Sarah Grace Taylor

A Hixson lawmaker is looking at raising the legal age of vaping as the nation grapples with increasing deaths from vaping-related illnesses.

When 17-year-old Justin Thomason saw a car wreck involving two fellow Sequoyah High School students, he sprang into action, saving a classmate's life.

From facades and character to traffic and school capacity, local governments are wrestling with the direction of development in Hamilton County.

At the meeting, called by county Mayor Jim Coppinger and Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Bryan Johnson, all 18 members of the two bodies gathered to discuss the future of the school district and reshape the narrative around education in the county.

Since Andy Berke was first elected mayor of Chattanooga in 2013, the city has worked to build a performance-based budget, hinging on five key priorities: high-performing government, growing economy, stronger neighborhoods, safer streets, and smarter students and stronger families.

The Chattanooga City Council is looking at strengthening security at the council building with ideas ranging from increased lighting and signage to restructuring the main assembly room.

With the new funding and continued drive to holistically address homelessness, the city has housed around 60 people since the start of the year, according to Sam Wolfe, the city's homelessness program director.

Hamilton County Commissioner Randy Fairbanks represents Soddy-Daisy, Sale Creek and the rest of the northernmost district in Hamilton County

A list of some of the most notable closures and other changes beginning or scheduled to end in December 2019, according to the Chattanooga Department of Transportation.

A local charity has kicked a $4,000 check back to Hamilton County amid concerns about the legality of the donation.

The Hamilton County Commission repealed a special events permit for a wedding venue in McDonald after neighbors raised concerns about noise, traffic and setback requirements.

The Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority is planning to give veterans free rides beginning in 2020.

After decades of hoping, the Avondale community will finally have a new state-of-the-art youth and family development center this weekend.

Cleanup on the Lupton City Mill site hit another hurdle last week when contractors discovered an elevator shaft with significant friable asbestos, creating a need for increased funding for safe asbestos handling not included in the awarded asbestos abatement contract.

State Sen. Todd Gardenhire, R-Chattanooga, wants to change state law regarding business improvement districts after a messy year of votes, revotes and a lawsuit surrounding Chattanooga's first such district.

After years of providing animal services to Hamilton County from a 100-year-old building, the Humane Educational Society of Chattanooga is one step closer to having a new home.

In a belated Veterans Day celebration, Tennessee and local officials gathered Wednesday to honor retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Carl Levi by dedicating Chattanooga's National Guard Armory to the 88-year-old veteran and civil servant.

A recent lawsuit against the Collegedale Police Department has been dismissed as the city claims the officer named in the complaint was misidentified, something the plaintiff's attorney says couldn't previously be verified because the city refused to give his client a police report.

Jim Sadler was a teenager at Central High School when he decided to join the U.S. Navy.

Chattanooga's controversial Business Improvement District has cleared the last legal issue looming over its formation, following a six-month battle to get it up and running.