A statewide cellphone ban in high schools is closer to being in effect in Georgia. The Georgia House approved the bill in February. Now the proposal needs to make it through the Senate and be signed by Gov. Brian Kemp. On…
NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street is stumbling toward the finish line of a fourth straight losing week, but an ease in oil prices is taking some of the pressure off stock markets worldwide. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% in…
An image shared by Israel's national Magen David Adom emergency rescue agency shows a first responder running to the scene of a fire in a residential area in Petah Tiqva, east of Tel Aviv, March 20,…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran threatened to target recreational and tourist sites worldwide and insisted it was still building missiles. Friday's show of defiance came nearly three weeks into U.S.-Israeli strikes that have killed a slew of Tehran’s…
The Monteagle Police Department (MPD) says they are aware of community concerns regarding the recent discovery of a deceased individual within the town limits. They say at this time, the case remains an active and ongoing investigation. The Tennessee Bureau…
Mindy Perez and Katalina Reynoso of La Antigua Fruit & Smoothie Bar joins News 12's Amelia Greer as they show off a few menu items featured at this weekend's Chattanooga…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Food City employees thousands of workers across their grocery store chain in multiple states. Each year, they pick a handful of those workers to recognize for their volunteer work. “Food City is committed to the communities we…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Jurors in Chattanooga followed the unfolding events of a fatal nightclub shooting as testimony continued in the trial of 32-year-old Melvin Evans, accused of killing 28-year-old…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga community members gathered Tuesday to honor the legacy of Ed Johnson, a Black man wrongfully lynched in 1906, with a Day of Remembrance. The day began at the…
The Hamilton County Highway Department will have Thatch Road closed between Island View Drive and 12803 Thatch Road beginning March 23, 2026. The road will remain closed through April 15,…
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal auto regulators have escalated a probe of Tesla after several of its cars crashed while using its self-driving feature, just as CEO Elon Musk prepares to roll out a new model with no steering wheel…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF)- Could Tennessee students soon be tested less? That is the aim of a bill being sponsored by Hamilton County lawmakers. House Bill…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A Memphis man has been charged with an armed robbery at a Chattanooga O'Reilly's Auto Parts Store. A Chattanooga police affidavit states that Rahkim Martin committed…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF)- Indictments have been dismissed against five former employees of the Dalton Youth Detention Center in a teenager’s death. Attorneys for the family of Alexis Sluder say a Whitfield County judge dismissed those charges this week. Sluder had…
Federal regulators on Thursday approved a new higher-dose version of the blockbuster obesity drug Wegovy that may help users lose more weight and keep it off. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a 7.2-milligram dose of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide.…
The body of missing University of Alabama student James Gracey, who disappeared on a trip to Barcelona, has been found, Spanish police said Thursday. The 20-year-old from Elmhurst, Illinois, was visiting friends…
A bill that would suspend Georgia's motor fuel tax for 60 days has been passed by the state Senate. On Thursday, a day after the House approved the measure, the Senate unanimously voted to approve the amended House Bill 1199. The…
UPDATE: Whitfield County says at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 19th, the Whitfield County Fire Department (WCFD) responded to Brickyard Road regarding a male with burn injuries caused by an aerosol can explosion. Whitfield 911 Dispatch was advised that the…
Center in Moore Haven early Monday morning, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said. According to a news release provided by ICE, Royer Perez-Jimenez was found unconscious and unresponsive by a Glades County Detention Center officer around 2:34 a.m. Monday morning. Staff started…
It’s far from clear if the weather is planning to cooperate, but spring arrives — technically, at least — Friday. The vernal equinox arrives on Friday, marking the start of the spring season for the Northern Hemisphere and the fall…
A federal jury has convicted a metro Atlanta woman on dozens of charges as part of a fraud scheme that stole nearly $10 million from Amazon. Prosecutors say Brittany Hudson, a contractor to the…
In notices sent to Congress on Thursday, the State Department said the U.S. would sell: To the United Arab Emirates, more than $8 billion in air defense systems and related materiel, including drones, air-to-air missiles and F-16 fighter jet munitions.…
PHOENIX (AP) - Two of California's top lawmakers announced Thursday they want to rename César Chavez Day following stunning abuse allegations against the revered labor leader. Political leaders in states and…
“In the coming days, we may un-sanction the Iranian oil that’s on the water. It’s about 140 million barrels,” Scott Bessent said Thursday on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria.” He said the move is a way to prevent only…