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Cartel-based meth distributor sentenced in Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Chief U.S. District Judge sentenced a local meth trafficker to 292 months in prison on Friday. That is more than 24 years. The U.S. Department of Justice said that 44-year-old Armando Mejia-Almazan pleaded guilty for…

States consider banning cosmetics containing PFAS

By LISA RATHKE Associated Press A growing number of state legislatures are considering bans on cosmetics and other consumer products that contain a group of synthetic, potentially harmful chemicals known as PFAS. In Vermont, the state Senate gave final approval…

TN Army National Guard rescues hiker in Smoky Mtns.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Army National Guard rescued a hiker from the Appalachian Trail early Wednesday morning. A 27-year-old hiker was in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and was in need of medical help. The Tennessee Military…

Two dead in apparent murder-suicide at Rome Chick-Fil-A

ROME, Ga. (WDEF) -- An apparent murder-suicide took place at a Chick-Fil-A restaurant in Rome, Georgia on Wednesday. Officers said it was a shooting, which took place at the Truett's Chick-Fil-A on Shorter Avenue. Greg Major, the general manager of…

EPA announces wastewater, stormwater funding in Tennessee

TENNESSEE (WDEF) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $10 million will be going toward the upgrade of wastewater and stormwater systems in Tennessee. A press release states that the $10,897,000 comes "from the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act…

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