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Local artists work to beautify Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - For the last four years, artist from around the world have been coming to Chattanooga to work their artist magic. Burning Bridges Mural Jam was started by Chattanooga native Eric Finley Jr. better known as the…

Trump holds MAGA rally in Wisconsin -- live stream

The rally begins Saturday at 8 p.m. ET. You can watch it in the player above. President Trump is holding a campaign rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Saturday night at the same time as the annual White House Correspondents' Association…

Reporters attend WHCA dinner as Trump holds rally in Wisconsin

Reporters are gathering for the annual White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington Saturday night while President Trump holds a competing campaign rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Although presidents have traditionally attended and spoken at the dinner, Mr. Trump…

HCSO traffic investigator struck by car

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A traffic investigator for the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is recovering after being hit by a car Saturday morning. According to HCSO spokesperson Matt Lea, the investigator was providing an escort during the mornings Special Olympics…

Trump’s executive privilege strategy could mean messy fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — Since George Washington’s time, presidents have used executive privilege to resist congressional inquiries in the name of protecting the confidentiality of their decision-making. President Donald Trump threatened this past week to broadly assert executive privilege to block…

177 infected in E. Coli outbreak linked to ground beef

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a food safety alert linking an increasing number of E. Coli infections to ground beef. So far, 177 people reported across 10 states have been infected since the beginning of March, the…

UVA men's basketball team declines invitation to White House

The University of Virginia men's basketball team will not celebrate its historic NCAA championship with President Trump at the White House, the Cavaliers' head coach announced Friday on Twitter. "We have received inquiries about a visit to the White House," coach…

2020 candidates to pitch working-class credentials to union

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A half-dozen Democratic presidential candidates will descend on Las Vegas on Saturday to pitch themselves to one of America’s largest unions as champions of workers and kitchen-table issues. The daylong forum is organized by the liberal…

Trump upbeat on potential for US-Japan trade deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump expressed confidence Friday that a bilateral trade deal between the U.S. and Japan can be reached quickly despite ongoing differences over tariffs as he opened talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the White…

Maine renames Columbus Day to honor Native Americans

Maine on Friday became the latest state to rename Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples' Day when Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill making the change official. Other states that have made the change include neighboring Vermont, Alaska and South Dakota "Our history…

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