Gov. Lee is proposing a $100 million, two-week sales tax holiday on restaurants, bars and groceries
Chattanooga, TN – According to the statement, his administration looks to divvy up hundreds of millions of dollars in extra spending due to better-than-expected revenues during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Republican’s finance team presented a budget amendment to his $42 billion spending plan in front…
The Tennessee Department of Health reported 1,457 new cases, putting the state at 826,371 total cases
Chattanooga, TN – According to the statement, there are currently 13,392 active COVID-19 cases in the state. Tennessee’s seven-day new cases average is currently 1,195 additional cases per day. The Tennessee Department of Health confirmed seven additional deaths, bringing the state up to 12,022 total…
The Tennessee Department of Health is acting upon recent guidance from the FDA and the CDC to pause administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Chattanooga, TN – According to the officials, the TDH will continue to monitor the situation closely. The reports of serious adverse events after the administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are rare, six cases out of nearly 7 million doses administered. TDH is taking necessary…
The Tennessee Department of Health reported 640 new COVID-19 cases in the state
Chattanooga, TN – According to the police officials, there are currently 13,287 active COVID-19 cases in the state. The state reported 802 people are currently hospitalized in Tennessee due to COVID-19. More than 3.2 million vaccinations have been given out so far in Tennessee. The…
One student was killed and a police officer was injured in a shooting at a high school in Tennessee
TENNESSEE – According to the police officials, this unfortunate incident occurred after KPD officers responded to a report of an armed person at Austin-East Magnet High School, Knoxville. The officers found the person, later identified as a student, inside a school bathroom. According to the…
The Hamilton County Health Department is following the FDA and CDC’s lead by pausing distribution of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in Hamilton County
Chattanooga, TN – According to the statement, the CDC and FDA recommended a pause in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. There were 6 reported cases of those blood clots out of almost 7 million…
The Hamilton County Health Department has added new first and second dose Pfizer appointments to the schedule
Chattanooga, TN – According to the statement, people age 16 years and older who live, work, or attend school in Hamilton County are encouraged to visit vaccine.hamiltontn.gov to make an appointment online. The officials have reported that people who do not have access to the…
CPD is investigating after a 40-year-old man was taken to the hospital after being shot
Chattanooga, TN – According to the police report, CPD officers responded to the 1500 block of East 50th Street. When the officers arrived on scene, they found the man suffering from a gunshot wound. The officers secured the scene. The man said that he’d been out…
Mom arrested after her baby was found stuffed in a duffel bag packed with ice, hidden in a hotel room
The lifeless body of a 2-month-old baby was found stuffed inside a duffel bag packed with ice at the Scottish Inn Suites in Texas. The police found out about the baby after a 911 call was made, informing the operator about a baby that had…
Police pull Black teen out of her car “by her hair,” put a knee on her, and point a gun at her young cousins
A teenager was mishandled by the police who grabbed the girl by her hair and dragged her out of the car. The 17-year-old girl was arrested in Michigan because she was driving with only a permit and without an adult present in the car. She…