From Local 3 News: Budget air carrier Spirit Airlines has launched their new flights to three popular destinations on the east coast from Chattanooga.On Wednesday, June 4, non-stop flights to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and Orlando International Airport (MCO) begin, followed by a third route to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) that starts Thursday, June 5.The ne...  Read More

From News Channel 9 (Read the full story here): TVA will close one lane of U.S. Highway 68 in Meigs County across Watts Bar Dam for about two weeks starting June 9.Crews will perform bridge deck repairs and apply an epoxy overlay. Traffic will be managed by portable signals, and delays are expected.TVA says the project should be completed by June 20, weather permitting....  Read More

A small dog in Cleveland survived a harrowing incident over the weekend after being snatched by a hawk at a local dog facility.The Teacup Yorkie had been left at the center while its owners were on a cruise. On Saturday, an attendant let the dog into an outdoor fenced kennel.A hawk flew in and carried the dog away. A nearby resident later found the Yorkie near her home and used Facebook to trace t...  Read More

From News Channel 9 (Read the full story here): Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has signed new legislation to crack down on AI-generated child pornography in Tennessee.Senate Bill 741, sponsored by Senator Ken Yager, criminalizes the possession, distribution, and production of software designed to create AI child sexual abuse material.Possession is now a Class E felony; distribution is a Class C felon...  Read More

Andrew Charles Sneed was arraigned in Bradley County Criminal Court yesterday morning. Sneed has been reset for a plea/assignment on July 28 at 8:30 AM.Sneed has been indicted on eight felony counts related to fraud and financial misconduct.The charges, filed by a Bradley County Grand Jury, include forgery, fraudulent computer use, and money laundering. The indictment claims Sneed used company fun...  Read More

The Cleveland City School Board met last night.The board approved the 2025–26 LEA Consolidated Plan, and next year’s meeting schedule. They also reviewed strategic plans for school nutrition and technology.Four elementary schools—Arnold, Stuart, Mayfield, and Candies Creek—were named Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase Schools. Stuart and Mayfield were also designated as state STEM and STEAM ...  Read More

The Bradley County Commission met last night.Mayor Gary Davis presented the proposed $229.4 million 2025-2026 budget. The budget includes a 3% raise for full-time county employees and no tax increase. The Mayor also stressed that no departments will receive less funding than they received this year. The top 5 increases were in the following areas:$782,000 in local money to the Bradley County Schoo...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Six people were taken to the hospital after a five-vehicle crash in downtown Gatlinburg on Sunday, June 1.Three of those patients were taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center by helicopter, according to our NBC Affiliate in Knoxville, WBIR.The Gatlinburg Police Department, local fire departments, and the Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to the crash around 4:14pm i...  Read More

The Cleveland Fire Department responded to a residential fire early Friday morning.Crews arrived at the home on Truck Street NE to find it fully engulfed in flames and began defensive operations. The lone occupant escaped without injury. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The American Red Cross is assisting the resident....  Read More

From Local 3 News: More than 260 Guardsmen with the Tennessee Army National Guard's 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment left from both Knoxville and Smyrna on Friday for their first leg of deployment in the Middle East.According to the Tennessee Department of Military, soldiers are now serving in Fort Cavasos, Texas for a few weeks of deployment training before flying to Kuwait, where they will stay fo...  Read More

From our partners at Local 3 News: An unexpected possible tornado touchdown caused multiple injuries near Sweetwater on Friday morning, according to the Loudon County Sheriff's Office.Around 9:00am on Friday, May 30, spokesperson Cody Bengel reported the possible touchdown in the Philadelphia area near Holt Road and Stockton Valley.According to the sheriff's office, dozens of first responders are ...  Read More

From Local 3 News: A Dalton man was arrested Friday afternoon after road rage led to a shooting in downtown Dalton on East Morris Street near the railroad tracks. Police say 22-year-old Alfredo Herrera, Jr. fired multiple rounds from his car after a dispute with another driver around 3:00pm.Herrera had just left the Crescent City Tavern in his Ford Mustang when he "began to lay drag spinning his t...  Read More

From News Channel 9 (Read the full story here): The community is mourning the loss of a 16-year-old Bradley Central High student who passed away over the weekend.An obituary says Brodie Christopher King 'passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2025 in a Chattanooga, TN hospital.'We do not know at this time how he ended up in the hospital.Brodie was a member of the Bradley Central High School Bears footba...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Drone technology and a K9 unit assisted in locating a missing Bradley County juvenile on Saturday morning, May 24.The Bradley County Sheriff's Office Drone Team responded to Old Alabama Road SW Saturday morning after a minor was reported missing. Officers say they began the search with a K9 track in the area between Old Alabama Road SW and Candies Creek Road SW. Meanwhile, the D...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Bradley County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to Spring Place Road on Wednesday for a welfare check, following a report about a person in a vehicle who was slumped over the steering wheel.Deputies found Rex Woody Morgan in the vehicle and woke him up to be checked to by EMS personnel.When deputies at the scene suspected drug paraphernalia in the subject’s lap and saw a fi...  Read More

From TN.gov: Unemployment rates have dropped across nearly every Tennessee county, including all in Southeast Tennessee.In April, 94 counties saw declines. Locally, In Bradley County, the unemployment rate fell four-tenths of a point to 3.1%. McMinn County also saw a drop of six-tenths of a point, bringing its rate down to 3.6%.Rhea County’s jobless rate fell to 3.3%, a decrease of four-tenths fro...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Tennessee inmate Oscar Smith was executed Thursday for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife and her two teenage sons.Smith, 75, was executed by lethal injection and maintained his innocence until the end. His execution was the state’s first since 2020.Smith was convicted of stabbing and shooting Judith Smith and her sons, Jason and Chad Burnett....  Read More

From Local 3 News: A Chattanooga man will serve prison time after unlawfully transporting undocumented people back in December.Josef Alquan Rutley plead guilty to the charge in February; he has been ordered to serve 18 months in federal prison with three years of supervision after his release.During Rutley's hearing, the court heard evidence of 22 people being locked in a tractor trailer with no w...  Read More

Cleveland High School is celebrating the Class of 2025 for a record-breaking year of academic, athletic, and artistic success.Forty-three students were named Graduates of Distinction, and 92 were recognized as Raider Scholars. One student earned a perfect ACT score and became a National Merit Finalist.The school saw historic athletic wins, including football’s first county title in nearly a decade...  Read More

From Local 3 News: A man is behind bars on felony charges after trying to solicit sex from a minor in exchange for a tattoo.The Collegedale Police Department says Bradley Zach Wolchuk, 29, was arrested on multiple felony charges after a suspicious activity call at the Chick-Fil-A in Ooltewah.Officers arrived around 9:30pm on Tuesday after reports that a man was attempting to meet a juvenile for se...  Read More

From Local 3 News: The diploma of a senior at the Tennessee Christian Preparatory School in Cleveland is being withheld after she came out as gay on social media, NBC Nashville affiliate WSMV reports.Now, Morgan Armstrong is suing the school. Armstrong was also suspended and will not be allowed on campus or to any school events, including her upcoming graduation.The incident stems from when the st...  Read More

From Local 3 News: UPDATE: Suspect Dustin Winton, who had multiple outstanding warrants, is now in custody, McMinn County Sheriff Joe Guy says.PREVIOUS STORY: The McMinn County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man who is wanted for various drug charges and is believed to be armed.Deputies are currently searching in the Goodsprings area, west of Etowah.Dustin Winton, 43, is 6 feet tall and 215 p...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Hamilton County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a motorcyclist Tuesday after the rider led them on a pursuit on Cummings Highway.One of the deputies saw that the rider's license plate was obstructed and tried to perform a traffic stop.The rider then led deputies through St. Elmo and tried to flee on foot, but was arrested.Christopher McMahan was charged with the following:Imp...  Read More

From Local 3 News: The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has become the first utility in the United States to submit a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a small modular reactor, marking a significant milestone in the future of nuclear energy.The 4,500-page application was signed and submitted Tuesday morning by Scott Hunnewell, TVA’s vice president of th...  Read More