Cleveland Man Pleads Guilty in Murder Case
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - Charlton Craig Liner has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to killing his ex-wife, Karen Liner, according to the 10th Judicial District…
What's Right With Our Schools, Chattanooga Library Story Time
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - The foundation for life-long learning is often laid in pre-school, but for people that young, learning has to be fun. That's exactly where Preschool story time comes in. Let's head to Chattanooga's Downtown Public library for…
CFC Brings Soccer to Erlanger Park
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Football Club is preparing to take the field at Erlanger Park for a milestone event in the club’s history. CFC will host Inter Miami…
Supreme Court temporarily extends women’s access to a widely used abortion pill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Thursday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug, mifepristone, to take effect.…
Oil prices rise as the Iran war drags on, but US stocks hang near their records
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are rising Monday as the war with Iran threatens to drag on, but the U.S. stock market is nevertheless hanging near its record heights. The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil climbed 2.9% to settle at…
Best cities to start a career in 2026: Atlanta ranks No.1, new report finds
Atlanta is the best city in the country to start a career, according to a new report released Monday. Personal finance company WalletHub ranked Atlanta No. 1 in its 2026 Best & Worst Places to Start a Career report, edging out…
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…