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3 auto theft suspects arrested in Chattanooga Tuesday
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — 3 auto theft suspects were arrested in Chattanooga Tuesday, police say. Tuesday afternoon, CPD says officers were looking for suspects in numerous auto thefts and auto burglaries. Around the same time, police say they received a call of an auto theft at 6200 Perimeter Drive. Police...
Despite overall crime dip, Chattanooga sees rise in shootings over last year
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Chattanooga Police say in their annual report that crime in the city has gone down since 2022. In fact, the report says crime as a whole has gone down by 12 percent. However, one crime in particular has actually gone up: shootings. And DUIs and kidnappings...
Vacant home destroyed in Highway 58 fire
HARRISON, Tenn. (WDEF)- Firefighters in Harrison have been battling a house fire Tuesday morning. Hamilton County Emergency Management says around 10 a.m. Tuesday, they began to receive 911 calls concerning a house fire along Highway 58 just north of its intersection with Snow Hill Road. That house fire then spread...
Fugitive Apprehended After Parking In Handicapped Spot - And Other Collegedale Police Calls
A Hamilton County/East Ridge fugitive was apprehended after illegally parking in a handicapped spot. Officers assisted Hamilton County Deputies search for a naked individual who was reported to be walking the nature trail in the 10900 block of Bauxite Road. Officers searched the area but did not find the individual.
2 Reimagined Historic Hotels to Visit this Spring
More than 50 years ago, the last passenger train departed Chattanooga’s Terminal Station, leaving the historic Beaux Arts building’s future uncertain. Enter: a group of local businessmen who not only saved it from destruction but infused it with a $4 million investment, converting it into a complex of hotel rooms, shops, and restaurants to cater to the millions of automobile passengers passing through the South. It got a new name — The Chattanooga Choo-Choo (inspired by the Glenn Miller song) — and in 1974, was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Hot Chocolatier Faces Challenges
The Hot Chocolatier has faced challenges including surviving the COVID-19 lockdown to having to move to a new location. The business owners were forced to close their doors on Market Street. A GoFundMe has been organized to help the chocolate shop. The fundraiser reads:. "On another note, we've recently learned...
35-Lot Planned Unit Development Across From Hiawatha Estates Gets Planning Commission OK
A 35-unit Planned Unit Development on Ooltewah-Ringgold Road across from Hiawatha Estates was recommended for approval by the Planning Commission on Monday afternoon. The project is on 7.7 acres. Michael Harney of Hiawatha Estates said there should be a 25-foot setback from wetlands on the site. Allen Jones, representing the...
A Clever Renovation Helped This Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, House Measure Up
Lookout Mountain was historically a summer destination. “People would live in downtown Chattanooga and then head to the mountains in the warmer months for better temperatures,” says designer Hannon Doody. Nearly nine years ago, she and her husband, Cam, made the same move full-time, trading their apartment in the city for a 1931 house in a friendly neighborhood that felt right for their growing family, which included their then-infant daughter, Margot. Four years and another daughter, Liles, later, the couple found themselves with a choice to make: Find something bigger, or renovate the place they had lovingly dubbed Hopscotch Cottage. After a fruitless search, they opted to stay put—a decision that not so secretly delighted Hannon. “I’d always say, ‘Save the cottage!’ It had such great bones...it just wasn’t living up to its full potential,” she notes.
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