Cleveland City Schools close Thursday after receiving threatening emails
Classes to resume Friday
Polk County grand jury decides not to issue indictment in Circuit Court clerk’s case
Polk County Circuit Court Clerk Melissa Keith was cleared of criminal wrongdoing after a grand jury decided not to issue an indictment in a case stemming from a Tennessee comptroller's office investigation.
Flagpole-hurling Cleveland, Tennessee, man sentenced in Capitol breach case
A Cleveland, Tennessee, man was sentenced Wednesday to 6.5 years in federal prison on eight felony counts for pushing against barricades and hurling a flagpole at a police officer's head during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Investigation: Polk County Circuit Court Clerk’s employees paid more than $123,000 for time not worked
State auditors found seven Polk County Circuit Court Clerk's Office employees, at the clerk's direction, were paid more than $123,000 for time they didn't work between January 2018 and April 2022, according to a state investigative report released Tuesday.
State calls out Bradley County Jail crowding
By next month, the Bradley County Sheriff's Office must respond to a state report that identified 13 operational deficiencies at its jail, including a primary finding that the 2004-era county lockup is overcrowded.
Experts say Chattanooga area fall colors could ‘really pop’ if weather cooperates
It's time to start planning a trip to take in fall's colors in a display that could really pop if the weather continues to cooperate.
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Sentence of more than 14 years sought for Cleveland, Tenn., man convicted in Jan. 6 Capitol breach case
A Cleveland, Tennessee, man convicted in May of pushing through barricades and hurling a flagpole at police at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, could get more than 14 years in federal prison if the sentence sought by prosecutors is ordered at his hearing next week in Washington.
John Hiatt cancels tour after fall while hiking in South Cumberland State Park
Singer-songwriter John Hiatt has canceled the remainder of his 2023 tour after a fall while hiking in South Cumberland State Park in Grundy County, Tennessee, that left him with a "debilitating fracture."
Bradley County Fire-Rescue battalion commander charged with sexual battery
A Bradley County Fire-Rescue battalion commander is free on bond after a grand jury indicted him on sexual battery charges, according to court and jail records.
Bradley man pleads guilty, sentenced to 19 years in 2021 homicide
A Bradley County, Tennessee, man will serve almost two decades in state prison after entering a guilty plea Tuesday to a reduced charge of second-degree murder in the 2021 death of a 32-year-old Cleveland, Tennessee, woman whose body was found on a rural farm.
