Chattanooga TN

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn — A man is facing several charges after investigators say he set merchandise on fire inside a busy Chattanooga Walmart. 31-year-old Cody Huckabee is charged with aggravated arson, burglary, reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct. Authorities say he is also facing probation violations tied to...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)— Rising flu cases are forcing Grundy County students to move to virtual learning this week. With schools and offices seeing increasing absences due to illness, several districts in the region are temporarily shifting to online instruction. Hospitals across the Chattanooga area report...

A Tennessee woman was charged with drug trafficking after a crash that happened in Scottsboro on Friday, February 6.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn — Chattanooga travelers now have a nonstop option to South Florida. Allegiant Airlines has launched a new direct service between Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport and Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport. The new route connects travelers in the Scenic City to Fort Lauderdale, often called...

LaFAYETTE, Ga. — Walker County officials say they have a plan and funding in place to address mold and asbestos discovered inside the county courthouse. The issues were identified during environmental testing and structural reviews tied to planned renovations of the more than 100 year old building. Kayla Johnson,...

WALKER COUNTY, Ga. — A broken headlight was the reason a Georgiatrooper stopped the Chattanooga restaurant owner who was later turned over to ICE, according to an arrest report we obtained. Guillermina Solano Chala, known to customers as Miss G and owner of Miss G’s Tortas and Tamales on...

A small town on the Alabama-Georgia border has settled a lawsuit related to drinking water contamination from the carpet industry in Georgia, bringing a nearly nine-year long case to an end. Beasley Allen law firm, which represented the small town of Centre’s water board, announced Thursday that the utility had...

OOLTEWAH, Tenn. — Speed limits will soon be reduced on several residential roads in Ooltewah, after a vote this week by Hamilton County Commissioners. Commissioners approved a resolution amending the county’s master list of roads and speed limits, lowering the posted speed from 30 miles per hour to 20 miles per hour...

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — Some Hamilton County commissioners say they want to use tourism dollars to ramp up sports recruitment efforts. Commissioner Chip Baker says repeated efforts to get the Tourism Company to work with the Sports and Events Corporation have failed. He argued that tourism funding should be...

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