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CARTA works with East Ridge transportation needs

EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) - With thousands of cars on Chattanooga streets every day, it's sometimes overlooked that many residents use, and need, public transportation. The city of East Ridge has been working with CARTA to fill the gaps in service…

UPDATE: CFD releases cause to afternoon apartment fire

Chattanooga, Tenn. -- [UPDATE]  The cause of this afternoon's fire at 124 Signal Hills Drive has been ruled accidental. The fire investigator says the resident was cooking and the hood vent/duct caught fire because a bird had constructed a nest in…

Jury selected for driver in crash that killed 6

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - An out-of-town jury has been selected in the trial of a truck driver charged with killing six people on Interstate 75. Reports say 13 women and three men will be bused to Chattanooga and sequestered for…

Tennessee aims to cut down prison contraband

TENNESSEE (WDEF) - In Tennessee, the state Department of Correction is aiming to cut down on contraband at prisons through a new initiative. A team of nine law enforcement officers are conducting surprise searches across the state. So far, almost 3-hundred…

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