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…
Tennessee farmers and forest landowners to receive hurricane Helene recovery grants
Tennessee – Farmers and forest landowners in Tennessee recovering from losses caused by Hurricane Helene will soon be able to apply for block grants aimed at addressing damage not covered by insurance or existing federal disaster programs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Governor Bill Lee,…
Chattanooga Fire Department honors fallen captain on first anniversary of passing
Chattanooga, TN – The Chattanooga Fire Department marked one year since the passing of Captain George Turley, who died on December 14, 2024, following a medical emergency during a workout at Station 16. Despite efforts by his crew, paramedics, and doctors, he could not be…
Chattanooga Fire Department assists in complex rope rescue after Signal Mountain crash
Chattanooga, TN – Several agencies worked together on Sunday, December 14, for an hours-long response after a vehicle plunged off Signal Mountain, trapping the driver and requiring a complicated extrication and rope rescue. The Signal Mountain Fire Department was dispatched at approximately 3:33 p.m. to…
Chattanooga police investigate shooting on E 25th Street Court
Chattanooga, TN – The Chattanooga Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on December 13, 2025, at approximately 3:33 p.m. in the 2200 block of E 25th Street Court. Officers reported that a 19-year-old male victim was transported by a personal vehicle to a…