What Chattanooga area residents thought of the debate
Read about the two debate watch parties here.

Read about the two debate watch parties here.

A fire burned down a large home in Hixson's Big Ridge neighborhood on Thursday morning, according to a news release from the Chattanooga Fire Department.

A 16-year-old died in an apparent homicide, Chattanooga police said.
Rating agency Fitch has downgraded Chattanooga's general obligation bonds, citing a new evaluation criteria that sees the city's population trend assessed as "weak" and demographic and economic level metrics as "midrange."

U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Southeast Tennessee, released a statement regarding the presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

Tennessee reported its first case of the measles virus in 2024, which has swept through states nationwide.

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office School Resource Deputy Unit investigated separate threats of mass violence on school properties Tuesday, according to a news release from the office.
Cleveland, Tennessee, police are looking for a man in connection with an apparent homicide after a woman was found dead inside a home Sunday.
A second person was arrested in connection with a chase and nearly day-long search after appearing to fire at a deputy, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said.

People who had a way with words in the news last week:
