Volkswagen provided hands-on robotics and automotive learning opportunities to students from the Boys and Girls Club of Chattanooga through their newly developed Skills4All program. The Skills4All sessions, which were hosted at Volkswagen Academy over four Saturdays in October, provided 12 local juniors and seniors with experience in automotive technologies. “By providing opportunities ... (click for more)

The National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express will present the Aspire Award to Zulmilena Then, president and founder of Preserving East New York in Brooklyn, NY; Allison Toonen-Talamo, associate II at Klein and Hoffman in Chicago, IL; and Melissa Mortimer, historic preservation planner at Southeast Tennessee Development District. The Aspire Award is one of nine ... (click for more)

The female bus driver and a seven-year-old girl were killed when a Meigs County school bus collided with a utility vehicle on Highway 58 near the Bradley County line late Tuesday afternoon. Seven other children were sent to Children's Hospital in Chattanooga, including one in critical condition. Five were airlifted and two taken by ambulance to the hospital. The Tennessee ... (click for more)

A 39-year-old man was in critical condition after being shot multiple times on Tuesday at Highway 58. Police said the incident happened at 4500 Highway 58, which is the location of Wendy's. At approximately 4:54 a.m., a Chattanooga police officer was in the area of 4500 Highway 58 when he heard multiple gunshots coming from nearby. Upon arrival, the CPD officer ... (click for more)

I feel it too. It is easy to hate. Maybe we could try harder to love. Hate seeps into our bones, rules our integrity, and convinces us to forsake those we love. Hate is toxic. It spreads to our neighbors; people we once trusted. It spreads to our coworkers and friends; people who once trusted us. We lose sight of what truly matters. That is what we have in common now. Is ... (click for more)

There are those who fault Donald Trump for the unkind divisiveness that is “the second plague” roiling the United States right now. But did you notice that when the brilliant Amy Coney Barrett was approved by the Senate to become our newest Supreme Court Justice, the entirety of “those” Democrat Senators voted against her? I tend to believe many who voted ‘no’ would actually support ... (click for more)