From Local 3 News: Dayton Police and Dayton Fire Departments responded to a medical call in which a minor overdosed on a THC pen on a Rhea County school bus.The juvenile, who fell against the window, appeared to be having a seizure, with symptoms such as respiratory distress and stiffening limbs. He was placed on the floor by the other students, and the episode continued until medics arrived.The s...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Some crews from our area are in Unicoi County, Tennessee to help with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.Chattanooga, Dunlap, and Signal Mountain Fire Departments, along with Sequatchie Fire and Rescue, are all several days into helping with the recovery efforts.Signal Mountain Fire Chief Larry Slogan has three of his men helping with search and rescue operations.“The last time I...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Two University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) students, Kaiden Bates and Jason Marquardt, are recovering after suffering severe burns last Wednesday near the West Dormitory by the tennis courts.Bates expressed gratitude for their survival, saying, "We are blessed to be alive."The university confirmed the incident, which has drawn widespread attention and concern among the stu...  Read More

Hundreds of people brought thousands of items for those hardest hit by Hurricane Helene on Tuesday for Mix 104.1’s Hurricane Helene relief broadcast.The items go to Operation Compassion, who have teams in Northeast TN, Western NC, and Florida. Mix 104.1, ESPN Cleveland 101.3, Fiesta 99.1, and MixTV.tv hosted the broadcast at Life Care Corporate Headquarters. You can still donate: Operationcompassi...  Read More

Mix 104.1, ESPN Cleveland 101.3, Fiesta 99.1, and MixTV.TV hosted a Hurricane Helene relief broadcast on Tuesday from 7-10 a.m. at the Life Care Centers of America Corporate Plaza. Mix 104.1 partnered with Operation Compassion to help raise donations for those affected by this past weekend's storm.Hundreds of people throughout the community stopped by to drop off donations. Those wanting to drop o...  Read More

From Local 3 News: The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is in the midst of inspecting bridges and roadways in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.TDOT deployed five bridge inspectors and 12 Strike Force members to Unicoi, Hawkins, Greene, and Washington Counties to help with slope failures, drainage restoration, sinkholes, and bridge inspections.The team is made up of engineers, equipme...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Flood waters from North Carolina and east Tennessee will start going downstream and into the Tennessee Valley.TVA started to release 500,000 gallons of water per second into the Tennessee River on Sunday to prepare for the incoming flood waters. That increased today by another 100,000 and will continue to do so over the coming days.Up to 30 inches of water was generated from Hur...  Read More

The Catoosa County Fire Department is assisting the rescue and disaster relief efforts in Coffee County, Georgia. This is a part of the Georgia Search and Rescue Task Force. "It's like a big family that's here to help in times of need," said Catoosa County Public Information Officer John Pless.Once Catoosa County was cleared of severe threat, firefighters left to assist citizens in the southern pa...  Read More

From Local 3 News (AP News): More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it — an unheard of amount of water that has stunned experts.That's enough to fill the Dallas Cowboys' stadium 51,000 times, or Lake Tahoe just once. If it was concentrated just on the state of North C...  Read More

Mix 104.1, ESPN Cleveland 101.3, Fiesta 99.1, and MixTV.TV will host a Hurricane Helene relief broadcast tomorrow morning from 7 a.m. - 10 a.m. at Life Care Centers of America’s Corporate Plaza on Keith Street in Cleveland. Mix 104.1 is partnering with Operation Compassion to assist those in need in Northeast Tennessee and other locations impacted by the storm. Operation Compassion will take any d...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Intense storms from Hurricane Helene have impacted areas across Tennessee.We checked out some of the damage left behind in Bradley County and spoke with residents about losing a unique staple in the community.There is a sense of loss on Climer Road in Cleveland, not the loss of life or of a home, but the loss of history and decades of memories.Some residents believe a massive oa...  Read More

From Local 3 News: A hotline has been established by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to organize reports of missing persons in the areas impacted by severe flooding.If you need to report someone missing from one of the affected areas, contact 1-800-TBI-FIND."Callers should be prepared to relay as much identifying information as possible, including names, phone numbers, vehicle identification...  Read More

From Local 3 News (AP News): Authorities rescued people trapped by floodwaters and more than 3 million customers were in the dark across much of the southeastern U.S. as Hurricane Helene weakened to a tropical storm over Georgia early Friday after making landfall overnight in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm.Helene came ashore amid warnings from the National Hurricane Center that the eno...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Another sinkhole has opened up on SR-39 in McMinn County, TDOT says.The second sinkhole is approximately 100 feet from the first one that opened up earlier this Thursday.Motorist are advised to take an alternate route.The cause of these sinkholes has not been determined yet, TDOT says....  Read More

According to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate for Tennessee in August increased to 3.1% from July’s 3.0%.In our local area, Bradley County’s unemployment rate remained steady at 3.7%.McMinn County rose to 4.4%, up one-tenth of a percentage point from July. Polk County’s rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point to 3.8%.Rhea Cou...  Read More

Happy Thursday! We're switching some things up and telling you weekend information before it even hits so that you can have time tp prepare for all the fun events! We're due for a rainy couple of days this weekend with Hurricane Helene traveling up from Florida. Both Bradley County and Cleveland City School systems have canceled after school activities today. As for now, Friday Night Football game...  Read More

From Local 3 News: After a weeks-long drought, we’ve finally gotten some rainfall as Hurricane Helene makes its way toward the coast. But the next two days bring heavy rainfall and strong winds—conditions that can put you at risk if you’re not careful.Safety is the number one priority. Here’s what you should know to stay safe as we ‘weather’ through the rest of this week:Amy Maxwell, spokesperson ...  Read More

From Local 3 News: On Tuesday at approximately 1:00 pm, the School Resource Deputy assigned to Ooltewah High School was notified of a threat of mass violence.The SRD immediately began an investigation and responded to a classroom where a student had passed a note to other students saying, "I'll kill all y'all," along with obscenities and a middle finger drawn on the paper. The note was seized by t...  Read More