The National Cornbread Festival has picked their ten finalists to compete live in front of festival goers this weekend. They gather cornbread recipes from across the nation and narrow them down to the final ten. This year’s cooks come from…
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters Tuesday that federal prosecutors are investigating potential violations of national security following a car…
This photo provided by Hunter Perrin shows people riding a hot air balloon posing for a photo after making an emergency landing in Perrin’s backyard on Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Temecula, Calif. (Hunter Perrin via…
NEW YORK (AP) - Shoppers accelerated their spending in March from February, but they spent a good chunk of their money at the gas pump. A spike in gas prices due to the Iran war,…
Parts of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are closed to the public after visitors encountered aggressive bears in two areas over the weekend, the National Park Service said. In some cases, bears chased and bit people. Rangers responded to three…
The $1.5 trillion budget proposal detailed Tuesday by defense officials would allocate nearly $54 billion for military drones and related technology, as well as $21 billion for weapons systems designed to take down enemy…
The Business Research Center at UTC reports that Chattanooga’s job market wasn’t quite as rosy last year as we thought. They note that the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics has revised their job figures for last year. And that means…
Atlanta firefighters rescued two people who had gotten trapped after the SkyView Atlanta Ferris wheel stalled on Monday night, officials said. Authorities say they…
Nearly 490 alleged members of the powerful Central American gang Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), including several alleged leaders, went on trial collectively in El Salvador on Monday, accused of thousands of murders. El Salvador is conducting mass trials of thousands of…
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks are ticking higher after UnitedHealth Group and other big companies showed they’re making even bigger profits than analysts expected. Oil prices, meanwhile, remained relatively stable Tuesday as optimism seems to be sticking in financial…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - McClellan Island is still in the early stages of what could become a long-term transformation, with community partners working together to shape its future. Groups like Chattanooga Botanical…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - School is nearly out , which is why the Chattanooga Zoo and Children's Hospital at Erlanger is making sure kids know how to stay safe in all situations…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga still has two of the worst bottlenecks in the country for trucks. The American Transportation Research Institute makes the list every year of the worst 100 places for 18-wheelers. The I-75 and I-24 merge places 30th on…
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tennessee (WDEF) - The organizers of the National Cornbread Festival have posted their musical lineups for this coming weekend. The Festival runs from Friday through Sunday in South Pittsburg. The headliner will be country music singer Lorrie Morgan. She…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- "Because I care much about this child and what you guys are voting, (me speaking is for) this gal right here." Tyler Ownby, holding…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The pilot of a small plane was injured Monday after crashing his aircraft in the parking lot of auto parts store in Southern California, authorities said. The crash was reported shortly after 11 a.m. by an…
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF)- 24 contestants are trying to waddle to victory…
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices climbed following the latest rise of U.S.-Iran tensions, but the moves were more modest than they were earlier in the war. U.S. stocks meanwhile gave back a bit of their record-breaking rally Monday. The…
Oil prices were climbing Monday, but the moves were more modest than they were earlier in the war. U.S. stocks, meanwhile, are giving back a bit of their record-breaking rally. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% from its all-time high and…
The U.S. will host a second round of talks between Israel and Lebanon later this week, a State Department official told CBS News. The ambassador-level talks are expected to take place Thursday at the State Department. "The United States welcomes…
LONDON (AP) — A life jacket worn by a passenger on RMS Titanic as she escaped the sinking steamship on a…
In this photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Transportation, beekeepers work to contain a swarm of bees that escaped from a crashed truck on Interstate 40 in Knoxville, Tenn., on Friday, April 17, 2026. (TDOT…
DALTON, GA (WDEF) - Families at Valley Point Middle School recently came together to solve a mystery. Students used the skills they learn each day to track…
President Trump told The Hill on Monday that his energy secretary, Chris Wright, is "totally wrong" that gas prices in the U.S. may not dip below $3 this year. On Sunday, CNN asked Wright when it would be realistic for Americans to expect gas…