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Gab gets new domain host, expects to be back online Sunday
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Cleveland Mayor Kevin Brooks walks out of Tennova hospital tonight after recovering from double pneumonia and Covid-19. (photo from Linda White)
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The News 12 family is deeply saddened to share the loss of one of our own. Our friend and colleague, John Mercer passed away late last night.
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Tennessee reports that more than 1 out every 10 registered voters in the state has already cast their ballot... that's almost half a million early votes in just 2 days so far. Tonight at six, we'll look at how advance voting is expanding in one northwest Georgia county.
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Look who's sitting in on News 12 Now This Morning for the rest of the week! Dave Staley joins Chip Chapman from 5-7 AM
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Singer Kane Brown once worked at a local Lowe's. Today he was back in Chattanooga to team up with the company for a community improvement project.
@kanebrown
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Here's a picture of a tornado passing through Scottsboro, AL sent in by News 12 viewer Lee Gooslin. Everyone stay safe and indoors during this severe weather impacting parts of our viewing areas.
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.
@dylan_standifer
and the
@BCentralBears
had a good night racking up 41 points over Walker Valley
#TDFN12
@THEREALBCNATION
@BradleyCentral
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CBS projects that Republican Katie Brit has won the Senate race in Alabama, becoming the first female Senator from the state.
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@BradleyBearsFB
cut it close tonight!!! on this touchdown and in the final score Bears win a close one 33 to 27!
@S_Muhonen
@BCentralBears
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene testifies in lawsuit hearing. Watch it live.
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@VP
Mike Pence tells Dalton supporters why
@BrianKempGA
should be governor of Georgia. And he also touts the accomplishments of the Trump administration.
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Blood Assurance centers in Chattanoooga are staying open until 7pm this evening. Need is critical.
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@BradleyCentral
PLOWED past their crosstown rival Cleveland 27-21! Literally PLOWED!
@DFloyd02
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We're saying Happy Retirement tonight to our longtime Chief Meteorologist Patrick Core. Tune in for special tributes to his 30+ years at WDEF tonight at 5:30, 6:00 & 7:00 PM.
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Crowd fired up after President talks about cracking down on immigration
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A new break in the case of the death of DJ Fickey leaves a Walker County family hopeful that justice will finally be served.
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Notre Dame coach Charles Fant gets emotional seeing 7 of his players sign scholarships totaling nearly $1,000,000.
http://t.co/4a7vK4xqNB
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.
@BrowerPete
shows off his juggling skills pulling in this pass from
@cole_kibler
helping
@Ringgold_FB
to an easy 40-0 victory over rival Heritage.
#TDFN12
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Hip-hop legend
#RussellSimmons
challenges
@DrOz
to a headstand contest! Now at 4 on News 12 Now
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@McCallieSports
McCallie RB B.J. Harris says hello to the
@wdefnews12
camera going 75 yds on first offensive snap of the year for Blue Tornado.
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@CBSNews
: “A former Vatican ambassador to Washington said Sunday that he told Pope Francis in 2013 about allegations of sexual abuse against a prominent priest – and that Francis took no action.”
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@Nick_Howell_11
and
@BradleyCentral
shake and bake their way to a 39-7 victory over McMinn County.
#TDFN12
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In Thursday's poll, 69% of people said they agreed with Rep. Fleischmann's statements regarding Israel and Palestine. 29% did not like his comments.
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Garrett Richardson goes 56-yards for the TD helping
@SDTrojansFB
win 42-19 over Clinton.
#TDFN12
@sdathletics
@soddydaisynews
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Mellow Mushroom saves five bar stools to honor the sailor and marines killed from Thursday's shooting.
http://t.co/ejvyFm8rRI
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Collin Weigert stiff arms his way to the endzone during Signal Mountains nail biting 22-21 win over tyner
#TDFN12
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@Chance202
and
@C_H_S_Athletics
might get a speeding ticket runnin down the field but they beat Soddy 56-14
#TDFN12
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Look like
@jeffreycurtis85
could play QB! He drops a perfect dime for a TD in
@HHSGenerals
56-28 win over NW Whit.
#TDFN12
@TAJFOOTBALL
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Mayor Berke says Chattanooga businesses will NOT return to work on May first like in other Tennessee counties. He says the top 4 counties are exempt from the Governor's order. The Big Four task force will work out their own return.
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Chattanooga FC is expanding their partnership with the German league team
@VfLWolfsburg_EN
that will see a women's team return to the
@ChattanoogaFC
fold.
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Congrats to this week's Golden Apple Award winner, Kevin Trobaugh of Heritage High School.
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BREAKING: Chattanooga Police have shut down Brainerd Road from the Eastgate Mall to Spring Creek Road. We are working to learn what the situation is.
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The Blue Tornados Blew past Ensworth 28-20!
NOBODY COULD STOP
@X_Brooks15
on this 33 yard TD!!!!
#TDFN12
@McCallieFB
@McCallieSports
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.
@McclearyRicky
zigs and zags his way into the end zone helping
@BradleyCentral
to a 32-14 win over rival Cleveland
#TDFN12
@THEREALBCNATION
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CBS now calls the race in Tennessee for Bill Hagerty and for President Trump.
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@andre_tarver
putting everything he's got into helping
@Ringgold_FB
beat Heritage in OT 40-34.
#TDFN12
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Big night for
@sdathletics
's Brandon Davis who picked up 4 TDs and 2 INTs as Soddy destroys East Ham 49-14
#TDFN
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#Clown
sighting in GA:
@ValeriaNews12
working on bringing you the very latest tonight on News 12 @ 11
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Markus Naglestad once set a Division One NCAA record scoring three goals in two minutes. Now, with
@ChattanoogaFC
, he's been on a scoring rampage over the last two weeks.
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@smmhsfootball
@D_Cunn_2
picks off East Ridge to help the Eagles soar to a 21-18 win.
#TDFN12
@SMMHSEagles
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@KeseanEubanks
helps
@SDTrojansFB
grab a 24-7 victory over cross town rival East Hamilton tonight.
#TDFN12
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.
@ChattanoogaFC
moves into first place in the division with their fourth win in a row after defeating Asheville City SC last night.
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Congrats to Lauren Alaina for her CMA nomination this morning for New Artist of the Year.
@Lauren_Alaina
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Congratulations
@KaneBrown
&
@Lauren_Alaina
#WhatIfs
cracks the Top 5 Mediabase radio singles. His biggest hit yet.
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Dominique Sistrunk helps .
@BruinsNhs
run away with a close one against Heritage 41-34
#TDFN12
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Bill Mitchell, our assignment manager, is celebrating his 25th work anniversary here at News 12! Bill is one of the many puzzle pieces that holds our newsroom together. We are so happy that he is apart of our work family!
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Shout out to the HB chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. Here at UTC for sending in there
#MOCS
experience.
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Fan charged after rushing onstage at Beyonce, Jay-Z concert in Atlanta
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@howley_malone
makes a tough catch for a
@smmhsfootball
TD. Eagles win 14-0 over Soddy-Daisy.
#TDFN12
@SMMHSEagles
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He excels on and off the playing field holding a 4.0 GPA and multiple athletic honors including All Region for the two years. Our Scholar Athlete of the Week is Meigs County's Ben Smith. If you know a deserving senior, nominate them at
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At least two people were killed Friday night when a reported tornado ripped through an Arkansas nursing home, and emergency crews in southern Illinois were also responding to reports of injuries at an Amazon warehouse.
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SRO shoots a man trying to enter an elementary school in Gadsden, Alabama where kids were attending a summer program.
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A story you most definitely do not want to miss.
@CBR_Basketball
"I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM THIS MOTIVATED ... EVER."
Find out how
@CBR_Basketball
star
@jacobiwood17_
has turned tragedy into triumph, tonight on
@wdefnews12
at 11 p.m.
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Chattanooga sits on top of the SoCon standings thanks in large part to the play of guard Malachi Smith. His twitter handle is
@maliworld11
, and Malachi has certainly been all world for the
@GoMocs
this season.
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McCallie has a great game against West Forsyth. Final score: McCallie 34 West Forsyth 14
#TDFN12
@Mccallieschool
@McCallieFB
@McCallieSports
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.
@KyrellSanford7
and the
@Ooltewah_FB
take the first offensive snap straight into the end zone and never looked back. Owls beat Hardin Valley 35-28
#TDFN12
@ooltewahhsmedia
@ooltewahband
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Our Scholar Athlete of the Week is Brayden Owens. The senior lineman for Bradley Central underwent brain surgery in middle school and plans to study pre-med when he gets to college. If you know a deserving senior, nominate them at
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@GoMocsFB
LB Tae Davis signed as a free agent by
@SidelineStormer
's favorite team, the New York Football
@Giants
! Congratulations to Tae!
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@deangelo_hardy
connects with
@Unokpg
for a 47 yard
@McCallieSchool
TD.
@McCallieSports
beat JP2 34-3
#TDFN12
@tornadospirit
@McCallieFB
@GPSBlueCrew
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Here is the current scene of a hazmat response by the Chattanooga Fire Department at Eastgate Mall. We are working to learn what is causing this response.
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Bradley County educators get busy today delivering meals to students and their families. Here is how it works.
@Clevecityschool
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Allan Jones "They have the right to protest & I have the right to turn off the channel and place our ads elsewhere"
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@dylan_standifer
and
@saylorc2
help lead the
@BCentralBears
to a 21-7 win over McMinn County
#TDFN12
@THEREALBCNATION
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@micaleouselder1
keeps making big plays for
@CHSRaidersFBall
! Blue Raiders win 42-7
#TDFN
@CHSRowdyRaiderz
@C_H_S_Athletics
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She's held almost every job at
@ChattanoogaPD
as she became supervisor of 100 officers. First Responder Hero Award:
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@ChattanoogaFC
is ready to play the role of David vs Spain's Goliath in
@RealBetis_en
this weekend at Finley.
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@CBSSunday
tells how Donna Reed contributed to the war effort during World War II, by sharing letters with troops and entertaining service members, and how her messages are being remembered today. Letters for the boys:
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@keeganjones4231
and the
@CHSRaidersFBall
turn on the jets in the 2nd half to power past Rhea County 21-14
#TDFN
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In front of protestors, 3 Hamilton Co. Commissioners tell the Sheriff to fire the deputy in the Charles Toney beating video.
#CharlesToney
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@deangelo_hardy
Found
@Ricodozier6
for a Touchdown! As
@McCallieFB
WINS 47 to 7! 🌪️🌪️🌪️🌪️
#TDFN
@McCallieSports
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