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UPDATE: I-75 Reopens After Deadly Accident

The driver of a tractor trailer is dead Wednesday morning after he loses control and crashes on I-75. Georgia State Patrol officers say it happened around 5 o'clock in the morning just north of exit 320 in Gordon County.  All three lanes of...... Full story

Cody Cookston is NewsChannel 9's Facebook Friend of the Day

Congratulations to our Wednesday Facebook Friend of the Day

Congratulations to NewsChannel 9's Facebook Friend of the Day!This Wednesday we recognize Cody Cookston in Palmer, Tennessee.We want to thank Cody for sharing a beautiful picture on our Facebookwall (we've included it in the picture gallery...... Full story

Town Hall Meeting Talks Gangs in Suburbs

About 100 parents came to a Hixson town hall meeting Tuesday night to learn more about gangs in their area. A Hixson parent, Jamie Goebel, asked the most straightforward question of the night:  "We know we have a gang problem. My question is,...... Full story

Three Friends Find Escaped Convicts

After an all-night manhunt for two escaped Walker State Prison inmates turns up empty, three men in Noble discover the two men. The three friends found the inmates asleep in a truck parked in a pole barn. Jerome Jackson found the inmates, "When I...... Full story

UPDATE: City Wide Saturation Arrests

Chattanooga Police are working to clean up our town.  Thursday and Friday they conducted a two day City-Wide Saturation.  Police tell us this was in response to numerous robberies that have happened recently. Here are the statistics from...... Full story

Sheenia Nicole Lawhorne

Two Women Arrested in North Ala. for Theft

Jackson County, Ala. authorities have arrested a Tennessee woman and charged her with breaking into storage units. Sheenia Nicole Lawhorne, 29, of Kimball was arrested by Investigator Tony Baker in connection with a series of...... Full story

Work underway for round about at Shallowford & Jenkins

Growing Pains Leave Drivers Seeing.... Orange

Tuesday's warm sunshine is going the extra mile to soothe those growing pains so many of you have been feeling lately. The wet winter weather has delayed some big road construction projects. So bumpy and messy is a great way to describe the ride...... Full story

(l-r) Chantelle Everson, Travis Little, Eric Hendrix

3 Busted, $400,000 in Meth Seized

Whitfield County Sheriff Scott Chitwood says three people have been arrested and officers have seized more than nine pounds of methamphetamine, with a street value in excess of $400,000 in his county. The sheriff said a joint investigation by the...... Full story

(l-r) Kyle Davis, Jason Looney, Joseph Blaxton, Bessie Marie Eagle

Watchful Neighbor Tips Deputies to Burglary

An observant neighbor who noticed some unusual activity at 1827 Hidden Ridge Road in hamilton County Monday night, ended with four people charged with Burglary, according to Hamilton County spokesperson Janice Atkinson. Deputies were called at 6:49...... Full story

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Today is National Black HIV and AIDS Awareness Day. According to the Center for Disease Control, more than a million Americans are living with the HIV infection. African Americans make up about 13% of the U.S. population, but they account for...... Full story

Bobby Walker planted a dogwood tree Tuesday in remembrance of his friend, David Gardner.

Investigators Seek Clues in Turtletown Murder

A man is found murdered in his home and now an investigation is underway to find his killer.  Detectives discovered the body this weekend in Turtletown.  They tell us the victim is 42-year-old David Gardner.  Friends say he moved to...... Full story

Volkswagen Chattanooga team members gathered around the 50,000th Passat. Photo courtesy Volkswagen Chattanooga

Chattanooga Produces 50,000th Passat

Volkswagen Chattanooga achieved its first significant production milestone of 2012 this week – completion of its 50,000th Passat. “An incredible amount of care goes into each vehicle we produce in Chattanooga,” said Frank Fischer,...... Full story

Could Chattanooga's Airport Expand?

The Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport could get bigger, but it all depends on demand. At least one other airport, would like to see that growth. Georgia's Attorney general is urging residents of the Peach State to be open to Chattanooga becoming...... Full story

Hot Winter Items Cold This Year

It's just the first full week of February and Spring has sprung at the Highway 58 Ace Hardware store in Chattanooga.  Just try keeping shoppers out of the garden.  "I'm buying some hot pepper seed, jalepenos, beefsteak tomatoes and some...... Full story

UPDATE: Prison Escapees Caught in Walker County

UPDATE: Two inmates who escaped from Walker State Prison in Walker County have been captured. A Georgia prison spokesperson tells NewsChannel 9 that Fred Brooks and Buell Emberson were found three miles from the prison by GDC personnel and local...... Full story

Haz-Mat Team Called to Train Derailment

Operations at DeButts Railyard in Chattanooga were shut down early Tuesday morning when some railcars jumped the tracks. Norfolk Southern officials told the Chattanooga Fire Department that three empty railcars derailed shortly before 3:00 a.m., and...... Full story

Search for a Killer in Polk County

Authorities in Polk County are searching for a killer Tuesday. David Gardner, 42, was found dead Saturday evening in the garage of his home at 416 Hwy 123 in Turtletown, Tenn. His body was found when friends reported he had not been seen in a...... Full story

Lee Anderson, associate publisher and editor of the Chattanooga Times Free Press, is retiring after 70 years with the newspaper.

'Legendary' Times Free Press Editor Retiring

Lee S. Anderson, who has been with the Chattanooga Times Free Press for 70 years, has announced his retirement. Anderson is associate publisher and editor of the newspaper's opinion page. He will retire on April 18, according to the newspaper....... Full story

Road Work In Catoosa, Dade & Walker Counties

WORK TO BEGIN SOON ON RESURFACING 18 CITY STREETS AND COUNTY ROADS IN CATOOSA, DADE AND WALKER COUNTIES CARTERSVILLE, Ga. – Construction work could soon begin on a state project to resurface various city streets in three counties in...... Full story

Matthew Kerley is NewsChannel 9's Facebook Friend of the Day

Congratulations to our Tuesday Facebook Friend of the Day

Congratulations to NewsChannel 9's Facebook Friend of the Day! This Tuesday we recognize Matthew Kerley in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Matthew's a big sports fan - cheering for the New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans and Alabama's Crimson...... Full story

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