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Tennessee Quit Week

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If you didn't know, this is the fifth annual Tennessee Quit Smoking Week.

Flooding Causes Major Problems Around Hamilton County

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HAMILTON CO., Tn. (WDEF)- More than a dozen roads were closed this morning after heavy rainfall caused flooding in and around Hamilton County. The stairs at Ross' Landing are almost covered. There's been flooding all over Hamilton County today. We…

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Three kayakers rescued near Crossville

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CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Cumberland County Rescue Squad saved three kayakers this afternoon. They were trapped by the fast moving current of Drowning Creek. They had to climb up trees to get above the rising water. The Rescue Squad…

Tennessee's school voucher program faces lawsuit

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By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A newly filed lawsuit argues that Tennessee's school voucher program is unconstitutional and must be blocked before going into effect later this year. Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced Thursday that his…

Catoosa County fire ruled arson

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RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - Investigators in Catoosa County say a fire at a home on Brownwood Circle in Ringgold, Ga. was arson. The fire started about 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2nd. The Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner's Office determined that…

North Lee Elementary gets new mascot squad

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BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - North Lee Elementary School now has their first mascot crew. "Coming in and being the first, the original ones to do this, it's tough. It's not easy, but they've made it fun," North Lee Cheer…

Flash fire injures four workers at Dalton plant

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DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Four workers were burned in a flash fire Wednesday night in Dalton. It happened at an industrial plant on Brookhollow Industrial Boulevard around 5PM. One patient was taken to Erlanger, two were transported to Hamilton Medical…

Two motorcycle chases in one night

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FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - A Reserve Deputy was injured in one of the two high speed chases in northeast Alabama last night. The first one began around 8 PM near Fort Payne. In that case, a deputy tried to…

Wednesday Flash Floods

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"We had two feet of water everywhere covering our property and it was almost coming into the house. It was like a rushing river through this whole neighborhood."

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