CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The Chattanooga Zoo will be open late on May 16 for their signature 21+ event, Spirits in the Wild, which is an after-hours event that offers adults a VIP zoo experience complete with an open bar,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are poised to take up a plan Thursday that could carve up a majority-Black congressional district, reshaping it to the GOP’s advantage as part of President…
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market is holding near its records as oil prices keep dropping on hopes that a deal may be nearing to allow tankers to carry crude once again from the Persian Gulf. The S&P…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- A beer truck has lost its load in Cleveland on May 7, 2026. The Cleveland Fire Department is asking people to avoid the intersection at Keith and 25th Streets NW. They say the load is in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Concerns over a statewide redistricting proposal are growing as Tennessee lawmakers continue a special session focused on congressional map changes. In Nashville, lawmakers are considering legislation that…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Quantum Collaborative announced the first pre-apprenticeship in the country. It is a 12 week program to teach early and mid-career professionals how to adapt quantum into their companies. They will have ten people in their…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's official X account announced that they have arrested a man in Chattanooga, Tenn. According to ICE, Leyvis Edi Velasquez-Perez was on probation for soliciting a…
COHUTTA, Ga. (WDEF) - We have an update regarding the developing story in the Cohutta. As of Wednesday morning, the city’s entire police department has been fired.…
A group of business owners at the Hamilton County Small Business Incubator standing in opposition to a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The National Association of Convenience Stores Foundation has opened voting for its second annual First Responder of the Year Award,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - May is Mental Health Awareness Month, bringing renewed attention to mental health challenges affecting millions of Americans. Nearly one in five adults experiences mental illness each year. Rising…
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices sank, and stock markets burst higher worldwide with hopes that a deal is nearing to allow tankers to deliver crude from the Persian Gulf again. The price for a barrel of Brent fell below…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- An 18-year-old has been arrested after fleeing police on Apison Pike on May 5, 2026. According to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO), a deputy located a vehicle matching…
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Tennessee who sustained economic losses caused by drought beginning on Dec.…
UPDATE: The Town of Cohutta will be holding a special town meeting on Friday, May 8, 2026 at 5 p.m. According to the agenda, there will be talks about reinstating the Cohutta…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Voter turnout hovered just above 10% in the May 5th County Primary Election, according to the Hamilton County Election Commission. They say 22,480 total ballots were cast from 216,060 total registered Hamilton…
Washington — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift that comes after months of appeals to President Trump from the vaping industry. The decision is…
NEW YORK (AP) — The price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. climbed 31 cents in the past week, spiking to an average of $4.54 per gallon Wednesday, a price 52% higher than before the war with…
Two California residents are suing Cento Fine Foods, alleging the company engaged in "tomato fraud" by claiming that the tomatoes in one of its canned products are the authentic San Marzano variety from Italy. The plaintiffs claim that Cento's "Certified…
Buc-ee's is taking a Georgia convenience store chain to federal court, accusing it of copying its famous beaver brand right down to the cartoon mascot, the color scheme, and the life-size animal statue…
COHUTTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Just a week following a press conference where both sides said the Cohutta standoff had been resolved, the Mayor has dissolved the town's police department. A sign in the doorway said the city police department was…
LONDON (AP) — Owners of some iPhones are in line to get cash payments of up to $95 from Apple after the company on Tuesday reached a $250 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit for false advertising of its artificial…
Today we are getting a closer look at Tennessee Republican's redistricting map. The following map is the current Tennessee districting map: Today, Republicans are proposing the following changes: This could affect our area by moving Rhea and Meigs counties out…
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are sinking Wednesday, and stock markets are bursting higher worldwide with hopes that the United States and Iran are nearing a deal to allow ships to deliver crude from the Persian Gulf once again to their…