Employers have cut more than 1.1 million jobs through November of this year, the most since 2020, when companies laid off 2.2 million workers during the pandemic, according to a new…
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell again this week, slipping close to its low point so far this year. The decline brings the average long-term mortgage rate to 6.19% from 6.23%…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A seal walked into a bar. Or to use a technical term, it galumphed. The creature was apparently lost, curious and well below New Zealand ’s legal drinking age. It lodged itself under…
Federal authorities made their first arrest Thursday in connection with two pipe bombs that were planted outside the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee headquarters on the eve of the Capitol riot on…
Ashley Bottoms with Clumpies joins News 12's Amelia Greer as the ice cream company cranks out their holiday flavors. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Get a perfect scoop of holiday cheer…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The BlueCross Bowl returns to Chattanooga for the next three days. The city is hosting state championship games for high school football at Finley Stadium for the fifth year in a row. 18 teams are competing for…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Federal prosecutors have charged two suspects in a major meth bust. One is an illegal alien from Mexico who has already served time in prison. Officers staked out a cold storage warehouse in Fulton County two…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF)-State leaders visited Hamilton County this week to award eight local organizations with much-needed state funding to support recreational projects across the community. More than $600,000 in new state grants—distributed through the Tennessee State Museum—will be shared among…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF)-Chattanooga’s Southside is gearing up for one of its biggest days of the year as the MAINx24 Festival returns this weekend, bringing parades,…
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. -- The City of Collegedale’s Parks & Recreation Department is inviting locals to this year’s Christmas in Collegedale on December 7. From 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., the event…
CHATTANOONGA, TN (WDEF) - The Tennessee Valley's generosity was on full display this (12/3/25) afternoon! News 12 and Scenic Community Credit Union teamed up for our first Toys for Tots…
UPDATE: This decertification comes on the heels of a heated debate over what the future of the Meigs County jail should look…
There is a recall for more than 260,000 cases of shredded cheese sold in 31 states and Puerto Rico because of the potential for metal fragment contamination, according to the U.S. Food…
The death toll in Hong Kong's apartment complex fire climbed to 159 on Wednesday, as six people were arrested on suspicion of deactivating some fire alarms during maintenance work at the housing complex, authorities said. The…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Finley Stadium has announced some new amenities for fans. (more…)
ASHLAND, Va. (AP) — The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were stored. The bandit was something of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A historic stretch of Patten Parkway in downtown Chattanooga could be replaced by a 12-story mixed-use development as Nashville based Evelyn Capital pursues a rezoning request for…
Director of Sustainability Madison Rollings joins News 12's Amelia Greer as families celebrate the holidays and more trash piles up around the city. She wants to recruit volunteers to sign up…
NASHVILLE - This is an article written by the Professional Educators of Tennessee, not WDEF. It supports the language requirement for Tennessee high schoolers as a lawmaker has proposed ending it. A Balanced View on the Foreign Language Requirement by…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga relies on a lot of foreign-born workers in construction, but not as many as the national average. Construction Coverage has been comparing the workers across the country. Nationally, one in four are foreign-born. The rate in…
ASSOCIATED PRESS By REBECCA SANTANA WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications such as requests for green cards for people from 19 countries banned from travel earlier this year, as part of sweeping immigration…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - As the season of giving continues, Toys for Tots is collecting gift donations for children who may not have something to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - If you are looking for something fun to do after the holiday season, the Lookout Wild Film Festival has released its 2026 trailer and…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican Matt Van Epps won a nationally watched special election in Tennessee for a seat in the U.S. House on Tuesday, maintaining his party’s grip on the district with help from President Donald Trump. A military…