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Very old human remains found

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police say very old human remains have been found. They were discovered at 1100 Lupton Drive on Wednesday. Authorities say at first it wasn't clear if the bones were animal, human, and how old they…

Fort Oglethorpe City Manger accepts job in Lilburn

FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. (WDEF) - The City Manager of Fort Oglethorpe takes a new job. Jenny Simpkins recently put in her resignation letter to the city. She has accepted another position as Assistant City Manager in Lilburn, Georgia. "It has…

Cigarette smoking among adults hits all-time low in U.S.

Cigarette smoking dropped to an all-time low among American adults in 2018, according to a Center for Disease Control (CDC) report released Thursday. According to the report, 13.7% of U.S. adults smoked a cigarette in 2018. Since the first Surgeon…

Manhunt intensifies for Marine deserter accused of murder

Last Updated Nov 14, 2019 6:48 PM EST Roanoke, Virginia — A manhunt is intensifying for a Marine deserter charged with homicide. The search for 22-year-old U.S. Marine Michael Alexander Brown prompted schools and some businesses to close in Roanoke,…

Weather In The Classroom - Valley Point Elementary School

DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Weather in the classroom brought Meteorologists Patrick Core and Danielle Moss to Valley Point Elementary school in Dalton. The students have been learning about weather in their science classes. Today they had a special visit to…

Grundy County Probation Officer Arrested

GRUNDY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)- After an investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Tara Van Hooser-Prater, a probation officer with the State of Tennessee, has been indicted and arrested on charges of official misconduct. TBI began investigating Van Hooser-Prater on…

Walmart moves Black Friday to Wednesday

Attention holiday shoppers: Walmart's Black Friday will officially start on Wednesday this year. The nation's largest retailer announced its main holiday-shopping event will kick off online at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, November 27, followed by an in-store deals…

Police respond to shooting at high school in California

[cbsn] UPDATE - 11:43 a.m. - (AP) The Los Angeles County Fire Department says now there are three confirmed injuries following a shooting at Saugus High School in the city of Santa Clarita. Department spokesman Christopher Thomas says initial accounts…

Deval Patrick announces he is running for president

Deval Patrick, the former governor of Massachusetts, has announced he is running for president in the 2020 race. Patrick made it official in an online video posted early Thursday morning. A CBS News contributor since September, Patrick will no longer serve…

14-year-old baker gives cupcakes homeless

Out of a home bakery in Bowie, Maryland, a young entrepreneur creates treats that are as delicious as they are helpful. For each cupcake this baker sells, he gives one away to someone in need. Behind the operation is 14-year-old…

Marine vet wrongfully held by ICE will get $190,000

Grand Rapids will pay a $190,000 settlement to a Latino American war veteran who was wrongfully detained by federal immigration officials. The City Commission unanimously approved the payment to Jilmar Ramos-Gomez on Tuesday to resolve a Michigan Department of Civil…

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