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Record 17-foot python (with 73 eggs) found in Florida

Massive python found in Florida wildlife preserve Officials at a South Florida wildlife preserve say they've captured the largest python ever found in the park. Officials discovered the female python, more than 17 feet long and weighing 140 pounds, on…

Tax refunds so far this year are down by $6 billion

Individual tax refunds this year have been only slightly smaller than last year, but those shortfalls are adding up. At the end of last month, the amount of money the government refunded was $6 billion below this time last year,…

Local group building beds for needy children

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - All children deserve a safe, comfortable place to lay their heads. That's where Sleep in Heavenly Peace comes in. They are an organization that builds and delivers beds to children who do not have one of…

HCSO protects identities at bi-annual shred event

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Dozens came out to participate in the Bi-Annual Shred-IT event Saturday. With the help of the Hamilton County Sheriff's office's, A-A-R-P and News 12 co-sponsored this free event. Car after car drove up and sheriff's office…

WWII veteran marks milestone birthday

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Meet Stanley Myers. The retired WWII veteran is celebrating not just any birthday but his 100th birthday. A birthday this grand doesn't just get any regular presents but ones sent over by Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke.…

Missing college student found dead in Boston

A student at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston who was missing since Saturday morning was found dead Sunday, officials said. Police do not believe the death of Max Carbone, a 19-year-old biomedical engineering student, is suspicious, CBS Boston…

Carter County Man Charged with Killing Mother

Elizabethon, TN (WDEF) - A joint investigation with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and investigators with the Carter County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the arrest of an Elizabethton man, charged in the death of his mother. On April 6th,…

Giuliani says he's "not worried" about Mueller report

President Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani said he's "not worried" about the looming release of a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's 400-page report, saying the president wants "maximum transparency." "I guarantee you, except for little quibbles, I'm not…

Holding court with Steve Ballmer

What does a guy who is worth (according to all the magazines) $41 billion do?  If you're Steve Ballmer, who at age 63 ranks as one of the wealthiest people in the world, he buys the Los Angeles Clippers basketball…

Senate GOP game plan means more Trump nominees, fewer bills

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell says the Senate will be in the “personnel business” this year. But the majority leader’s focus on confirming President Donald Trump’s nominees is coming at the expense of any big legislative priorities. Nearly 100 days…

In possible first, Cuba allows march by animal activists

HAVANA (AP) — On Sunday morning a group of animal-lovers will march a mile down one of Havana’s main thoroughfares waving placards calling for an end to animal cruelty in Cuba. Short, seemingly simple, the march will write a small…

US says reuniting separated families laborious process

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration wants up to two years to find potentially thousands of children who were separated from their families at the border before a judge halted the practice last year, a task that it says…

The Latest: Trump boasts of Israel support to Jewish group

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s appearance before the Republican Jewish Coalition (all times local): 8:30 p.m. Republicans are hoping to narrow the gap in 2020 with Jewish voters, who have traditionally backed Democrats by a…

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