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  CFD helps woman out of burning home
  
  Chattanooga Danielle Moss - May 15, 2021
  
  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Chattanooga Fire Department helped an East Lake woman out of her burning home. The fire happened at 4100 13th Avenue. A good...
  
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  Tribute to those that serve held at Honor Park
  
  Local News Danielle Moss - May 15, 2021
  
  FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. (WDEF)- A group of very special people were honored today at Honor Park in Fort Oglethorpe. This annual celebration is a tribute...
  
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  Weather Update: Sunday’s Forecast – May 16th, 2021
  
  Local News WDEF Weather - May 15, 2021
  
  Tennessee Valley (WDEF): Enjoy Your Sunday! A perfect Saturday evening after a warm and pleasant afternoon! Overnight lows will be warmer and drop near 56°. Partly...
  
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  Coker Museum reopens after pandemic closure
  
  Chattanooga Danielle Moss - May 15, 2021
  
  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Today was the big day for the Coker Museum. They opened their doors for the first time since December. The museum held a...
  
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  Fire at Pizza Hut in Ooltewah
  
  Hamilton County Danielle Moss - May 15, 2021
  
  OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department was able to extinguish a fire at the Pizza Hut on Main Street in Ooletwah with...
  
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  14-year-old shot on Greenwood Road
  
  Chattanooga Danielle Moss - May 15, 2021
  
  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga police are asking for the public's help after a 14-year-old was shot Friday night. Police say that the incident happened in...
  
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  Chattanooga lifting mask restrictions
  
  Chattanooga Collins Parker - May 14, 2021
  
  CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Mayor Tim Kelly lifted mask restrictions on Friday for people who have been vaccinated. The move applies to city buildings and will...
  
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  Two men taken to hospital after being trapped under collapsed building
  
  Local News Brian Armstrong - May 14, 2021
  
  ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - Two men were transported to local hospitals when a house being built collapsed in Rossville. "Of course, I saw the police chief...
  
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  Weather Update: Sunday’s Forecast – May 16th, 2021
  
  Local News WDEF Weather - May 15, 2021
  
  Tennessee Valley (WDEF): Enjoy Your Sunday! A perfect Saturday evening after a warm and pleasant afternoon! Overnight lows will be warmer and drop near 56°. Partly...
  
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  Tornadoes cause damage in Mississippi; Tupelo hit at night
  
  National News WDEF News - May 3, 2021
  
  Multiple tornadoes have caused damage across Mississippi, destroying homes and uprooting trees.
  
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  10th Anniversary Tornado Memorial Event Held in Ringgold
  
  Catoosa County Rebekah Birdsall - April 27, 2021
  
  Ringgold, GA (WDEF) - Ten years ago Tuesday, an EF-4 tornado plowed through the city of Ringgold killing numerous people and injuring at least...
  
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  Feds OKs Tennessee disaster declaration for winter storm
  
  Government & Politics Associated Press - April 23, 2021
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Federal officials have approved a major disaster declaration for Tennessee's February winter storms. State officials say the Federal Emergency Management...
  
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  Tennessee Aquarium Partners with TDOT for New Exhibits on Earth Day
  
  Chattanooga Rebekah Birdsall - April 22, 2021
  
  https://youtu.be/NHYxVoXJ4g8 Thursday is the 51st anniversary of Earth Day! The Tennessee Aquarium is partnering with TDOT's Nobody Trashes Tennessee campaign. This campaign will highlight the...
  
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  How to Find Relief from Consistently High Pollen Counts in the Tennessee Valley
  
  Chattanooga Rebekah Birdsall - April 15, 2021
  
  Allergy season is in full throttle this spring. Pollen counts have been consistently high in the past few weeks, some days over two thousand,...
  
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  Severe storm damages buildings in Florida Panhandle
  
  National News Associated Press - April 10, 2021
  
  PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) - A cluster of severe storms has swept across Southern states, leaving at least one dead in Louisiana while toppling...
  
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  Tornado hits Cumberland Co. school as it let out
  
  Regional News Collins Parker - April 8, 2021
  
  CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - An EF-0 tornado has damaged an elementary school west of Crossville this afternoon on the Cumberland Plateau. It hit Pleasant Hill...
  
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  Stephan Jaeger Enjoys One Shot Lead After 2nd Round of Visit Knoxville Open
  
  Sports Rick Nyman - May 14, 2021
  
  Former Chattanooga Mocs and Baylor golfer Stephan Jaeger takes a one shot lead into the weekend at the Visit Knoxville Open. Jaeger shot an...
  
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  Braves Get Back-to-Back Jacks From Ozuna and Albies to Beat Milwaukee
  
  Sports Rick Nyman - May 14, 2021
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) - Marcell Ozuna and Ozzie Albies hit Atlanta’s first back-to-back homers of the season to help the Braves snap a three-game skid...
  
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  Top Ranked Arkansas Beats 4th Ranked Tennessee 6-5 in Game One of Showdown Series
  
  Sports Rick Nyman - May 14, 2021
  
  (utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – In what had the feel of a heavyweight fight from the start, No. 4 Tennessee dropped round one to top-ranked...
  
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  Dalton Beats Johns Creek 3-2 For Soccer State Title
  
  Sports Rick Nyman - May 14, 2021
  
  The Dalton high school soccer team claimed their sixth state championship on Friday night in Powder Springs, Georgia. They beat Johns Creek 3-2 for...
  
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  CCS Softball Sweeps Ensworth in State Tournament
  
  Sports Rick Nyman - May 14, 2021
  
  Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The CCS softball team opened play in the state tournament Friday by sweeping Ensworth 12-0 in game one and 12-0 in game two....
  
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  Explainer: Why did Yankees test positive after vaccination?
  
  National News Associated Press - May 14, 2021
  
  NEW YORK (AP) - Coronavirus infections among the New York Yankees team and staff underscore that the infections are possible even after vaccination. One...
  
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  Profiling Ringgold Baseball as they face another state championship tournament
  
  Ringgold Collins Parker - May 14, 2021
  
  RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - The Ringgold Tigers are picking right up where the pandemic left them off. The Tigers are heading to their second...
  
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  Former Braves Catcher Tyler Flowers Announces His Retirement
  
  Sports Rick Nyman - May 14, 2021
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) - Veteran catcher Tyler Flowers has retired a week after signing a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves. MLB.com first reported...
  
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CFD helps woman out of burning home

Chattanooga Danielle Moss - May 15, 2021

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Chattanooga Fire Department helped an East Lake woman out of her burning home. The fire happened at 4100 13th Avenue. A good...

Tribute to those that serve held at Honor Park

Local News Danielle Moss - May 15, 2021

FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. (WDEF)- A group of very special people were honored today at Honor Park in Fort Oglethorpe. This annual celebration is a tribute...

Coker Museum reopens after pandemic closure

Chattanooga Danielle Moss - May 15, 2021

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Today was the big day for the Coker Museum. They opened their doors for the first time since December. The museum held a...

Fire at Pizza Hut in Ooltewah

Hamilton County Danielle Moss - May 15, 2021

OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department was able to extinguish a fire at the Pizza Hut on Main Street in Ooletwah with...

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NYC Pride parade bans police; Gay officers ‘disheartened’

National News Associated Press - May 15, 2021

NEW YORK (AP) - Organizers of New York City's Pride events say they are banning police officers and other members of law enforcement from...

2 men wrongfully sent to death row awarded $75M in damages

National News Associated Press - May 15, 2021

RALEIGH, N.C. - A jury in a North Carolina federal civil rights case has awarded $75 million to two Black, intellectually disabled half brothers...

Sen. Hagerty calls for urgent approach to bridge shutdown

National News Associated Press - May 15, 2021

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty is calling on President Joe Biden to take an “urgent, all-hands” approach to the shutdown of...

Pipeline operator says “normal operations” have resumed

National News Associated Press - May 15, 2021

ATLANTA (AP) - The operator of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline that was hit with a ransomware cyberattack says it has resumed normal operations...

CFD helps woman out of burning home

Chattanooga Danielle Moss - May 15, 2021

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Chattanooga Fire Department helped an East Lake woman out of her burning home. The fire happened at 4100 13th Avenue. A good...

Tribute to those that serve held at Honor Park

Local News Danielle Moss - May 15, 2021

FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. (WDEF)- A group of very special people were honored today at Honor Park in Fort Oglethorpe. This annual celebration is a tribute...

Weather Update: Sunday’s Forecast – May 16th, 2021

Local News WDEF Weather - May 15, 2021

Tennessee Valley (WDEF): Enjoy Your Sunday! A perfect Saturday evening after a warm and pleasant afternoon! Overnight lows will be warmer and drop near 56°. Partly...

Coker Museum reopens after pandemic closure

Chattanooga Danielle Moss - May 15, 2021

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Today was the big day for the Coker Museum. They opened their doors for the first time since December. The museum held a...

Fire at Pizza Hut in Ooltewah

Hamilton County Danielle Moss - May 15, 2021

OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department was able to extinguish a fire at the Pizza Hut on Main Street in Ooletwah with...

14-year-old shot on Greenwood Road

Chattanooga Danielle Moss - May 15, 2021

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga police are asking for the public's help after a 14-year-old was shot Friday night. Police say that the incident happened in...

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