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UPDATE: HCSO locates missing autistic boy

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- UPDATE: Hunter Souders was safely located this morning just before 11:00 a.m. The search has concluded.   The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is looking for 18 year old Hunter Allen Souders. Hunter was last seen by his…

Chattanooga City Council passes temporary ban on scooters

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The City of Chattanooga has placed a temporary ban on electric scooters. On Tuesday, council members unanimously passed the final reading of a ordinance that puts a 6-month moratorium on rental e-scooters. Other cities have experienced…

Chattanooga Police respond to a Bomb Threat

CHATTANOOGA, (Tenn) - The Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team has given the all clear after a bomb threat was made at a local Chattanooga rehabilitation center. Chattanooga Police spokesperson Trevor Tomas says that The staff of CADAS chose to evacuate…

Russia helped push conspiracy about murdered DNC staffer

"CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell" debuts July 15 at 6:30 p.m. ET. Washington — CBS News has confirmed a Russian disinformation campaign helped push a bogus theory that Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign paid to murder a Democratic National Committee…

Border apprehensions plummet 28% in June

Conditions inside Texas migrant detention facility The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that apprehensions of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border decreased dramatically in June, a sign that the months-long surge of Central American families journeying north is stalling. Last month,…

Saturn's rings will be visible from Earth

Saturn will be so close to Earth this month that its rings will be visible through a normal telescope. On Tuesday, the ringed planet will shine at its maximum brightness and come less than a million miles from Earth. That…

Court rules that Trump can't block critics on Twitter

How Trump uses Twitter for diplomacy A federal appeals court says President Donald Trump can't ban critics from his Twitter account. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled Tuesday. A three-judge panel agreed with a lower court…

23 governors back pledge to oppose Trump mileage freeze

Citing climate-damaging tailpipe emissions, 23 U.S. governors signed a pledge backing California leaders in their showdown with the Trump administration over its plans to relax vehicle mileage standards . The stand by leaders of states and Puerto Rico, nearly all Democrats, comes…

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