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Chattanooga Mayor, Police Chief discuss crime in our ‘Safer Scenic City’ town hall

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Chattanooga’s mayor and police chief are in our studio Friday for our town hall called “Safer Scenic City.” We’ll ask them about recent safety concerns, and the challenges facing their departments. WATCH LIVE: Keeping the Scenic City safe. It can be a challenge for Tennessee’s 4th largest city. One at the forefront […]

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Chattanooga Tourism Co. fears County Mayor’s budget will threaten large future events

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Chattanooga Tourism Company says they fear Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp’s proposed 2024 budget will threaten large future events in the city. Mayor Weston Wamp presented his new budget earlier this month, which consists of limiting some of the funds given to Chattanooga Tourism Company. Previously, Chattanooga Tourism Company received all […]

Alabama

5-at-10: Braves’ big beginning, Tiger talk on Tour, Alabama’s poll dominance | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Big start Take that Metropolitans. (Side question: Metropolitans as a nickname, friend or foe?) Game 1 of a critical — way more so for Atlanta than the Mets — four-game series at Truist Park in Smyrna became a soggy tail-whipping. The Braves got just about everything they could have hoped for in the 13-1 win. […]

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Dollar General stores in Georgia cited for unsafe working conditions and more business news | #elections | #alabama

Dollar General is cited for dangerous worksites Dollar General faces penalties after three of its Georgia locations were cited for dangerous working conditions. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed $1,292,783 in penalties for violations at stores in Smyrna, Pembroke and Hogansville, Georgia, according to a Monday news release. The workplace […]

Alabama

Republicans sweep 12th Judicial District Thursday as voters choose new DA, public defender and judges | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Thursday’s vote tallies changed the face of the six-county 12th Judicial District in a single stroke. With all Republican district circuit judges on the ballot facing no opposition combined with landslide victories for Courtney Lynch in the district attorney’s race and Ted Engel in the public defender’s race, the GOP on Thursday swept the six-county […]

Alabama

Tennessee Republican Rep. Warner, former Rep. Tillis square off in social media war | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Embattled state Rep. Todd Warner and his former opponent, ex-Rep. Rick Tillis, are going at each other in a social media fight as the Aug. 4 election nears. Warner, who has been under investigation by the FBI since early 2021, sent out a text message blast recently telling constituents in House District 92 they would […]

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Biden nominates former TVA chair to return to federal utility board | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Former Tennessee Valley Authority Chairman Joe H. Ritch could soon be returning to the TVA board a decade after he was first named to help oversee the federal utility. President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated the Huntsville, Alabama, attorney to serve as a TVA director again. Ritch was first appointed to the nine-member TVA board […]

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Chattanooga shooting: Mayor vows to treat gun violence ‘like the crisis it is’ after the city’s second mass shooting within 8 days

CNN — The mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee, vowed to treat gun violence “like the crisis that it is” after the city saw its second mass shooting in just over a week early Sunday. Three people were killed and at least 14 others were injured after gunfire erupted at a nightclub just before 2:45 a.m., with […]

Alaska

Court in Tennessee receives grant to curb evictions | #alaska | #politics

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — The National Center for State Courts has awarded a court in Tennessee a grant to help improve housing stability and prevent evictions. According to a news release, Hamilton County’s General Sessions Court is one of 13 state and local courts to receive the funding from the nonprofit court organization. Hamilton County […]

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Alabama Trump delegate kicked off ballot for Tennessee Senate seat over residency | #elections | #alabama

Note: This story was updated on April 29 to correct the county of residence for J. Adam Lowe. Athens, Tennessee, businessman Dennis Beavers, a hopeful for outgoing state Sen. Mike Bell’s seat, has been removed from the ballot for the state’s new Senate District 1 after a hearing Wednesday in McMinn County found he was […]