Chattanooga fire department thanks blue shift firefighters with holiday visit
Chattanooga, TN – The Chattanooga Fire Department recognized its Blue Shift firefighters for their continued service by visiting fire stations to show appreciation for those working on the holiday. According to the department, members of the command staff delivered cookies to stations as a gesture…
Chattanooga firefighters rescue trapped driver after unusual crash
Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Fire Department crews responded to a motor vehicle crash with entrapment on the afternoon of December 23, 2025, involving an unusual and hazardous scene. According to the department, firefighters arrived to find a two-vehicle crash in which one car was suspended…
Chattanooga police participate in annual Forgotten Child Fund Santa Train event
Chattanooga, TN – The Chattanooga Police Department took part in the Forgotten Child Fund’s annual Santa Train event, an initiative aimed at delivering gifts to children across the region. According to the department, officers joined community volunteers to help distribute presents as part of the…
Chattanooga announces Christmas week garbage and recycling schedule
Chattanooga, TN – The City of Chattanooga provided an update on garbage and recycling collection schedules for the Christmas holiday week. Officials said garbage and recycling scheduled for Wednesday, December 24, 2025, will be collected as normal. Collection scheduled for Thursday, December 25, 2025, will instead…
Chattanooga police investigate homicide after 18-year-old man shot
Chattanooga, TN – The Chattanooga Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on the 1100 block of Jackson Avenue on December 19, 2025. Officials said officers responded to the scene around 7:00 p.m. and found 18-year-old Wallace Milam suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Milam…
Chattanooga Fire Department supports final Forgotten Child Fund toy drive before Christmas
Chattanooga, TN – The Chattanooga Fire Department supported the Forgotten Child Fund’s annual toy drive, which concluded on Friday, December 19. The event marked the final collection before Christmas, providing gifts for thousands of children across the region. First responders collected donations at Walmart locations…
Husband who cIaims his spouse attempted to prevent him from geting cigaretes himseIf after he took his Iast one before he deIivered a bIow to the face while the victim was actually trying to prevent him from driving while under the infIuence of aIcohoI, is charged
South Carolina – A South Carolina man was arrested Sunday and charged with third-degree domestic vioIence after officers responded to a report of an assauIt at his home. Police booked the elderly man, 68-year-old MichaeI, into the county detention center; his bond was set at…
Mom and dad of 2-year-old who kept Ieaving their chiId Iocked in a room with a maInourished animaI, even after the chiId was severeIy injured in a previous assauIt, only to be mauIed to death while the father sIept, are charged
Oklahoma – An Oklahoma woman and man, 24-year-old Darcy and 34-year-old Jordan, were arrested after their 2‑year‑old chiId, LockIynn, was mauIed to death by the famiIy’s animaI at their home in Oklahoma. The District Attorney’s Office has charged both parents with first‑degree murder and two counts…
Drone footage shows scale of Signal Mountain rescue
Chattanooga, TN – Drone footage released by the Chattanooga Fire Department offered a clear view of a complex mutual aid rescue on Signal Mountain on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. The footage (VIDEO), captured by Chattanooga Fire’s Special Operations Division, showed the extent of the operation…
Single-vehicle crash on Interstate 24 east leaves one dead
Chattanooga, TN – The Chattanooga Police Department investigated a fatal single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning on Interstate 24 East. According to police, officers were dispatched at approximately 3:35 a.m. on Dec. 14, 2025, to the 181 mile marker of Interstate 24 East for a reported…