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Hamilton County investigates inmate death

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County District Attorney has asked the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office to investigate the case of a man who died after becoming ill at the jail. City officers arrested 30 year old Alton Kenyatta Young after…

Driver killed in crash that caught a house on fire

LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Georgia State patrol is looking into a fatal crash in Walker county. It happened around 12:15 Sunday morning. A Walker county deputy spotted a G-M-C Yukon speeding, heading south on Georgia 151. Troopers say the…

Biden campaign adds Georgia to their battleground states.

ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Biden is using a campaign cash advantage over President Donald Trump to add Republican-leaning Georgia and Iowa to his paid media footprint, bringing the Democratic challenger’s television and digital battleground map to an even dozen states.…

Efforts afoot to save South's disappearing grasslands

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In the early 2000s, a harvest of pine trees on Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau led to a remarkable discovery. Once sunlight hit the ground, native grasses and wildflowers that had lain dormant for decades began to spring…

Red Bank High closed all week for school cleaning

RED BANK, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Schools have closed Red Bank High all week to clean and disinfect the buildings. Students are shifting to online learning for the week. The school system does not identify Covid-19 cases by…

Fatal fire in East Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Chattanooga fire department is investigating a fatal fire that happened in East Chattanooga. CFD expresses condolences to the victim’s family. Investigators are working to determine what caused the deadly blaze. Positive identification of the victim is…

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