Chattanooga TN

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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HIXSON, Tn — A Hixson couple is now hospitalized after a residential fire early Wednesday morning. Both residents are being evaluated for smoke inhalation. Officials got the call to the fire at around 2:43 AM. The cause of the fire is unknown. We have reached out to the Chattanooga...

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — We are continuing to seek clarity on Hamilton County's involvement with Immigration and Custom's Enforcement. These questions come after Chattanooga's Chief of Police explained the city's relationship with ICE Tuesday night. Police Chief John Chambers said that CPD is not involved with...

On Feb. 2, 2026, the Collegedale City Commission unanimously approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Collegedale Police Department and the Tennessee Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force (CEHTTF), a local extension of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The agreement ensures...

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — The manager of a family resource center in Hamilton County is facing charges after an arrest report says she assaulted her ex-girlfriend. The report says that an officer responded to a call for simple assault on Hickory Lane on February 2nd. The victim told police...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn — Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly says the city has not conducted any federal immigration raids and does not want nationalized ICE enforcement in the city, emphasizing that community trust remains a priority for local law enforcement. Kelly made the comments during an interview Wednesday morning on ARC...