Two more lawsuits filed against Hamilton County involving Silverdale
Hamilton County and former Sheriff Jim Hammond are facing two more civil rights lawsuits involving alleged medical neglect and sexual assault at the Silverdale…
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Chattanooga police reach high homicide clearance rate, decline for other violent crimes
Chattanooga police say they cleared 92% of 25 total homicides in the city last year, while at the same time the department cleared fewer rape, aggravated assau…
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Tennessee’s latest private school voucher expansion proposal would add Knox County, too
Tennessee's private school voucher program, currently limited to eligible students attending public schools in Memphis and Nashville, would expand to all four …
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Tennessee House OKs bill banning TikTok on college Wi-Fi networks
The Tennessee House on Thursday approved legislation barring public college and university campuses from allowing the China-based TikTok social media platform …
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Thriving school districts in Tennessee could avoid state charter appeals under bill
A bill surfacing in the General Assembly could stop the state from overriding districts that turn down charter school applicants, as long as the district has n…
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New early child care program hopes to address worker shortage in Chattanooga, Hamilton County
While the nation suffers from a shortage of early childhood educators, Hamilton County Schools and the city of Chattanooga are trying to create a solution: a c…
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Tennessee lawmakers' nullification bill to protect state sovereignty is dead for the year
An effort by two Republican lawmakers to proceed with a "nullification" bill based on a historically unsuccessful theory that individual states can invalidate …
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Hamilton County's first school-based health clinic set to open at Howard Connect Academy
A new school-based health clinic at Howard Connect Academy is in the works — and it'll be a first for Hamilton County.
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Proposed Tennessee law related to pet custody in divorce fails in House subcommittee
Proposed legislation that would clarify Tennessee divorce law to consider animal welfare in pet custody disputes failed Tuesday in a subcommittee of the Tennes…
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Tennessee Senate committee clears way for death row firing squad option
Inmates on Tennessee's Death Row would have the choice of being executed by a firing squad as one of their options under legislation moving in the state Senate…
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Humane Educational Society in Chattanooga seeks adopters for dogs rescued from Korean dog meat farm
The Humane Educational Society is preparing for the arrival of dogs rescued from a now-closed South Korean dog meat farm.
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Chattanooga Music Census identifies region’s positives, challenges
The Chattanooga music scene has a lot going for it and a lot it can improve upon, according to a recent Chattanooga Music Census conducted by the Chattanooga T…
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Proposed Chattanooga Climate Action Plan draws praise, criticism at public hearing
Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly's Climate Action Plan -- a long-term strategy aimed at reducing the city's carbon footprint, promoting growth of green jobs and boo…
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Tennessee House passes bill with two narrow abortion exceptions
The Tennessee House voted Monday to create two narrow exceptions to the state's near-total abortion ban law, sending the measure over to the state Senate.
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Tennessee Lt. Gov. McNally survives vote of confidence in Senate Republican Caucus
A majority of Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus members voted by secret ballot Monday to say Speaker Randy McNally, R-Oak Ridge, still has their confidence af…