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Woman Involved In I-75 Wreck That Claimed Lives Of Her 2 Children Admitted To Smoking Pot

  • 7/18/2025

A woman who was involved in an I-75 wreck in Bradley County late Monday morning that took the lives of her two children admitted to smoking marijuana that morning, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said. Emily N. Shaver, 22, of Summerfield, Fla., is charged with two counts of vehicular homicide along with DUI, reckless endangerment, violating the child restraint law, and drug possession. Her young son was killed in the wreck and her 8-month-old daughter died Wednesday after being rushed to the hospital and then airlifted. A report says Ms. Shaver was driving north in a Honda Odyssey when her right rear tire blew out, causing her to veer into the southbound lanes and strike another ... (click for more)

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Boaters take a break on the Tennessee River near the Walnut Street Bridge and Maclellan Island.
Boaters take a break on the Tennessee River near the Walnut Street Bridge and Maclellan Island.
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Chattanooga's NOVONIX Set To Benefit From New Tariffs On Battery Materials

  • 7/18/2025

Officials of Chattanooga-based battery materials maker NOVONIX are welcoming the preliminary determination by the U.S. Department of Commerce to impose antidumping tariffs of 93.5 percent on anode active material. That material includes synthetic and natural graphite imports from China. The effective tariff rate for AAM is now 160 percent, ... (click for more)

Dr. Lori Mann Bruce Is Excited And Humbled To Be New UTC Chancellor

  • 7/18/2025

Growing up in Lincoln County in Middle Tennessee west of Monteagle, new UT-Chattanooga Chancellor Dr. Lori Mann Bruce had always admired Chattanooga from a distance. “I grew up coming to Chattanooga for vacations as a kid and driving through Chattanooga,” she said. “I was in grad school in Atlanta (at Georgia Tech), and from my home I would ... (click for more)

Latest Hamilton County Arrest Report
  • 7/19/2025

Here is the latest Hamilton County arrest report. (If your case is dismissed, just email us your name and date we ran it and we will promptly take off. Email to news@chattanoogan.com ) ALLISON,JACOB TYLER 356 MEEKS RD RISING FAWN, 30738 Age at Arrest: 22 years old Arresting Agency: HC Sheriff Charges: ALVERSON,JACOB LYNN 1823 SASSAFRASS LANE SODDY DAISY, 37379 Age at Arrest: 19 years old Arresting Agency: HC Sheriff Charges: DOMESTIC ASSAULT ... more

Prep Football Jamboree Expands With 15 Teams Participating
  • 7/16/2025

Fifteen high school football teams will take to the field at Finley Stadium this August to participate in the annual Jamboree and Scrimmages over the course of two weekends starting on August 8 and 9 and again on August 15. This is the second time in a 26-years stretch that the event will be played over the course of two weekends. And if that weren’t enough- we are delighted to have the Heritage band scheduled to perform. This will be the first time any band from any of the participating ... more

Mays Claims Long-Awaited State Title At Senior Match Play
Mays Claims Long-Awaited State Title At Senior Match Play
  • 7/18/2025

Rick Mays wondered if this moment would ever happen. Once it did, the long wait suddenly became worthwhile. For many years, the Riceville resident has been a regular participant ... more

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