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Florence evacuee takes shelter in Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - When Quinby, South Carolina resident Cady Morris saw that Florence may hit her town, she said that something in her gut told her to leave. "People are just not aware what the storm can do, but…

"It can lift cars": Monster typhoon slams into Philippines

TUGUEGARAO, Philippines -- Powerful Typhoon Mangkhut has slammed into the country's northeastern coast, according to Philippine officials. More than 5 million people are at risk from the storm, which the Hawaii-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center categorizes as a super typhoon…

Jury finds Tyrone Murphy guilty of murder

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - A jury found Tyrone Murphy guilty of first degree murder on Friday. The court sentenced him to life in prison. Closing arguments were presented before a jury began deliberating. Murphy was on trial for the…

Life Force at Erlanger is ready

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Life Force at Erlanger Health System is in wait and see mode, but they're ready. There is one helicopter in Cleveland, two flight nurses, two flight paramedics, a pilot, and a mechanic on standby and ready…

Miller Park opens Friday

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga's Miller Park officially opens Friday, bringing a new green space to the Chattanooga community. The project cost more than $10 million. Sixty percent of that price tag was paid by private partners like Blue Cross…

HCOEM, Red Cross opens Florence evacuee shelter

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hurricane Florence continues to threaten the coastal Carolinas, southern Virginia and Georgia Thursday. Meteorologists expect it to make landfall Thursday night or early Friday morning. Hundreds of thousands have been told to evacuate their homes, as…

Dramatic twists as pope meets with U.S. cardinals over sex abuse

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis on Thursday accepted the resignation of a West Virginia bishop, Michael Bransfield, and at the same time authorized a fellow bishop to investigate allegations that Bransfield sexually harassed adults, Vatican officials said. The development, announced…

Body of Missing Man Found in Great Smoky Mountains

The National Park Service says the scavenged body of a missing man has been found at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park that straddles Tennessee and North Carolina. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports rangers found 30-year-old William Lee Hill Jr.,…

Putin watches war games billed as Russia's biggest ever

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov watch the military parade during the Vostok-2018 (East-2018) war games at Tsugol military training ground…

Florence evacuees can stay at Georgia parks for free

RISING FAWN, Ga. (WDEF) - Georgia state parks have opened their doors for Hurricane Florence evacuees to come and stay free of charge. "We're not gonna turn anyone away. They just need to come up here. Let us know that…

Piney Woods Baptist fire ruled arson

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Investigators with the Chattanooga Fire Department have ruled the Sept. 2 fire at Piney Woods Baptist Church arson. The church on 52nd Street in Chattanooga lost an estimated $150,000 in damage to the building and its…

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