2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (440+ words) Chattanooga's transit agency plans to bring self-driving shuttles to town thanks to a $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority will use the money to begin replacing its aging downtown electric shuttles with autonomous…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (499+ words) After a 4-year-old boy spent about nine minutes underwater in a swimming pool and died five days later, Chattanooga police arrested the man responsible for the child's care. Deshundre Vinson, 22, was arrested Wednesday and faces one charge of first-degree murder…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (535+ words) The amount of time Tennessee students spend taking state standardized tests next spring will increase significantly due to an additional writing test that won't actually be scored. Tennessee is adding an unscored field test writing subpart to the English Language…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (361+ words) Jeff Carney, executive director for the 911 district, spoke to the council during a strategic planning meeting amid a funding dispute that has stalled pay increases for the region's telecommunicators. During the meeting, Carney said he could introduce the idea of…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (592+ words) On the second floor of an office building on Cherry Street, several bags hang from a metal rack in a room sealed with a fingerprint-controlled padlock. The bags contain what Ryanne Early, CEO of Seed Biotech, calls "donors." They are…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (483+ words) What if one of the most important emerging technologies for business is already available in Chattanooga? As home to EPB Quantum CenterSM, Chattanooga is the only city in the nation with both commercially available quantum computing and quantum networking infrastructure…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (553+ words) Her commitment to student success has produced measurable results. In 2021, she led Chattanooga State's transition from traditional 15-week semesters to seven-week terms, a change that significantly improved student outcomes. In 2025, Chattanooga State received the prestigious Leah Meyer Austin Award from…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1068+ words) Every cellular network has a weakness: the more people who try to use it in one place, the worse its signal will be. This explains why a crowded football stadium or a packed music festival can turn a cell phone…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (588+ words) The Pilgrim's Pride chicken processing plant is scheduled to close in September. This 10-acre parcel creates a substantial opportunity for Chattanooga to build a community sports mega-complex in the heart of downtown. A few years ago, I worked on bringing…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (784+ words) The Chattanooga Police Department launched a pilot program to use drones as first responders, with the first two positioned at fire stations in town. When people call 911 for help, a trained pilot in the Police Department's Real Time Intelligence Center…...