Cookie Jar Cafe plans to rebuild after fire
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) --Popular family-owned restaurant, the Cookie Jar Cafe, caught on fire a little over two weeks ago. The building was severely damaged while the family was…
New Hamilton County 911 software offers texting, livestream options
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County 911 has new additions to their call center, making it easier for certain groups to communicate with them. It will benefit…
State of Vacation Rental Regulations
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Short term vacation rentals are an ever increasing form of lodging for visitors. (more…)
Driving Our Economy Forward: Kitchen Incubator of Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Entrepreneurs who love to cook and serve their meals on the go are getting some help starting their new business. No kitchen? It's no…
CHI Memorial offers mobile lung cancer screenings
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- CHI Memorial and TVFCU have teamed up in an effort to save lives by early detection of lung cancer. To do so, CHI will soon…
Chattanooga Launches Mentor Program
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The City of Chattanooga is aiming to connect community members with youth in need. (more…)
More to the Story with Staley: The H2O Life
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Not everybody likes to be outdoors. For many reasons, there are a good number of people who like to stay inside. But for one…
3 tax prep firms shared 'extraordinarily sensitive' data about taxpayers with Meta, lawmakers say
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three large tax preparation firms sent “extraordinarily sensitive” information on tens of millions of taxpayers to Facebook parent company Meta over the course of at least two years, a group of congressional…
Canada’s Indigenous women forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped
TORONTO (AP) — Decades after many other rich countries stopped forcibly sterilizing Indigenous women, numerous activists, doctors, politicians and at least five class-action lawsuits allege the practice has not ended in Canada. The Canadian Senate issued a report last year…
Pendergrass Park to open this fall in Dayton
DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Pendergrass Park in Dayton is scheduled to open this fall, according to BlueCross…
Kia invests $200 million in producing electric vehicles in Georgia
WEST POINT, Ga. (WDEF) -- Around 200 new jobs are coming to Georgia as Kia plans to assemble new electric vehicles, Governor Brian Kemp announced on Wednesday. Kia will be manufacturing new 2024 EV9 SUVs, with three rows of seats…
Former Trenton mayor arrested on child molestation charge
TRENTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Dade County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Wednesday that they arrested a former mayor…
2 firefighters are seriously injured after being shot at a fire station in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Two firefighters in Alabama were shot on Wednesday while on duty at a fire station, authorities said. Investigators believe the Birmingham firefighters were targeted, though they do not have an exact motive, Birmingham Police Chief Scott…
SUV reported stolen with infant inside in Alabama may have rolled into thick brush, police say
PARRISH, Ala. (AP) — An SUV that was reported stolen with an infant inside in Alabama may have instead rolled into thick brush where it lay…
Victim in fatal Tennessee health clinic shooting was a doctor, motive remains unclear
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The health care worker who was fatally shot inside a clinic exam room in a Memphis suburb has been identified as a doctor, according to the facility, though details of what prompted the attack remained unclear…
Chattanooga man sentenced to 21 years after high-speed chase
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Chattanooga man who sent law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase last year is now facing 21 years in prison. Judge Scott Minter sentenced…
East Ridge closure dates for I-24 construction project
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The City of East Ridge has shared information on upcoming closures on Moore Road and McBrien Road for the I-24 construction project. I-24 ramp closures will begin…
North Korea conducts its 1st ICBM launch in 3 months after making threat over alleged US spy flights
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea conducted its first intercontinental ballistic missile test in three months on Wednesday, two days after it threatened “shocking” consequences to protest what it called provocative…
How America’s push for the atomic bomb spawned enduring radioactive waste problems in St. Louis
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Newly public documents are showing how America’s push for the atomic bomb helped saddle St. Louis with an enduring radioactive waste problem. St. Louis was part of a…
Bradley, McMinn residents face road paving scams
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Bradley County Sheriff's Office is warning the public of a new scam their residents are seeing. It's a road paving scam, and it's happening in McMinn…
WDEF News 12, Wholesale Supply Scholar Athlete of the Year
This year's News 12 and Wholesale Supply Scholar Athlete of the Year is Cleveland High School student basketball player, Paige Moody. Moody was selected due to…
Biannual movie night in Ringgold
The Lyons club is all about giving back to their community. Randall Franks, Treasurer for the Lion's Club said, "We're partnering here. This is a joint venture with the Ringgold Convention…
Legislators visit YMCA summer Food and Fun Program in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Legislators visited the YMCA Food & Fun Program on Tuesday. They wanted to get a first-hand look at how the YMCA is helping…
Meigs County Partners with Tennessee Tech on Tourism Marketing
MEIGS COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)- Tennessee Tech University…