Chris Weir joined the army after his younger brother David was killed in Iraq.

Last winter, four young people started an Organic Farm on Williams Island with a lease from the Tennessee River Gorge Trust.

The Great American Scrapbook Convention opened at the Chattanooga Convention Center Thursday and will run through Saturday evening.

Gangs have become a problem in the Chattanooga area. Law enforcement agencies are working with community groups to help prevent further growth.

The Coast Guard Auxiliary is an organization consisting of approximately 30,000 volunteers, who patrol inland waterways and help keep boaters safe. The 1300 members of the Eighth District eastern Region -- in which Chattanooga is situated - are responsible for patrolling more than 8,000 miles of waterways, including the Tennessee River, the Cumberland River, the Ohio River and some of the Mississippi River.

Local, slow and organic food representatives gather at Crabtree Farms to talk food.

Sylvia Watts, 91, moved into the NCH Healthcare nursing home in Dunlap, Tenn. in June 2007.

Dr. Lynn Rogers, director of the North American Bear Center, has studied bears for decades.

Seven new sculptures arrived in Chattanooga this week as part of the Third Biennial Sculpture Exhibition.

On April 16, 2008, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 100 people at Pilgrim’s Pride chicken processing plant in Chattanooga. Four months later many of those affected are still waiting for a resolution.

Fortunetellers, wooden geese, a couple of live chickens, a black cap with wings and a small carriage.

Homeless Chattanoogans, like Darrell Lee Carter, struggle to qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits.

Tyner Academy held a half-day of school for incoming freshmen to help them transition into their new school.

Cosmetology students from Northwestern Technical College volunteer an afternoon doing makeovers at the Ronald McDonald House in Chattanooga for families who have members doing extended stays at local hospitals.

The Chattanooga Tattoo Arts Festival, now in its second year, was held at the Chattanooga Choo-Choo.