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McKamey Animal Shelter celebrates successful adoptions

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - McKamey Animal Center is celebrating success of this weekends free adoption event. They posted on Facebook that 162 pets found forever homes this weekend. The center had taken in hundreds of animals from North Carolina after…

Missing Dalton man found dead

DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -  A man who was missing in Whitfield County has been found dead. Steven Black was reported missing more than a week ago after telling his wife he was making a flooring delivery in Tifton, Georgia. Black's…

Interpol chief who went missing resigns amid investigation

Interpol President Meng Hongwei poses during a visit to the headquarters of International Police Organisation in Lyon, France, May 8, 2018. POOL New / REUTERS LYON, France — Interpol says a Chinese official who was reported missing has resigned as…

China says missing Interpol chief is under investigation

Interpol President Meng Hongwei poses during a visit to the headquarters of International Police Organisation in Lyon, France, May 8, 2018. POOL New / REUTERS The disciplinary organ of China's ruling Communist Party says Interpol President Meng Hongwei is under…

$50,000 Powerball Winner in Hixson

Nashville, TN (WDEF) - A Powerball player in Hixson won $50,000 by matching four of the five white numbers drawn, plus the red Powerball. The jackpot for the Mega Millions game is now at $470 million for Tuesday night. No…

5.9 magnitude earthquake shakes Haiti

Last Updated Oct 7, 2018 8:08 AM EDT PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook northwestern Haiti late Saturday, damaging homes, a church and at least one hospital. Government spokesman Eddy Jackson Alexis told AFP that 11 people had been…

5.9 magnitude earthquake shakes Haiti

Last Updated Oct 7, 2018 8:08 AM EDT PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook northwestern Haiti late Saturday, damaging homes, a church and at least one hospital. Government spokesman Eddy Jackson Alexis told AFP that 11 people had been…

Brawl erupts at UFC match after Khabib chokes out McGregor

LAS VEGAS — A few seconds after Conor McGregor tapped Khabib Nurmagomedov's arm and submitted to the champion's choke, Nurmagomedov climbed the cage and leaped at the men in McGregor's corner, setting off a prolonged brawl inside and outside the octagon. …

TBI Top Ten Fugitive Captured, Charged with Homicide

Memphis, TN (WDEF) - A fugitive who was added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Top Ten Most Wanted list in August is now in custody and facing additional charges in connection to a Lauderdale County homicide that occurred earlier…

5.9 magnitude shakes Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook northwestern Haiti late Saturday, damaging homes, a church and at least one hospital. Government spokesman Eddy Jackson Alexis told AFP that 11 people had been reported dead so far.  The U.S. Geologic…

5.9 magnitude shakes Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook northwestern Haiti late Saturday, damaging homes, a church and at least one hospital. Government spokesman Eddy Jackson Alexis told AFP that 11 people had been reported dead so far.  The U.S. Geologic…

Truck fire leaves 50 dead, 100 burned

Democratic Republic of the Congo Ministry of Health KINSHASA, Congo — At least 50 people were killed early Saturday and more than 100 were badly burned when a tanker truck in Congo collided with another truck and, as villagers rushed…

Two people killed in Walker County house fire

WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Walker Dispatch confirms two people were killed in a house fire early this morning. Crews responded to the call at 306 Dry Valley Road and found the home 80% involved. A 12 year old girl…

U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan identified

U.S. officials have identified the American soldier who was killed in Afghanistan earlier this week. The Department of Defense said Spc. James A. Slape, 23, from Morehead City, North Carolina, was killed on Thursday after suffering wounds from an improvised…

Food you’ve never heard of could end hunger

The term "conservation" may bring wildlife or land preservation to mind. But what about the food we eat?  According to Crop Trust, an international organization working to safeguard agriculture, we only use about 1 percent of available crops to fuel…

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