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Blood pressure medication recall expanded

A pharmaceutical company is once again expanding its recall for blood pressure medications over concerns of potential cancer-causing impurities. Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited announced it is including an additional 36 lots of Losartan potassium Tablets USP and 68 lots of Losartan Potassium/Hydrochlorothiazide…

Professor on leave after Nazi gas chamber exam question

Middlebury, Vt. — A chemistry professor whose exam question asked students to calculate the lethal dose of a poisonous gas used in Nazi gas chambers during the Holocaust has taken a leave of absence, Middlebury College said. The Vermont liberal…

Sarah Sanders says Trump never asked her to lie

Last Updated Apr 19, 2019 8:19 AM EDT One day after the president fired FBI director James Comey, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters "countless members of the FBI" had contacted the White House to say they opposed…

Deadly storm system rips through South, heads north

Learned, Miss. -- Strong storms again roared across the South on Thursday, killing at least two people while leaving more than 100,000 people without power across Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. National Weather Service forecasters said they believe multiple tornadoes…

Burr may have told White House about FBI probe

The Mueller report suggests that the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, GOP Sen. Richard Burr, of North Carolina, may have identified for the White House targets of the FBI investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. On…

Polk County Commissioners pass gun sanctuary resolution

POLK COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Polk County Commissioners voted to pass a gun sanctuary resolution Thursday night. Commission Chair Greg Brooks said the resolution passed 8 to 1. This means that if the state or federal government put restrictions on…

Road Rage shooting

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - One man is recovering after getting shot in what police say may be a road rage incident. It happened between two drivers this afternoon in the 1000 block of Bailey Avenue outside the National Cemetery. A MAN was…

DA drops charges in murder case

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - In a story we first told you about 2 years ago, the district attorney's office has dropped murder charges against a Chattanooga teenager. Tyrus Birt is now 18 years old, and was accused of killing a young…

2 year old hit by a car while chasing a dog

EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A 2 year old girl is recovering from minor injuries after getting hit by a car early Thursday morning. It happened in the 1200 block of John Ross Road. East Ridge Police say the 2 year…

Woman dies in Cummings Highway crash

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A woman was killed in a single vehicle crash Wednesday evening in Chattanooga. It happened at 1995 Cummings Highway at the foot of Lookout Mountain around 7:40 PM. Traffic investigators say Charlene Murray's vehicle left the road…

Local political reaction to the Mueller Report

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) issued the following statement in response to the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report: “I am pleased that the Mueller report has been made public, giving the American people the transparency they…

12-foot, 1,600-lb shark being tracked in Gulf of Mexico

  A 12-foot-long, 1,600-pound great white shark has been located in the Gulf of Mexico and researchers are tracking its movements in order to better understand the species. According to the non-profit research group OCEARCH, the great white, affectionately nicknamed Miss…

Listeria outbreak linked to deli meats turns deadly

A Listeria outbreak linked to sliced deli meat has sickened eight people and led to one death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Three cases occurred in Pennsylvania, two in New York, two in Michigan, and one…

Trump approves disaster declaration for Tennessee

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- President Trump has declared disaster areas for Tennessee, after flooding rains impacting 83 of 95 counties. However, this federal assistance won't help individual cases. President Trump's declared disaster in 56 counties. The five included from…

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