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Merriam-Webster unveils its 2019 word of the year

A common but increasingly mighty and very busy little word, "they," has an accolade all its own. The language mavens at Merriam-Webster have declared the personal pronoun their word of the year based on a 313 percent increase in look-ups…

2 St. Louis police officers fired over social media posts

Two St. Louis police officers have been fired over social media posts, their lawyer told CBS affiliate KMOV-TV. Officers Thomas Mabrey and Ronald Hasty are appealing their terminations to the Civil Service Commission, their lawyer, Brian Millikan, told the station…

Hamilton County School Board, Commission hold joint meeting

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County School Board Members and Commissioners got together for a joint meeting over priorities. The meeting was at Red Bank Middle School Monday night. "We need to know what both boards agree upon what…

Bush grandson runs for Congress in Texas

Pierce Bush, a grandson of late President George H.W. Bush, announced that he would run for Congress on Monday. The nonprofit executive will be running for Texas' 22nd Congressional district in the Houston area, an open seat after Representative Pete…

Cyberattack hits Pensacola hours after navy base attack

Federal authorities are investigating a cyberattack on the city of Pensacola, Florida, home to the naval air station where a Saudi flight student killed three sailors and wounded eight others on Friday. A spokeswoman for the city said federal authorities…

Amazon: We lost Pentagon deal because of Trump pressure

Amazon claims that President Donald Trump pressured the Department of Defense to award a lucrative contract to a rival, according to a lawsuit made public Monday. Amazon and three other companies bid over the summer to provide cloud-computing services to…

Infowars host interrupts House impeachment hearing

Washington — An Infowars host interrupted the opening minutes of the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment hearing on Monday, accusing Chairman Jerry Nadler and other Democrats of committing "treason" while declaring President Trump innocent. The protester, Owen Shroyer, began shouting just…

Triple Shooting At Bayberry Apartments

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Around 9:05 Sunday night, Chattanooga Police received a report of shots fired at 2300 Wilson Street. When they arrived on scene, they found multiple victims. One was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Two victims…

Tigers injure woman at Southern California animal sanctuary

Patty Perry, who founded the Wildlife Environmental Conservation, Inc., is seen with two lions in a photo from the organization's website. Wildlife Environmental Conservation, Inc. A California woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries when she was caught in the middle of two…

Three of four escaped Nashville teens arrested

Police arrested another one of the teens who escaped from a Nashville juvenile detention center last Saturday, CBS News affiliate WTVF reports. Morris Marsh, 17, was apprehended by Metro Police in Nashville on Friday, leaving only one of the four…

Chattanooga Man Accused Of Killing Huntsville Police Officer

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Chattanooga man has been arrested for killing a Huntsville police officer Friday night. Police say that 41-year-old LaJeromeny Brown shot Officer Billy Clardy III, hitting him outside of his bulletproof vest. Authorities say Huntsville's Strategic…

Saturday Morning Shooting On Iris Drive

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - An 18- year old man was shot this morning on Iris Drive. Police say that he was shot while he was standing outside a residence. He was taken to a hospital by Hamilton County EMS. According…

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