Chattanooga Police remind drivers school zone traffic enforcement resumes as students return
Chattanooga, TN – With Hamilton County Schools back in session on Thursday, the Chattanooga Police Department is reminding motorists that school zone speed limits will once again be in effect across the city. Officers will be conducting traffic enforcement in designated school zones to help…
Cherokee Cultural Celebration featuring crafts, dancing, and demonstrations to be held at Red Clay State Historic Park in August
Tennessee – Red Clay State Historic Park will host the Cherokee Cultural Celebration on Saturday and Sunday, August 9–10, offering traditional dancing, demonstrations, craft vendors, and food vendors from federally recognized Cherokee tribes. The public is invited to attend from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,…
Mom would sit on her chiIdren’s beIIies or put objects down their throats to force them to throw up if they gained too much weight, a practice she continued for years until her 3-year-old coIIapsed and died due to severe maInutrition: police
Minnesota – A Minnesota woman, 35-year-old S. Dahar, was arrested last week, two years after the death of her child, A. AbduIIahi, who coIIapsed in June 2023 and died several weeks later at a hospital. The mother’s charges include second-degree mansIaughter, four counts of chiId…
Woman died after her spouse, who believed that at least two men living nearby had reIationships with her, claimed the victim was reaching for a firearm before he kiIIed her while their chiIdren were inside the vehicIe: DA
Ohio – A 45-year-old man from Indiana was sentenced on Friday to a prison term ranging from twenty five to thirty and a half years for the shooting death of his spouse, Staci. The sentencing took place in Ohio, following a plea agreement in which…
CPD’s Bomb Squad assists after explosive devices found inside Polk County residence
Chattanooga, TN – Detectives and deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office located and arrested Kevin Wade O’Neal, 54, at a residence on Amber Way in Old Fort on August 1, 2025, while attempting to serve active warrants for allegedly threatening to kill public officials…
TDOT to widen I-75 and I-24 interchange ramps with lane closures starting August 3
Tennessee – Drivers near the I-75 and I-24 interchange in Hamilton County should prepare for upcoming construction that will affect traffic flow. As part of Phase 2 of the project to widen and improve the interchange, Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) crews will begin shifting…
Chattanooga Police Department joins Red Sand Project to raise trafficking awareness
Chattanooga, TN – The Chattanooga Police Department’s Special Victims Unit participated in the national Red Sand Project alongside the Family Justice Center and other local partners, highlighting their continued efforts to bring attention to human trafficking. Held annually in communities across the nation, the event…
Woman became angry over how the homeowner she lived with had arranged her sIeeping area in her room before breaking a bottIe over her and infIicting stab wounds with a Iarge bIade: police
Florida – A Florida woman was taken into custody last week and charged with attempted second-degree murder and aggravated battery with a deadIy weapon. Florida authorities allege that the defendant, 26-year-old A. WiIIiams, attacked another woman by breaking a bottIe over her head before stabbing…