The Hidden Reason Allergies Linger
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Spring is here, and with it comes seasonal allergies. For many residents, the familiar symptoms, sneezing, congestion, itchy eyes, are already starting to appear. Pollen levels rise…
What is XMoney, Elon Musk's new digital payments platform?
Elon Musk is planning to launch a new payments platform, called XMoney, in beta form to select users in April. In announcing a planned partnership between XMoney and Visa more than a year ago, then X CEO Linda Yaccarino referred to the…
Stocks waver as oil prices get back to rising
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are wavering in mixed trading Wednesday as the price of oil gets back to rising. The S&P 500 fell 0.1%, coming off a rare day of modest moves following a wild stretch caused by the war with Iran. The…
State Department allows up to $40M to be used for evacuation flights for Americans in Mideast
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has authorized the use of up to $40 million in emergency funds to pay for evacuation charter flights for Americans to leave the Middle East because of disruptions in transportation caused by the Iran war. The department had…
U.S. has struck more than 5,500 targets inside Iran, Central Command says
The U.S. has hit more than 5,500 targets inside Iran, including over 60 ships, "using a variety of precision weapon systems," Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command, said Wednesday in a video update on the war with Iran. "Strikes waves" took…
A drone strike hits school and medical center in southern Sudan, killing 17, mostly schoolgirls
CAIRO (AP) - An explosive-laden drone blamed on Sudanese paramilitaries struck a secondary school and a health care center in southern Sudan Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, mostly schoolgirls, a hospital official and a medical group said. At least…
International Energy Agency to release 400 million barrels of oil in move to lower energy prices
The International Energy Agency on Wednesday said it would release 400 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves, the largest release in the multinational organization's history. The announcement comes as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed because of the Iran…
Senior Qatari diplomat says "for all intents and purposes, a regional war" has engulfed the Middle East
A senior Qatari official, who has worked for years in the Gulf state's ministry of foreign affairs, told CBS News on Wednesday that the Middle East has, "for all intents and purposes," been…
CPI report shows inflation held steady at a 2.4% annual pace in February
The Consumer Price Index rose at an annual rate of 2.4% in February, unchanged from the prior month and representing a cooler pace than economists had forecast. The Labor Department data captures the period before the Iran war broke out in late February. Since then, oil…
Post Office glitch may be costing the Union Gospel Mission thousands of dollars
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Union Gospel Mission is worried that a post office glitch may be costing them a lot of money. The say the downtown Chattanooga facility unexpectedly closed almost 90 post office boxes because of a system glitch.…
Tennessee lawmakers debate how or if to cut the grocery tax
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Will this be the year that Tennessee lawmakers finally eliminate the sales tax on groceries? The idea has come up before, but never passed. Governor Lee temporarily suspended the tax during the inflation boom, but that…
Harris and Fuller head to a runoff for District 14
ROME, Ga. (WDEF)- After nearly two dozen candidates initially entered the race to replace Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene…
Chattanooga Zoo Introduces first ever mascot Finnegan
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Our friends at the Chattanooga Zoo are introducing their first ever mascot to the team, and his name is Finnegan. To uphold the zoo’s mission…
Family seeks support after house fire
ROSSVILLE, Ga. (WDEF) - On Saturday, a house fire damaged the home of a local family in Rossville, Georgia. Former residents say the fire claimed not only physical and irreplaceable…
Community honors life of Hamilton County Deputy Caleb LeBruno
SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Deputy Caleb LeBruno was laid to rest today. Deputy LeBruno was killed last Wednesday night in a motorcycle crash on Brainerd…
JetBlue ground stop lifted soon after it began
Shortly after all JetBlue flights were grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration due to what the agency said was a JetBlue request, the carrier said early Tuesday that the ground stop was over. "A brief system outage has been resolved…
US says it destroyed 16 mine-laying vessels as Iran threatens to block Gulf oil exports
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S. said it took out more than a dozen mine-laying Iranian vessels Tuesday, and the Islamic Republic vowed to block the region's oil exports, saying it would not allow “even a single liter”…
Baby sleepsuit sold at Walmart recalled over potential choking hazard
A model of infant sleepsuits has been recalled over a possible choking hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced this week. The zipper head on the recalled HALO Magic Sleepsuits poses a danger to babies, according…
TSA absences double during shutdown, 300 officers quit, as some airports see longer security lines
Washington — Unscheduled absences among airport security officers have more than doubled during the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown, with more than 300 employees leaving the agency since the start of the DHS shutdown, according to internal TSA statistics obtained…
Commissioners Tour Erlanger Park
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - With opening day less than two months away, several Hamilton County Commissioners toured Erlanger Park this week to see the progress on the future home of the Chattanooga…
Massive Home Catches Fire
RINGGOLD, GA. (WDEF) - Firefighters responded to a large house fire Tuesday morning on The Pointe Drive in Ringgold. The Catoosa County Fire Department was called to the scene…
Golden Apple Award: Alexis Kaczor, Oak Grove Elementary
CLEVELAND, TN (WDEF) - Did you ever have a teacher who made you love going to school. For students at Oak Grove Elementary, Alexis Kaczor is that teacher.…
Over $531 million in federal aid announced for Georgia farmers impacted by Hurricane Helene
Georgia farmers, ranchers, and foresters affected by Hurricane Helene will soon be eligible for more than $531 million in federal disaster relief, following months of advocacy by U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. The funding, announced this week, will be…
Yamaha Motor Corp. moving its U.S. headquarters from California to Georgia
After nearly half a century, Yamaha Motor Co. is moving its U.S. headquarters from California to Georgia. On Tuesday, Gov. Brian Kemp announced that the Japanese company would be relocating to Kennesaw in the next…