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Chattanooga police officer accused of kidnapping, sexual battery

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A Chattanooga police officer has been arrested and now faces charges of Felony Kidnapping and Felony Sexual Battery. Officer Benjamin Dessalines was taken into custody Thursday. Officials said an internal investigation was opened on an allegation…

Local young writers get novels published

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Writing a novel is something most people only think about doing. But for 10 local young adults they not only thought about it, but also accomplished it. On Thursday, at the Barnes and Noble at…

CHA moving families while they renovate apartments

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga housing authority is announcing plans to renovate 311 apartments starting in the spring. The renovations will require some families to find temporary housing and CHA invited property owners to talk about that today. News 12's Ashley…

TDOT finishes Signal Mountain Boulevard project

SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Signal Mountain Boulevard project is finally over. TDOT reports they finished the paving job Thursday afternoon. Once the paint dries on the traffic lines, the road will re-open in time for the Friday morning…

Deutsche Bank offices raided by police in tax haven case

Deutsche Bank's Frankfurt headquarters and other offices were raided by German police on Thursday. The raids were conducted on the suspicion bank employees helped clients set up offshore companies in tax havens to launder hundreds of millions of euros, in…

Signal Mountain road project could finish this week

SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF) - A TDOT contractor has completed that slope stabilization project on U.S. 127, Signal Mountain Boulevard. Traffic is flowing today, after TDOT maintenance crews removed the concrete barrier rails and replaced them with barrels. When the…

Additional $300,000 spent for Avondale YFD Center renovation

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Construction continues on the Avondale Youth and Family Development Center in Chattanooga. Some extra expenses may be pushing the multi-million dollar project over budget. The city agreed to spend $6 million to build a brand new…

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