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Chattanooga, TN, United States

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No one knows why UTC student Ali Ali walked away from campus or how he ended up dead on an island in the Tennessee River

On a cold January day, 24-year-old Ali Ali walked away from UTC's campus and was never seen alive again. → Read More

Heat wave bakes region; temperatures to rise over next few days

The Southern heat wave continues. → Read More

21-year-old dies after jet skis collide on Chickamauga Lake

A 21-year-old man critically injured when two jet skis crashed into each other on Chickamauga Lake Saturday has died. → Read More

Walker State Prison welding program gives inmates skills, hope for the future

ROCK SPRING, Ga. — The 33 graduates stood in their black caps and gowns in a side room. → Read More

Dallas Bay mobile home destroyed by fire

A mobile home was destroyed in the Dallas Bay/Soddy Daisy area this afternoon. → Read More

Workin' on the levee: Those earthmovers along I-24 in Brainerd are raising the floodwall

Behind a row of houses on Miller Drive in Brainerd, a dump truck moves big chunks of red-brown earth on an embankment as cars zip past on Interstate 24 in Chattanooga. → Read More

Above average heat for June, with only slight relief in sight

The first day of summer is still four days away, but midsummer-like temperatures already have cooked the region for the last few weeks. → Read More

Hamilton County's 'Pencil Man' loses a trove of woodworked creations in house fire

Bige Newman, the Harrison man known for giving away more than 3 million pencils to teachers and students in counties all over the area in the last decade, lost his home of 45 years in a Memorial Day fire. → Read More

Riverbend 2015 goes out with bang, Stone Temple Pilots, fireworks

And on the ninth day, the grunge gods played. → Read More

Knife-wielding man in cemetery shot by deputy

A deputy with the Coffee County Sheriff's Department shot a knife-wielding man in a cemetery this morning. → Read More

Barn bearing iconic "See Rock City" sign gets a fresh coat of paint

Traveling down Highway 68, about 10 miles southeast of Crossville, Tenn., it appears after a bend in the road, giving many drivers just enough time to pull over to the side for a quick picture. → Read More

Severe storms leave 23 displaced in East Ridge, three-year-old dead in Loudon County

Susan Dodson lost her East Ridge home Monday night when a tree crashed through her roof. Still, she considers herself lucky. → Read More

3 feet or else: Chattanooga police use ultrasound technology to enforce law for cyclist safety

On a gray day threatening rain, Chattanooga bike patrol officer Rob Simmons pedals north on Market Street, hugging the right side so cars can pass easily. → Read More

Jail inmate who escaped during worship service still on the lam

As of this afternoon, an escaped inmate from the Grundy County Jail is still on the loose. → Read More

Chattanooga, Best Town Ever?: Heated contest ends tonight

Gallery: Chattanooga outdoors more photos Vote for Best Town Ever The battle to be named Outside Magazine's "Best Town Ever 2015" will be called at 11:59 p.m. EST, and whichever town has the most votes -- Chattanooga or Port Angeles, Wash. -- will prevail. At stake are a year's worth of bragging rights and branding opportunities. As the competition enters its final hours, more than 100,000 votes… → Read More

Best Town Ever battle heats up as final day approaches

Chattanooga holds a slim lead heading into the final day of Outside Magazine's → Read More

Humane Society gets additional funding in county budget

The executive director of the Humane Educational Society of Chattanooga said his organization received a clear message from Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger on Tuesday after it was revealed that the HES would be getting $226,000 in additional funds from the county to operate in 2016. → Read More

As classes end, work begins on new $29 million Ganns Middle Valley Elementary

Construction is underway on the new Ganns Middle Valley Elementary School in Hixson. → Read More

Toddler spotted walking through traffic in Ringgold, Georgia

An unattended, half-naked toddler was spotted walking on Three Notch Road just north of Battlefield Parkway in Ringgold this morning. → Read More

Man pleads guilty to defrauding Cornerstone bank

A Nashville man has pleaded guilty to charges that he defrauded Dalton, Ga.-based Cornerstone Community Bank. → Read More