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Douglas Gass goes on TBI's Most Wanted List

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Douglas Cody Gass has been added to the T-B-I's most wanted list. Earlier this month Chattanooga police say Gass took off from officers, crashed his car, and then ran away, leaving two others behind. Passenger Kobe Burchfield…

Federal judge blocks Alabama's tough abortion law

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal judge has blocked an Alabama abortion ban that would have made the procedure a felony at any stage of pregnancy in almost all cases. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson on Tuesday issued a preliminary…

NCAA to let college athletes profit from their likeness

NCAA officials on Tuesday opened the door for student-athletes to financially benefit from any use of their name, image and likeness, marking a major shift in the rules governing collegiate sports. The decision, announced Tuesday by the organization's top governing board,…

Golden Apple: Jordan Baysore

A Loftis Middle School teacher makes sure to invest time in her students to help them succeed. That's why she is this week's Golden Apple Award winner.

Alabama's near-total abortion ban blocked by federal judge

Alabama's near-total ban on abortion has just been blocked from implementation. The ban, dubbed the "Human Life Protection Act," was set to take effect on November 15. A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against the ban on Tuesday morning,…

NCAA to let college athletes monetize their likeness

By Khristopher J. Brooks October 29, 2019 / 2:08 PM / MoneyWatch NCAA officials on Tuesday announced a new policy that allows the nation's college athletes to financially benefit from any use of their name, image and likeness. The decision…

Family Justice Center to help polyvictims through grant

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Polyvictims don't just face just one trauma. They face multiple. "It's not necessarily being revictimized through that same trauma, but it's a wide variety and wide scope of trauma. It could be child abuse, sexual abuse,…

Teen sentenced to prison for stealing lemur from zoo

Climate change threatens Madagascar's lemurs A California teenager was sentenced Monday to three months in federal prison on for breaking into a zoo and stealing an endangered lemur, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District…

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Sometimes the sacrifices made by our local fire department, police department, and paramedics team can go over our heads.

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