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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…

'Made in Tennessee' tourism campaign wildly successful

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - State Officials say that a campaign to promote tourism in the state of Tennessee has generated more than $73 million in new state and local tax revenue. A newly released state Department of Tourism Development report says…

Alabama seeks execution dates for 3 inmates

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The state of Alabama is seeking execution dates for three death row inmates after carrying out its first lethal injection in more than two years. The attorney general's office asked the Alabama Supreme Court to set…

CPD Retires K9 Doodle, Reunites Him with Fellow Marine

Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Today the Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) announced the retirement of CPD K9 Officer Doodle. Retired K9 Officer Doodle will be reunited with his former handler United States Marine Corps Corporal William Moran, who handled Doodle's second deployment. Doodle…

Police Approached by Gunshot Victim

Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Late Friday evening, Chattanooga Police were approached by Quintarius A. Mitchell, 27, at the 700 block of Central Avenue. This individual advised officers he had been shot on Brainerd Road and drove from the scene. Suffering…

Pregnant inmate caught after escaping during doctor's visit

ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say a pregnant inmate has been recaptured after she escaped during a doctor's visit in Alabama. Calhoun County Chief Deputy Matthew Wade tells multiple news outlets that 24-year-old Alexandria Brooke Hamilton escaped Friday morning. Hamilton…

De-Annexation Bill

Residents upset about being annexed into the City of Chattanooga may get some help from the Legislature.

Public Safety Coordinator Paul Smith to leave Chattanooga

NEW YORK / CHATTANOOGA - Public Safety Coordinator Paul Smith announced today that he has accepted the position of Strategic Operations and Policy Specialist at the National Network for Safe Communities at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City.…

EPB honors Black History Month poetry contest winners

CHATTANOOGA - EPB is honoring eight Hamilton County students who won the company’s 12th Annual Black History Month Contest after submitting original poetry inspired by efforts to advance the cause of equality. Students in the first through 12th grades in public and private…

Grand jury clears Alabama officer in fatal shooting

GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) - An Etowah County grand jury has cleared a police officer of wrongdoing in a deadly shooting that happened in January. The district attorney's office in Gadsden announced Friday that grand jurors decided against any charging Rainbow…

Sen. Bo Watson backing teacher's choice with TNReady results

NASHVILLE -- Senate Speaker Bo Watson (R-Hixson) expressed his support today for legislation giving teachers and principals the choice to include or exclude student's TNReady results from faculty evaluations. "I’m as frustrated and aggravated as everyone else,” said Sen. Watson. "We need…

Chattanooga PD search for missing teen

Chattanooga Police need your help finding a missing teen. 17-year-old Elijah Bartley was last seen Sunday leaving a Chattanooga facility where he was receiving treatment for health issues. Bartley is described as being 5-foot-9 with blonde hair and brown eyes.…

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