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Fire at Norfolk Southern Rail yard

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga firefighters battled a blaze at the Norfolk Southern Rail Yard overnight. Four units from the Chattanooga Fire department responded and found a large stack of railroad ties on fire next to the main rail line. Firetrucks…

More officers reported slain in 2018, FBI data shows

Fifty-five law enforcement officers were slain during criminal incidents while on duty in the U.S. last year, 9 more officers than were slain on the job in 2017, according to new national data released by the FBI. The statistics on…

Mnuchin rejects Democrats' demand for Trump's tax returns

Treasury will "follow the law" on Trump taxes The Treasury Department will not release President Trump's tax returns to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, citing guidance from the Department of Justice, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin wrote in…

UPDATE: Bayberry Apartment Walkway Collapsed

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- After a walkway collapsed at the Bayberry apartment complex, residents are still concerned for their safety. The incident injured 2 people and sent six families looking for someplace else to stay. Residents in the building say that they…

New report links Russian interference to voter suppression

One of the nation's oldest civil rights organizations is warning that Russian attempts to interfere in the U.S. political process deliberately targeted African Americans, drawing a link to domestic efforts to curtail voting rights and roll back landmark civil rights…

Suspect shot by police leaves hospital for jail

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The man that Chattanooga Police officers shot a couple of weeks ago has gotten out of the hospital. Witnesses say that Qurayshawn Lebron Byrdsong pulled a gun and shot first at the officers. They fired back and…

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