After requesting a transfer, Principal Paul Smith will leave the Howard School to become principal at Tyner Middle Academy. A replacement principal for Howard has not yet been named.

While searching for drugs Friday in Chattanooga, members of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation stumbled upon a dogfighting ring.

Top of the Dock on Lake Chickamauga has closed after the owner of the Lake Resort Drive building terminated the restaurant lease.

A LaFayette High School Resource officer is being criticized on a local blog after a YouTube video began circulating online of the officer tasing a teenage girl to break up a fight.

A Chattanooga Police Department officer faces a charge of domestic assault after he reportedly strangled his wife during an argument Sunday, according to a Chattanooga police incident report.

Riders as young as 3 will be able to race like the pros on Monday.

C.J. Retherford's bases-loaded double to right field in the eighth inning scored Joc Pederson and Yasiel Puig to propel the Chattanooga Lookouts to a 5-3 win over Pensacola in Thursday night's series opener at AT&T Field.

Unemployment declined across most of Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia during April as the economic recovery continued to boost the job market.

Six people are in custody and charged with aggravated robbery after an attempted burglary Wednesday afternoon turned into a carjacking and a robbery spree, Chattanooga police said.

Volkswagen announced today it has produced its 250,000th Passat midsize sedan at its Chattanooga assembly plant.

Members of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office narcotics unit arrested two men Wednesday at a residence on Alabama Highway 79 in Skyline, Ala., on drug charges, a news release states.

Volkswagen announced today it has produced its 250,000th Passat midsize sedan at its Chattanooga assembly plant.

Chattanooga police are looking for a man they say robbed a Mapco at 5500 Hwy 153 in Hixson earlier this month.

Unum Group is boosting its stock dividend this year by another 11.5 percent, raising the quarterly payment to stockholders to 14 .5 cents per share.

Chattanooga steps onto the national cycling stage this weekend with the city's debut as host of the Volkswagen USA Cycling Professional Road and Time Trial National Championships.

The Harrrison Ruritan Club will hold its ninth annual Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show on Sunday, May 26, at the Tennessee Riverpark, 4301 Amnicola Highway.

One of the most prestigious motorcycle competitions in the world is coming to the Trial Training Center in Sequatchie, Tenn., this weekend.

The Greater Cleveland Community Band will bring the songs of the Great White Way to Cleveland, Tenn., on Friday, May 24.

Pet advocacy agency Wally's Friends is introducing a new fundraiser today, May 23. Paws at Poblano's, scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m., will offer an after-work outing with music, food and beverages — think: happy hour — at Poblano's Mexican Cuisine, 551 River St.

The Kingsmen, a Grammy-nominated, four-time Dove Award-winning Southern gospel group, will perform at 7 p.m. today, May 23, at Graysville United Methodist, 265 Church St., in Graysville, Tenn.

R&B artists Jagged Edge, above, K-Ci & JoJo and Silk will bring their Ladies Night Out Tour to the Memorial Auditorium, 399 McCallie Ave., at 8 p.m. Friday, May 24.

The Hot Rod Power Tour, Hot Rod Magazine's annual summer trek of more than 5,400 performance vehicles, is coming to Chattanooga next month.

Sharp Entertainment, a Manhattan-based television production house, has announced a new show called "Redneck Summer" that is looking to film a segment in the area in mid-June.

Performer Azusa “SheShe” Dance will emcee the Chattanooga’s Voice competition today, May 23, at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River St. Fifty-three singers auditioned to become one of the 10 finalists.

Taste of Crossville, a chance to sample the specialties of dozens of Crossville, Tenn., food providers, is set for 6 p.m. CDT today, May 23, at The Depot, 169 N. Main St., and the adjacent Taylor Square Professional Building.

Gospel singer Ivan Parker, a Gaither Homecoming regular, will headline a concert at 7 p.m. CDT Friday, May 24, at Sequatchie County High School, 7067 State Route 28 Bypass, Dunlap, Tenn.

Christabel from Christabel and The Jons will perform tonight, May 23, at 10 p.m. at JJ’s Bohemia, 231 E. M.L. King Blvd.

Many people associate great white sharks with the 1975 film "Jaws" and its powerful tagline, "Don't go in the water."

The Chattanooga Area Veterans Council and its host organization, Ernie Pyle Chapter 1945 of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, will conduct the annual Memorial Day service at National Cemetery on Monday, May 27.

Organizers of the ninth annual Beach Blanket Movie Night aren't going to tell you the name of the film they'll be showing Friday, May 24.

Reservations are being accepted for a wine tasting featuring the latest releases by Napa winemaker Suzanne Phifer-Pavitt, a Ringgold, Ga., native.

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The Mise En Scenesters film club will open its Teens in Trouble Summer Film Series on Saturday, May 25, with a cult classic and a concert.

NASHVILLE — A Maine man has been arrested on child pornography and other charges after he talked a McMinn County girl into sending him nude or sexually explicit images of herself, the TBI said in a news release.

Volkswagen of America Foundation today said it will donate $250,000 to the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity to assist with the disaster relief after the tornadoes in Oklahoma.

A traffic stop by a Bridgeport, Ala., police officer on Tuesday led to the discovery of 35 4.5-ounce bags of alleged marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Visitors who took whitewater rafting excursions on the Ocoee River last year pumped $43.8 million into the economies of the 30 counties that surround the river, according to an economic impact study released today.

The Dallas Bay Volunteer Fire Department extinguished a fire this morning at 1031 Old Mill Lane.

The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and East Ridge Police Department have announced they will be conducting “Sobriety Checkpoints” on May 31.

The Chattanooga City Council on Tuesday night approved in a 9-0 vote a three-month extension for the 2013-14 fiscal year budget.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Chattanooga Christian's Brandt McGregor finished third in the Class A/AA state decathlon Tuesday at Middle Tennessee State University.

NASHVILLE — Gov. Bill Haslam on Tuesday named Jim Henry as the permanent head of the state's troubled Department of Children's Services.

A coalition of neighborhood groups plans to go to the Chattanooga City Council and Chattanooga-Hamilton County Transportation Planning Organization and ask those panels to stop a road project through Lincoln Park.

A 20-year-old man was shot twice while standing on a porch in Chattanooga last night, police said.

Gov. Bill Haslam today named Jim Henry as the permanent head of the state’s troubled Department of Children’s Services.

Downtown Chattanooga parking meters will not be enforced and need not be paid on Memorial Day, the Chattanooga Parking Authority said in a news release.

Longtime Soddy-Daisy High School softball coach Lamar Lasley died of an apparent heart attack Monday afternoon, just a few hours before the 2012 state champion Lady Trojans' season ended in a Class AAA sectional game at Smyrna High School.

Chattanooga police responded to a shooting in Highland Park on Monday night.

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The Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. has reported that the winner of $1 million in Saturday’s record Powerball drawing bought their ticket at the Tobacco & Beer Mart at 6025 E. Brainerd Road.