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At least 4 dead in series of stabbings, police say

At least four people are dead in a series of stabbings in Orange County, California, on Wednesday and several others critically wounded, police said. The suspect is in custody, police said. There are at least eight different crime scenes, police…

Hometown Tours North Georgia: Dalton Distillery

DALTON, Georgia (WDEF)- For the last 100 years, the Butler family has been perfecting the craft of distilling. 76 year old Charles Butler has been distilling moonshine and whiskey for as long as he can remember. Charles says, "Oh, It's great…

Dalton Man indicted for biting his wife's face

(DALTON, GA) - A Dalton man who is accused of biting off a "chunk" of his wife's face, and beating her, has been indicted by a Whitfield County grand jury. 29 year old Santos Rumulo Puac-Ramirez was indicted on several…

Staying Safe During Heat Stroke Awareness Month

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- School may have started but the summer is still here. Our average temperature for this time of the year is 90 degrees. If you are outside at any time heat stroke and heat exhaustion are a risk. According…

Hunt for money in Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Here's a way to get rich quick. The Breakout Games Treasure Hunt is going on right now in Chattanooga. Here's how it works. Coordinates are dropping on their website every half hour. Those coordinates will lead…

ICE rounds up hundreds in immigration sweeps in Mississippi

U.S. immigration authorities on Wednesday rounded up hundreds of undocumented workers in food processing plants and other work sites during a sprawling operation in Mississippi that officials touted as the largest immigration enforcement sweep in a single state in U.S.…

Some Walmart employees call for retailer to end gun sales

Some Walmart workers are demanding that the retail giant stop selling firearms after shootings at two of the company's stores left 24 people dead. Walmart is among the nation's biggest vendors of firearms and ammunition, selling guns in roughly half…

Man charged with bribing AT&T workers to unlock phones

The Department of Justice unveiled charges Tuesday against a Pakistani man who allegedly bribed AT&T employees to illegally unlock cellphones on the company's network. Muhammad Fahd, 34, made his first court appearance in Seattle federal court a day earlier. According to…

Scientist bakes bread from 4,500-year-old yeast

Cooking is arguably both an art and a science — and if you're a physicist with some 4,500-year-old yeast in your cupboard, then it's a history lesson, too. Seamus Blackley, a scientist and video game designer, recently baked loaf of…

FedEx will no longer deliver Amazon packages

How big is Amazon’s carbon footprint? FedEx is cutting ties with Amazon as the online retailer builds out its own delivery fleet, directly competing with the shippers who used to deliver its packages. The company announced Wednesday that it would…

Puerto Rico Supreme Court to decide fate of new governor

Attorneys submitted arguments by a Tuesday noon deadline in what many consider the biggest decision in the 119-year history of Puerto Rico's Supreme Court: Who will be the governor of the U.S. territory mired in political and economic turmoil. After…

Hamilton County Schools first day on Wednesday

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County School System will kick off the new year on Wednesday with a few new changes. That includes a newly renovated and expanded Snow Hill Elementary School. "Welcoming the kids to Snow Hill…

ACLU files lawsuit over fast-track deportation policies

The American Civil Liberties Union challenged the Trump administration's broad expansion of deportation powers, alleging in a federal lawsuit Tuesday that it violates constitutional rights and could lead to errors, including deporting U.S. citizens. The case was filed on behalf…

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