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Gulf Shores, Orange Beach police prepare for Spring Break

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (AP) - Police in coastal Alabama's beach cities are informing the public about a "zero tolerance" policy of misbehavior during Spring Break. Media outlets report the Orange Beach and Gulf Shores police departments issued warning letters to…

Thousands of trees to be planted in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An environmental group says volunteers will be planting tens of thousands of trees in Tennessee this weekend. The Tennessee Environmental Council says more than 20,000 volunteer tree-planters from the state's 95 counties are picking up their…

Live Fire Training Concludes for Fire Academy 2017

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Two weeks of intense fire training for Fire Academy 2017 came to a close today on Hancock Road in Chattanooga. The two houses donated by Hamilton County government were used over and over again the past two weeks,…

2 Alabama doctors convicted in pill mill case

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Two doctors who operated a pain management clinic on the Alabama coast are facing time in federal prison after being convicted of running what authorities describe as a pill mill. Jurors in Mobile returned the verdict…

Mississippi jail bribery probe now reaches into Alabama

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - An Alabama consultant has admitted to lying to FBI agents about a contract at a county jail in Alabama. It's confirmation that a Mississippi bribery probe is spilling across state lines. Michael P. Goddard of Vestavia…

Hamilton County investigate inmate death

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County authorities are investigating an inmate death at Silverdale Detention Center, now known as CoreCivic. County officials say 45-year-old Dana Palmer was taken to a local hospital yesterday, February 22, where she was pronounced dead. Palmer is…

First rehab home for girls saved from human trafficking

'Shine a Light On Slavery' Day is raising awareness about different forms of slavery. A local organization is working toward building Tennessee's first rehabilitation home for girls, and it's here in Chattanooga. 7th Well Co-founder Tess Brandon says sex trafficking…

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