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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…

Love's Arm dinner brings awareness to sex-trafficking

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Keke and Brittany are living new lives. "I literally have become like a new woman," Brittany said. They were brought together through a program. While the two have different stories of finding recovery, they're overcoming similar…

Motorcylist killed in Highway 153 wreck

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police say 29 year old Gregory Allen Cole was killed when his motorcyle slammed into a car this morning. The crash happened around 7:19 on Highway 153. Cole was heading north on 153 and had just…

Hamilton County highlights drone operation rules

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It's National Drone Safety Awareness Week. The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Unit at Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is reminding recreational drone pilots to be safe flying their drone. Drones weighing between a half a pound and 55 pounds,…

Jeff Sessions announces run for Alabama Senate seat

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions officially announced Thursday that he is running for Senate in Alabama. If he prevails in the crowded Republican primary, Sessions would challenge Senator Doug Jones, who is considered the most vulnerable Democrat in the Senate. "When President…

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