Pair accused in prisoner van carjacking, chase appear in Marion County court Wednesday
Bonds were set Wednesday and more details have emerged in the case against two Tennessee men charged in the alleged carjacking of a prisoner transport van Jan.…
Stories by Ben Benton
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Bill seeking to return 76 acres of Cherokee homeland in Monroe County to tribe unanimously passes House, again
Seven years after it was first introduced and nearly 185 years after most of the Cherokee were forced west on the Trail of Tears, a bill seeking to return to t…
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Marion County authorities investigating alleged teacher-student assault at South Pittsburg Elementary
Authorities in Marion County are investigating a report of an assault on a student at South Pittsburg Elementary School in late January by a physical education…
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I-75, Hamilton Place Boulevard interchange work to bid by summer
A new reconstruction project at the Hamilton Place Boulevard interchange could be ready to go out to bidders by summer, according to the Tennessee Department o…
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Franklin County authorities investigating discovery of woman’s body
Franklin County authorities are investigating a death after a woman's body was found Thursday along Lightfoot Lane, less than a mile north of Woods Reservoir.
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Bradley County, Cleveland schools closed Friday due to illness
Due to an increased amount of illness throughout both of the county's school districts, Bradley County Schools and Cleveland City Schools will be closed Friday…
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Prisoner transport van carjacked at gunpoint Monday leads Marion County deputies on high-speed chase on I-24
A prisoner transport van was carjacked at gunpoint Monday by two men who took a juvenile prisoner with them as a pursuit led authorities on a chase almost to d…
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Cleveland City Hall to move into historic 1928-era Cherokee Hotel by 2024
By 2024, Cleveland City Hall will be moved into the historic 1928-era Cherokee Hotel, the longtime centerpiece of the city's downtown that will come with a pri…
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East Ridge intersection at South Moore extension and Ringgold Road to close for three days
Starting Monday, Talley Construction crews will close the intersection at the extension of South Moore Road and Ringgold Road in East Ridge for work in the cit…
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Pair identified in apparent murder-suicide in South Pittsburg
Authorities have released the names of the two people found dead early Tuesday in what is being described as a murder-suicide in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, wh…
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Water leak causes damage, closure of offices at Polk County Courthouse
A water leak in a second-floor men's room at the Polk County Courthouse over the weekend caused damage and forced many county offices to close for the rest of …
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Marion County authorities investigating apparent murder-suicide in South Pittsburg, Tennessee
Two people are dead in an apparent murder-suicide in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, on Tuesday at a home where authorities found a toddler and infant left alone b…
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McMinn County private school principal, secretary charged in sex with minors case
The principal and school secretary at a private school in McMinn County, Tennessee, have been arrested on multiple charges related to sexual assault allegation…
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Cherokee seek congressional delegate promised in New Echota Treaty of 1835
The Cherokee Nation, nearly a half-million strong, is holding the U.S. government to a 188-year-old promise for congressional representation for the tribe.
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Conservation groups team with Tennessee to protect 130 acres in Rhea County near Laurel-Snow State Natural Area
Tennessee now owns 130 acres of Rhea County mountain land that will preserve the viewshed of the Cumberland Trail near Laurel-Snow State Natural Area, accordin…
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TDOT’s I-24 project at Broad, Market streets in Chattanooga on track for August finish
Crews working on the state's $32 million interchange improvement project on Interstate 24 at South Broad and Market streets have been pouring concrete in a flo…
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Confusion leads to Rhea County man convicted of sexual battery being released early from jail
A Rhea County man held on a sexual battery conviction was released long before county officials and the mother of one of the victims believe he was due to be l…
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Bradley activists oppose Cleveland’s proposed $72 million government-operated broadband network
A $72 million proposal from Cleveland Utilities and the municipal government of Cleveland, Tennessee, to provide a standard 1-gigabit broadband network and pho…
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Meigs County judge reprimanded over calling litigant 'tough guy', mocking woman in court
A Meigs County judge has received a public reprimand from the Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct stemming from an Oct. 11 court hearing in which he called a l…
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Former Volunteer Energy accountant gets 17-year sentence in million dollar theft
A former Volunteer Energy Cooperative accountant who pleaded guilty in October to embezzling nearly $1 million from his employer was sentenced Wednesday to 17 …
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Bradley County hires deputy reported to have given alcohol to teens
A former Hamilton County Sheriff's Office deputy found to have provided alcohol to minors in a 2013 internal investigation has been hired by the Bradley County…
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Woman dies in Marion County fire; man burned in blaze being treated at Vanderbilt
An early morning fire Monday on Martin Gaines Road in Marion County, Tennessee, claimed the life of a woman and left a man with injuries from the blaze requiri…
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Utilities surprises, stormwater and sewer deterioration delay East Ridge multimodal project
The first phase of a 1.2-mile, $8.6 million-and-counting construction project in East Ridge is 35% complete but some unexpected issues with utilities and deter…
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Tennessee governor promotes ‘Transportation Modernization Act’ in Chattanooga
Gov. Bill Lee stopped by the Tennessee Department of Transportation's Chattanooga facility Friday to rally support for his infrastructure plans to address $30 …
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Longtime Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum employee killed in shop accident
A longtime employee of Chattanooga's Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum was killed Wednesday in an accident at a shop where old railroad equipment is restored, a…
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Pedestrian killed on I-75 Tuesday in Bradley County identified
A pedestrian was killed Tuesday on Interstate 75, Bradley County authorities confirmed Wednesday.
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Former Rhea County, Tennessee, executive dies in federal prison; lawyer investigating possible assault
Federal prison officials confirmed Tuesday that former Rhea County Executive George Thacker died in custody Monday at a federal prison in South Carolina, where…
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Apison Pike project delays remain unclear after Collegedale train derailment
Tennessee transportation officials said it's too early to tell what impact the loss of a concrete bridge beam destroyed Tuesday in a collision between a Norfol…
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Collegedale area train traffic, part of Apison Pike and crossing access restored after derailment
Following Tuesday's train derailment in Collegedale, the priority for local officials Wednesday was to reopen at least one lane on Apison Pike while crews cont…
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New information sought in Whitwell, Tennessee, woman’s disappearance
Investigators with the Marion County Sheriff's Office are seeking help from the public in the July disappearance of a Whitwell, Tennessee, woman, and a $7,000 …
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Gun seizures at Chattanooga Airport jump at fastest rate of all major Tennessee airports
The 29 firearms seized at Lovell Field so far in 2022 mark a threefold increase from five years ago, the steepest increase of any of the five major airports in…
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Change of venue denied for now in McMinn County woman’s underage sex crimes case
A woman accused in McMinn County, Tennessee, of more than 40 counts related to alleged inappropriate sexual contact with at least 18 teenage boys will face tri…
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Train derails in Collegedale after collision with truck carrying concrete
A collision Tuesday between a semitrailer pulling a concrete bridge beam and a Norfolk Southern train in Collegedale derailed the train, left two people with m…
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First phase of utility relocation, earth grading on Cleveland’s $54 million Highway 60 project nearing completion
Most of the first phase of grading operations and utility relocation within the Tennessee Department of Transportation's $54 million, 3-mile State Route 60 wid…
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TDOT’s Apison Pike project 66% complete, on track for 2025 finish
The now-$97.2 million third phase of the Apison Pike widening and realignment project launched more than two years ago in Collegedale is almost two-thirds comp…
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Alabama man held on $1 million bond in mother’s death
A Collinsville, Alabama, man is being held on a $1 million bond in the death of his mother in DeKalb County following a three-day investigation by out-of-count…
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TBI charges Franklin County man with false report of sexual assault by Bedford County deputy
A Franklin County man faces charges of filing a false report following a TBI investigation into a sexual assault allegation made against a lieutenant at the Be…
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Federal lawsuit filed against McMinn County, its sheriff and deputy over fatal shooting of dogs
A federal lawsuit seeking no less than $1 million has been filed against McMinn County, Tennessee, its sheriff and a county deputy stemming from an alleged war…
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Three Rhea County suspects held in separate child abuse, child rape cases
Three Rhea County child abuse suspects are being held on a total of $4 million in bonds in two separate investigations leading to felony indictments this week,…
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Construction begins on Marion County’s $33.9 million Jasper Middle School project
Site work is underway at the $33.9 million, 98,000-square-foot Jasper Middle School for 650-700 Marion County fifth through eighth graders as the contractor's …
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Rains in Chattanooga area through next week could bust ongoing drought
Rainfall over the next few days will determine whether those puddles and flooded local streets are any indication the ongoing drought in Southeast Tennessee ha…
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Traumatized Dayton, Tennessee, family gets help from Neediest Cases
In the span of 10 days, Olivia Keller experienced the best and worst of life.
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Weekend DUI arrest lands Marion County, Tennessee, deputy behind bars
A Marion County deputy sergeant is on leave after being jailed Sunday for DUI and associated charges after running deputies off the road and crashing into a gu…
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Chattanooga-area counties to receive Tennessee grants for new recreation center, fire and rescue equipment
Marion County and South Pittsburg will receive $1 million of $1.7 million being distributed in Southeast Tennessee in state grants, officials announced Thursda…
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Meigs County resident calls for 911 board to resign over $1 million theft of public funds
A Meigs County, Tennessee, resident angry over the theft of more than $1 million from the county's 911 center plans to ask the center's board to resign in full…
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$161 million low bid awarded for next phase of Chattanooga's I-75/I-24 ‘split’ project
Work on the long-awaited -- or dreaded -- second phase of the Interstate-24/Interstate 75 "split" project is set to begin in late spring 2023 now that the Tenn…
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Grundy County man wrongly convicted in 2006 murder case files 12-count federal lawsuit
The Grundy County man wrongly convicted of a 2006 murder he didn't commit and freed after serving 13 years in a Tennessee prison filed a federal lawsuit Wednes…
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Grundy couple pleads not guilty to charges leveled in Oct. 18 shooting of child
Two Tracy City, Tennessee, residents have been charged on grand jury indictments in the Oct. 18 nonfatal shooting of a 9-year-old boy by another boy, also 9, b…
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Catoosa, Walker counties home to sites on Georgia’s Places in Peril list for 2023
Two of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation's 10 Places in Peril for 2023 are in Northwest Georgia near the Tennessee state line.
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Small Business Saturday in and around Chattanooga pushes local-first holiday shopping
Sandwiched between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday is the day people are urged to shop local, and keeping money close to home can make a…