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Firefighters rescue Hamilton County DA trapped in elevator
Hamilton County District Attorney Coty Wamp said she will be taking the stairs for a while after spending about 35 minutes trapped in an elevator Tuesday.
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Head of the Hooch could move to Columbus, Georgia, amid riverfront redevelopment
Organizers of one of the largest rowing regattas in the nation could choose Columbus, Georgia, over Chattanooga due to an impending closure of the downtown riverfront.
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After years of federal oversight, Georgia’s disability care system faces a new test
The Justice Department has signaled that the federal government no longer plans to enforce a landmark court ruling that has shaped Georgia's mental health and disability care system for nearly two decades, although the leader of the state agency responsible for disability services says nothing has changed in his mind.
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Georgia school district accused of illegally delaying enrollment of foster children
A state agency is accusing the Muscogee County School District of violating state and federal law by delaying the enrollment of foster children.
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Loaded gun recovered from car in Ooltewah High School parking lot, juvenile arrested
A juvenile has been arrested after Hamilton County Sheriff's deputies discovered a loaded gun in a vehicle in the Ooltewah High School parking lot.
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Calhoun, Dunlap get $1M chunk of almost $20M in park project funding
The Southeast Tennessee cities of Dunlap and Calhoun each got a chunk of almost $20 million in funding from the state's Local Parks and Recreation Fund and Recreational Trails Program grants.
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Surveillance to increase at The Villages at Alton Park after housing authority receives grant
Sixteen more cameras will be installed at the Chattanooga Housing Authority's Villages at Alton Park, after the affordable housing body was awarded a $250,000 grant from U.S. Housing and Urban Development.
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Ask a Doc: I’m only in my 30s or 40s. Should I be worried about shingles?
Q: I'm only in my 30s or 40s. Should I be worried about shingles?
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How Tennessee would replace Blackburn in the U.S. Senate if she becomes governor
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn plans to choose her replacement for the U.S. Senate if she's elected governor in November.
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Tennessee Aquarium IMAX has sold out all ‘Odyssey’ screenings to date
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey," is proving to be a genuine blockbuster for Chattanooga's Tennessee Aquarium IMAX 3D Theater.
