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RIVERBEND RECAP: Thinner crowds, smaller business sales

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Bigger acts didn't necessarily mean bigger crowds for Riverbend this year. "This year was worst than any year before," Cold Stone employee Andrea Krouse said. Every year, the local businesses at the heart of Riverbend suffer.…

Drug extends lives of young breast cancer patients

Adding a newer drug to standard hormone therapy lengthens the lives of younger women with advanced breast cancer, a new trial has found. The drug, called Kisqali (ribociclib), is already approved for treating such patients -- based on earlier results…

Data for 12 million Quest patients may have been exposed

Quest Diagnostics, the world's largest blood-testing company, said Monday that nearly 12 million patients may have had personal information exposed in a data breach. The information includes financial data, Social Security numbers and medical records, though the company said laboratory…

Apple set to get rid of iTunes, reports say

Apple is reportedly set to reveal the end of an era on Monday — no more iTunes. The music store available for years on iPods and iPhones has been overshadowed by streaming services, like the company's own Apple Music, and it…

NBA legend surprises Parkland students at graduation

Recently retired NBA superstar Dwyane Wade surprised students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, at their graduation over the weekend. The Miami Heat legend, who has commemorated the victims of the Parkland school shooting in the past,…

China blames U.S. for rising trade war tensions

Beijing says it has kept its word during 11 rounds of talks with the U.S. and will honor commitments if a deal is reached. It accused the U.S. of backtracking three times over the course of the talks by introducing…

Mexico and U.S. officials to meet for tariff talks

Top officials from the U.S. and Mexico will soon begin talks in a scramble to fend off Donald Trump's threat of tariffs on imports from the southern ally and meet his demand for fewer migrants at the border. On Monday,…

Swarm of bees delays MLB game in San Diego

Sunday's game between the Miami Marlins and San Diego Padres at Petco Park was delayed for 28 minutes after a swarm of bees settled onto a microphone attached to the netting near the Padres' dugout. The game was halted just…

CPD officer released from hospital after being shot

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police say the officer involved in Sunday morning's shooting at Waffle House has been released from the hospital. The officer was shot just around 4:00 a.m. Sunday at the Waffle House on E. 23rd street.…

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