Iranian American woman shares perspective on protests over Iran Strike
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - An Iranian American woman who fled the Islamic regime nearly five years ago is sharing her perspective as protests continue across the…
Driver arrested for DUI after hitting a utility pole and multiple parked campers
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) – Early Sunday morning, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), responded to Single Vehicle Crash on Hixson Pike. According to HCSO, around 3:10 AM, deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 7300 block of…
Road reponed after single vehicle accident
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Early Sunday morning, Hixson Pike was Temporarily Closed Due to Single Vehicle Accident. According to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO), the 7300 block of Hixson Pike, between Stonewall Farms Subdivision and Thrasher Pike, was…
Chattanooga Convention Center hosts Scenic Stitches Fiber Festival
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The second annual Scenic Stitches Fiber Festival is taking place this weekend at the Chattanooga Convention Center, running February 28 through March 1. Dozens…
Protesters Fill Ross’s Landing and speak out against ICE policies
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - As ICE protests continue, a group of community members gathered at Ross’s Landing to voice their opposition to the organization and the…
Protesters at Ross’s Landing voice concerns over ICE and strike on Iran
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - While News 12 was at Ross’s Landing covering an ICE protest, we took the opportunity to ask citizens what they…
Mathew Knowles Returns to UTC in Full-Circle Homecoming
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) It was a full-circle moment on the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus as Dr. Mathew Knowles returned for the first time since the early 1970s, bringing with him decades of experience in the music industry and…
Caleb Askins gets reduction in charges on day four of murder trial
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Friday was day four of the Askins Brothers Trial. They are charged with the 2023 murder of Warren Crutcher at a…
Weber recalls 3.2 million wire bristle grill brushes over ingestion hazard
Palatine, Illinois-based Weber has issued a recall of more than 3.2 million metal wire bristle grill brushes because you could ingest the bristles. In the recall posted Thursday to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission website, the company said the small…
Volkswagen Hosts E Lab Showcase
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Volkswagen hosted its annual E Lab showcase at their Chattanooga Conference Center Friday. The event brought students and parents from all over Hamilton County to one place…
River Games Chattanooga is returning for another year
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga River Games are officially returning for another year at Ross's Landing. The extreme sporting event features kayak ramp jumps, rock climbing, and more. The event…
State Farm to offer $100 average refund to car insurance customers
State Farm is issuing an average refund of $100 per vehicle to its auto insurance customers in what the company says is the largest dividend in its history. The insurer said Thursday that the…
Chatsworth Dunkin' to give first 100 guests free coffee for 100 days during grand opening
CHATSWORTH -- Dunkin’s newest location in Chatsworth will celebrate its grand opening Tuesday, March 3 by giving away free coffee for 100 days to the first 100 guests. They say beginning at 5 a.m., the…
American among those killed on speedboat in Cuban waters, White House confirms
American citizens were on board a stolen speedboat that entered Cuban waters Wednesday, and at least one American was one of four people killed by Cuba's coast guard after the occupants of the boat allegedly opened fire on the Cuban military, the…
U.S. offers $10 million for capture of alleged Sinaloa cartel bosses "The Frog" and "Achilles"
The U.S. State Department said Thursday that it would pay up to $10 million for information leading to the arrests or convictions of two brothers identified as leaders of Mexico's Sinaloa…
Scottsboro arrests for guns and drugs
SCOTTSBORO, Alabama (WDEF) - A Police call in northeast Alabama ended with the arrest of two residents. Officers from the Scottsboro Police Department were called to the home Wednesday night. They say while they were at the door, officers detected…
Woman sentenced for stealing 8,000 Gift Cards from Home Depot
ATLANTA (WDEF) - A Georgia woman faces three years in prison for a major fraud against Home Depot. Prosecutors say Felecia Ingram stole more than $4 million in gift cards. She was a gift card sales associate for The Home…
Askins Trial Shows Key Evidence
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Testimony in the trial of Samuel and Caleb Askins focused Thursday on alleged gang activity, a traffic stop, and forensic evidence tied to the Maryland Street shooting.…
FedEx says it will return to customers any refunds it gets back from Trump’s illegal tariffs
NEW YORK (AP) — Delivery company FedEx said in a statement on Thursday that it will return any tariff refund it might get to shippers and customers who paid them. The statement came after FedEx filed suit in the U.S.…
LIFT Youth Center plans April 'Clean Catoosa' event
Ringgold, GA (WDEF) -- Catoosa County, Georgia is known for its natural beauty, but just like everywhere else, litter is a problem. The LIFT Youth Center in…
171 bodies found in mass graves in eastern Congo, an official says
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese authorities and a civil society group said Thursday that mass graves were found in part of eastern Congo that the M23 rebel group has recently withdrawn from, as fighting in the region escalates despite a…
Papa John's to close 300 restaurant as it moves to cut costs and boost growth
Papa John's plans to shutter 300 of its restaurants by the end of 2027 as the struggling pizza chain moves to cut costs and close underperforming locations. Chief Financial Officer Ravi Thanawala said in a fourth-quarter earnings call with Wall…
Burger King is testing AI headsets that will know if employees say “welcome” or “thank you”
Burger King is testing AI-powered headsets that can recite recipes, alert managers when inventories are low and even track how friendly employees are to customers. Restaurant Brands International – the Miami-based company that owns…
Mortgage rates fall below 6% for the first time since 2022
Homebuyers are welcoming something they haven't seen since 2022: mortgage rates below 6%. The reduction could offer home hunters some financial breathing room as the spring home-buying season gets started. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate fell to 5.98% from…