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Acting spy chief blows past Schiff's deadline for materials

The acting director of national intelligence, Joseph Maguire, did not meet the deadline set by the House Intelligence Committee to turn over materials that the committee chairman subpoenaed on Friday — the substance of a whistleblower complaint and relevant correspondence…

Attorneys file class action lawsuit after water main break

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Attorneys have filed a class action lawsuit against Tennessee American Water. The suit was filed in Hamilton County Circuit Court Tuesday on behalf of local plaintiffs by attorneys from Davis & Hoss, P.C. of Chattanooga, Tennessee,…

Hamilton County graduation rates are climbing

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A new report shows graduation rates for Hamilton County Schools are improving. C-C-A, C-S-A-S Upper, and Lookout Valley Middle/High recorded a perfect graduation rate. The district graduation rate for the last school year was 86 point 9…

Lewandowski uses congressional testimony to praise Trump

Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, who has been mulling a U.S. Senate bid, used his Tuesday testimony on Capitol Hill to praise President Trump. Lewandowski's opening statement criticizing Congress for continuing to investigate the president elicited an immediate response…

Sheriff indicted over alleged plot to kill deputy

A North Carolina sheriff is facing charges for allegedly discussing a plan to kill a former deputy who had a recording of the sheriff using "racially offensive" language. Granville County Sheriff Brindell Wilkins was indicted Monday on felony justice obstruction…

Woman allegedly threatened to "shoot 400 people for fun"

An Oklahoma woman has been arrested after she allegedly threatened to "shoot 400 people for fun" at her former high school, CBS affiliate KOTV reports. Deputies with the Pittsburg County Sheriff's Office seized an AK-47 and a shotgun from Alexis…

3 year old dies from house fire two weeks ago

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A three year old has succumbed to injuries he suffered in a fire two weeks ago. It happened at a home on East 36th Street on September 5th. A father and three children were all hospitalized after…

Facebook to train AI systems using police videos

Facebook will work with law enforcement organizations to train its artificial intelligence systems to recognize videos of violent events, the company said Tuesday. The social media giant's AI systems were unable to detect live-streamed video of a mass shooting at a…

U.S. sues Snowden for proceeds from new book

Washington — The Trump administration on Tuesday filed a civil lawsuit to seize the proceeds from Edward Snowden's new book, alleging the prominent whistleblower violated non-disclosure agreements he signed during his time working for U.S. intelligence agencies. In its lawsuit in…

2 high school football players die in separate incidents

A high school senior from West Virginia died after collapsing during a football game earlier this month — and he is not the only young athlete to suffer a deadly on-field emergency recently. A sophomore football player from Oklahoma also…

Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez arrested on child porn charges

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez was arrested Tuesday on charges of child pornography and solicitation. Vazquez, 28, was charged with one count of computer pornography—solicitation of a child, and one count of providing obscene material to minors, according to the Florida…

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