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TBI reveals 2022 Tennessee deaths by law enforcement

TENNESSEE (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released a study that details deaths by law enforcement during 2022. The report reveals that there were 28 deadly use-of-force incidents in Tennessee during 2022. It also highlights that white subjects account…

Police searching for shooting suspect in DeKalb County

UPDATE: Police are searching for two suspects in a white Chevrolet Impala, according to DeKalb County Daily News. It happened on County Road 68, near the Northeast Alabama Community College. Officers are telling residents to stay in their homes at…

Chattanooga wet weather facility advances

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Shimmick Construction announced today that they expect to be awarded a major upcoming project in our area. The City of Chattanooga will officially announce the winner on…

Student charged in Hixson Middle School threat case

HIXSON, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County authorities are investigating another school threat incident following the Nashville shooting. Today, the case happened at Hixson Middle School. An Assistant Principal informed the School Resource Deputy that several students and staff had complained…

Collegedale Police hold school intruder drill

COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Collegedale Police Department participated in a school intruder drill Thursday morning at Woltever Creek Elementary School. This drill was meant to train the faculty and students how…

US Navy deploys more chaplains for suicide prevention

By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Virginia. (AP) — On Navy ships docked at this vast base, hundreds of sailors in below-deck mazes of windowless passageways perform intense, often monotonous manual labor. It's necessary work before a ship…

Tornado-spawning storms may get worse due to warming

America will probably get more killer tornado- and hail-spawning supercells as the world warms, according to a new study that also warns the lethal storms will edge eastward to strike more frequently in the more populous Southern states, like Alabama, Mississippi…

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