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Man arrested after SWAT standoff on Bailey Ave

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A man is behind bars after a SWAT standoff last night on Bailey Avenue. Police say it happened around 11 last night on Bailey Ave between Hawthorne & Orchard knob. They arrested Jermaine Jackson for two counts…

Planned Parenthood, ACLU to join Tennessee abortion lawsuit

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union want to join a lawsuit challenging a Tennessee law that requires counseling and a 48-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions. Planned Parenthood of Middle and East Tennessee,…

Woman accused of Hixson Pike shooting in court

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Emily Brooks, the Chattanooga woman accused of shooting her boyfriend in the back, was in court today. Brooks is being charged with homicide and possession of a weapon in the shooting death of 28-year-old Eric Burchfield. Burchfield…

Fake doctor pleads guilty after running clinics in 4 states

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A fake naturopathic doctor accused of operating medical clinics in four states has pleaded guilty. Federal prosecutors say 60-year-old Isabel Kesari Gervais pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding patients in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover in 2015.…

Funeral arrangements for Carl Ellis

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) Carl Ellis died this morning at the age of 83. He made a mark in local business, politics and service organizations across the Tennessee Valley. And he was married to long-time WDEF employee Doris Ellis. Here are the…

NTSB preliminary report on Chatsworth plane crash

CHATSWORTH, Georgia (WDEF) An NTSB preliminary report says that a small plane that crashed in northwest Georgia killing four people actually broke up in the air. The twin engine plane was returning to McMinn County after a family vacation on…

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