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TBI report shows increase in violent crimes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (News Channel 5) - A new report released by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation revealed that cases of violent crimes, such as rape and murder, increased in 2015. On Monday, the TBI released its 2015 Crime in Tennessee report…

Reports of Gang-Related Lockdowns at Erlanger

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - There are multiple reports into the News 12 newsroom that Erlanger Hospital was on lock down earlier this afternoon. We've learned that it's connected to the many gang-related shootings hitting the area since Friday. The hospital…

Chattanooga PD investigating robbery turned shooting

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are actively investigating a robbery-turned-shooting that happened Sunday afternoon. The call came in around 12:30 p.m. reporting one party shot. #ThisJustIn Witnesses say one of the two was shot in the leg but was taken…

Teen dies after drowning while swimming with family at lake

DOUBLE SPRINGS, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say a teenager has died after she drowned while swimming with family at a lake in northwest Alabama. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency spokesman Johnathan Appling says 15-year-old Carmen Elizabeth Johnson of Hartselle was swimming…

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