Ruby Falls ZIPstream Aerial Adventure will open two new elements this weekend.  The Tower ZIP Ride and Climbing Tower are both new adventures at Ruby Falls, all in the natural setting of the treetops, with a great view of Chattanooga. In addition to the Orange, Green and Blue Courses already at ZIPstream, the Tower ZIP Ride offers guests a zip line experience without the ... (click for more)

The thought of encountering a giant shark face-to-face is spine-tingling and enough to keep some people out of the water. But Great White Shark 3D , a new underwater film coming to the Tennessee Aquarium IMAX 3D Theater on May 24, promises to thrill audiences by taking movie-goers on a virtual cage diving expedition with the world’s iconic predators. Along the way, filmmakers hope ... (click for more)

Federal authorities have dismissed an indictment against Mike Ross, the developer of a floundering Rarity Club project at Nickajack Lake in Marion County. The Maryville developer was charged last November with mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. However, in a document filed today, prosecutor John MacCoon said, "The United States hereby moves the Court pursuant to ... (click for more)

The head of BB&T's Chattanooga commercial banking operations has been charged by federal authorities with making fraudulent loans. Tracy Brown is set to plead guilty to bank fraud on June 4. Authorities said Brown "appropriated the identities of three customers and took out fraudulent loans in their names. In October 2012, a customer of BB&T, D.M., went to the Ooltewah ... (click for more)

We do not have to pander to those in our country who were not invited and made their way here on their own. They are here against our laws that are already on the books which are not enforced.  They do not have negotiation rights to dictate to the United States government nor does our government have the right to pick and choose which laws are to be enforced or ignored so ... (click for more)

I am still wincing over the fact a horrendous bill passed in the state legislature that would make whistle-blowers into criminals would have actually gone into law had it not been for Governor Bill Haslam’s eleventh-hour veto. Called the “Ag-Gag bill,” similar efforts in other states have also soured because it is no more than a Catch-22 trick to protect those who abuse animals, ... (click for more)