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Lawmakers struggle with response to Trump-Putin relationship

Congress is producing an unusual outpouring of bills, resolutions and new sanctions proposals to push back at President Donald Trump's approach to Vladimir Putin, shore up relations with NATO allies and prevent Russian interference in the midterm election. But it…

TN gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee stops in Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - With the gubernatorial primary election only days away, you could find candidate Bill Lee in Chattanooga speaking to around 30 people in a town hall. It was one of his stops Monday as he continued to…

Trump says he'd "have no problem doing a shutdown"

President Trump again threatened to shut down the federal government over border security funding if Congress doesn't act. Sunday, he blamed congressional Democrats for failing to support his administration's immigration policies. "As far as the border is concerned and personally, if we…

Fire at old East Brainerd Elementary building

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga firefighters responded to a blaze on Monday at the old East Brainerd Elementary School on East Brainerd Road. It happened around 3:30 AM. The building has been abandoned for years. But firefighters pulled a mattress from…

Trion mobile home fire ruled arson

TRION, Georgia (WDEF) - An investigator with the Insurance and Safety Fire Commission of Georgia has ruled a fire last week in Chattooga County as an arson. The fire happened at an empty mobile home on Airport Road in Trion…

ISIS kidnaps dozens of women, girls in deadly Syria raids

A war monitoring group says Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters seized 36 women and children during simultaneous attacks on the southeastern province of Sweida last week. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Monday that 20…

Hundreds of tourists trapped by quake now descending volcano

Indonesian and foreign climbers are seen after walking down from Rinjani Mountain at Sembalun village in Lombok Timur, Indonesia, July 29, 2018. ANTARA FOTO SEMBALUN, Indonesia -- Hundreds of tourists stranded on Mount Rinjani on the Indonesian island of Lombok…

Tennessee Healthy Parks Healthy Person Program Receives Award

A program that rewards Tennessee State Parks visitors for participating in outdoor activities has received an award for integrating time spent outdoors with health care. The Healthy Parks Healthy Person program was developed last year and allows participants to use…

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