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Hamilton County highlights drone operation rules

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It's National Drone Safety Awareness Week. The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Unit at Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is reminding recreational drone pilots to be safe flying their drone. Drones weighing between a half a pound and 55 pounds,…

Jeff Sessions announces run for Alabama Senate seat

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions officially announced Thursday that he is running for Senate in Alabama. If he prevails in the crowded Republican primary, Sessions would challenge Senator Doug Jones, who is considered the most vulnerable Democrat in the Senate. "When President…

Sears owner to shutter another 96 stores

The parent company of Sears and Kmart is closing another 96 stores, a sign hedge fund baron Eddie Lampert is struggling to revive the ailing retailer after buying it out of bankruptcy earlier this year. After the latest round of…

10 people mistakenly injected with insulin instead of flu shot

How to prepare for the upcoming flu season At least 10 people in Oklahoma have been hospitalized Wednesday night after apparently getting insulin injections instead of flu shots, CBS affiliate KOTV reports. Health professionals were administering what they thought were…

NASA opens untouched Apollo moon rock sample

In December 1972, astronauts on the Apollo 17 lunar mission returned to Earth with samples of rock and soil from the moon. On Tuesday, NASA scientists opened a sample that had been sealed and untouched for more than 40 years. The…

Jailer arrested for bringing tobacco into jail

SCOTTSBORO, Alabama (WDEF) - The Jackson County Sheriff's Office has arrested one of their own Corrections Deputies. Rod Edwards Hanna is charged Promoting Prison Contraband 3rd Degree. Investigators say he was bringing tobacco into the jail and delivering it to…

FBI arrests Puerto Rico senator, 7 more in corruption probe

San Juan, Puerto Rico — FBI agents arrested Puerto Rico Senator Abel Nazario and seven other people early Wednesday as part of an investigation into corruption in the U.S. territory. The U.S. Attorney's Office said the suspects include former municipal…

Trump wanted Barr to hold a press conference on Ukraine call

President Trump wanted Attorney General William Barr to hold a press conference saying the president had not broken any laws during the July 25 phone call during which he urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate political rival Joe Biden,…

Two escaped murder suspects caught at U.S.-Mexico border

San Francisco — Authorities are trying to determine if anyone helped two inmates who escaped from a California jail, traveled hundreds of miles and crossed into Mexico before being captured trying to walk back into the United States. Jonathan Salazar,…

More than two million pounds of chicken recalled

More than two million pounds of chicken products have been recalled by Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. over fears they "may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically metal," the the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Wednesday.…

Red Wolves Soccer Club Plans to Upgrades

The Chattanooga Red Wolves Soccer Club is expanding their lineup of services that will be part of the team's future stadium and surrounding mixed-use development.

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