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Mother sues Chattanooga apartment complex after 4-year-old’s fatal pool drowning
The mother of a 4-year-old boy whose apartment complex pool drowning led to a murder charge against a Chattanooga singer filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against the complex's owners and developer.
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Broken thermometer prompting Dalewood Middle hazmat response was alcohol-based, officials say
Fourteen students and two teachers were taken to a hospital as a precaution Wednesday after a thermometer broke at Dalewood Middle School, prompting a hazmat response.
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Deborah Levine: Lessons from the September loss of iconic women
September has seen the loss of incredibly influential woman locally, nationally and internationally.
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Local History: Jefferson Davis’s visits to Chattanooga
Jefferson F. Davis was the president of the Confederate States from 1861-1865. He visited Chattanooga on two notable occasions, one tied to the secession crisis and the other to Braxton Bragg’s failure after the Battle of Chickamauga.
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Man dies after medical emergency at Bradley County Jail. State investigating
The state is investigating after a Bradley County Jail inmate died following a medical emergency, officials said Tuesday evening.
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What to know about Plan Chattanooga, the document guiding the city’s development for the next 20 years
After about four years of planning and public input, the Chattanooga City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to adopt Plan Chattanooga, a citywide planning framework that outlines growth challenges and infrastructure needs over the next 20 years and provides guidance for zoning cases and physical development. Here's what citizens need to know.
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Council advances Axon deal but requires review before AI camera deployment
Chattanooga city officials said Tuesday they intentionally left AI license plate reader cameras in a proposed five-year Axon technology package though neither police nor city technology officials requested them, preserving the option to study the tech for possible later use.
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After restricting data centers, Bradley County fields two major projects
The Bradley County Commission essentially prevented data center development earlier this year, but two major projects in the East Tennessee county are seeking to build the facilities anyway.
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Rock City CEO: Growth still on agenda despite gondola vote
Rock City is going to grow even after Lookout Mountain, Georgia, officials denied its request to build part of a gondola sky lift within city limits, the company said.
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Hasan Piker praises TVA, Chattanooga internet as successful state projects
American left has nostalgia for New Deal era, expert says
