscreen Confusion Raises Melanoma Concerns
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - May is Melanoma Awareness Month, and a new national survey is highlighting growing confusion surrounding sunscreen safety and daily sun protection. The survey, released by the Melanoma…
East Brainerd residential fire results in total loss and damages other houses
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Fire Department had all-hands-on-deck as an overnight fire damages several homes. At 1:23 AM Monday morning, CFD repsonded to a possible residential structure fire call at 1700 block…
Mother celebrates special Mother’s Day as a bonus mom to students far from home
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - As we continue celebrating Mother’s Day weekend, one mother we met at the Chattanooga Market says this year…
Dayton celebrates 79th Annual Tennessee Strawberry Festival
DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF) - Downtown Dayton celebrated its 79th annual Strawberry Festival with an entire week of events for the community. The president of the Chamber of Commerce, Molli…
11 people injured, taken to hospitals after boat explosion near Miami
MIAMI (AP) — About a dozen people were taken to hospitals with injuries Saturday after emergency officials responded to a boat explosion near Miami, the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue agency said. A charter boat was in Biscayne Bay, near Haulover Sandbar,…
CDC activates Level 3 emergency response for hantavirus outbreak: Here's what that means
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has activated its 24/7 emergency center in Atlanta to monitor the recent deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, sources tell CBS News. CDC officials say its center is now operating on a Level 3…
"We just hit somebody": Audio captures the moment a Frontier plane fatally struck a pedestrian on the runway
An audio recording captures the moments after a Frontier Airlines flight struck a pedestrian while departing Denver International Airport on Friday. Things begin smoothly, with the tower confirming the pilot is clear for takeoff and wishing the flight crew "a good night,"…
Cohutta Town Council reinstates police department, tables decision on mayor's future
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Usher is looking for interns to hit the road with him and Chris Brown this summer
If you've ever dreamed of working behind the scenes of a major concert tour, Usher wants to hear from you, and the deadline is this Saturday. The R&B superstar is searching for 10 paid interns to join him on the…