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TBI Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitive arrested in Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) - A top ten most wanted fugitive has been arrested in Chattanooga after an extensive search by the TBI. Marquez Travell Billingsley, 18, was taken into custody after a joint investigation including agents from the TBI, U.S. Marshals…

Grocery store employee saves man after Heart Attack

PORTLAND, Tenn. (News Channel 5) - A Portland, Tennessee man has been called a hero after coming to the rescue at a Food Lion grocery store. Friday, a customer collapsed after an apparent heart attack, and Michael Slayton, an employee for 12…

Murfreesboro Sheriff says he won't resign

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Rutherford County Sheriff Robert Arnold says he won't leave office despite facing federal corruption charges. The Daily News Journal reports Arnold sent a text message Saturday to one of the newspaper's reporters that said he had…

Alabama legalizing to-go beer from breweries

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A new law will loosen Alabama's alcohol laws to let craft breweries sell to-go beer directly to consumers. Alabama's 25 or so brewers have been selling beer in retail stores for several years. But they could…

Hiker writes blog post about Smokies bear attack

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WVLT) - An attacked hiker is sharing his personal account of what happened when a bear ripped through his tent and bit his leg while he was resting on the Appalachian Trail. Bradley Veeder, 49, of Las Vegas, was…

Tennessee among 11 states to oppose Obama Trans Bathroom directive

AUSTIN, Texas (AP/WVLT) - Tenessee and 10 other states are suing the Obama administration over a new directive about transgender students in public schools. The lawsuit announced Tuesday also includes Oklahoma, Alabama, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Tennessee, Maine, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Utah and…

Sweetwater man arrested for Snapchat Extortion Scheme

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) – A Sweetwater man has been arrested after he reportedly tried to extort money and other valuable items from a female victim through the social media platform Snapchat. Brandon Douglas Shanahan, 22, was arrested and charged after he…

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