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Hamilton County assistant principal suspended after arrest

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Hamilton County Schools assistant principal has been suspended during the investigation of a non-school-related assault incident. Richard Leon Rorie is listed as the assistant principal of Normal Park Museum Magnet School in Hamilton County.…

Dade County no longer restricting water usage

UPDATES: July 1, 2024 The Dade County Water and Sewer Authority lifted its water restrictions on Monday. Last week, the company asked customers to restrict their water usage in the afternoons and evenings. They said customers were using water faster…

Police ask for help locating missing Chattanooga woman

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Police Department is asking for help finding a missing woman. Their Missing Persons Unit is looking for 41-year-old Valerie Elder Smiley. According to police, Smiley is 5'05" and weighs 210 pounds. She has a…

RFK Jr. streams his own "real debate" during Trump-Biden debate

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. responded to the Trump-Biden debate Thursday night in real time, in what his campaign called "The Real Debate." CNN excluded RFK Jr. from the debate, determining he didn't meet criteria including a polling threshold and appearance on a sufficient number…

Supreme Court allows camping bans targeting homeless encampments

Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday sided with a small Oregon town that imposes civil punishments on homeless people for sleeping in public spaces, finding that enforcement of its anti-camping rules is not prohibited by the Eighth Amendment's protections from cruel and…

Cleveland attorney re-instated by Supreme Court

CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Cleveland attorney has been re-instated by the Tennessee Supreme Court. Kent Thomas Jones was suspended for 90 days back in February. A hearing found that Jones had threatened opposing counsel by email and failed his client…

From the Archives: 1994 Friday Flicks

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- This weekend, you might sit down with your family and stream a good movie at home. But in years past, it worked a little differently. If you wanted to watch a movie at home, you had to go…

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