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Donate Blood, Receive a Free MoonPie

Monday is Pi Day, March 14th, and a great day to help save lives! Pi, refers to the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. 3.1459 is the numerical form of Pi, like the date 3/14. In…

Mocs Dancing in Des Moines

CHATTANOOGA---The long wait is over. The Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball squad has its dance partner and ballroom location meeting the Indiana Hoosiers Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa. UTC has the No. 12 seed in East region, while the Hoosiers claim…

Suspect arrested in connection to 2015 arson

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga PD arrested a man they suspect committed arson in April, 2015. CPD arrested Jason Mayberry, 35, Friday after nearly a year of investigation into a suspicious house fire on Andy Thomas Rd. According to an affidavit obtained…

6-year-old boy shot during Gwinnett Co. party

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA (CBS46) - A 6-year-old boy was shot at a party in Gwinnett County Saturday night. Around 6:18 p.m., Gwinnett County police officers responded to call about a person shot on Cannonball Court in unincorporated Lawrenceville. The victim, a 6-year-old…

Erlanger proposes $25M behavioral health hospital

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Chattanooga's Erlanger Health System is hoping to build a $25 million behavioral health hospital that it says would eventually employ 200 people. Hospital officials said that they are seeking to obtain permission from the state Health Services…

Sunday morning shooting; suspect questioned

Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police responded to a report of a shooting early Sunday morning at the 1300 block of Cowart Street, finding Reuben Simpson, 35, unresponsive and suffering from a single gunshot wound to the head. The victim…

Mocs Basketball Teams Gear Up for the NCAA

Spring break just kicked off for UTC students, but the break hasn't started quite yet for the both the men's and women's Mocs basketball teams as they prepare for the NCAA tournament. UTC sophomore, Olivia Henninger, said she's proud to…

Chattanooga man indicted on 15 criminal charges

SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tennessee(WDEF) - A Chattanooga man is facing multiple criminal charges after he was indicted by a Hamilton County Grand Jury. Marcus Cody Alexander Nix, 20, is facing: Six counts of wilful abuse or neglect or exploitation of an…

THP Investigates Multiple Vehicle Crash on I-24E

Tennessee High Patrol is investigating a multiple vehicle crash  with injuries on I-24E at mile marker 166 in Marion County. THP is advises people to get off at exist 155 into Dunlap and then onto Highway 111 if you're heading…

Patient with suspected Lassa arrives at Emory University Hospital

ATLANTA (CBS46) - A patient who may have Lassa fever has arrived at Emory University Hospital’s Serious Communicable Diseases Unit, according to officials with Emory. Emory released the following statement: "Our patient arrived early Saturday morning and is being treated in the Serious Communicable…

16-Year-Old Charged, Had Loaded Gun At School

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (News Channel 5) - A 16-year-old has been charged after he was found carrying a loaded gun at school. Authorities said school resource officers acted on a tip Friday at Maplewood High School. They discovered a freshman was…

Applebee's waiter serves 3 kids alcoholic root beer

JOHNSON CITY (WSBV-TV) - Police in Johnson City, Tennessee, are investigating a call involving underage children being served alcohol. Johnson City Police Chief Mark Sirois said that officers arrived at a nearby Applebee's restaurant Thursday around 5 p.m. A parent told…

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