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Wanted Soddy Daisy Man Captured In Blount County

BLOUNT COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF)- The Blount County Sheriff's Office has arrested a felon who was wanted in Rossville, Georgia. 29 year old Johnny Ray Robinson Jr., was wanted for several counts of aggravated sodomy, possession of a firearm, and theft…

Weather In The Classroom: Dug Gap Elementary School

DALTON, Georgia (WDEF)- Weather never takes a break, and neither does weather in the classroom! Friday's weather in the classroom took Meteorologist Danielle Moss to Dug Gap Elementary School. The fourth grade class have been learning about weather tools, different…

The New Avondale YFD Brings Joy To The Neighborhood

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-The much anticipated Avondale Youth and Family Development center opened today. The ribbon cutting and grand opening was filled with many happy neighbors and even some familiar faces. Today was a fresh start for Avondale Youth and Family…

Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized for "chills and fever"

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized on Friday after experiencing "chills and fever" earlier in the day. The 86-year-old justice received treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Ginsburg was initially brought to Sibley Memorial Hospital in…

Man's Body Recovered After Fall In Valhalla Cave

JACKSON COUNTY, Alabama (WDEF)- Multiple agencies in Jackson County Alabama recovered a man from Valhalla Cave. Jackson County Sheriff, Chuck Phillips, says 21 year old Trevor Col was in the cave with some students from Purdue college Saturday morning. Col…

New documents show contacts between Giuliani and Pompeo

Hill: "Burisma was code for the Bidens" Documents released late Friday show President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani was in contact with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the months before the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was abruptly recalled. The…

Auburn retiring golden eagle mascot Nova

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Auburn University is retiring its 20-year-old golden eagle mascot two years after it was grounded from flying at football games because of heart disease. A university statement issued Friday says the bird named Nova is being…

Loaded Handgun found at Northwest Whitfield High School

DALTON, GA (WDEF) -Two Northwest Whitfield High School students were arrested today and turned over to Juvenile Court. The sheriff's office says a student brought a loaded handgun to school as "an intimidation technique toward two other students" there following…

Shallowford Road Fatal Crash

UPDATE: Chattanooga Police have identified the driver killed in a collision with a CARTA bus this morning on Shallowford Road. She was 23 year old Alicia Wright Nazario. A child in the vehicle was in a car seat and only…

Pedestrian struck on McCallie Avenue.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF)- A pedestrian was sent to the hospital after getting hit by a vehicle. It happened this evening. Chattanooga Police say the man was struck in the 23-hundred block of McCallie Avenue. The C-P-D traffic unit responded. Police…

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