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Local group building beds for needy children

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - All children deserve a safe, comfortable place to lay their heads. That's where Sleep in Heavenly Peace comes in. They are an organization that builds and delivers beds to children who do not have one of…

HCSO protects identities at bi-annual shred event

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Dozens came out to participate in the Bi-Annual Shred-IT event Saturday. With the help of the Hamilton County Sheriff's office's, A-A-R-P and News 12 co-sponsored this free event. Car after car drove up and sheriff's office…

WWII veteran marks milestone birthday

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Meet Stanley Myers. The retired WWII veteran is celebrating not just any birthday but his 100th birthday. A birthday this grand doesn't just get any regular presents but ones sent over by Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke.…

Missing college student found dead in Boston

A student at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston who was missing since Saturday morning was found dead Sunday, officials said. Police do not believe the death of Max Carbone, a 19-year-old biomedical engineering student, is suspicious, CBS Boston…

Carter County Man Charged with Killing Mother

Elizabethon, TN (WDEF) - A joint investigation with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and investigators with the Carter County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the arrest of an Elizabethton man, charged in the death of his mother. On April 6th,…

Giuliani says he's "not worried" about Mueller report

President Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani said he's "not worried" about the looming release of a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's 400-page report, saying the president wants "maximum transparency." "I guarantee you, except for little quibbles, I'm not…

Holding court with Steve Ballmer

What does a guy who is worth (according to all the magazines) $41 billion do?  If you're Steve Ballmer, who at age 63 ranks as one of the wealthiest people in the world, he buys the Los Angeles Clippers basketball…

Senate GOP game plan means more Trump nominees, fewer bills

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell says the Senate will be in the “personnel business” this year. But the majority leader’s focus on confirming President Donald Trump’s nominees is coming at the expense of any big legislative priorities. Nearly 100 days…

In possible first, Cuba allows march by animal activists

HAVANA (AP) — On Sunday morning a group of animal-lovers will march a mile down one of Havana’s main thoroughfares waving placards calling for an end to animal cruelty in Cuba. Short, seemingly simple, the march will write a small…

US says reuniting separated families laborious process

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration wants up to two years to find potentially thousands of children who were separated from their families at the border before a judge halted the practice last year, a task that it says…

The Latest: Trump boasts of Israel support to Jewish group

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s appearance before the Republican Jewish Coalition (all times local): 8:30 p.m. Republicans are hoping to narrow the gap in 2020 with Jewish voters, who have traditionally backed Democrats by a…

Man attacks WWE legend Bret Hart in ring, NYPD says

A man charged into the ring and hit WWE legend Bret "The Hitman" Hart while he was delivering his Hall of Fame induction speech Saturday at New York City's Barclays Center, the New York Police Department said. A 26-year-old man…

Kids drive cars into surgery to reduce fear

Surgery can be terrifying at any age — but one hospital is working to reduce patients' fears in a unique way. Doctors Medical Center in Modesto, California, has two mini cars for its smallest patients to ride into operating rooms…

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