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Suicide attempts increase among black children and teens

Suicide attempts among black children and teens are increasing at alarming rates. And while suicide is the second leading cause of death for teens across the United States, suicide attempts over the past two decades decreased for teens in all…

Mack Truck workers begin strike at plants across 3 states

About 3,600 Mack Truck workers went on strike Sunday at plants in Florida, Pennsylvania and Maryland, the first such walkout in decades. United Automobile Workers union members, many wearing red T-shirts and carrying signs, began picketing in the morning at…

Experts say popular key-copying kiosks pose new security threat

A convenient key-copying kiosk is posing new threats to buildings that use electronic access cards, according to security experts. KeyMe, founded in 2012, has self-service kiosks located in retailers across the U.S. — including 7-Eleven, Bed Bath & Beyond, Safeway,…

Canadian Snowbird plane crashes during Atlanta air show

A pilot was ejected from a Canadian Snowbird plane that later crashed at the Atlanta Air Show at the Motor Speedway Sunday afternoon, CBS Atlanta affiliate WGCL reports. The pilot landed safely after ejecting from the CT-144 aircraft, which went…

32 Residents Receive Help From Red Cross After Apartment Fire

CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE (WDEF)- An apartment fire at Hamilton Pointe displaced dozens of families tonight. We talked to a resident who got out of his apartment just before the whole building engulfed in flames. Reignald Hemphill says, "One of my boys…

Trump sends $50 million in emergency funds to Syria

Donald Trump announced Saturday night that the U.S. will send $50 million in stabilization assistance to Syria. The money, according to the Office of the Press Secretary, is to "protect persecuted ethnic and religious minorities and advance human rights." "This…

Missing dog reunited with owner 12 years later

It's a reunion more than a decade in the making: Dutchess the dog escaped her yard in Florida way back in February 2007, CBS Pittsburgh reports. More than 12 years later, she was found under a shed in Pittsburgh. Dutchess was…

Police looking for Douglass Gass in fatal crash

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are asking for the public's help to find Douglas Gass. They believe he was driving the vehicle that crashed Monday night on East 38th Street after a police chase. The chase began in Fort Oglethorpe…

Investigators bust MDMA through the mail

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force has busted a distribution chain from Europe to Rossville. They say that MDMA was mailed from England, Germany and Italy to homes in Chickamauga and Rossville. Agents raided the…

Denver experiences 70-degree temperature drop

On Wednesday, Denver experienced bright, sunny, almost summer-like weather with 83 degree temperatures. But on Thursday, just before midnight, the temperature in the city plunged to a wintry 13 degrees — a record low for this time of year. The…

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