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Patrick Core's Winter Forecast

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Each Thanksgiving week, Chief Meteorologist Patrick Core offers his look into the coming winter season. And this year, he has higher hopes for a big snow. Here is the breakdown (see the video for Patrick's full explanation).…

"Cave Fire" forces thousands to flee homes in California

A wind-driven brush fire that erupted in the Southern California mountains Monday quickly burned more than 4,000 acres by early Tuesday, fire officials said. The "Cave Fire" jumped a highway near the Santa Barbara city limits, CBS Los Angeles reports, in…

Ocean reef that inspired a movement is now at risk

Savannah, Georgia — From the surface, these 22 square miles of water are unexceptional. But dip beneath the surface — go down 60 or 70 feet — and you'll find a spectacular seascape. Sponges, barnacles and tube worms cover rocky ledges…

Democrats release 2 more impeachment inquiry transcripts

Washington — The three House committees that led the first phase of the impeachment inquiry released transcripts of closed-door testimony from two more witnesses on Wednesday. Philip Reeker, an assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of European and Eurasian…

Golden Apple: Dee Morris

A Kindergarten teacher in Cleveland will pull out all the stops to make sure her students are learning. That's why she's earned this week's Golden Apple Award.

Victim dies in Alton Park shooting

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police say one of the victims have died from a double shooting Monday night in Alton Park. They were originally called to West 38th Street.. but pinpointed the crime scene a few blocks away at 4400…

Disabled veteran dies from burns on Monday

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Fire Department confirms the disabled veteran who was burned died from his injuries. Chattanooga Fire Department spokesperson Lindsey Rogers says the 57-year-old veteran was using a mixture of gasoline and oil to burn the stump.…

Brother charged with killing 70 year old man

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga police have arrested the brother of a recent homicide victim. Sixty eight year old Marvin Lewis Preston faces a charge of criminal homicide in the death of his 70 year old brother, Floyd. Police found Floyd…

Trump passes animal cruelty bill

President Trump signed a bipartisan bill into law Monday, making animal cruelty a federal crime. The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act, or PACT Act, bans abusive behavior including crushing, burning, drowning, suffocating, impaling and other bodily injury toward any non-human…

70 year old killed in Eastdale Sunday evening

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A 70 year old man was shot and killed Sunday evening in the Eastdale community. It happened just after 6PM in the 1600 block of Dogwood Drive off of Wilcox Boulevard. The victim was dead when police…

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