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9/11 first responder who fought for victim fund dies

Luis Alvarez, a former New York City police detective who fought for the 9/11 Victim Compensation fund, died on Saturday, his attorney said. He was 53. "It is with peace and comfort, that the Alvarez family announce that Luis (Lou)…

Kayla Circle shooting update

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga police are looking for a suspects in a shooting last night in the 42 hundred block of Kayla Circle, off highway 58. when police arrived on scene they located the victim who was a 20 year old…

Public Safety Camp Inspires Kids.

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Kids from Avondale, Carver, Shepherd and Eastdale Youth and Family Development Centers answered calls and helped out at a staged car wreck. The children have been attending Public Safety Camp for the last two weeks and this…

IRS to taxpayers: Check your tax withholding now

If you wound up paying additional tax for 2018, the IRS has some advice. The agency recommends that you review your paycheck's tax withholding as soon as possible. Chances are the new tax law did cut your tax liability, but…

Justices won't revive Alabama ban on abortion procedure

The Supreme Court won't revive Alabama's ban on the most commonly used procedure in second-trimester abortions. The measure has been blocked by lower courts. The justices on Friday rejected the state's appeal in which it sought to enforce a law…

Supreme Court to review Trump's decision to end DACA

On the last day of its term, the Supreme Court decided to take up a challenge to the Trump administration's decision to end an Obama-era program that allowed undocumented immigrants who came to U.S. illegally as children to apply for…

Georgia's "heartbeat" bill challenged in court

Georgia governor signs heartbeat bill Georgia's controversial "heartbeat" law, a recent piece of legislation that would ban abortions after about six weeks into a woman's pregnancy, was challenged in court this morning by pro-abortion advocates who claim the new law…

Tillerson claims Kushner conducted diplomacy behind his back

Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson cited an awkward encounter with President Donald Trump's son-in-law in a restaurant as an example of diplomacy being conducted behind his back when he was in the administration, according to a newly released transcript…

New Jersey's largest lake causing rashes due to harmful algae

New Jersey environmental officials say people shouldn't swim in New Jersey's largest lake or even touch the water because aerial surveillance confirms the presence of an extensive harmful algae bloom. On Thursday, CBS New York's Chopper2 was over northern New Jersey's…

Chattanooga Police investigate shooting

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga police responded to the 4200 block of Kayla Circle Thursday night after a call came in about a man that had been shot. The man was transported to a hospital. We do not know the…

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