Early tax filers are enjoying bigger refunds compared to the same time last year, according to the latest figures from the Internal Revenue Service. As of Feb. 6, 2026, tax refunds averaged $2,290, up nearly 11% from the same point last year.…
Chick-Fil-A® is offering a free chicken biscuit through the Chick-Fil-A app to new and existing Chick-fil-A One® Members. The offer is from February 17, 2026, through February 28, 2026. Only one offer can be redeemed per…
Food City Store Manager, Jared FreemanFood City Store Manager, Nicole DashlerFood City Special Events Manager, Jaci KazyFriends of the Festival Executive Director , Mickey McCamishFriend of the Festival Board Chairperson, Becky BrowderFood City EVP of Operations…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga dedicated a new home on February 14 for a local mother and daughter, marking the completion of their journey through the…
Dr. Mathew Knowles will be making his journey back to UTC before the end of the month! The esteemed university lecturer is also the proud Dad of Beyoncé and…
By Zoe Christen Jones CBS NEWS The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the famed civil rights leader who marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and later ran for president, has died, his family says. He was 84.…
BENTON, Tenn. (WDEF)- A few…
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF)- Last month, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene officially resigned from her seat in Congress. Now, the election to determine her replacement is here. Monday marked the first day of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Tuesday a Tennessee youth rally will take place at the State Capitol, where advocates are calling for tobacco retail licensing to protect…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Today the Heritage Center highlighted Medal of Honor recipient George Jordan as part of its continued celebration of Black History Month. Tina Cahalan…
SALE CREEK, TN (WDEF) - McDonald Farm, a historic property spanning more than 1,300 acres in Hamilton County, is set to become Tennessee’s 70th state park. The plan includes roughly $45.3…
Chattanooga Whiskey has taken home Best Craft Producer at the American round of World Whiskies Awards and Icons of Whisky. The awards were announced at a ceremony held at the Brown Hotel in…
DALTON, GA (WDEF) - The Northwest Georgia College and Career Academy is continuing its mission to develop a 21st century workforce. They do that through focused…
An elderly couple has lost their house to a house fire that occurred at the 12,000 block of Newman Green Road on February 16. An elderly male heard his smoke detector activate, got up to investigate and then found…
Lululemon has long been a dominant force in the world of athleisure. But a series of headwinds, including a recent blunder over see-through leggings, is threatening the company's path forward. The Vancouver-based business, founded…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center will conduct a prescribed burn on Tuesday, February 17. They say locals may see smoke in the area throughout the day, but there is no cause for alarm and that the burn…
Tennessee lawmakers are scheduled this week to debate lab-grown meat. A bill comes up before a House subcommittee on Wednesday that would ban it in Tennessee. Lab-grown meat is the practice of growing animal cells…
Erwin Vanegas, a 22-year-old male from Rossville, has pled guilty to Malice Murder for the murder of 71-year-old Robert White on December 5, 2024 in the Catoosa County Jail,…
Presidents Day, which falls on Monday, Feb. 16, this year, was established to honor the birthday of the nation's first president, George Washington. The official name of the holiday is Washington's Birthday, although it's now…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - In an election year, Georgia Republicans are moving ahead with plans to cut the state income tax. The state Senate has approved bills this week to accomplish that. One would exempt the first 50-thousand dollars you make…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - What began as a broken femur to a life-changing diagnosis for one man now working to raise awareness about multiple myeloma. Dave was diagnosed several years ago…
ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) - On Saturday, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced that 26-year-old Reed Cohen Skelton has been convicted of trafficking a 16-year-old female in Fulton County. According to Carr, Skelton, a former ICU…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) - Today News 12 spoke with a local teenager who is asking for the community’s help to make her 15th birthday one to…
DADE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) On Friday the Dade County Sheriff's Office said goodbye to K9 Rocco. According to the Dade County Sheriff's Office social media posting, K9 Rocco had a career filled with notable achievements. "K9 Rocco departed this…