Chattanooga News

Crime Stoppers and the Chattanooga Police Department are seeking information regarding a fraudulent suspect from Hobby Lobby on Gunbarrel Road in Chattanooga.

LDA Engineering has been selected to lead the team to develop and recommend a green infrastructure master plan for the city of Chattanooga to complement traditional "gray" infrastructure, namely man-made sewer and stormwater structures, with sustainable green alternatives, officials said Wednesday.

Independent Healthcare Properties awarded the first Morning Pointe endowed nursing scholarship to Chattanooga State student.

The groups, which have formed a coalition opposing the project, plan to attend two city government meetings this coming Tuesday in attempts to halt the project, according to a news release from the coalition.

Steve Disbrow as Malvolio in the production of Twelfth Night. Mr. Disbrow is playing Parolles in All's Well That Ends Well.

With no discussion, Chattanooga City Council members unanimously granted Mayor Andy Berke an extra three months to submit his first city budget.

House of Vamp is the debut novel of Jesse McDowell. He is a native of Chattanooga and currently lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. where he works as an actor, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and now, writer.

The local Stamp Out Hunger food drive totals have been tallied from the May 11 event and Chattanooga Area Food Bank and the National Association of Letter Carriers collected a total of 86,663 pounds of food this year.

At approximately 8:44 p.m., Chattanooga Police responded to a shooting that occurred in the 1900 block of Walker Street.

Brandishing flags and handmade signs, Chattanooga Tea Party members gathered Tuesday under the noonday sun in front of local offices for the Internal Revenue Service.

The American Red Cross of Southeast Tennessee dispatched two volunteers to Oklahoma Tuesday morning to help recovery efforts following Monday's killer tornado.

Chattanooga's Kids on the Block has received a $10,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga to help continue a limited number of "Personal Safety" educational programs presented to children in the Hamilton County school system free of charge.

The Collegedale courtroom sports a new wood panel behind the bench, thanks to the city's maintenance crew building the wall in-house - photo by Sarah Ruf An indirect lightning strike caused tens of thousands of dollars worth of damages to Collegedale City Hall during storms last weekend.

Tobacco Free Chattanooga commends the decision by Friends of the Festival to designate smoking zones for the 2013 Riverbend Festival.

Chattanoogan John "Thunder" Thornton has enjoyed much success in the business world, but he did tell Maryville College graduates Sunday night that he has one regret - he did not enjoy the climb toward achievement as much as he should have.

The Chattanooga Tea Party is holding a protest rally at the offices of the Internal Revenue Service at 5740 Uptain Road, "In response to the acknowledgement by the Internal Revenue Service that it has targeted American citizens based on their political and religious beliefs." The peaceful rally will be Tuesday from noon-1 p.m. "Our Constitution ... (more)

The Chattanooga Zoo 5K Run Wild race and 1K Cub Crawl is taking place on Saturday, June 1. The race, beginning and ending at the Chattanooga Zoo and sponsored by Thrive Fitness studio, will help raise funds for the Zoo's future expansion and growth efforts.

The Knoxville-based law firm Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones, P.C. announces the opening of a Chattanooga office, effective May 1. The new Wimberly Lawson office is shared with the existing Chattanooga law firm Bob E. Lype & Associates, at 6181 Vance Road, Chattanooga.

The Salvation Army of Greater Chattanooga is loading flood relief kits to assist with clean-up for residents of Rhea County.

There will be a food drive to benefit the Chattanooga Area Food Bank this Saturday, from 10 a.m. until noon, at the Mid-South Carpenters Regional Council building, located at 6260 Dayton Boulevard in Hixson.