MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a package of economic development bills that will renew and expand tax breaks and other incentives the state uses to lure industries. The Ways and Means Education Committee approved the package…
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The second of two Black Democrats expelled from the Republican-led Tennessee House will return to the Legislature after a Memphis commission voted to reinstate him Wednesday, nearly a week after his…
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a federal rule in 24 states that is intended to protect thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways throughout the nation. U.S.…
STEVENSON, Alabama (WDEF) - The Jackson County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in a shooting in Stevenson over the weekend. They responded to a person shot in the parking lot of Bruce's Foodland on Sunday afternoon. The victim was…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Mayor Tim Kelly announced a milestone Chattanooga and Hamilton County have achieved in reducing homelessness. In just one year, Hamilton County has seen nearly a…
OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Ooltewah Youth Association is upgrading their facilities for sports activities. They are spending more than $100,000 from registration fees, tournaments and sponsors to improve youth recreation. The work has already begun and should be…
A pharmacist holds a bottle of the antibiotic doxycycline hyclate in Sacramento, Calif., July 8, 2016. On Tuesday, April 11, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data about some of the most common…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fed up by an enormous pothole in his Los Angeles neighborhood, Arnold Schwarzenegger picked up a shovel and filled it himself. The actor and former California governor tweeted a video Tuesday of him and a helper…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Today is Opening Day in the Scenic City as the Chattanooga Lookouts are back in action against the Mississippi Braves. (more…)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - Tennessee Governor Bill Lee held a press conference this morning on school safety and announced a new executive order. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- One Historic Locomotive will soon leave the Tennessee Valley. The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum announced locomotive 5288 is going back home to Pennsylvania. The locomotive is scheduled…
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is one of only three states that tax groceries at the same rate as other purchases. But as food prices soar — and as the state sees a record budget…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) released a new license plate design for Tennesseans on Monday. The new plate design is meant to promote breast cancer awareness. Funds will go toward breast cancer screening services. The…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Representative Chuck Fleischmann introduced the Securing Aid For Every School Act (SAFE School Act) to the House on Tuesday. The SAFE School Act is a $900 million program meant to make schools safer across the country.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Veterans Affairs (VA) is hosting their first annual Spring Expo on Wednesday. They are inviting veterans, their families and the community to…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - We told you how Fort Payne's June Jam is returning this year after a 26 year hiatus. On Tuesday, organizers announced…
TENNESSEE (WDEF) -- Turkey season in Tennessee is starting soon. Starting two weeks later than usual, opening day will be Saturday, April 15. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) said they reduced the bag limit from three to two birds.…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- The City of Dalton will host a free concert in Burr Park on April 28 for Georgia Cities Week. The 24th annual Georgia Cities Week highlights the work that cities across the state do to positively…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - The District Attorney's Office in northwest Georgia is releasing details on a trial last month that sent a man…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Fire Department honored Bobby E. Henley, Sr. on Tuesday. Firefighters displayed their American Flag up high in his honor. Henley, a retired Chattanooga Firefighter, recently passed away.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Knoxville Police Department is looking for a man who was last seen in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Knoxville Police said 37-year-old Duane Harris is wanted…
By CLAIRE GALOFARO and BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Tributes were growing Monday for the five people slain in a shooting at a Louisville bank, with friends sharing details of their lives and mourners gathering at vigils.…
By MAE ANDERSON and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — When Nat West, owner of cider-making company Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider, decided to supplement his wholesale business by opening a taproom in a bustling neighborhood in Portland,…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Online registration for kindergarten opened in Hamilton County on Monday. It will continue through Friday, April 14. Parents and guardians can register their children…