Posts with the category “local-news”

From Local 3 News: A Dalton woman who was found unresponsive in her home died in a regional hospital Tuesday afternoon, officials said.A friend of the resident made the call to emergency services.When the Dalton Fire Department and Hamilton County EMS arrived on the scene, they asked for police to be sent to the home due to the suspicious nature of the call.The Dalton Police Department said the wo...  Read More

From Local 3 News: A former Tennessee prison official and a former executive at a private contractor have been charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice and commit perjury after they were accused of rigging a bid on a $123 million contract, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.In a lawsuit filed in 2020, Tennessee-based prison contractor Corizon claimed the Tennessee Department of Correction's ...  Read More

German automaker Volkswagen has issued a recall for 99,064 electric ID.4 SUVs in the U.S. because the vehicle's doors may open unexpectedly.The recall affects the 2021-2022 model years, which are made in Chattanooga.Water can seep into the door from the door's handles, enter the circuit board assembly and cuase the doors to open.Volkswagen dealers will inspect and replace the door handles as neces...  Read More

The Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce has selected the 2024-25 Class of Youth Leadership Cleveland. The Chamber is excited to share the Youth Leadership Cleveland Class of 2024-25, made up of 24  students representing Bradley Central High School (7), Cleveland High School (6), Tennessee Christian  Preparatory School (3), Walker Valley High School (7), and Homeschool (1): Ellen Adams, Mayaa Agg...  Read More

From Local 3 News: An attempted home invasion on County Road 651 in McMinn County has resulted in two arrests and two suspects wanted on criminal charges.On Thursday, September 12, Sheriff Joe Guy responded to the call around 5:30pm. A woman had locked herself in the bathroom of her home with her firearm when three armed men attempted to break in.When the MCSD arrived, they noticed a black Kia Opt...  Read More

The Bradley County Commission met yesterday for a voting sesson. Milan Blake, Finance Committee Chairman, and 3rd District Commissioner made a motion to purchase 10 pairs of low voltage emitter gloves for the Bradley County Sheriff's Office. The purchase will be funded with ARP funds. The motion passed unanimously.Blake also made motions to approve two public water funding applications.One is for ...  Read More

The City of Cleveland announced on social media that through Friday, September 20th, during night hours, paving on Inman Street from Broad Street to Keith Street will take place.Also, night-time paving will continue on North Ocoee Street and Broad Street. Officials are asking the public to avoid these areas if at all possible. Detours will be posted....  Read More

According to court documents, a Charleston man has been charged with Sexual Battery by an Authority Figure for assaulting his teen stepdaughter. The incident allegedly occurred yesterday at a home on Lower River Road. Officers responded to a call made by the teen’s mother. Once on the scene, they were informed that the male involved in the incident was intoxicated and had left the scene in a white...  Read More

Dr. Linda Cash has been named the 2025 Tennessee Superintendent of the Year by The Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents. TOSS held its annual banquet last night in Nashville. There were eight nominees, representing different regions of the state. Dr. Cash was the nominee for the Southeast division.Bradley County Schools released a statement that read, “This prestigious recognition refl...  Read More

From Local 3 News: A 43-year-old woman died after a traffic crash in the 700 block on Ashland Terrace on Friday, September 13.Although Chattanooga firefighters rescued the woman from the car, she later died at a local hospital.The investigation showed that the woman was driving a Nissan Sentra northbound on Ashland Terrace, soon veering left into the southbound lanes, colliding head-on with an Aud...  Read More

From Local 3 News: UPDATE: The Cleveland Police Department says while the suspects who fired at officers have yet to be arrested, there is no longer a threat in the area. Officers attempted to serve an arrest warrant at the Mountain View Inn on Sunday when they were alerted to "several individuals in a very dense wood line." As officers began investigating the wooded area, multiple shots were fire...  Read More

From Local 3 News: A student was charged with threats of mass violence on Thursday, September 12, after verbally threatening to "kill" two teachers at the Chattanooga Preparatory School.The student is being held at the Hamilton County Detention Center, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) says.There are no threats to the school at this time, HCSO says....  Read More

From Local 3 News: Chattanooga Football Club soccer fans get a real treat at each weekend's home games, watching game highlights and instant replays on the Finley Stadium video board, and streaming online.Little do they know that the games are being shot, edited and beamed worldwide by Cleveland High School students, getting some valuable work experience. High above the action on the field at Finl...  Read More

The Bradley County School Board met last night. During the meeting, Judge Andrew Morgan administered the oath of office for school board members recently elected in the August General Election. Nancy Casson, Teddy Bryson, Rhacael Goins, and Jeff Lovinggood, all incumbents, were sworn in for a four-year term. The school board also elected their officers for the next year. Vicki Beaty was elected as...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Police in Nashville are crediting rock legend Jon Bon Jovi with coming to a woman’s aid on the Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge on Tuesday night.According to a statement posted to the Nashville Metro Police Department’s X page on Wednesday, the musician “helped persuade her to come off the ledge over the Cumberland River to safety.”“It takes all of us to help keep each other safe,...  Read More

Cleveland City Schools recognized educators, Jordan Wagers and Lindsey Scott, for their exceptional contributions to education and their positive impact on the students of Cleveland High School and Cleveland Middle School.Jordan Wagers, who teaches Algebra 2 at Cleveland High School, has recently been named among the top ten finalists for the Novice Teacher of the Year Award from the Tennessee Dep...  Read More

From Local 3 News: While the 2024-2025 school year has just begun, law enforcement officers have been busy responding to several school threats.There have been 15 arrests for school threats in the Tennessee Valley in the first month of the school year. August 8: The first threat of the school year came at Ooltewah Middle School. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Department says a student indicated the...  Read More

From Cleveland State: Cleveland State Community College recently launched a new Department of Labor (DOL) Mechatronics Technician apprenticeship program with Starplex Scientific Corporation in Cleveland. Two maintenance technicians at Starplex are the first apprentices in the program.Over the three-year commitment, the students will have a minimum of 5760 hours of on-the-job learning at Starplex a...  Read More

From the U.S. Department of Energy:  In a landmark decision announced last week, Orano USA has selected Oak Ridge for the site of a new multibillion dollar uranium enrichment facility, representing the single largest investment in Tennessee’s history.Gov. Bill Lee announced the news during a press conference at the Oak Ridge Enhanced Technology and Training Center. He was joined by city, state and...  Read More

From Local 3 News: On Tuesday, September 10, there were three separate threats of mass violence by students in Hamilton County Schools.The first was at Hixson Middle School in which a student said he was going to "shoot the gym up."The second incident happened at Red Bank Middle School, where a student claimed that he had a bomb in his backpack.The third threat was at Soddy Daisy Middle School, wh...  Read More

From Cleveland Police Department: On Sunday, September 8, 2024, the Cleveland Police Department responded to 315 Northcrest Circle on a report of a missing person. Investigators were called to the scene and a search warrant for the residence was executed. Investigators searched the residence and located the missing female inside the residence. The female victim, identified Dayana Garcia, H/F age 2...  Read More

The Cleveland City Council met yesterday.Four Council members were sworn in, including two who will serve in the capacity for the first time. Travis Henry, with the Bradley County Election Commission, presented certificates of election to District 4 Councilman David May, Jr., and newcomers District 5 Councilman Duane Goff, and At-Large Councilman Dan Moore. Judge Mike Sharp administered the oaths ...  Read More

The Bradley County Commission met yesterday for a work session. During the meeting, County Mayor Gary Davis presented a resolution for renewing an agreement with Cintas for county fire department uniforms. The resolution will be placed on the next voting session’s agenda. Davis also discussed the purchase of eight brand-new chest compression systems from a grant received by Bradley County EMS. The...  Read More

Christopher Schroll, the former teacher and coach convicted of placing video cameras in a girls locker room at Cleveland Middle School, has been sentenced to four years on each account, to run consecutively. He will serve 5 months in jail, 90 days on an ankle monitor once released, followed by probation for the remainder of the time. He was sentenced Monday in Bradley County Criminal Court. Schrol...  Read More

From Local 3 News: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has recalled more than 90,700 Ford vehicles for an engine issue that could result in an engine failure.The affected vehicles have Ford's 2.7L or 3.0L Nano EcoBoost engine. On these motors, the intake valves could break and fail, which could be catastrophic to the engine.The engine failure could also lead to a crash.Affected vehi...  Read More

From TWRA: The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is happy to report, that for the third consecutive year, there were no boating-related fatalities over the Labor Day holiday period from Aug. 31-Sept. 2.There were two separate minor injury incidents which occurred on Chickamauga Lake and Dale Hollow Lake in TWRA Region III and a single property damage incident. Boating officers made five boating ...  Read More

From TVA: The Tennessee Valley Authority’s power system remained reliable and resilient during the latest heat wave that saw temperatures as high as 100 degrees in some locations across TVA’s seven-state region. The heat drove power demand on the system to the highest levels this summer, 31,096 megawatts at 3 p.m. CT on Thursday, because more electricity was needed to cool homes and operate busine...  Read More

From Local 3 News: UPDATE: A 17-year-old male is being charged in connection to alleged shots fired near a school bus in Dade County. He is being charged with aggravated assault, cruelty to children, and discharging a firearm within 50 yards of a roadway.Additionally, an 18-year-old male and a 16-year-old female, who lived at the residence that was searched, were arrested with numerous drug charge...  Read More

From Local 3 News: UPDATE: Chattanooga police are investigating a crash on I-75 Tuesday morning that killed two people and seriously hurt a child.It happened shortly after 2:00am on the northbound side of the interstate near Shallowford Road.Police say 37-year-old Kalyn Theobald was driving the wrong way on the northbound side in a Nissan Sentra, when she hit a Honda Accord head-on.The collision c...  Read More

Builtwell Bancorp, Inc. and Bradley County Financial Corp. announced today that an agreement has been reached for Builtwell Bancorp, Inc. to acquire Bradley County Financial Corp., the holding company for Bank of Cleveland, a community bank headquartered in Cleveland, Tennessee, with four banking locations and a home loan center in Bradley County. The transaction has been approved by the Board of ...  Read More

From Local 3 News: More than a year ago, tips about online posts threatening a school shooting led Georgia police to interview a 13-year-old boy, but investigators didn’t have enough evidence for an arrest. On Wednesday, that boy opened fire at his high school outside Atlanta and killed four people and wounded nine, officials said.The teen has been charged as an adult in the deaths of Apalachee Hi...  Read More

Kevin Kinser of Cleveland, TN, will appear in the bright lights of Times Square on Saturday, September 7, as part of the annual National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) Times Square Video presentation. The one-hour video of 500+ photographs includes children, teens, and adults with Down syndrome from all 50 states and 14 countries. These collective images highlight individuals with Down syndrome in t...  Read More

From Local 3 News: A former student was arrested for posting several images of schematics for an explosive device, armor-piercing bullets, and requested help in getting a map of the Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences.The HCSO School Resource Deputy was alerted by a school administrator about a group of text messages between students and a former student involving a threat to the school.T...  Read More

The Bradley County Commission met on Tuesday, covering several items of business.During the meeting, Tom Crye was re-elected as chairman unanimously, 14-0. Bill Winters was re-elected vice-chair with nine votes. Cindy Slater had five votes. Other various reappointments took place with Ethics Committee, Library Board, and the Archives Committee. Councilman Blake announced that the library has an up...  Read More

The Cleveland City School Board met on Tuesday, covering several items of business.Director of Schools Jeff Elliott reported that the first administrative meeting held at the educational support center was on August 21st. Elliott also reported Cleveland City Schools received a $325,000 grant for after-school programs at Arnold and Blythe-Bower. Arnold principal Mike Chai called this the year of th...  Read More

Secretary of State Tre Hargett, State Sen. Adam Lowe, State Rep. Dan Howell, and State Rep. Kevin D. Raper on Tuesday announced a Technology Grant totaling $7,581 for the Cleveland Public Library. These funds will help cover the cost of desktops, a children's workstation, and transaction registers.Technology grants are administered by the Tennessee State Library & Archives, a division of the Secre...  Read More

From Local 3 News: UPDATE: Chattanooga police have released the charges that a East Hamilton middle schooler will face after bringing a firearm to school. "One of the backpacks contained a Beretta 9mm semi-automatic pistol with no magazine and a loaded 9mm magazine for a Glock semi-automatic pistol."The student was arrested and charged with the following: Carrying Weapons on School PropertyUnlawfu...  Read More

UPDATE: Chattanooga police are investigating a crash on I-75 Tuesday morning that killed two people and seriously hurt a child.It happened shortly after 2:00am on the northbound side of the interstate near Shallowford Road.Police say a 37-year-old woman was driving the wrong way on the northbound side in a Nissan Sentra, when she hit a Honda Accord head-on.The collision caused the Honda to spin ou...  Read More

From Local 3 News: An accident on I-75 near Shallowford road has shut down the interstate, according to officials.Traffic is being rerouted around the crash, and this is expected to impact morning rush hour traffic.The collision involved a car and a tractor trailer, and there are multiple unknown injuries.Stay with the Local 3 News app for updates to this story....  Read More

From Local 3 News: UPDATE: The Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Ooltewah-Georgetown Road around 1:30 P.M. Saturday.Crews arrived to find and RV, outbuilding, and ATV on fire behind a home.The fire department says there weren't any hydrants in the area, so water had to be shuttled to the scene.One person recieved minor burns before crews arrived. EMS checked ...  Read More