WDEF-TV News 12 Tennessee River Valley weather forecast Overnight: Clearing skies. Lows: around 70. Winds: near calm. Friday: Mostly sunny. Isolated showers/thunder in the afternoon. Highs: near 90. Winds: SSW @ 5-10 MPH. Overnight: Stray showers/thunder early. Partly cloudy. Lows:…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - A former grocery store in Southeast Cleveland has been given new life as Goodwill Industries of the Greater Chattanooga Area officially opened its newest location Thursday.…
GRUNDY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)- "When you’re traveling 30-40 miles to get those job skills it’s a barrier." Access…
LAFAYETTE, GA (WDEF) -- The ribbon was officially cut today for Lafayette’s newest park. Traverse park is split down the middle by Culberson Avenue. The north side has climbing walls and an accessible playground. The southern side has a pavilion,…
WALKER COUNTY, GA (WDEF) -- There was a bloody competition in Northwest Georgia today. It’s called the Battle of the Badges Blood Drive. Walker and Catoosa…
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market drifted to a mixed close after several AI stocks veered back up the roller coaster, while Apple shares dropped after hiking prices on many of its products. The S&P 500 slipped less…
A giraffe named Gracie is missing in Texas, and the…
Apple on Thursday said it is raising prices on MacBooks and iPads, blaming AI-driven demand for memory and storage that has sharply increased component costs. "We have never seen a component price increase this much, this quickly," the company said…
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate edged higher this week, staying close to 6.5%, where it’s been the last six weeks. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose to 6.49% from 6.47% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One…
NEW YORK (AP) — Humans and great apes have been giggling in similar ways since branching off the evolutionary tree, a new study suggests. How do we know this? Researchers tickled 13 captive apes — including gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees and bonobos — and recorded the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court struck down a Hawaii law requiring people to get permission to carry guns into stores and hotels on Thursday, in its latest opinion backing Second Amendment rights. The high court’s 6-3 decision means people can carry guns onto privately…
OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) - The immigration center built in the Florida swamps known as “Alligator Alcatraz” is closing after nearly a year of holding thousands of immigrant detainees, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday. DeSantis said the center was always supposed…
Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Monsanto cannot be held liable under state laws for failing to warn consumers about the alleged cancer risks of its weedkiller Roundup on its label. In a 7-2 decision in the case Monsanto Co.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week as layoffs remain low despite economic headwinds that are creating uncertainty for businesses. U.S. applications for unemployment benefits in the week ending June 20 fell by 12,000 to 215,000,…
At least 164 people were killed and some 971 injured…
An Air Canada flight out of Newark, New Jersey, was forced to divert and land at Boston's Logan Airport after the captain became "incapacitated" and a co-pilot had to take over. Air Canada Flight 7664 was flying to Halifax, Canada…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has formally requested $87.6 billion mostly to replenish the Pentagon after the U.S. war against Iran, submitting the request to Congress at a politically difficult time as Republican and Democratic lawmakers have objected to…
Brent crude, the international standard, fell 3.8% to $73.87 a barrel. It has been trading below $80 in recent days but is still above the roughly $70 per barrel it was trading at in late February before the war began.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A Hamilton County Democratic mayoral candidate is facing scrutiny over allegations he sent threatening text messages to multiple school board members in October of 2025. According to a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Fire Department responded to an apartment fire with entrapment Tuesday night. It happened just before midnight. Multiple people were trapped by smoke…
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks wavered to a mixed close on Wall Street as losses for several tech giants including Microsoft weighed on the market. The S&P 500 fell 0.1% on Wednesday, even though more stocks rose than fell within…
The Trump administration intends to ask Congress to allow E15, an ethanol-gas blend, to be sold at the pumps year-round, a U.S. official familiar with the matter told CBS News. The 15% ethanol blend is usually only available part of…
A majority of American voters think U.S. military action in Iran was not worth it, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. Sixty percent of voters think the U.S. military action wasn't worth it, while 34% think it was worth it, according…
Despite bipartisan criticism, President Trump said the war is going "very, very well" as part of brief comments before a meeting with senators on Capitol Hill. "As you know, we're winning by a lot," Mr. Trump said. "Iran is making…