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Almanac: The Guinness Book of Records

And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac: August 12th, 1925, 93 years ago today … a date truly for the record books. For that was the day twin brothers Norris and Ross McWhirter were born in London. The…

Nobel-winning author V.S. Naipaul dead at 85

LONDON -- V.S. Naipaul, the Trinidad-born Nobel laureate whose celebrated writing and brittle, provocative personality drew admiration and revulsion in equal measures, died Saturday at his London home, his family said. He was 85. His wife, Nadira Naipaul, said he…

Shooting Reported on North Chamberlain Avenue

Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Late Friday afternoon, Chattanooga Police responded to a local hospital on reports of person suffering from a gunshot wound. Upon arrival, officers made contact with a female juvenile who was suffering from an apparent graze wound…

Shooting on Museum Street

Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Late Friday evening, Chattanooga Police responded to the 2000 block of Museum Street on reports of a person shot. Upon their arrival, Willie Edwards, 45, was suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Hamilton County…

Stabbing on Peeples Street

Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Shortly after midnight on Saturday, Chattanooga Police responded to a stabbing at 1000 Peeples Street. Upon arrival, officers located Raymond Hill, 48, suffering from multiple stab wounds. Hamilton County EMS transported the victim to a local…

Soddy Daisy remembers Bryson Scott

SODDY DAISY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Bryson Scott was a bright spot in the Soddy Daisy community. He passed away yesterday after he was injured in a serious ATV accident last weekend. Bryson was someone Loftis Middle School baseball coach Woody…

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