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Where Can You See Fireworks?

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Looking for a place to watch some fireworks this holiday weekend? Here is a list of some of the area fireworks displays for Thursday, Friday and Saturday:     Thursday July 2nd:  Collegedale,  Veterans Park,  9:30pm Friday... Full story

Teen's Family Wants Answers

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There are still a number of unanswered questions more than a day after a police officer shot a fifteen year old on 4th Avenue. A day after police swarmed 4th Avenue in response to the fatal shooting things appear normal at first glance. But if you take... Full story

UPDATE: Police Officer Kills Teenager

John Pless

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There are two very different versions about what happened in connection with the deadly police shooting at the East Lake Courts apartments Wednesday night. Either way a mother and family is grieving the loss of a 15-year-old boy. Gloria... Full story

Update: Escapee Turns Himself In

John Madewell

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   NewsChannel 9 has learned that jail escapee Jason Plummer has just turned himself in. He had been on the run since Wednesday night around 9:30. He crawled out of the jail throught the air conditioning system.    Sheriff Patrick... Full story

Jobs Cut While Others' Salaries Increase

Karen Zatkulak

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We've gotten use to seeing pay cuts these days, but what about big raises?  We found out that while the city of East Ridge is eliminating some positions, others there are actually making more money.  Starting July 1st, the mayor and all... Full story

Crib Recall

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WASHINGTON (AP) - About 400,000 Simplicity drop side cribs arebeing recalled for posing a suffocation or entrapment hazard. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the crib's hardwarecan break or deform, allowing the drop side to detach. This createsa... Full story

Most Wanted

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The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office 12 Most Wanted list has been updated with the addition of Derek Orlando BIrt (aka Derek Orlando Jones). He's 20 years old,  5'3" and weighs 140 lbs.  He is wanted on the charges of Aggravated Burglary,... Full story

Former Vols Backup QB Facing Burglary Charge

Sarah Jennings

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Former Tennessee quarterback James "Jim Bob" Cooter was charged with aggravated burglary in Knoxville after a woman said he climbed through an apartment window and got into bed with her. According to a police report from the early Saturday incident,... Full story

Cribs Recalled for Suffocation Risk

Sarah Jennings

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About 400,000 Simplicity drop side cribs are being recalled for posing a suffocation or entrapment hazard. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the crib's hardware can break or deform, allowing the drop side to detach. This creates a gap between... Full story

EPA Allows TVA to Dump Sludge in Alabama

Sarah Jennings

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The federal government has approved the Tennessee Valley Authority's plan to dispose of millions of tons of spilled coal ash in a giant commercial landfill in Alabama. Opponents say TVA is dumping unfairly near rural people in one of Alabama's poorest... Full story

Teenager Killed by Officer

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The Chattanooga Housing Officer involved in last's night's shooting wasresponding to sounds of shots fired when he encountered an armed gunman.Lt. Erik Reeves of the Chattanooga Housing Authority's Public SafetyDivision said that he was on bike patrol... Full story

Chattanooga Firefighter Collapses and Another is Badly Burned

Sarah Jennings

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 Two Chattanooga firefighters require medical care after responding to a house fire on Missionary Ridge. Bruce Garner, with the Chattanooga Fire Department, says Fire caused substantial damage Wednesday night to a large, two-story house located... Full story

Honduras Mission Trip Cancelled

Sarah Jennings

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A group of Knoxville teenagers is headed back to Tennessee after a church mission trip to Honduras was canceled when the military staged a coup against the country's president. The Laurel Church of Christ youth group raised funds all year for the week-and-a-half... Full story

GBI Warns E-Mail Contains Child Porn

Sarah Jennings

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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is warning the public about an e-mail circulating on the Internet that has an explicit child pornography video attached. The GBI's High Technology Unit said Wednesday that the e-mail distributed by a worm virus has... Full story

Free Bicycle Valet for July 4th Fireworks Display

Sarah Jennings

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Chattanoogans can get free bicycle valet service during the public fireworks display July 4th on the riverfront. The service will be provided by the Outdoor Chattanooga Bicycle Valet, a volunteer-run service that provides free, secure bicycle parking... Full story

Escaped Inmate at Large - Steals Truck and Crashes into Fence

Sarah Jennings

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In a news release Thursday morning, the Dade County Sheriff's Department reports: "Late in the evening Wednesday night, 31 year old Jason Dewayne Plummer was arrested and brought to the Dade County Jail on probation violation charges. Before the booking... Full story

Read Michael Jackson's Will

Sarah Jennings

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Michael Jackson's will says his mother should raise his three children and names Diana Ross as their designated backup guardian. The will, filed in Los Angeles today, lists an estate of more than a-half billion dollars and says it should all go into a... Full story

UPDATE: Housing Officer Accused of Shooting and Killing 15 Year Old

Kim Chapman

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Here are new details regarding last night's shooting in East Chattanooga from Chatttanooga Police spokesperson Dgt. Jerry Weary: Thursday, July 02, 2009 The Chattanooga Housing Officer involved in last's night's shooting was responding to sounds... Full story

Sex Offender Arrested Across The Street From Elementary School

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Would you know if a sex offender is living in your neighborhood? Some Hamilton County residents got a shocking surprise on Wednesday after authorities arrested a convicted sex offender living near a school. A caller tipped us off about the arrest so... Full story

UPDATE: Chattanooga Officer Involved in Two Car Crash

Kim Chapman

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UPDATE: The following is a news release from Chattanooga Police Spokesperson Lt. Jerry Weary. While responding to an accident with injuries, a Chattanooga Police Officer was involved in a separate accident. The accident occurred just before 7 PM today... Full story

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