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NAACP Image Awards Banquet

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The NAACP held its annual image awards banquet tonight. The organization gave out awards to people who impacted our community.

Concussions in Sports

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Knowledge and treatment of concussions in sports has come a long way over the past few years.

Governor unapologetic for saying Alabama's schools 'suck'

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley isn't budging on saying his state's educational system 'sucks.' Spokeswoman Yasamie August said Thursday that the governor isn't apologizing for using that blunt language when he addressed a group in Montgomery. August…

Plea agreement reached in Snapchat extortion case

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man who faced charges of attempting to extort a woman by posing as a University of Tennessee football player on Snapchat has reached a plea agreement calling for an 18-month prison sentence. Brandon Douglas…

Ex Grundy Coach sentenced for statutory rape

TRACY CITY, Tennessee (WDEF) A former assistant football coach at Grundy County High has turned himself into to the Sheriff's Office to serve his time on a statutory rape conviction. Thomas Andrews was sentenced to three and a half years.…

Update on Tinsley Playground Fire

CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- Tinsley Park looked normal just a few days ago, a place where many children came to play. Now unfortunately it looks like this, charred and burnt with plastic fixtures twisted and the equipment itself almost to the ground.

Early Voting Turn-out Coming to a Close

"The turnout historically during the last two days of early voting is exceeding the previous days by 20 or 30 percent.The best times to vote early at the satellite locations in downtown is prior to the lunch hour and after 4:30. However, now in the last two days of early voting those times really are not going to matter," Kerry Steelman, who is the Administrator of Elections.

Cleveland Cash Advance Robbery

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Cleveland police need your help identifying a suspect from an armed robbery. The suspect you see in this picture entered a local cash advance business around 10 a.m. this morning. They then pulled out a firearm and…

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