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Dunkin Donuts helps fight Polio

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Dunkin Donuts is teaming up with Tennessee Rotary to help fight Polio. Wedesday, Dunkin Donuts presented a 500 thousand dollar check to the End Polio Now Campaign. The money was raised through the Purple Pinkie Initiative,…

Update on the Dade/Marion chase and shooting

UPDATE: We have learned more about the suspect, Grandal Massengale. He is no stranger to the criminal justice system. Massengale completed a sentence in the state of Tennessee in 2017. Then he was arrested again in April in Chattanooga. Those…

Starbucks unveils 2019 holiday cups

Starbucks and the holidays go together like coffee and cream. The coffee chain announced Wednesday that their signature holiday drinks will be available starting Thursday, November 7 — and their much talked-about holiday cups have been unveiled. Four new seasonal cups…

Ring found in Getty Fire also survived 1961 fire

Los Angeles firefighters found a small ring box in front of a home destroyed by the Getty Fire, which ripped through Southern California late last month. It appeared to be the homeowner's only remaining possession after the fire — and…

Kansas City votes to remove MLK from street name

Kansas City voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved removing Dr. Martin Luther King's name from one of the city's most historic boulevards. The decision comes less than a year after the city council decided to rename The Paseo. Unofficial results showed…

Committee reviewing short-term vacation rentals ordinance

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga City Council Members weigh changes to the short-term vacation rentals ordinance. An ad hoc committee is reviewing current city law. It's something council members said they'd do when they passed the original one. The recommendations…

Republican Tate Reeves wins Mississippi's governor's race

Republican Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves won Mississippi's governor's race Tuesday night, defeating Democrat Attorney General Jim Hood, according to the Associated Press. The win shows a sign of stability in the state for President Donald Trump, who became involved in…

FIRE IN ROSSVILLE

Rossville fire and police along with Walker County units responded building fire.

Democrats win control of House and Senate in Virginia

Democrats on Tuesday erased the razor-thin majorities Republicans held in the State Capitol and now hold all three branches of government in Virginia for the first time in a generation. The elections in Virginia received nationwide attention and visits from…

Auburn eagle Nova could be in heart failure

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Auburn University says its famed golden eagle Nova, also known as War Eagle VII, could be in the early stages of heart failure. The university made the announcement Tuesday in a news release. The 20-year-old male…

Atlanta mayor: No Peach Drop this year

ATLANTA (AP) - For the first time in three decades, Atlanta will not host a Peach Drop to ring in the new year. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms broke the news Tuesday during an interview with…

Multi vehicle crash closes Highway 64 along the Ocoee

POLK COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Multi vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon shutdown Highway 64 along the Ocoee River. Polk County Sheriff Steve Ross tells us it happened near the Whitewater Center. He says there are no fatalities, but multiple air-ambulances…

Earth just experienced its hottest-ever October

Last month was the hottest ever October on record globally, according to data released Friday by the Copernicus Climate Change Service, an organization that tracks global temperatures. The month, which was reportedly 1.24 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the average October from…

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