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Congressman discusses what's on his plate this week

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The U.S. House of Representatives will be waiting a little longer to get a Senate version of the health care bill. While he was in town, WDEF asked Congressman Chuck Fleischmann about what's going on in…

3M water pollution case set for early 2019 trial date

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A federal lawsuit involving chemical contamination in the Tennessee River near a city in Alabama will go to trial in 2019. Media reports that Judge Abdul K. Kallon scheduled a pretrial conference for Jan. 23, 2019…

Human remains found near Knoxville apartments

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Tennessee are investigating the discovery of human remains in a wooded area near apartments. Knox County Sheriff's Office Maj. Mike MacLean told local news that a parent called the Knoxville Police Department Saturday evening…

Calhoun Community College shutting down athletics

DECATUR, Ala. (AP) - Calhoun Community College is shutting down its athletics program at the end of next spring because of budget cuts. Local media reports baseball, softball and golf will be suspended at the end of the 2018 spring…

Lyme disease on the rise in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - With Lyme disease on the rise in Alabama, doctors are urging their patients to take some extra precautions if they are spending time outdoors this summer.

Vanderbilt to take over clinics at 14 Walgreens stores

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Vanderbilt University Medical Center will take over retail clinics in more than a dozen Walgreens stores across Middle Tennessee. Local media reports existing retail clinics at 14 stores will be rebranded as Vanderbilt Health Clinic at…

Police: Georgia couple on honeymoon kidnap, rape Florida woman

HIALEAH, Fla. (CBS NEWS)-- Investigators say Georgia newlyweds kidnapped and raped a woman in a violent attack Sunday, reports CBS Miami. Miami-Dade Police said the 27-year-old victim had finished grocery shopping Sunday at a Publix supermarket in Hialeah, Florida. She got in…

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