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Trump's Mar-a-Lago partially closed due to COVID outbreak

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida has been partially closed after staff members tested positive for the coronavirus. That’s according to several people familiar with the situation, who was not authorized to discuss…

Tennessee Senate passes permitless carry bill, folks react

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Constitutional Carry or Permitless bill means the majority of law abiding citizens over 21 in Tennessee won't need a permit to tote a handgun open or concealed. Tennessee State Senator Todd Gardenhire, (R-Chattanooga), voted in…

Sen. Blackburn reintroduces legislation against Sister Cities

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn was one of five other senators to introduce legislation challenging the 157 sister city partnerships between U.S. and Chinese communities. “Questions have arisen around the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese Government…

HCS Board Members barely approve custodial services contract

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -  ABM employees held signs that read "Keep ABM, Better Pay, No Layoffs, Fair Treatment" outside Thursday's Hamilton County School Board meeting. Inside school board members weighed a contract for cleaning services. ABM has held the…

East Ridge tunnels closed while TDOT clears landslide debris

EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) - In a press release sent out by TDOT, crews are hard at work clearing debris currently blocking the roadways on the East Ridge side of the Bachman tunnels. Geotechnical engineers are also assessing the damage…

Lee University on LGBTQ+ and the church

CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- Lee University administration is clearing the air after they faced some backlash from a chapel service. Lee University students go to chapel twice a week, either online or in person. However, two of the services, in the…

Tennessee sports betting ramps up for March Madness

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- For the first time ever people can legally bet in Tennessee on the NCAA college basketball tournament. March Madness is here with play-in games happening Thursday night and the full college basketball tournament gets underway starting Friday. Head…

North Georgia deals with flooding Wednesday

DADE COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Water covered roads in Catoosa County on Wednesday. It was a similar scene in Walker County where yards were flooded. Over in Dade County, rain flooded Sitton's Gulch and Lookout Creek has overflowed. "We started…

Lottery not dead yet in Alabama legislature

MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) - An Alabama Senate committee has advanced a lottery bill as lawmakers try to get the issue of gambling before state voters for the first time since 1999. The Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee on Wednesday approved…

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