Mcminn County, TN

Knoxville, TN

LENOIR CITY, Tenn. — A major thoroughfare through East Tennessee was jammed up Sunday evening after an 18-wheeler hit a vehicle then overturned on I-40 in Loudon County. WATE in Knoxville talked to the Loudon County Sheriff's Office who told them three people were injured in the crash, including the semi driver, all were taken to Knoxville area hospitals for treatment.

Truck hauling lasagna crashes causing long back-up near Knoxville

Chattanooga, TN

CHATTANOOGA, TENN — A Chattanooga man is in the hospital after officers found him suffering from a gunshot wound. Thats according to Chattanooga Police Department. They say it happened shortly after 6pm on Sunday evening. After receiving a call about gun shots being fired, CPD says they found a...

Man found injured after Sunday shooting, says Chattanooga Police

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A family in Chattanooga have some good Samaritan passersby to thank for getting them out of their burning home. The fire at a home on the 2400 block of North Chamberlain Avenue broke out at about 7 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Chattanooga Fire Department (CFD).

Good Samaritans alert family to burning home in Chattanooga Tuesday night

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Chattanooga Police officers spent Sunday afternoon looking for a 38-year-old man wanted for a stabbing. As of 6 p.m. Sunday, a suspect is not in custody. A CPD release says the stabbing was domestic-related, but the release does not identify the suspect, or the age of...

Stabbing suspect sought, heavy police presence near 'barricaded' Chattanooga home Sunday

Tennessee State

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A North Carolina man was indicted in Chattanooga after federal prosecutors say he created a fraud scheme that allowed him to take money from Volkswagen owners under the ruse that he would be repairing or selling them. The indictment says John Bragg II, also known as...

Chattanooga indictment one of many charges for man Volkswagen owners say defrauded them

Polk County, TN

POLK COUNTY, Tenn. — A World Rally race that spans at least three counties is coming to our area. But while leaders in Hamilton County are celebrating, that’s not the case in Polk County. "It would be similar to having somebody throwing a party at your house and...

Polk Co. officials hesitant about World Rally event after they say they weren't notified

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A construction worker is recovering after she suffered from a flash chemical fire at a Chattanooga apartment complex Monday morning. The Chattanooga Fire Department (CFD) says the incident happened at 10:45 a.m. at the Marina Pointe Apartments on Lake Resort Drive. The CFD says the worker...

Worker resurfacing bathtub burned with chemicals at Chattanooga apartment complex Monday

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Chattanooga native Kane Brown was honored Monday on the general assembly's House floor in Nashville. State Rep. Yusuf Hakeem detailed browns upbringing in Hamilton County and his rise to fame in the country music scene. Brown graduated from Soddy-Daisy High School and the resolution honoring brown...

Chattanooga native Kane Brown honored on House floor in Nashville Monday

Hamilton County, TN

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Spring begins on Monday at 5:34 p.m., but with a deep freeze hitting our area , local nurseries are protecting their merchandise. A cold front has brought temperatures with lows of 20s and it could threaten blooming plants. “It can completely defoliate them, the last deep...

Hamilton County nurseries prepare for freezing temperatures

Ooltewah, TN

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Zack Dolberry has been the P.E. teacher at Ooltewah Elementary School for 13 years. Every year they've participated in the Kids Heart Challenge, aka Jump Rope for Heart, and they keep raising the bar!. This year they raised more than $27,000 for The American Heart Association.

Ooltewah Elementary School raises more than $27,000 for Kids Heart Challenge

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Cancer screenings have declined nationwide since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. While more people are slowly getting screened again, local hospitals tell us they are no where near pre-pandemic levels. “I don't feel like our numbers reflect that we ever pick that up, those women...

Cancer screenings still not at pre-pandemic levels in Chattanooga

Arizona State

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — An Arizona-based truckload carrier announced Tuesday it is buying Chattanooga-based U.S. Xpress Enterprises for $808 million. U.S. Xpress employees close to 9 thousand people. A release from Knight-Swift Transportation says the boards of directors of both companies have approved the transaction. The deal will happen either...

Chattanooga-based U.S. Xpress bought by Arizona-based truckload carrier for $808M

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Man killed in crash on Highway 68 in McMinn County Friday, THP says

MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn. — A 45-year-old man died in a car crash on Highway 68 in McMinn County Friday, Tennessee Highway Patrol says. A...

Man killed in crash on Highway 68 in McMinn County Friday, THP says

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