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Pedestrian Struck on Hwy 153

Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Late last night, Chattanooga Police responded to a traffic crash involving a pedestrian struck. Kesley Hamilton, 20, was traveling in her Honda Civic southbound on Highway 153 in the middle lane when Richard Anderson, 29, was…

Traffic Fatality on Bonny Oaks

Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Early Friday evening, Chattanooga Police responded to a traffic crash at 7100 Bonny Oaks Drive that resulted in a fatality. Traveling east on Bonny Oaks Dr, a Jeep Renegade driven by Christina Cangelier, 33, was struck…

Second Blessings closes in September

The largest single thrift store in Chattanooga closes in September. After nine years, Second Blessings operators say financial obligations have become too much to handle. Directors Steve and Rachel Davis say they started to feel the financial pinch several months…

New Volunteers offensive coordinator Larry Scott gets raise

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - New Tennessee offensive coordinator Larry Scott is receiving a $280,000 raise and one-year contract extension to go along with his promotion. Contract information released Friday shows Scott is now making $655,000 per year. Scott had made…

11-year sentence for Woman in fatal silicone injection

ATLANTA (AP) - A woman has been sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison for performing illegal cosmetic silicone injections - including one that caused a woman's death. Court records show 47-year-old Deanna Roberts of Sanford, Florida, was…

Tornado Damage Confirmed in Whitfield County

WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF)- It's confirmed....the storms that tore through North Georgia this week did produce tornadoes. The National Weather Service says an EF-1 tornado hit Whitfield County Wednesday morning. Whitfield and Murray county residents reported damage early on from the…

Man wants dog gone after it killed his dog near his granddaughter

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -  A Chattanooga man expressed concerns Friday after a dog killed his dog with his young granddaughter nearby. Rick Weber said it happened Tuesday afternoon when his wife and daughter were walking their two dogs and pushing…

Veterans Receive Housing In the Scenic City

CHATTANOOGA,Tenn.(WDEF)- No one seems to know for sure, but city officials say it can now handle any homeless veteran who may ask for help. Several of them got a roof over their heads today. That's because state and federal agencies…

Alabama jail fire blamed on immigration detainee

GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say a man being held for federal immigration officials started fires that resulted in water and smoke damage at a county jail in Alabama. Etowah County sheriff's officials say an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee…

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