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Brainerd murder victim was a civic activist

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It was a Chattanooga activist whose body was found inside a car following a Tuesday night shooting. Police were called to North Sweetbriar Avenue about 11pm where they found a 32-year old man had been shot. Medics…

Drought impacting local farmers

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - "You can go as deep as you want to go, but there's absolutely no moisture in this ground," Bill Perry says on Thursday. That's a problem for getting the ground ready for strawberries. It's what…

Tackling domestic violence

CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - "A number of families that we deal with, we deal with on a regular basis," Catoosa County Sheriff Gary Sisk says. Domestic violence is often a vicious and complicated cycle. "I don't know that the…

Alabama confirms state’s 1st vaping-related death

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Department of Public Health has confirmed the state’s first vaping-related death. A news release Wednesday said an East Alabama man died of lung disease associated with e-cigarettes. Chronic Disease Epidemiologist Sondra Reese says the…

Uptick in suicides puts spotlight on prevention

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - "We know from research. From decades of research into suicide prevention that 9 out of 10 lives can be saved if we can identify when somebody is having a suicidal crisis and then we can connect…

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