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Local college cutting costs to students

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Many students have big dreams of going to a four-year university, but with high tuition costs it can be a difficult thing to do. "Tuition tends to increase each year so that is always an…

GOP Representative Jim Sensenbrenner to retire

Veteran Wisconsin Republican Representative Jim Sensenbrenner announced his retirement from Congress on Wednesday, making the former House Judiciary Committee chairman the 15th GOP lawmaker to say he will step aside before next year's elections. Sensenbrenner, 76, was first elected in…

Trump rolls back regulations on energy-efficient light bulbs

Energy-saving light bulbs are the latest Obama-era environmental initiative to face a rollback by the Trump administration. The Department of Energy finalized a rule Wednesday that will block new federal efficiency standards for certain light bulbs from going into effect as…

Coast Guard rescues 61 after Hurricane Dorian

Opa-locka, Florida — The U.S. Coast Guard's motto is "Semper Paratus," or "always ready." For Hurricane Dorian, they were just that. The Coast Guard's Seventh District was prepared to help a country in America's backyard. "CBS Evening News" flew with…

Local Reaction: Walmart Rollsback Their Gun Policy

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- After two recent mass shootings at the Arkansas based corporation, Walmart made a big announcement about their gun sales and policies. They will no longer sell ammo for handguns and short-barrel rifles after their current supply is…

Texas Rep. Bill Flores announces retirement

U.S. Representative Bill Flores announced he would not seek reelection in 2020, making him the fifth GOP lawmaker from Texas to do so in the past three months. Flores, who was first elected in 2010, said he wanted to spend…

33 bodies recovered after California boat fire, 1 missing

Man loses five family members in CA boat fire Santa Barbara, California — Thirty three bodies of victims from a scuba diving boat fire off Southern California have been recovered and one was still missing on Wednesday, authorities said. The…

Google fined $170M for violating kids' privacy on YouTube

Google will pay a record $170 million fine to settle a lawsuit filed by federal and state authorities that charged the internet giant with violating children's privacy on YouTube, the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday. The settlement requires Google and…

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