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Our exit interview with Senator Lamar Alexander
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – These are the final days of Lamar Alexander’s political career. The Senator from Tennessee retires next month. So our Kay Blevins got a chance to look back on his long career in the Volunteer State. In recent years, he has been known as a dealmaker in the Senate, a procurer of money…
Chattanooga woman claims she found a pill in her burger
CHATTAOOGA, Tennessee- A Chattanooga woman claimed she found a medical pill in her burger from a Chattanooga Burger King. “Just the shock of all my gosh this is really happening and I’m getting more surprised as it went on,” said Ashlee Knox. Knox ordered a burger from the Burger King on Joe Engle Dr. She…
Car crashes into building
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)-The Chattanooga fire department had to assess a building on Highway 58 this afternoon after a car crashed through the front. The building was empty at the time. According to the Fire department, the car came to rest inside the business. The driver was uninjured and taken into custody by THP. A tow truck…
Local Clinic Treating COVID-19 Patients With Long Term Symptoms
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – For some patients, recovering from COVID-19 can be a long and grueling process. While there are some COVID cases that recover in two to six weeks after infection, there are also those who take much longer to recover – sometimes still showing symptoms like fatigue, brain fog and coughing even months…
“Drive By Gratefull” food drive
A Dalton organization is still giving out food this Thanksgiving despite COVID cancelling its annual Thanksgiving Day buffet. Last year, Believe Greater Dalton had its inaugural grateful community meal in Downtown Dalton. COVID made a buffet impossible this year, but the organization still wanted to give food this holiday to those struggling. Throughout the day…
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Arkansas police officer is first in the state to die in the line of duty from Covid-19, department says
Massachusetts state trooper who served on former governor’s protection detail was subject to racial and age-based discrimination, state commission rules
The 2017 travel ban may be associated with preterm births among women from the targeted countries, study says
Harris on her working relationship with Biden: ‘We are full partners in this process’
Biden says multiple Republican senators have called to congratulate him on election win
Biden on nominating diverse Cabinet: ‘I’m going to keep my commitment’
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The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines
Just in time for Christmas, Jupiter and Saturn will come closer than they have since the Middle Ages
Tropical reef fish, 81, is the oldest ever to be discovered by scientists
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Arkansas police officer is first in the state to die in the line of duty from Covid-19, department says
Massachusetts state trooper who served on former governor’s protection detail was subject to racial and age-based discrimination, state commission rules
The 2017 travel ban may be associated with preterm births among women from the targeted countries, study says
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Pearl Jam unite for Georgia Senate runoffs fundraiser
Sheriff who refused to enforce restrictions tests positive for Covid-19
Kenosha shooting suspect Kyle Rittenhouse ordered to stand trial
Arizona official who ran fraud scheme for adoption sentenced to six years in prison
NFL athletes and Lowe’s are donating $1 million in Christmas trees to needy families
California issues regional stay-at-home order to battle record Covid-19 surge
Staten Island bar shut down after declaring itself an ‘autonomous zone’ and defying Covid-19 rules, sheriff’s office says
Austin mayor apologizes after he told residents to stay at home while vacationing in Mexico
Pueblo’s Sunset Inn was a booming family business. Then the pandemic hit
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Pruitt Previews Auburn
The Vols play Auburn on Saturday night.
Gray Tops Century Mark in Road Loss to Arkansas
The Vols fall to Arkansas, next up Texas A&M in Knoxville
KESLING CALL: ARKANSAS WEEK
We preview Vols/Hogs with Bob Kesling.
VOLS FALL TO TIDE
Vols head into bye week with work to do