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7 Afghan military students AWOL from US posts

FORT BENNING, Ga. (AP) - Officials say seven Afghan military students in four different states have been absent without leave since earlier this month. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports U.S. Navy Defense Press Operations commander Patrick L. Evans said in an…

Rossville Police want Help Locating a Child Predator

Rossville, TN- Bertone Hartwell, was initially arrested on January 8th 2013 on charges of Computer Pornography and Sexual Exploitation of a Child, after he traveled from Red Bank TN to GA to have  sexual contact with a child. A follow-up…

Student Arrested for Wearing Gorilla Mask to Protest

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - A student at East Tennessee State University has been arrested for disrupting a Black Lives Matter event on campus wearing a gorilla mask, carrying around a rope and trying to hand out bananas. Johnson City…

Camping Gear Stolen from Cub Scouts

CHATTANOOGA Tenn. (WDEF) –  A group of Hamilton County  Cub Scouts are now without several of items of camping gear, after they say someone stole it. "You could've robbed bank. or you could've held hostages, but steal stuff from the cub…

Seasonal Burning Begins Saturday October 1

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The summer burn ban ends this weekend. The Hamilton-County Air Pollution Control Bureau reminds residents seasonal burning with a valid permit will be allowed again starting Saturday, October 1.

Voter Registration Day in the Tennessee Valley

Today is national Voter Registration Day, and if you're not registered yet... it's never been a better time to get it done. "I've always told my daughter, and my son, and my granddaughters that voting is a privilege," says Pam…

STEM Labs are Available for Students at Lakeside Academy

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- One local elementary school has something to celebrate today. Students at Lakeside Academy will now be spending some of their time learning in STEM Labs. The academy is the recipient of a grant from The Leonore Annenberg…

No federal charges in police killing in Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A prosecutor says a white Memphis police officer won't face federal civil rights criminal charges in the shooting death of a 19-year-old black man. U.S. Attorney Edward Stanton told reporters Tuesday that a federal review found…

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