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La-Z-Boy in Dayton creates 115 new jobs

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - There are new jobs coming to Rhea county. La-z-Boy, the county's largest employer, held a groundbreaking ceremony this afternoon and the company is investing some 26 million dollars over three years to create 115 new jobs in Dayton.…

Plants to start growing in warm weather

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - It is an unusually warm February. It could be a problem for those growing things out in their yard. Flowers are blooming and trees are budding out. Some are calling this "Febru-March". Sara McIntyre, Crabtree Farms says, "If the…

Teen indicted on bank robbery, hostage charges

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - An alleged bank robber who took 11 people hostage in a Tuscaloosa credit union last month has been charged. A federal grand jury indicted 18-year-old Cedrick Lamar Collins on Friday with one count of bank robbery…

Gulf Shores, Orange Beach police prepare for Spring Break

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (AP) - Police in coastal Alabama's beach cities are informing the public about a "zero tolerance" policy of misbehavior during Spring Break. Media outlets report the Orange Beach and Gulf Shores police departments issued warning letters to…

Thousands of trees to be planted in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An environmental group says volunteers will be planting tens of thousands of trees in Tennessee this weekend. The Tennessee Environmental Council says more than 20,000 volunteer tree-planters from the state's 95 counties are picking up their…

Live Fire Training Concludes for Fire Academy 2017

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Two weeks of intense fire training for Fire Academy 2017 came to a close today on Hancock Road in Chattanooga. The two houses donated by Hamilton County government were used over and over again the past two weeks,…

2 Alabama doctors convicted in pill mill case

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Two doctors who operated a pain management clinic on the Alabama coast are facing time in federal prison after being convicted of running what authorities describe as a pill mill. Jurors in Mobile returned the verdict…

Mississippi jail bribery probe now reaches into Alabama

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - An Alabama consultant has admitted to lying to FBI agents about a contract at a county jail in Alabama. It's confirmation that a Mississippi bribery probe is spilling across state lines. Michael P. Goddard of Vestavia…

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