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Century-old building lost in Mentone fire

Video Credit: Coby Harrison MENTONE, Ala. (WDEF) -- A historical building in Mentone, Alabama is a total loss after a fire Thursday night. The Mentone Hitching Post was located at 6081 Alabama Highway…

Chattanooga Boat Show returns for 2023

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Chattanoogans are ready to hoist their sails and head on down to the city's Convention Center this weekend for the annual Chattanooga Boat Show, which kicked off Thursday afternoon.…

Hamilton County sees rise in drug overdoses

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Health Department says there's been a 33 percent increase in non-fatal overdoses just in the last few weeks. They say that each overdose…

1 dead, officer wounded in shooting at Memphis library

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a shooting at a Tennessee library has left one person dead and a police officer critically wounded. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Keli McAlister says officers were called Thursday…

Increase in illness causes schools to close Friday

BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Cleveland City Schools and Bradley County Schools announced in a press release that they will be closed on Friday. The press release stated the reason is because of an increased amount of illness throughout the…

TN legislation to improve adoption and foster care processes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee lawmakers announced legislation to make adoption and foster care easier, cheaper and faster. The legislation was proposed at the Adoption and Foster Care Caucus meeting on Monday. Some improvements proposed include removing red tape in…

Lookout Mountain's version of Groundhog Day

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Georgia (WDEF) - Our area may not have a weather-predicting groundhog of its own, but today, Lookout Mountain got the next best thing. The city of Lookout Mountain, Georgia and Rock City partnered to bring the kids of…

Unum: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) _ Unum Group (UNM) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $279.6 million. The Chattanooga, Tennessee-based company said it had profit of $1.39 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.43 per share. The…

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