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Republicans want Hunter Biden and whistleblower to testify

Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee are seeking testimonies from several witnesses in open hearings in the impeachment inquiry, including from Hunter Biden and the whistleblower who first reported concerns about President Trump's July 25 call with Ukraine's president –…

Missing Catoosa County woman found safe

CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - According to the The Catoosa County Sheriff's Office, Kelly McInnes has been located and is safe. McInnes was reported missing on Monday. Authorities said the family told them that she had packed her vehicle and…

Chattanooga Police investigate potential bomb threat

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police investigated a potential bomb threat on Brainerd Road Friday night. Traffic was rerouted as a precaution. The CPD Bomb Squad has since cleared Nova Medical Centers and Brainerd Road has reopened.

Police say witness saw Yazeed kidnap Aniah Blanchard

AUBURN, Alabama (WDEF) - New court documents out today say witnesses saw Aniah Blanchard's kidnapping. 29-year-old Ibraheem Yazeed was arrested for her kidnapping late Thursday night in Florida. The court documents against him say he was seen forcing Blanchard into…

Kurds hurl rocks at Turkish and Russian convoy

Northeastern Syria — The president of Turkey will visit Washington next week at President Trump's invitation, which is expected to draw protests over Turkey's Syria invasion and the slaughter of America's Kurdish allies. But inside Syria, the Kurds are already…

What happened in the impeachment inquiry this week?

Here are the highlights from the impeachment inquiry this week — followed by analysis by chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett and chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes: A new phase The impeachment inquiry transitioned this week into a more public process.…

Facebook deleting mentions of suspected whistleblower's name

Facebook announced Friday that it is deleting "any and all mentions" of name of the person who has been identified in conservative circles as the whistleblower who triggered a congressional impeachment inquiry into President Trump's actions. The company said Friday…

Beacon Academy Makes A Visit To WDEF Studios

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - This morning, 18 students from Beacon Academy came for an exciting in station Weather in the classroom visit. The science students have been studying Meteorology since school began. They have studied instruments used to measure weather,…

EPB CONTINUES TO GO GREEN

E.P.B. of Chattanooga has become the first local company to earn a certification in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.

Johns Mountain Overlook closed by vandalism

VILLANOW, Georgia (WDEF) - The U.S. Forest Service has had to close the Johns Mountain Overlook Road because of vandals. The overlook is a popular north Georgia destination to look at fall colors. But vandals have spray painted pentagrams and…

"Strong culprit" identified in vaping illnesses

U.S. health officials reported a breakthrough Friday in their investigation into the cause of a mysterious outbreak of vaping illnesses. A government lab found the same chemical compound in fluid taken from the lungs of 29 patients across the country,…

Microplastics "washing right out into the ocean"

Signs of environmental damage are everywhere, but sometimes, those signs are very hard to see. Before dawn, on the Oregon Coast, marine biologists are on a hunt for what's nearly impossible to find – microplastics – 5 millimeters or even…

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