Hamilton County sees modest decline in unsheltered homelessness
After substantial drop in 2023 following a spike during the pandemic, Hamilton County saw a more modest decline in homelessness this year, according a numbers …
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Subscriber ExclusiveUnion bargaining up next for VW Chattanooga
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Subscriber ExclusiveGeorgia state Sen. Colton Moore faces primary challenge from homeschool mom, an herbal tea seller
Georgia state Sen. Colton Moore, of Trenton, is being challenged by a longtime political advocate and small business owner in the District 53 Republican primar…
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Tennessee Parents Question Whether Arming Teachers Is the Answer
Devon Dixon believes guns serve a purpose. That is why she is licensed to carry and conceal firearms. She is also a mother living in the Nashville suburbs with…
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Tennessee House kills bill that would have banned local officials from studying, funding reparations
Tennessee's Republican-dominant House on Wednesday spiked legislation that would have banned local governments from paying to either study or dispense money fo…
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Five Below to open store in Highland Plaza
The discount retailer Five Below will open its third Chattanooga store next week, moving into the Highland Plaza shopping center on Hixson Pike.
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Oracle's Larry Ellison says planned Nashville campus will be company's 'world headquarters'
Oracle Corp.'s planned campus in Nashville, Tennessee, will serve as the business software giant's world headquarters, placing it in a city that's a center for…
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Boeing's financial woes continue, while families of crash victims urge US to prosecute the company
Boeing said Wednesday that it lost $355 million on falling revenue in the first quarter, another sign of the crisis gripping the aircraft manufacturer as it fa…
Lifestyle and Entertainment
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Dear Abby: Three’s more than a crowd for this tiny apartment
DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend is 18 years younger than I am. Our relationship hasn't been perfect, but I love him to death. Unfortunately, I'm going through menopaus…
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Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned by NY appeals court
New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction, reversing a landmark ruling of the #MeToo era in determining the tria…
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Carving Rock Kitchen relocates to former Peach Cobbler site downtown
A gluten-free bakery and cafe is opening Saturday on M.L. King Boulevard with the aid of a Kickstarter campaign that helped owner Lezli Lewis reopen her busine…
Sports
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Three thoughts for Titans as start of NFL draft rapidly approaches
The next step in a new era for the Tennessee Titans comes with the start of the NFL draft Thursday evening in Detroit.
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Okpara, a former Hamilton Heights standout, signs with Vols
Tennessee acquired an inside presence for its basketball roster Thursday, and one with Chattanooga ties.
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5-at-10: Loaded with Draft thoughts, predictions, Falcons fears, Titans fit and underrated prospects
I love the draft. You know this.
Cartoons
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Run Away
Lisa Benson's Free Press cartoon for April 26, 2024.
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Evil
Michael Ramirez's Free Press cartoon for April 25, 2024.
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Antisemitism
Lisa Benson's Free Press cartoon for April 24, 2024.
Opinion
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Run Away
Lisa Benson's Free Press cartoon for April 26, 2024.
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Opinion: The humbling of Marjorie Taylor Greene
In our Donald Trump-era politics, there's always the question of how crazy is too crazy -- how disruptive and extreme an elected official can get before becomi…
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Opinion: You’ve been wronged; that doesn’t make you right
We are living in a golden age of aggrievement. No matter who you are or what your politics, whatever your ethnic origin, economic circumstance, family history …
