Local/Regional News

The five Signal Mountain Middle/High School employees who faced having their teaching licenses suspended for one year in connection with drinking on a senior class trip to the Bahamas have received less strict sentences from the Tennessee State Board of Education.

Signal Mountain High School parents, alumni and others in the community are circulating a petition asking Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Rick Smith to lift his suspension of principal Tom McCullough.

A Hamilton County Medical Examiner’s report shows that a 14-year-old girl who was found dead on the porch of a residence was brutally beaten.

As early as next week, the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce plans to hire a coordinator for its new minority business outreach initiative.

The Office of Sustainability will fold into the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency after its director announced he would step down next month.

CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- Bradley County education officials want to hire a few more guidance counselors, offer school system employees a raise and tackle a few small capital projects in the coming budget year.

Yes-or-no questions don't always get an easy answer from U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann and his Republican challengers.

DALTON, Ga. -- If a Whitfield County judge rules in favor of a Dalton teen accused of strangling his grandmother and transfers his murder case to Juvenile Court, the 17-year-old likely will face far fewer years in prison if he is convicted.

A Murray County, Ga., parent who has gained national attention after speaking out on her son's suicide said she feels vindicated even though a federal judge on Monday dismissed her lawsuit against a school district.

Some Tennessee walking horse faithful said Tuesday that recent criminal convictions could deter future horse abuse, even though three horse trainers who pleaded guilty to the crimes likely will face probation instead of jail.

Knox County authorities have charged a 51-year-old man in the fatal shooting of his wife, her twin sister and another woman in the couple's apartment.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has extended the time for TVA to meet a new fire protection requirement at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant.

Chattanooga Housing Authority's financial health is looking up, according to an independent audit conducted by the Indiana-based McCauley Nicolas CPAs & Advisors.

A collision between a pickup and tractor-trailer in Benton, Tenn., claimed the life of a local man late Monday, authorities said.

Soddy-Daisy residents will not see a tax hike this year, but city employees could see an across-the-board raise after the City Commission passed the first reading of its $10 million budget.