Chattanooga Fire Department to Host Smoke Alarm Drive
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Chattanooga Fire Department (CFD) will be hosting a smoke alarm drive Monday, January 19 at 10 a.m. at Chattanooga Fire Station 6 (4510 Bonny Oaks Drive). Firefighters will be in different teams and going door-to-door in the Cherokee Woods neighborhood to check smoke alarms and...
Lawmakers, parents weigh in as audit reviews Tennessee’s Education Savings Account program
More families have been using the school voucher program created for Metro Nashville Public Schools, Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Hamilton County Schools, according to a new report from the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury. However, the program is still not being used in its full capacity.
The Latest Challenge For Historic Preservation In Chattanooga
In downtown Chattanooga, the block of 19 Patten Parkway has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 1980. That designation alone does not spare the buildings on that block from demolition - and developers based in Nashville have requested the rezoning of that block to make room for a 12-story...
Pet of the Week: Tina!
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Join us at Prime News at 7 to meet this week’s Pet of the Week: Tina!. A spunky, sweet puppy looking for her forever home!. This fun-loving girl is bursting with puppy energy!. She lights up the moment she gets out of her kennel and...
Chattanooga woman credited with saving neighbors during East Ridge apartment fire
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. — Two months ago, a fire tore through building 800 at Germantown Gardens Apartments in East Ridge, displacing at least 20 residents. Krystal Davis, one of those residents, says she considers herself lucky to have escaped with her dog, Barkley, and to have helped alert her neighbors in the middle of...
2025 Traffic Fatalities Down in Tennessee, but Up in Our District
Tennessee recorded a significant decline in traffic fatalities in 2025, with 147 fewer roadway deaths than the previous year, according to year end data released by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security. The Tennessee Fatality Analysis Reporting System shows 1,045 traffic fatalities statewide in...
Sick and tired: Counties near Chattanooga are now reporting highest flu rates in Tennessee
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn — Tennessee health officials say flu activity is rising sharply in around Chattanooga, with counties surrounding Hamilton showing some of the highest rates in the state. Marion, Grundy, Sequatchie, Bradley, Meigs, Rhea, Bledsoe, McMinn and Polk counties are currently the only areas in Tennessee...
Sequatchie County man charged in Christmas Eve trailer park shooting appears in court
SEQUATCHIE COUNTY, Tenn. — A man from Sequatchie County who faces charges for a shooting that happened on Christmas Eve made his first appearance in court on Monday. Our cameras were rolling as James Stockwell faced a judge during a bond hearing. An arrest report we obtained says Stockwell...
‘Too many meetings:’ Hamilton County neighbors demand zoning changes
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — Residents in Hamilton County are calling for limitations on subdivision applications and zoning changes, particularly after plans have been denied or deferred. Those concerns stem from two ongoing rezoning plans in the county: a subdivision application along Eldridge Road and rezoning...
Evaluation finds gaps in school choice program serving Chattanooga, Nashville & Memphis
The Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury evaluated one of the state's school voucher programs and found some shortcomings, according to a report from January.
