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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…

Whitfield County puppy tests positive for rabies

Dalton, Georgia (WDEF)  – On July 12, the Georgia Public Health Laboratory reported to the Whitfield County Environmental Health office that a poodle-mix puppy from the 900-block area of Dawnville Road in Whitfield County was rabid. Anyone who may have…

Walker County holds Ribbon Cutting for Fire Station 2

Flintstone, GA – Walker County Emergency Services (WCES) held an open house and ribbon cutting for Fire Station 2 on Friday. Fire Station 2 is located at 63 Cubine Road in Flintstone. Renovation work began earlier this year to convert…

Remembering The Fallen

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - No one in the tri-state area has forgotten the events of July 16, 2015. Chattanooga is participating in a number of events leading up to our observance of the Fallen Five on Sunday. Visitors to the city…

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