Kaylon Bailey’s mother, Cindy, expected to testify as a defense witness in her son’s murder trial. Instead, late Wednesday afternoon, prosecutor Bates Bryan called her to the stand to ask her about her Bailey’s whereabouts at the time he is charged with shooting and killing Kima Evans on Jan. 13, 2012. “He came to my house between Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy,” the nervous ... (click for more)

Crime Stoppers, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, and the Chattanooga Police Department are seeking information regarding a theft and the use of credit cards by fraud which occurred at Walmart on Highway 153 on May 7. The suspect broke into a vehicle on Amy Lane in Hamilton County. After obtaining some personal information and credit cards from the victim, the suspect went ... (click for more)

Today’s news that after a man was shot while coming to the aid of a friend, four were arrested (including two 13-year-olds) for robbery and attempted murder, followed by additional news that one of those arrested had previously pled guilty to aggravated burglary and was given a three-year suspended sentence, is further indication that our system of criminal justice is absolutely ... (click for more)

In the Broadway play, “The Civil War,” there is an emotional song called “Tell My Father,” the words that a dying Union soldier on a distant battlefield asked to be delivered when the other troops got back home. The reason Lt. Col. Mark Weber sang that very song with his oldest son Matt was because the highly-decorated officer was fighting Stage IV intestinal cancer at the ... (click for more)

With 72 days left until the start of the 2013 college football season, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Mocs are already getting plenty of recognition from the preseason prognosticators.  UTC is included in the Lindy’s Sports Annuals, Athlon Sports and The Sporting News top-25 listings. Chattanooga checks in at No. 20 in the Lindy’s and Sporting News ... (click for more)

The Country Club Wavemakers have been a dominant force in the Chattanooga Area Swim League in years past when they were associated with Shepherd Hills. That was back about 30 or more years ago when they always had some incredible dual meets with the Cumberland Youth Foundation. Times have changed since those glory days, but coach Stan Corcoran is working hard to ... (click for more)