An electrical malfunction in a switchyard in a non-nuclear portion of the plant led to declaration of an “unusual event,” a news release states.
Chattanooga police have identified the drivers in a Saturday afternoon wreck on Hixson Pike that left one man dead and another in the hospital.
Business owners say they faced a choice during the recession. Adapt or disappear. Owners across the Chattanooga area say they decided to overhaul their business models to survive the Great Recession and its aftermath, and to match the persistent forward march of technological progress.
Within a few weeks, a group of men from One Accord Community Church will stand before their families, their fellow church members and their God and recite promises to be the spiritual leader of their home.
Both Tennessee and Georgia are facing serious challenges in continuing to provide scholarships funded by the states' lotteries.
David Tutera is the go-to guy for celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey or Elton John when they want to throw one-of-a-kind, unforgettable parties.
Well, it's now painfully official: 2011 was the worst year on record for sales of new homes in the United States.
In 2009 and 2010, U.S. labor unions lost about 1.4 million members. That reversed slightly in 2011, according to new figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Unions added about 50,000 members nationwide.
What happens when journalists and politicians meet? Well, they often end up debating open-meetings laws (not to mention professional wrestling).
Back in February 1984, Tammy Elrod's baby was due on Valentine's Day. But little Joshua was too shy for a flashy debut, so he held on until the end of the month.
So what is the very last column I write in my 30s supposed to be about, anyway? All the stuff I’ve learned up to now? All the mistakes I’ve made and how I’ve grown from them? Bleah. That’s so boring.
Dontay Hampton took a foot to the belly and suffered a cut on his head after crashing to the court. And his University of Tennessee at Chattanooga basketball team took another punch to the gut in a season of body blows.
The mother of a man charged with killing a Chattanooga police sergeant last year rants in jailhouse letters to her son that Tennesseans are a “stupid hillbilly, Jack Daniel selling ... backward, Bible belt, inbred ... bunch of haters” and shows scant remorse for her own crimes in the case.
When the bodies started to pile up, Tim Mason wrestled with panic and disbelief. He wanted to believe that his parents' bodies weren't among those thrown out, exposed to the elements and left to rot in the backyard of a crematory in the unincorporated town of Noble, Ga.
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has formed a political action committee to lobby the federal government, even as numbers show that PACs in the health industry have more than doubled their contributions to federal candidates in the last 10 years.
Questions linger about why 10 years have passed without a promised memorial being erected to honor the hundreds of people whose bodies were discarded and left to rot at Tri-State Crematory in Noble, Ga.
Dozens of special interests ranging from AT&T to Chattanooga-based BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee have given $2.93 million so far to the campaigns of Tennessee lawmakers and legislative candidates during the 2012 election cycle, state filings show.
An 18-month saga for Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield may have ended Friday. Standing inside a Hamilton County courtroom, Littlefield said that, for the remaining 14 months of his administration, “we’re going to keep doing the business of the city.”
The Georgia Department of Transportation will spend $1.7 million to resurface 27.9 miles of local roads in eight counties in Northwest Georgia. One street to get a makeover is a stretch of Crittenden Avenue in Chickamauga.
After last April's tornadoes, the Rhea County Sheriff's Office made plans to offer emergency training classes for area residents before this year's storm season arrived.






