A kitchen fire sent a woman and her four young children to the hospital to be treated for possible smoke inhalation Monday afternoon, according to the Chattanooga Fire Department.
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rises across the country, local courts and some law enforcement agencies are taking precautions to prevent further spread within jails, and jail officials insist they have the ability to contain an outbreak.
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office confirmed Saturday morning that an East Ridge Police arrestee exhibited COVID-19 symptoms.
After some local attorneys sounded the alarm over Silverdale Detention Center's lack of precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office says it has addressed the concerns and is working to make remote attorney-client communication available.
As local attorneys raise concerns about the Silverdale Detention Center's lack of precautions during the COVID-19 outbreak, the jail's warden David Sexton was removed recently without explanation from CoreCivic, the private prison operator that has managed the detention center since 1984.
In this whirlwind of a news cycle, our team has tackled as many angles of COVID-19 as we can think of.
A man was killed in a shooting early Thursday morning, Chattanooga police confirmed.
The Hamilton County Commission voted Wednesday to approve a $4.3 million contract with a large provider for police technology for the sheriff's office purchase of body-worn cameras, cloud storage services, and other equipment that needed updating.
As six Chattanooga firefighters are under self-quarantine or isolation, local first responders say they are preparing for the worst but hoping for the best.
Local first responder agencies are now in possession of a massive stash of hand sanitizer, antibacterial wipes and face masks that had been picked up in bulk over the past couple of weeks by a pair of Hixson brothers hoping to resell for a profit on Amazon.
