Kate Belz
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Licenses suspended for thousands of Tennessee health care professionals
In the span of one year, 270 Tennessee health care professionals had their licenses suspended for an offense that had nothing to do with health care: They all failed to pay their student loans. → Read More
Duke's basketball coach provides 'bright spot' for fallen sailor's family
As Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Randall Smith fought for his life at Erlanger hospital, the floor stayed busy with military officials and politicians who came to pay respects. → Read More
Fighting for our fighters: Erlanger trauma team called to front lines on day of shootings
By the time the ambulances were barreling down Amnicola Highway, flanked by police cars with flashing blue lights, the news already had started to ripple across Erlanger hospital. → Read More
Makeshift memorials grow as a city moves through waves of grief
At first, just a few flags jutted out of the grass outside of the military recruitment office on Lee Highway. → Read More
Marine official: 'Heroic acts by our Marines on that day'
Twenty-two Marines were working at the U.S. Naval and Marine Reserve Center on Amnicola Highway last Thursday morning, making sure their gear was clean and in working shape. → Read More
Semper Fi: Remembering the fallen in the Chattanooga attacks
They were sons. Brothers. Boy Scouts and football players. → Read More
Nightmare for city: Federal investigation vowed after four Marines killed in shooting
Gallery: 'Nightmare for our city': Federal investigation vowed after four Marines killed more photos In an attack that Chattanooga's mayor called "a nightmare for our city," a 24-year-old man killed four U.S. Marines and wounded another military member and a police officer in shootings at a military recruitment center and a Navy and Marine reserve center Thursday morning. Hundreds of federal… → Read More
State dismisses charges against slaying suspect for 2nd time in two weeks
For the second time in two weeks, homicide charges against a Hamilton County slaying suspect have been dropped after the district attorney said there was not enough evidence to prosecute the case. → Read More
Remains of fallen Marines to be given same honors as those killed in action
The remains of the Marines who were killed in the Chattanooga attacks will be treated with the same ceremonial honors as Marines killed in military action, a Marine Corps spokesman told the Times Free Press Friday. → Read More
Man takes plea deal in child abuse case
The kind of injuries suffered by Tony Luck's granddaughter five years ago fall under a familiar term that few actually understand: → Read More
Stymied pill-users turning to cheaper, easier-to-get heroin
A year ago, patients with heroin addiction were a rare sight at Bradford Health Services in Chattanooga -- usually no more than one a week, if that. → Read More
Plans unveiled for Hamilton County's new mental health court
Last week, four Hamilton County residents -- all facing criminal charges -- went into court looking for a new answer to an old problem: mental illness. → Read More
State agency approves $62 million Parkridge expansion
Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga is preparing to start its biggest renovation in 20 years after a state agency approved its request to embark on the $62 million project. → Read More
Driver in I-75 crash was making first run for company
The first route of Ben Brewer's new trucking job was supposed to take him on a loop from London, Ky., down to Haines City, Fla., and back again within a week. → Read More
NTSB: Driver in deadly I-75 crash was on first run for trucking company
The driver involved in last week's deadly I-75 crash was making his first run for the trucking company, The National Transportation Safety Board officials said this morning. → Read More
Chattanooga same-sex couples face new bureaucratic frontier
First came love, then came marriage. → Read More
Former 3rd District congressman Zach Wamp to lead Marco Rubio campaign efforts
Former longtime Tennessee congressman Zach Wamp will lead Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio's campaign efforts, the candidate tweeted Monday. → Read More
Gay marriage decision prompts celebration, resistance in Chattanooga
There was no point in waiting another day. → Read More
Hamilton County clerk's office holding off on marriage licenses to same-sex couples
Just after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down bans on same-sex marriage in all 50 states, the Hamilton County Clerk's office has said they will not be issuing marriage licenses until... → Read More
Stories from the gap: Insure Tennessee advocates take talking tour on the road
Stories change minds more than political rhetoric. And a good story can make an issue as dry and complicated as health insurance one that people feel passionate about. → Read More