This Week’s Search For The Best Tacos In Town Takes Us To El Matador
This week our search for the best tacos in Chatt town brought us to El Matador Mexican Restaurant. This place is a mid-sized Mexican Restaurant with a huge menu featuring all the usual suspects in a friendly and quiet atmosphere located off Lafayette Road in Fort Oglethorpe. It’s one of...
Women honored for heroic actions curing infant hot car tragedy in Collegedale
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. — In the middle of an unimaginable tragedy, three women in Collegedale stepped forward and did everything they could to save a life. The Collegedale Police Department recently honored those women for their bravery during a heartbreaking emergency that unfolded last summer and led to the death of an...
East Ridge woman charged with aggravated arson
EAST RIDGE, Tn — An East Ridge woman is now facing arson charges after the East Ridge Fire Department says they found smoke coming from inside her apartment Sunday night. Upon arriving at the scene first responders say the woman identified as Lisa shirley refused to let them enter her apartment.
Patriot Insurance: Looking out for folks like us
Insurance can feel like a big puzzle, but Dale Hughey with Patriot Insurance is here to make it simple. He shares how their team lends a hand when life throws the unexpected our way — and why having someone you trust matters most.
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...

















