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Grocery store employee saves man after Heart Attack

PORTLAND, Tenn. (News Channel 5) - A Portland, Tennessee man has been called a hero after coming to the rescue at a Food Lion grocery store. Friday, a customer collapsed after an apparent heart attack, and Michael Slayton, an employee for 12…

Injured Camper Safe After Rescue From Hiking Trail

DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF) - An injured camper is safe tonight after being rescued from the Pocket Wilderness hiking trails this morning. According to officials, the male - whose age is currently unknown - was camping on the trails with friends…

Murfreesboro Sheriff says he won't resign

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Rutherford County Sheriff Robert Arnold says he won't leave office despite facing federal corruption charges. The Daily News Journal reports Arnold sent a text message Saturday to one of the newspaper's reporters that said he had…

Alabama legalizing to-go beer from breweries

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A new law will loosen Alabama's alcohol laws to let craft breweries sell to-go beer directly to consumers. Alabama's 25 or so brewers have been selling beer in retail stores for several years. But they could…

Hiker writes blog post about Smokies bear attack

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WVLT) - An attacked hiker is sharing his personal account of what happened when a bear ripped through his tent and bit his leg while he was resting on the Appalachian Trail. Bradley Veeder, 49, of Las Vegas, was…

Shooting on 13th Avenue

Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police responded to the 4100 block of 13th Avenue Friday afternoon on the report of a shooting. One victim, Elpatro Johnikin, 37, was suffering from a single, non-life-threatening gunshot wound. After establishing a crime scene,…

Nightfall Preview: Nikki Hill

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - One of the most buzzed about singers in the Nashville these days isn't a country artist. Nikki Hill is a rocker. Sure, she employs Soul and Blues stylings, but her incendiary live shows definitely rock. “When you…

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