W Road and Roberts Mill Road to close for maintenance
Roberts Mill Road and the W Road are scheduled to close for maintenance and community clean up. The details are as follows: The Hamilton County Highway Department will close the W Road…
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Stocks tick higher, led by UnitedHealth Group, as oil prices remain relatively stable
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks are ticking higher after UnitedHealth Group and other big companies showed they’re making even bigger profits than analysts expected. Oil prices, meanwhile, remained relatively stable Tuesday as optimism seems to be sticking in financial…
Trump says administration is weighing currency swap for UAE
Trump confirmed in his CNBC interview that he’s considering a request from the United Arab Emirates Central bank for a currency swap to help secure dollar liquidity for the oil-rich economy that’s been rattled by the Iran conflict. The president…
Trump says he "expects to be bombing" again as two-week ceasefire nears its end
Asked by CNBC's Joe Kernan whether he would extend the current ceasefire with Iran if peace talks do begin and make some progress, President Trump indicated Tuesday that he would not prefer that option. "I don't want to do that.…
Maclellan Island Future Vision
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Maclellan Island is still in the early stages of what could become a long-term transformation, with community partners working together to shape its future. Groups like Chattanooga Botanical…
Learn to stay safe this summer with the Chattanooga Zoo
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - School is nearly out , which is why the Chattanooga Zoo and Children's Hospital at Erlanger is making sure kids know how to stay safe in all situations…
Chattanooga has two of the worst trucking bottlenecks in the country
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga still has two of the worst bottlenecks in the country for trucks. The American Transportation Research Institute makes the list every year of the worst 100 places for 18-wheelers. The I-75 and I-24 merge places 30th on…
Lorrie Morgan headlines this weekend's National Cornbread Festival
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tennessee (WDEF) - The organizers of the National Cornbread Festival have posted their musical lineups for this coming weekend. The Festival runs from Friday through Sunday in South Pittsburg. The headliner will be country music singer Lorrie Morgan. She…
Bradley Central Downs Ooltewah 9-6
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) In a key district baseball match-up on Monday, Bradley Central won game one of their series against Ooltewah 9-6. The two clubs entered the contest in a three-way tie for first in their district. [blox_vms account="WDEF" key="4957a733702257be1b4ff26f9d50185603bcf9fe" vtitle="Bradley…
Auburn Starting $323 Million Renovation to Jordan Hare Stadium
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn is moving forward with the largest capital project in program history. The school’s board of trustees granted final approval Friday for a multipurpose facility and a plaza space to be built at the north end of…
Braves Win Sixth Straight With 9-4 Victory Over Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — Matt Olson had three RBIs, Bryce Elder struck out six in 6 2/3 innings and the Atlanta Braves won their sixth straight game with a 9-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday night. Drake Baldwin added…
Bradley County passes strict new regulations against data centers
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- "Because I care much about this child and what you guys are voting, (me speaking is for) this gal right here." Tyler Ownby, holding…
Vols Basketball Adds VCU Transfer Terrence Hill Jr
(utsports.com)– University of Tennessee head men's basketball coach Rick Barnes announced Monday the addition of Terrence Hill Jr. A 2025-26 First Team All-A-10 choice at VCU, Hill comes to Rocky Top as a junior guard with two years of eligibility left. "Terrence comes…
Lookouts Welcomed 39,000 Fans During Inaugural Home Series at New Erlanger Park
(press release) - The Chattanooga Lookouts today announced the successful completion of the team’s first-ever homestand at Erlanger Park, highlighted by three sell-outs and an average crowd of 6,500 fans per game. Across six games, Lookouts fans packed Erlanger Park and…
City High Class of 1976 reunion
The City High class of 1976 will be having their 50th Class Reunion on June 19 and 20, 2026. They will meet at ALOFT Hotel Bar on June 19, 2026 and will have a dinner and dance at the Mariott…
Small plane crashes in parking lot of Southern California auto store
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The pilot of a small plane was injured Monday after crashing his aircraft in the parking lot of auto parts store in Southern California, authorities said. The crash was reported shortly after 11 a.m. by an…
Creatives dress up rubber ducks in Collegedale contest
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF)- 24 contestants are trying to waddle to victory…
Oil prices rise and US stocks give back a bit of their record-breaking rally
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices climbed following the latest rise of U.S.-Iran tensions, but the moves were more modest than they were earlier in the war. U.S. stocks meanwhile gave back a bit of their record-breaking rally Monday. The…
New case of bird flu detected in South Georgia backyard flock, agriculture officials say
Officials with the Georgia Department of Agriculture say they have confirmed a new case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a backyard flock in the southern part of the state. Authorities report that the affected flock, comprising dozens of chickens,…
New report says Gaza recovery and reconstruction will cost $71.4 billion over 10 years
The report by the United Nations and the European Union with input from the World Bank says the total includes $26.3 billion in the first 18 months to restore essential services, rebuild critical infrastructure and support economic recovery. The damage…
Trump offers mixed messages about path ahead for US war against Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump offered mixed messages Monday about the path ahead for the U.S. war against Iran, declaring that he was in no rush to end the conflict while also expressing confidence that further negotiations with Tehran…
National Cornbread Festival announces music lineup
The organizers of the National Cornbread Festival have posted their musical lineups for this coming weekend. The Festival runs from Friday through Sunday in South Pittsburg. The headliner will be country…
Retired Fire Chief Joe Knowles passes away at 93
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The Chattanooga Fire Department (CFD) has shared that Retired Fire Chief Joe Knowles has passed away at the age of 93. Chief Knowles passed on April 20, 2026. Chief Knowles became Chattanooga’s fire chief in 1976…
Trump says "time is not my adversary" in reaching a deal with Iran
Only a day after threatening that Iran would be "getting blown up" unless the regime signed a U.S.-backed deal, the president on Monday said he's in no rush to reach an agreement with Tehran. "The Democrats are doing everything possible…
FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for article that alleged excessive drinking
FBI Director Kash Patel hit The Atlantic magazine with a $250 million defamation lawsuit on Monday, claiming an article that talked about mismanagement at the agency and his alleged excessive drinking was false and…
Planned fight escalates to shooting that kills 2 at North Carolina park, authorities say
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - A planned fight among young people escalated into a mass shooting at a North Carolina park Monday morning that left two people dead, authorities said. The shooting happened around 10 a.m. at Leinbach Park, which is…
Oil prices rise, U.S. stocks decline from record-breaking rally
Oil prices were climbing Monday, but the moves were more modest than they were earlier in the war. U.S. stocks, meanwhile, are giving back a bit of their record-breaking rally. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% from its all-time high and…
Man charged with DUI, child neglect after a child was found unrestrained in his car following a police chase
A DUI chase and arrest from over the weekend included the twist of having a small child involved. Chattanooga police say they got a call about a vehicle running red lights and speeding downtown with the child. Police chased the vehicle along north Holtzclaw until they got him stopped on East Third Street. They found an unrestrained two-year-old in the vehicle with the driver. Police say Pascual Mendez admitted he was drunk. They say he tested more than double the legal driving limit. Mendez faces charges of DUI, reckless endangerment…
Pet of the Week: Hyde!
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Join us at Prime News at 7 to meet this week's Pet of the Week: Hyde! Hyde is a 3-month-old mixed breed pup looking for his forever home! He is the last of his litter of…
U.S. hosting second round of Israel-Lebanon talks this week, official says
The U.S. will host a second round of talks between Israel and Lebanon later this week, a State Department official told CBS News. The ambassador-level talks are expected to take place Thursday at the State Department. "The United States welcomes…
Singer D4vd charged with murder of girl, 14, found dismembered in his car
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Singer D4vd has been charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old girl whose dismembered and decomposed body was found in September in his apparently abandoned…
Chattanooga holds two of the worst bottlenecks for trucks in the country
Chattanooga still has two of the worst bottlenecks in the country for trucks. The American Transportation Research Institute makes the list every year of the worst 100 places for 18-wheelers. The I-75 and I-24 merge places 30th on their list for…
Neighbors recall "full-blown shootout" after father targets children in mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana
Neighbors who witnessed the aftermath of the massacre of eight children in Shreveport, Louisiana are describing the "chaos" they heard and saw as a father fatally shot seven of his own children and one of their cousins…
Life jacket worn by a passenger who survived the Titanic auctioned off for over $900,000
LONDON (AP) — A life jacket worn by a passenger on RMS Titanic as she escaped the sinking steamship on a…
1 million bees make for bumper-to-buzzer traffic on a Tennessee highway ramp
In this photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Transportation, beekeepers work to contain a swarm of bees that escaped from a crashed truck on Interstate 40 in Knoxville, Tenn., on Friday, April 17, 2026. (TDOT…
What's Right With Our Schools, Valley Point STEM Night
DALTON, GA (WDEF) - Families at Valley Point Middle School recently came together to solve a mystery. Students used the skills they learn each day to track…
Humanoid robot beats human half-marathon world record in Beijing
A humanoid robot aptly named Lightning made history…
"Israel never talked me into war with Iran," says Trump
President Trump said Monday in a post on his Truth Social platform that Israeli officials did not convince him the U.S. should go to war with Iran, but that he chose to engage…
Trump says energy secretary "totally wrong" that gas prices may not dip below $3 this year
President Trump told The Hill on Monday that his energy secretary, Chris Wright, is "totally wrong" that gas prices in the U.S. may not dip below $3 this year. On Sunday, CNN asked Wright when it would be realistic for Americans to expect gas…
Red Bank Community celebrates grand opening of the Godsey Ridge Trail
RED BANK, Tenn. (WDEF) - Today in Red Bank, local organizations and community members gathered to celebrate the grand opening of the Godsey Ridge Trail…