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A Chattanooga woman has been arrested after police say her 2-year-old was severely burned at the family’s residence — where they also found a collection of meth labs.

Get the latest area school and business closings.

Bradley County authorities arrested a Pennsylvania couple passing through the area for having 64 types of identification hidden in the vehicle.

A Cleveland, Tenn., man is in custody after police say he fired several gunshots today during a domestic dispute.

U.S. District Court Judge Sandy Mattice sentenced Kathleen Mathews to 30 years and six months for her role in helping her son escape from a Colorado halfway house, sell guns he stole and withhold information from investigators after a Chattanooga police sergeant was shot and killed during a botched robbery on Brainerd Road last year.

A top Volkswagen official told an industry publication the automaker expects to pick a site for an Audi plant in North America by the summer.

A 16-year-old Red Panda died at the Chattanooga Zoo over the weekend, officials with the Warner Park facility announced this morning.

Chattanooga police on Sunday identified the drivers in a Saturday afternoon wreck on Hixson Pike that left one man dead and another in the hospital.

Carltrovous Moore is being sought by the Chattanooga Police Department's Fugitive Unit for violating probation after being charged with aggravated burglary, possession of a firearm while in commission of a felony, drugs, unlawful carrying of a weapon and other charges, according to a news release.

Not every malady that befalls our pets needs a veterinarian's attention, but most pet owners aren't equipped to make that judgment call.

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.

Cleveland businessman Allan Jones is being rewarded for his extensive financial contributions to varied athletic activities from the youth to college levels.

A light layer of snow covered many yards in the Chattanooga area this morning as snow showers moved through the region, accompanied by drops in temperatures.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is hosting its fourth "Introduction to Asia Conference" on Thursday in the University Center auditorium.

Chattanooga has been selected as one of "8 terrific towns for history lovers" by the retirement relocation magazine Where to Retire.

Shannon Wommack Robbins already is in the Southern Conference Hall of Fame for her accomplishments as a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga runner.

It may have just been the opening day of the season, but the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga softball team took the field Friday with something to prove.

The Baylor swim teams both hold narrow leads over Nashville challengers after Friday's portion of the state championships. The Baylor girls have 177 points to 165 for Harpeth Hall, while the Baylor boys have 141 points to 132 for second-place Montgomery Bell Academy.

Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating a 62-year-old man who was last seen Monday.

SKYLINE, Ala. — Authorities in Jackson County, Ala., on Thursday arrested three Skyline residents and charged them in connection with manufacturing methamphetamine, according to a news release.

If the sound of you singing that lyric would stifle rather than stimulate romance with your significant other, the Choo Choo Chorus has a harmonious solution.

Soddy-Daisy High School seniors Matt Jenkins and Ben Kirk signed scholarship papers Wednesday to run cross country and track for Bryan College.

New details are surfacing Thursday night in the suicide of a McMinn Central High School student.

Two corrections officers at the Hamilton County Jail, and the cousin of another, have been arrested and two more are under investigation after detectives discovered several officers involved in off-duty drug use, Hamilton County Sheriff’s officials say.

One of the red pandas at the Chattanooga Zoo has died, zoo officials say.

Chattanooga appeared on NBC’s The Today Show Wednesday as one of the nation’s five best real estate markets.

An inmate who escaped Sunday from Silverdale Correctional Facility has been recaptured, authorities say.

McMinn County Sheriff Joe Guy said preliminary investigation didn’t turn up evidence of school bullying in the suicide of a 17-year-old McMinn Central student Tuesday.

A Jasper, Tenn., man drowned after he jumped into a river to save his girlfriend, who lived.

Tennessee is extending its $2,500 state rebate for buying an electric-powered car to the buyers of the Chevrolet Volt, provided the Volt owners agree to participate in a federally funded study of battery-powered vehicles.

Local and federal police arrested three people who were distributing large quantities of meth in the Whitfield County region.

A search is under way for two inmates who escaped from Walker State Prison in Rock Spring Monday at 9:15 p.m., the Georgia Department of Corrections says.

Chattooga County, Ga., has purchased Paradise Gardens, the outdoor site in Summerville that serves as a showcase for folk artist Howard Finster’s works, according to a news release.

The Chattanooga Fire Department is on scene of a liquid petroleum spill that was caused when a train car derailed early this morning, according to a fire department official.

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Turnovers, fouls and missed free throws proved costly for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team in a 75-61 loss Monday night to Furman at Timmons Arena.

Chattanooga-based Niedlov's, a popular downtown bakery, has moved to shut down its satellite location in St. Elmo because of flagging bread sales.

Volkswagen's "Dog Strikes Back" was rated the favorite commercial during Super Bowl on Sunday, according to Adbowl, an ad ranking website for consumers.

As football receivers go, Signal Mountain's Jon Patton has proven to be a standout scorer in his high school basketball career. Or is it the other way around?

West Georgia University's haul of Calhoun football players grew by one when all-state linebacker Hunter Knight joined fellow linebacker Gabe Freeman, offensive lineman Tyler King and receivers Ben Lamb and Chase Rierson in signing with the Carrollton school.

Heritage quarterback Jake Sampson and defensive lineman Cadarius Harrison will sign scholarship papers today with Chattahoochee Tech in Marietta, Ga.

Turnovers, fouls and missed free throws hurt UTC

A former sewage treatment plant operator was sentenced to six months in federal prison for falsifying monitoring reports that hid failures to disinfect wastewater pumped into a tributary of the Hiwassee River.

Dalton, Ga., police are trying to identify two men they say swindled an area jewelry store, getting away with $7,500.

Federal authorities and Chattanooga police are seeking information that will help them locate Nakeeha DeWayne McCroskey, who is wanted on a federal charge.

Two people injured in a vehicle rollover at Exit 152 on Interstate 24 in Marion County are being flown to Erlanger hospital in Chattanooga, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

Local law enforcement is searching for a convicted thief who escaped from Silverdale Correctional Facility early Sunday morning.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team started off its final two-game road trip of the season with a win Saturday night at Benjamin Johnson Arena.

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