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Two 18-year-olds arrested after 15-year-old killed in Sunday shooting
A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed just after midnight Sunday near the 1700 block of Read Avenue, according to the Chattanooga Police Department.
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DeKalb County in Georgia gets new tuberculosis clinic
DeKalb County has the highest rate of tuberculosis cases in Georgia. This week, it's opening a new clinic to help test for the disease and treat it.
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Georgia shows rough road ahead for states as Medicaid work requirements loom
Every time Ashton Alexander sees an ad for Georgia Pathways to Coverage, it feels like a "kick in the face."
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Group seeking to build Columbia Dam on Duck River teams with Ogles to pursue federal funds for study
A group pushing to resurrect decades-old plans to build a dam on the Duck River in Columbia, Tennessee, is working with U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles to secure congressional funding to fast-track a feasibility study.
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Noem takes aim at Nashville mayor, promises more local immigration crackdowns
In a swing through Nashville to highlight immigration crackdowns, Kristi Noem called the city’s mayor undeserving of office, accused a local university of obstructing justice and pledged a more visible immigration enforcement presence on the city’s streets.
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Walker County Commission chair talks special sales taxes
Angie Teems, chair of the Walker County Board of Commissioners, hosted her most recent open forum town hall in Rossville last week.
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Northwest Georgia utilities, well owners mull how to filter PFAS from water
Water expert Bob Bowcock will only drink from a groundwater well in Northwest Georgia if it's tested for forever chemicals, a persistent group of compounds linked to ailments like cancer.
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Kennedy: Chattanooga man takes trip to Hawaii — by rowboat
When we spoke recently to retired Army Ranger Jere Hartman, he said he was soaking his aching hands in ice water.
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Local Update: Man who sought $75 million from Hamilton County over sheriff’s office baton beating dropped lawsuit
A man accused Hamilton County Sheriff's Office deputies of repeatedly beating him with a baton, which resulted in several injuries, as well as lung and kidney damage from contracting COVID-19 while incarcerated at the jail, according to a 2020 lawsuit.
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Gordon’s Cleaners closing after 73 years in Chattanooga
Generations of Chattanoogans have had their clothing cleaned in Gordon Ledbetter's laundry businesses, from the first launderette he opened in 1947 on Frazier Avenue to the last remaining location of his dry cleaning business, Gordon's Cleaners, which is set to close at the end of this month.
