State of the System: Hamilton County Schools touts graduation rate, student successes
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn — Hamilton County Schools leaders highlighted student success, academic progress, and future goals during the district’s annual State of the System address Monday afternoon. Superintendent Dr. Justin Robertson delivered the address at Red Bank High School, where hundreds of educators, community...
National Park Service awards nearly $1 million to protect battlefield land in Chattanooga
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — A key piece of Civil War history in the Chattanooga area is set to be preserved after nearly $1 million in federal funding was awarded to protect land tied to the Battle of Wauhatchie, also known as Brown’s Ferry. The National Park Service awarded...
The Search For The Best Tacos Takes Us To Taqueria La Antigua Guatemala
This week our search for the best tacos in Chatt Town brought us to Taqueria La Antigua Guatemala. Never in a million years would I have found this place. It is an unassuming little wooden shed, sitting far back from the main road. It’s sandwiched between Quality Auto & Battery and a Beauty Salon/Barber shop on East...
Missing endangered adult found via drone
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — A missing endangered adult has been located following the use of drone technology. On March 23, 2026, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) deputies responded to a missing endangered adult call at the 5800 block of Quail Hollow Circle, according to the HCSO. Using the...
Chattanooga Police Investigating Homicide On South Germantown Road
The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) is investigating a shooting that left one person dead and another injured early this morning. At 2:06 a.m., CPD officers responded to a reported shooting in the 0 block of South Germantown Road. Upon arrival they found two victims with gunshot wounds. Both were transported...
New Chattanooga VA Cancer Clinic Slashes Nashville Drive For Local Vets
For a lot of Chattanooga-area veterans, the grueling cancer-treatment trek to Nashville just got a whole lot shorter. A new VA oncology and infusion clinic has opened in the city, bringing specialized cancer care closer to home and trimming roughly two hours off the round-trip appointments many were making to...
CFD crews responded to overnight kitchen fire that displaced family
Chattanooga, TN – The Chattanooga Fire Department responded to a residential structure fire early on March 21, 2026, that displaced a local family after an unattended kitchen fire spread inside a home. Fire crews were dispatched at approximately 1:07 a.m. to the 2300 block of Wheeler Avenue. Upon arrival,...
Chattanooga Police Department investigated shooting on Arlington Avenue with arrest in related case
Chattanooga, TN – The Chattanooga Police Department responded to a shooting on March 23, 2026, in the 1100 block of Arlington Avenue, where a 17-year-old male was injured. Officers were dispatched at approximately 10:27 p.m. and located the victim with a non-fatal gunshot wound. The victim was transported by Hamilton...
Reserve deputy sues Volkswagen, says Chattanooga plant firing violated Tennessee gun law
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn — A Hamilton County reserve deputy says Volkswagen fired him for something Tennessee law allows. Now, he is suing the company for at least half a million dollars. (Scroll down to read the full lawsuit). Luis Rivera, a 14-year employee at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant, claims he was...
Garage fire spreads, destroying large Whitfield County home Monday night
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. — What started as a garage fire quickly spread, destroying a large home in Whitfield County Monday night, according to fire officials. The Whitfield County Fire Department was dispatched Monday night to a reported single-family residential structure fire in the area of Ridgehaven Way and Reed...

















