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Georgia On Track To Confirm Recount By Midnight

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Counties in Georgia are on track to meet the midnight deadline of their hand recount of votes cast in the presidential election. State law requires the recount and audit of nearly five million votes to be…

Woman sentenced for shooting ex-boyfriend

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A judge on Tuesday sentenced a woman for a deadly shooting three years ago. 29 year old Emily Brooks pleaded guilty back in January to second degree murder. She shot her ex-boyfriend, Eric Burchfield at a Circle…

Medicare Open Enrollment spam calls

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- "I hate it when those people call me they’re like the devil of the earth I hate them so much." Medicare open enrollment is open through December 7th and with that, comes Medicare spam calls. "My phone goes…

House fire claims life in South Pittsburg

SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tennessee (WDEF) - Investigators are trying to figure out what caused a deadly house fire in South Pittsburg this morning. A neighbor on Berry Hill Road says a woman died in the fire and a man had to…

Chattanooga PARC meets with council members

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - In a Public Safety Committee meeting Tuesday, Chattanooga City Council Members heard from the Police Advisory and Review Committee or "PARC" on cases they've reviewed so far. The PARC reviews complaints against police and makes recommendations…

Gun Violence Spikes Amid Pandemic

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Gun violence has spiked across the nation amid the pandemic, and Chattanooga is no exception. According to data from Chattanooga Police, the number of homicides so far has remained steady. However, shootings - both fatal and…

Future of legalized medical marijuana

HIXSON, Tennessee- Marijuana is still illegal in Tennessee, but in the past few weeks four more states have legalized it. Tennessee it’s not legal recreationally or medically. Senator Janice Bowling has called for the medical version to be legalized. Pharmacist…

Jim Pace: A Good Friend Gone Too Soon - Byron DeFoor

CHATTANOOGA (Byron DeFoor) Byron DeFoor, a member of the Fifty Plus Racing Team, which competes to raise awareness for Alzheimer's and other neurological diseases through various events, shares his message on the loss of his friend and business partner, Jim…

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