A bill filed by state Sen. Bo Watson, R-North Chattanooga, would allow local voters to weigh in on property tax increases above a certain threshold.

The number of city of Chattanooga employees making six figures nearly tripled over the course of 2025, according to an analysis of salary data by the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

In a conference room at the Davy Crockett Tower, two dozen students in navy school uniforms filled several rows next to their teachers and principal, listening quietly to about two hours of deliberation by the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission.

Chattanooga was blanketed with a dusting of snow Saturday one week after a brief ice storm spoiled hopes for snow and brought power outages.

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The Alabama House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved legislation to allow local law enforcement to enter into agreements with federal agencies to help them enforce the country's immigration laws.

Metro and Nashville Electric Service met the public separately on Thursday as Mayor Freddie O'Connell called on the utility to provide better information to the tens of thousands of Nashvillians still without power. @nashvillebanner

As it enters its fifth year in operation, the Smart Factory Institute, the first and only center of its kind in the U.S., has expanded its training for manufacturers seeking to enter a new technological age.

The federal government says it will continue planning a replacement downtown federal courthouse building at a Vine Street location despite preference by local leaders for a different site, according to a letter obtained by the Times Free Press.

At least four Nashvillians have died in the aftermath of the historic winter storm that started last weekend. Two of those deaths are believed to be linked to carbon monoxide exposure, according to city officials. @NashvilleBanner.bsky.social

It's another meaningful college basketball game involving Tennessee's Coach Barnes and Auburn's Coach Pearl, but this one is different.

There's no one reason why Oak Ridge, Tennessee, has become the nation's destination for nuclear companies looking to make splashy investments, which have surpassed $10 billion in the city over the past five years.

Here's what's happening this weekend in the Chattanooga area.

At an apartment complex off of Harding Pike in Nashville on Monday night, a warm offer echoed up and down cold stairwells. @NashvilleBanner.bsky.social

McCallie senior guard Ernas Valauskas delivered a dream ending Friday night as the Blue Tornado halted a nightmarish losing streak in their basketball series with Baylor.

It was a simple statement by UTC women's basketball coach Deandra Schirmer at the end of a question posed to her players.

Hamilton and Sequatchie counties have been added to a winter weather advisory for potential snowfall ranging from a dusting to 3 inches by Saturday night as another winter system brings Old Man Winter back to the Chattanooga region.

The Chickamauga City Council unanimously decided Friday afternoon to postpone removal proceedings for Mayor James "Trey" Deck III in order to find a larger venue.

Grundy County authorities have arrested a local man in connection with a shooting in Palmer, Tennessee.

Terrance Lebron Brewer, 23, is accused of second-degree murder, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment, according to an arrest report.

The man accused of shooting a Chattanooga police officer in an exchange of gunfire in Hixson entered a guilty plea Friday to an unrelated charge stemming from a Christmas Eve shooting in Sequatchie County and was sentenced to eight years in prison.

Twenty years ago, construction of Mayfield Elementary School in Cleveland, Tennessee, was underway. The accompanying photograph from the Chattanooga Times Free Press archives is dated Dec. 19, 2006, and shows the school being built.

The team's recommendations for saving money on power bills in the wintertime is often the reverse of summertime. For instance, customers should set their thermostats to the lowest comfortable temperature in winter rather than the highest.

Catherine O’Hara, a gifted Canadian comic actor and “SCTV” alum who starred as Macaulay Culkin’s harried mother in two “Home Alone” movies and created the dramatically ditzy character of Moira Rose in the Emmy-winning comedy “Schitt’s Creek,” died Friday.

President Donald Trump said Friday that he will nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Fed, a decision likely to result in sharp changes to the powerful agency that could bring it closer to the White House.

Attack of the Tatsu is expanding with the addition of a new restaurant concept, Mumashika, in late March.

There are several places around town where children can burn off all their pent-up energy in an environment that won't leave your teeth chattering while you wait.

A Signal Mountain man facing 52 counts related to child rape and sexual abuse pleaded guilty Friday to three child sex abuse charges.

A new center at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga aims to promote engagement and leadership development on campus.

After a severe winter storm tore across the country Saturday and Sunday, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency is documenting damages to determine if the impacts were substantial enough to warrant a federal major disaster declaration.

It's unlikely that Chattanooga accountant Jonathan Frost, who has agreed to plead guilty to three federal financial crimes and could then owe the government at least $70 million, has the funds to repay the government or his victims.

J.P. Estrella entered Wednesday's game at Georgia having produced quality performances for Tennessee this season against the likes of Northern Kentucky and North Florida.

The Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill that would allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty for those convicted of sexual assault of a child under the age of 12.

The Trump administration could reduce the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota, but only if state and local officials cooperate, the president's border czar said Thursday.

Located at 401 Northgate Mall Drive in Hixson, the Chattanooga store is the sixth BJ's to open in Tennessee, according to a press release.

The Scenic City will host the top-ranked national men's soccer team this summer as Spain stays and practices in Chattanooga during the group stage of the World Cup.

A $750,000 settlement is pending in a federal wrongful death suit filed by the family of former Rhea County Executive George Thacker against the federal government over Thacker's 2022 in-custody death at a federal prison camp in South Carolina.

Democrats and White House have struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security as they negotiate new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement.

Rents in Chattanooga are softening slightly, according to a new report from an online rental marketplace.

Business licenses issued Jan. 19-23, as provided by the Hamilton County Clerk's Office:

A third Nashvillian has died in the aftermath of the historic winter storm that has left hundreds of thousands of people without power for days with no immediate end in sight.

U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 — the highest mark in American history.

Allie Levanway knows what it is to break into pieces. The goal, she says, is to not disappear in the breaking.

"We're here to empower any student or creative professional to take the next step," Songbirds Executive Director John Dooley says.

Georgia's teenagers could soon be doing significantly less scrolling, swiping and tapping on weekdays.

Meet college basketball's new road warriors: the Tennessee Volunteers.

The Home Builders Association of Greater Chattanooga recently recognized Nerren Pratt, vice president of Pratt Home Builders, as its 2025 developer of the year.

After reviewing historical records, the Tennessee state historian is officially recommending plans for new development around Old Summit Cemetery stop until the boundaries of it can be determined.

In the Republican primary in August, Signal Mountain resident Tony Hullender will challenger incumbent Rep. Michele Reneau, R-Hixson, who was first elected in 2024.

Kaitlin Cooke of Cartersville, Georgia, was contemplating suicide when she started calling a statewide mental health crisis line in 2018. She said she would sneak outside and call the hotline behind her car, where her boyfriend would not hear her.