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Henagar police officer arrested in ongoing child pornography investigation

Henagar police officer arrested in ongoing child pornography investigation

Joshua Min Kwon DEKALB COUNTY, Al. (WDEF) —  A Henagar police officer has been arrested following an investigation into the online distribution of child pornography. The arrest stemmed from a report to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about a social media account sharing explicit material involving minors. A DeKalb County Investigator, working…

Chattanooga, EPB to launch nation’s first quantum tech center

Chattanooga, EPB to launch nation’s first quantum tech center

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) —  EPB has announced a major expansion of its quantum technology efforts by partnering with IonQ. IonQ is a global quantum computing company, bringing a quantum computer to Chattanooga. According to EPB, this will create the nation’s first quantum technology center with commercial access to both quantum computing and networking. The new…

Man accused of murdering father in East Ridge appears in criminal court

Man accused of murdering father in East Ridge appears in criminal court

EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF)- A man accused of killing his father made his first appearance in criminal court Friday morning. 26 year old Caleb Disterdick has been charged and indicted on two charges of First Degree Murder and Abuse of a Corpse. This was in relation to a murder on December 19, 2024 on Greenslake…

Lily Soto couldn’t “Say No To This” role in Hamilton

Tennessee native Lily Soto returns to the Volunteer State to star in the touring hit musical “Hamilton” at the Memorial Auditorium as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Lily Soto has put in quite the “work” to land her dream role as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds in the Angelica Tour of Hamilton, now at the…

‘Hamilton’ arrives to give Chattanoogans their shot to see hit musicial

‘Hamilton’ arrives to give Chattanoogans their shot to see hit musicial

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanoogans no longer have to wait for it. It’s their shot to see one of the biggest musicals of the modern era right here in Chattanooga. Up until now to be in the room where it happened, you had to travel to Broadway or many other larger cities to see Lin-Manuel Miranda’s…

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