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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…

Israel says Trump’s Mideast peace plan is "completed"

UNITED NATIONS -- Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations said Tuesday that the White House intends to move forward with its much-anticipated Middle East peace plan early next year, before expected Israeli elections. "We don't know the details of the plan but…

Man to get new kidney thanks to billboard campaign

Ryan McLennan's wife Shakina (r) had the idea to put up billboards asking for a kidney donor for her husband. Ryan McLennan Most people use billboards to advertise products or restaurants near the highway, but one man made use of…

Steer weighing 1.4 tons deemed too heavy for slaughterhouse

LAKE PRESTON, Australia -- Knickers the steer is huge on the internet — for being huge. The black-and-white Holstein Friesian won social media fame and many proclamations of "Holy Cow!" after photos surfaced of the 6-foot-4-inch steer standing head and…

Driver charged in school bus in Flintstone

FLINTSTONE, Ga. (WDEF) - A driver is facing a charge after hitting a school bus in Flintstone. It happened on Happy Valley Road around 7:14 Wednesday morning. A Land Rover Discovery driven by 18 year old Seth Garrison Cline is…

Russia shows captured Ukrainian sailors in "confession" video

MOSCOW -- Russia has released video of a group of captured Ukrainian sailors giving oral confessions to deliberately violating Russian territory. Russian security forces seized the sailors and their Ukrainian military vessels on Monday in the Kerch Strait in a…

3 doctors who euthanized autistic woman are under investigation

Dr. Lieve Thienpont poses during an interview in Ghent, Belgium, on June 29, 2017. Maria Cheng / AP LONDON — Belgian officials are investigating whether doctors improperly euthanized a woman with autism, the first criminal investigation in a euthanasia case since…

Hamilton County School Board focuses on transportation in meeting

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County School Board discussed transportation policy revisions in a work session Tuesday night. Though nothing final has been made, the meeting provided an opportunity for school leaders to talk about possible changes. Those…

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