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09/29/2025

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K9 UNIT SPECIAL PINK AWARENESS PATCH: When K9 Deputy Hunter Flory’s mother, Christi, was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year, the team came together to design a special awareness patch to honor her fight and raise funds for her journey.

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Presale Price: $8 each
Shipping Available: Patches can be mailed anywhere.
How to Order: Send a message to the Rhea County Sheriff's Department or contact Hunter Flory, Cheyenne Swafford, or Kevin Ritchey to get your patch.

RHEA COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - When K9 Deputy Hunter Flory’s mother, Christi, was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year, the team came together to design a special awareness patch to honor her fight and raise funds for her journey.

09/29/2025

"Nearly one year after Hurricane Helene, has released a story map titled “Helene in Southern Appalachia”, which offers an overview of the disaster that struck the region in late Sept '24."

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ONE DEAD: According to the Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrived at a chaotic scene where 2 females had been shot. One succumbed to her injuries. They believe that the suspects have left the area.

RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) - According to the Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrived at a chaotic scene where 2 females had been shot. One succumbed to her injuries. They believe that the suspects have left the area.

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(AP): A gunman opened fire inside a Michigan church during Sunday services before apparently setting the building ablaze, killing at least one person and injuring nine before police shot him, authorities said.

GRAND BLANC, Mich. (AP) - A gunman opened fire inside a Michigan church during Sunday services before apparently setting the building ablaze, killing at least one person and injuring nine before police shot him, authorities said.

09/28/2025

ONE DEAD: According to the Police, the driver was traveling south on North Market Street when her vehicle struck a pedestrian in the roadway. The pedestrian had been seen in the roadway by witnesses prior to the crash but succumbed to his injuries on scene.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - According to the Police, the driver was traveling south on North Market Street when her vehicle struck a pedestrian in the roadway. The pedestrian had been seen in the roadway by witnesses prior to the crash but succumbed to his injuries on scene.

09/28/2025

Iron man 2025

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The Rhea County Sheriff’s Department K9 Unit is rallying behind one of their own. A special patch has been created to honor and support a K9 deputy whose mother is bravely battling breast cancer.

Hear from the team and from the deputy himself, tonight on News 12 at 11.

09/28/2025

Want to talk weather and science in your classroom? Request a visit from chief meteorologist Austen Onek at the page.

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