Parents upset over alleged racial bullying at Jasper Middle School
Two Jasper Middle School families say their concerns about a student they say has made racist comments to their children and threatened to kill them have been …
Stories by Ben Benton
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Chattanooga gets $4.57 million federal grant for EV management system
Chattanooga was awarded a $4.57 million federal grant Wednesday for an integrated, smart transportation management system for electric vehicles so drivers can …
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Hearing set for Cleveland, Tennessee, man charged in Jan. 6 Capitol breach
The next time the Cleveland, Tennessee, man charged in Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach appears in court in October, his lawyer will be expected to make a call on …
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Search for information ongoing in 2020 Grundy missing person case
Joshua Day had "to do this one thing," and whatever it was, those were his last words to family members before he vanished July 24, 2020, leaving behind nothin…
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Republicans sweep 12th Judicial District Thursday as voters choose new DA, public defender and judges
Thursday's vote tallies changed the face of the six-county 12th Judicial District in a single stroke.
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Lone Democrat on Bradley County ballot defeats millionaire Allan Jones for District 5 Cleveland school board seat
The only Democrat on the local ballot in Bradley County, Jodi Riggins, won a school board seat Thursday over Allan Jones, a payday lender millionaire who hoste…
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Bradley County Commission OKs luxury RV park on Hiwassee River
The Bradley County Commission has approved rezoning for an 8-acre luxury RV park on the Hiwassee River despite some residents' concerns zoning rules aren't cle…
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Rhea man booked on 22-count indictment in child sex abuse probe
A Rhea County, Tennessee, man is behind bars on almost two dozen charges related to allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation of a 12-year-old.
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First-degree murder indictment issued in South Pittsburg coffee shop slaying
A man accused in the April fatal shooting of his business partner at their coffee shop in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, has been indicted by a Marion County gran…
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Marion County officials seeks to cut costs for new Jasper Middle School after bids come in $9 million too high
Bids for a new Jasper Middle School have come in almost $9 million higher than expected and higher than the amount already secured for the project, leaving Mar…
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Judge rejects lawsuit challenging candidate Allan Jones' residency in Cleveland City Schools
As early voting ended Saturday and voters ready to head to the polls Thursday, a Hamilton County judge has ruled against a lawsuit challenging Cleveland, Tenne…
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Rare Democrat in Bradley County takes on Trump-allied Republican for Cleveland City Schools seat
Jodi Riggins is not just the only Democrat on the Aug. 4 ballot for the District 5 seat on the Cleveland City School Board.
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Dade County, Georgia, man seeks to preserve former slave's history
To most, she was known only as "Aunt Thenie."
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McMinn County, Tennessee, man charged with attempted first-degree murder in shooting of wife
A McMinn County, Tennessee, man was jailed on an attempted murder charge Sunday, accused of shooting his wife over allegations of infidelity.
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Etowah, Tennessee, man kills self after shooting officer during stand-off
Body armor helped protect the life of an Etowah, Tennessee, police officer during a stand-off with a man who fired shots at authorities early Saturday.
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Developer of proposed luxury RV park in Bradley County says survey shows no Native American artifacts, burial sites
A proposed luxury recreational vehicle resort on the Hiwassee River in Bradley County, Tennessee, ground to a halt this month after suggestions the property co…
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Forest Service has until July 28 to answer federal law suit alleging freedom of information violations
Two environmental groups are suing the U.S. Forest Service, saying the agency is failing to release public records that would shed light on new rules that bypa…
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Longtime 12th Judicial District Judge retires, recalls first DNA case in Tennessee and dramatic trials
Longtime 12th Judicial District Circuit Court Judge Thomas W. "Rusty" Graham has retired from the bench after holding his post since 1990, but he'll keep helpi…
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Bledsoe man gets life sentence in pleas to two separate March 2019 slayings
A Bledsoe County man has been sentenced to life in prison in guilty pleas to two slayings in neighboring Cumberland County that happened over a two-day period …
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North, South and West Chickamauga creeks accessible to paddlers after eight-year volunteer effort
After eight years of persistent, backbreaking work, the entire navigable length of the North, South and West Chickamauga creeks have been cleared for paddlers …
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I-24/South Broad and Market streets improvement project ahead of schedule as supply issues arise
The interchange improvement project at Interstate 24 and South Broad and Market streets in Chattanooga stands at 66% complete with the cost holding steady at $…
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I-59 northbound traffic temporarily shifted to southbound side for 11 miles
If you're traveling Interstate 59 in Alabama over the next year, plan a little extra time for delays near the DeKalb-Etowah county line, because northbound tra…
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Tennessee boating-related fatalities in 2022 outpacing 2021, so far
A boating-related fatality involving a 10-year-old in Decatur County over the three-day holiday weekend, and another on Chickamauga Lake in Rhea County on Wedn…
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Tracy City, Tennessee, man charged in Sunday attack on state trooper
A Tracy City, Tennessee, man has been charged with attacking a trooper with the Tennessee Highway Patrol during a Sunday night traffic stop in Grundy County an…
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Completion of Cleveland's Tennessee State Veterans' Home delayed by supply chain issues
Supply chain issues have put the $47.9 million Tennessee State Veterans' Home in Cleveland, Tennessee, about a month behind its hoped-for completion date of Ju…
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Veterans can raft the Ocoee River free and their families can go half-price on July 4
Tennessee State Parks and 23 Ocoee River outfitters have joined forces again this year to offer military veterans a free rafting trip on the Fourth of July, an…
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Boater safety and sobriety targeted by 'Operation Dry Water' for Tennessee's Fourth of July weekend
Planning to head out on the water for the Fourth of July holiday weekend?
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Rhea County man gets 20 years in prison for Bradley County woman's slaying
The man charged in a Bradley County, Tennessee, woman's 2020 slaying has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received a sentence of more than two decade…
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Bear sightings, human encounters reported in East Tennessee, North Georgia
Yearling male black bears are on the move this month, looking for their own territory, while female bears with young cubs are looking for food, and that search…
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$8.6 million upgrade underway on Ringgold Road in East Ridge
An $8.6 million, 1.2-mile improvement project underway on Ringgold Road in East Ridge will change the face of the town's western half from Kingwood Drive to Mc…
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Bradley Central High School coach charged with assault in June 11 incident in Hamilton County
A Bradley Central High School teacher and coach was arrested June 11 after an altercation at a party in Hamilton County in which someone allegedly used an offe…
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More charges filed against McMinn woman for alleged sexual contact with teen boys
A McMinn County, Tennessee, woman charged in February with 23 counts related to her alleged sexual contact with nine teenage boys has been indicted on addition…
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One dead in rafting-related incident on Ocoee River Saturday
One person died in a rafting incident Saturday on the Ocoee River in Polk County, Tennessee, but details of what happened and that person's identity have not b…
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Concrete repairs set for next several weekends on I-75 between Shallowford Road and Ooltewah exits
Nighttime work over the next several weekends in a state concrete and bridge repair project on Interstate 75 means contract crews must close some lanes in both…
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Work to preserve Englewood, Tennessee's New Deal-era water tower finally going to bid
Work to preserve the iconic Englewood, Tennessee, water tower - added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2020 - is finally going to bid, and suppor…
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TBI investigates early Thursday fatal shooting by Bradley County deputies
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has identified a man killed early Thursday by a Bradley County sheriff's deputy during a call to a home on Blue Springs R…
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National Cornbread Festival launches support campaign for former, current South Pittsburg High School players killed in crash
A June 4 crash that claimed the young lives of four former and current South Pittsburg High School football players leaves behind lasting uncertainty for their…
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Man charged in Marion County slaying had 2011 homicide conviction
A man charged in a Sunday shooting in Marion County, Tennessee, was on probation for a previous homicide conviction in the shooting of another man more than a …
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Tracy City man charged in alleged attack with bat
A Tracy City, Tennessee, man has been charged with aggravated assault in the alleged beating of another man with a bat, leaving him hospitalized, according to …
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Ocoee Whitewater Center grounds, paths open to the public as TVA works on alert system
Most of the property at the Ocoee Whitewater Center in Polk County, Tennessee, has been reopened to the public while the Tennessee Valley Authority works to re…
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Designation for Benton MacKaye Trail gains bipartisan congressional sponsors
The grassroots effort launched in 2021 seeking to get the Benton MacKaye Trail that spans three states in the Southern Appalachian Mountains named a National S…
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Scheduling error causes hearing delay for Cleveland, Tennessee, man charged in Jan. 6 Capitol breach
The hearing for a Cleveland, Tennessee, man charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach at the U.S. Capitol was reset Wednesday after the judge in the case was told an…
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Tennessee seeks death penalty against McMinn quadruple murder defendants with trial date set for September 2023
The state is seeking the death penalty against a pair of defendants charged in the Sept. 25, 2021, slaying of four people in McMinn County, Tennessee, in a dis…
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Athens, Tennessee, man charged after alleged sexual assault of child in local park bathroom
An Athens, Tennessee, man has been booked on a rape charge stemming from allegations he picked up and carried a child into a bathroom at a local city park and …
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Cleveland, Tennessee, man charged in Jan. 6 Capitol breach faces hearing Wednesday
Joseph Lino "Jose" Padilla, the Cleveland, Tennessee, man facing 12 counts in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach at the U.S. Capitol, is scheduled for a hearing Wednesda…
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Bledsoe man charged after allegedly aiming rifle at county mayor
The father-in-law of the incumbent Bledsoe County road supervisor is charged with aiming a rifle at the current Bledsoe County mayor and calling him "a liar" a…
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Monteagle's DuBose Conference Center temporarily closed, future uncertain
DuBose Conference Center in Monteagle, Tennessee has temporarily closed its doors as the pandemic dealt a blow to finances, according to officials.
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Lane shift on Cleveland's Highway 60 project to remain for several months
A lane shift on State Route 60 for work to construct a new entrance for Cleveland Middle School will remain for several months after some traffic is moved onto…
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Suspect in I-24 rest area shooting of his father was traveling with family to Atlanta wedding
An Illinois man charged Friday with killing his father at a state rest area in Marion County, Tennessee, was traveling with family to Atlanta for a wedding, ac…
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TWRA investigates Memorial Day Rhea County woman's drowning on Watts Bar Lake
A 19-year-old Rhea County woman's body was recovered from Watts Bar Lake on Monday night, one of two drownings in Tennessee over the Memorial Day weekend holid…
