Mary-Beth Mangrum WTVC

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GA PROMISE VOUCHERS: Parents, would you consider, or are you in the process of, enrolling your student in a private school with the Georgia Promise Scholarship Program?

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Attorney Dustin Baxter tells us, "If she is released on bond, her case will be transferred to a non-detained immigration court and set for a new hearing, likely a year or two from now."

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UPDATE: We've just heard from Ximena Arias-Cristobal's attorneys that her immigration bond hearing is set for Tuesday, May 20th.

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ENGLISH-ONLY TESTING IN TENNESSEE: A state bill could only allow the written driver's exam to be taken in English, and test-takers couldn’t use a translation dictionary.

According to the state driver’s manual, the test is offered in 3 alternate languages. What do you think?

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CHEN TRIAL BEGINS: Here is some of what you need to know as the trial for Jason chen begins this Monday morning in Hamilton County.

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PARENTS: Have you talked to your children about school threats?

Since school began in Hamilton County on August 7th, we’ve seen 6 school threats and several arrests made.

Hamilton County Schools released two videos to their social media on Monday about this.

What do YOU think?

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This is because of an update pushed by CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm serving various businesses and federal agencies across the country.

CrowdStrike’s CEO released a statement saying the outage was not due to a cyberattack.

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TECHNICAL TURBULENCE: WERE YOU AFFECTED? LET US KNOW.

According to https://t.co/UsAezITveQ, almost 7,000 flights into or out of the United States were canceled as of Friday afternoon.

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Delta Air Lines has seen major delays and cancellations; CEO Ed Bastian addressed this in a press release saying, “The pause in our operation resulted in more than 3,500 Delta and Delta Connection flights cancelled through Saturday."

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If you or anyone you know is struggling with substance abuse or mental health, please call SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).

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OLIVIA'S STORY: Olivia Hamill's family tells me she began using drugs at the age of 13. After more than a decade of dealing with addiction, Olivia passed away from an accidental overdose at the age of 27.

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I spoke with staff at the Council for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services (CADAS) in Chattanooga to learn how the road to recovery can look, and what challenges those seeking rehabiliation may face.

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Hamilton County Schools tells me they are aware of this concern and are working to address it.

Does this affect YOU or YOUR children? Let us know.

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“MY DREAM IS JUST TO MAKE SURE SHE CAN PLAY WITH ALL OF HER FRIENDS AT RECESS.”

That’s what Emily Harmon told us. She’s a mother in Signal Mountain who started a petition Saturday to advocate for accessible playgrounds.

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Her daughter, Dollie, uses a wheelchair, and she says she can only access about 15% of the playground at Thrasher Elementary.

That petition now has more than 600 signatures.

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They are currently not accepting new intakes or facilitating adoptions due to the quarantine taking place, and East Ridge Animal Services plans to re-open on June 5th.

Depend on us to keep you updated.

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PARVO EXPOSURE: According to East Ridge Animal Services, three dogs at the shelter have confirmed cases of Parvo.

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East Ridge Animal Services believes the exposure began while intaking two dogs -- one of which began exhibiting symptoms after the intake process.

To ensure the health of the other dogs at the facility, staff have begun quarantine efforts and are keeping some animals outdoors.