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Meigs County recaptures escaped inmate

DECATUR, Tennessee (WDEF) - An inmate who escaped from the Meigs County jail over the weekend is back in custody. The Sheriff says Dustin Miller escaped while he was on recreation time at the jail on Sunday. He is not…

UTC Attempts to Raise $500,000 in 24 Hours

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- According to Vice Chancellor of Advancement Kim White, philanthropy is a big part of UTC as we know it. "Some of the buildings on campus came about because of philanthropy.…

ODDtober begins with underwater pumpkin carving

https://youtu.be/v7nGFNpNN3M CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Fish love pumpkin carving! At least that's what the Tennessee Aquarium proves every October when they send SCUBA divers into their tanks to carve a pumpkin underwater. Volunteer SCUBA divers Dr. Lisa Shier and Marie Dement…

Prescribed burns Wednesday at North Chickamauga WMA

FALLING WATER, Tennessee (WDEF) - Expect to see and smell a lot of smoke  in the Hixson, Middle Valley, and Soddy-Daisy areas this Wednesday. TWRA warns that they will be setting several fires in the North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management…

Fugitive in 3 states captured at Dalton Walmart

DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Authorities say 50 year old Ernest Paul Shackelford ran from police in Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee. But his luck ran out this morning in Dalton, Georgia. A citizen recognized him from social media posts and reported…

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