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Congressman discusses what's on his plate this week

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The U.S. House of Representatives will be waiting a little longer to get a Senate version of the health care bill. While he was in town, WDEF asked Congressman Chuck Fleischmann about what's going on in…

Smoke billows from house fire in Chickamauga

CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. (WDEF) - Heavy smoke could be seen billowing from the front and center of a home after the house caught fire in Walker County Sunday. Authorities responded to the home on Highway 193. Fire officials said the house…

Community comes together for Chattanooga Strong Concert

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -  Two years after the terrorist attacks in Chattanooga on July 16th that killed the fallen five, resident Carol Covert has not forgotten. "It was just so sad to think that it happened here," Covert said. At…

3M water pollution case set for early 2019 trial date

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A federal lawsuit involving chemical contamination in the Tennessee River near a city in Alabama will go to trial in 2019. Media reports that Judge Abdul K. Kallon scheduled a pretrial conference for Jan. 23, 2019…

Human remains found near Knoxville apartments

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Tennessee are investigating the discovery of human remains in a wooded area near apartments. Knox County Sheriff's Office Maj. Mike MacLean told local news that a parent called the Knoxville Police Department Saturday evening…

Calhoun Community College shutting down athletics

DECATUR, Ala. (AP) - Calhoun Community College is shutting down its athletics program at the end of next spring because of budget cuts. Local media reports baseball, softball and golf will be suspended at the end of the 2018 spring…

Lyme disease on the rise in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - With Lyme disease on the rise in Alabama, doctors are urging their patients to take some extra precautions if they are spending time outdoors this summer.

Vanderbilt to take over clinics at 14 Walgreens stores

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Vanderbilt University Medical Center will take over retail clinics in more than a dozen Walgreens stores across Middle Tennessee. Local media reports existing retail clinics at 14 stores will be rebranded as Vanderbilt Health Clinic at…

Police: Georgia couple on honeymoon kidnap, rape Florida woman

HIALEAH, Fla. (CBS NEWS)-- Investigators say Georgia newlyweds kidnapped and raped a woman in a violent attack Sunday, reports CBS Miami. Miami-Dade Police said the 27-year-old victim had finished grocery shopping Sunday at a Publix supermarket in Hialeah, Florida. She got in…

Home Destroyed By Early Morning Fire in Hixson

Chattanooga, Tenn. -- Chattanooga firefighters were dispatched to an early morning fire in Hixson today. The Chattanooga Fire Department received the alarm at 2:14 a.m. and responded to the 1900 block of Colonial Circle with five fire companies. Battalion Chief Don…

CPD arrest 3 suspects in Woodlawn Apartments shooting

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police report that three suspects have been taken into custody for the attempted murder of Dequan Jamal Duke. 18-year-old Demarcus Hubbard, 18-year-old Tadarius Hester, and 21-year-old Darrien Metcalf were charged with Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault, Possession…

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