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Chattanooga Times Free Press Cartoon Caption Contest Winner

Wow, who knew everybody wants to be a cartoonist?

Pop superstar Whitney Houston has died at age 48

Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer...

Lady Mocs beat Cougars

Christopher scored game-high 11 points

Maine GOP chairman says Mitt Romney wins Republican caucuses

Mitt Romney eked out a narrow win in Maine's Republican caucuses, state party officials announced Saturday, providing his campaign a much-needed boost after three straight...

Review: Netflix and Hulu’s new scripted originals

NEW YORK — Within just over a week, Netflix and Hulu are both debuting their first stabs at original scripted programming.

Climber hurt in Prentice Cooper State Park

A climber was rescued from Prentice Cooper State Forest after a boulder fell on his torso.

Social issues rule busy day in presidential race

WASHINGTON — Social issues dominated the 2012 presidential race Friday, as President Barack Obama tried to calm a storm over religion and birth control and the Republicans...

Audit: North Dakota school awards unearned degrees to foreigners

BISMARCK, N.D. — Dickinson State University awarded hundreds of degrees to foreign students who didn’t earn them, signed up students who couldn’t speak English...

Wagging tails replace sad eyes in Westminster ads

NEW YORK — Pet lovers won’t have to look away anymore when those heart-wrenching TV ads appear during the Westminster dog show — the ones with the pitiful...

Under fire, Obama adjusts his birth control policy

WASHINGTON — Under fierce election-year fire, President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly abandoned his stand that religious organizations must pay for birth control for...

Former Rhea County court clerk indicted for theft

A former Rhea County Circuit Court deputy clerk is in hot water.

Tennessee man found guilty of raping 79-year-old woman with Alzheimer's

A South Memphis man has been convicted of raping a 79-year-old woman with Alzheimer's after the jury rejected his defense that the sex was consensual.

Hamilton County deputies seek missing man

Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating a 62-year-old man who was last seen Monday.

Lectures: “Religion in Early America: From the Great Awakening to the Revolution

from:University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

The UTC Department of Philosophy and Religion presents the LeRoy Martin Distinguished Lecturer Series on Christian History and Thought, “Religion in Early America: From the...

The Next Step– Students attend UTC Career Day

from:University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

By Iris Mahan, University Relations Intern The University Center was filled with students for Career Day, an annual event for all majors sponsored by the Placement and Student...

Obama: Birth control policy meets everyone's needs

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama declared Friday he's found a solution to a birth-control uproar that will protect religious liberty but also ensure that women have...

Snow on the way tonight to Chattanooga area and Tennessee Valley

Don't put the winter clothes away just yet! A cold front moving into the Tennessee Valley will bring increasing clouds through the afternoon with a few light showers...

Smoking in bed suspected in deadly Cleveland, Tenn., fire

A fire official in Cleveland says smoking in bed might have started a fatal fire.

Three arrested on meth charges in Jackson County, Ala.

SKYLINE, Ala. — Authorities in Jackson County, Ala., on Thursday arrested three Skyline residents and charged them in connection with manufacturing methamphetamine,...

David Climer: Pat Summitt loses her grip on Lady Vols

If you’ve been around Pat Summitt very long, you realize she’s unfailingly direct and unflinchingly blunt.

Tentative trial date set in Jerry Sandusky's child sex-abuse case

BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Judge sets tentative trial date of May 14 in Jerry Sandusky's child sex-abuse case

Gingrich hopes high road, new funds can save him

CLEVELAND — Newt Gingrich, suddenly in danger of losing his perch as Mitt Romney’s strongest GOP challenger, is fine-tuning his presidential campaign to place more...

Kodak to stop making cameras, digital frames

Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday that it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames in a move that marks the end of an era for the...

Obama birth control policy divides Democrats

WASHINGTON — Democrats are deeply divided over President Barack Obama’s new rule that religious schools and hospitals must provide insurance for free birth control to...

Tennessee State hands No. 9 Murray State first loss of season

Robert Covington had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead Tennessee State to a 72-68 victory over No. 9 Murray State on Thursday night, handing the Racers their first loss of the...

Family of McMinn Central High School student releases photo

New details are surfacing Thursday night in the suicide of a McMinn Central High School student.

Body found on Blount Ave. in Cleveland, Tenn.

A death investigation is underway in Cleveland Thursday night.

3 charged in Hamilton jail drug investigation

Two corrections officers at the Hamilton County Jail, and the cousin of another, have been arrested and two more are under investigation after detectives discovered several...

Bradley County couple facing charges related to false burglary report

Bradley County authorities have charged a man and a woman after they were able to determine the couple had falsely claimed to have been burglarized.

Tenn. Gov. Haslam gets pushback on plan to change rules on classroom size

Gov. Bill Haslam today acknowledged his plan to give local schools flexibility to increase average class sizes is getting pushback from educators and lawmakers, but he remained...

Chattanooga Mayor Littlefield recall group may join Friday hearing, judge rules

A group responsible for forcing a scheduled recall election of Mayor Ron Littlefield has intervened in the case and will be allowed to participate in a hearing set for Friday.

NRC approves first new nuclear plant in 3 decades in Georgia

The nation's first new nuclear power plant in a generation won approval Thursday as federal regulators voted to grant a license for two new reactors in Georgia.

Group behind Chattanooga mayor recall has hearing today

A group responsible for forcing a scheduled recall election of Mayor Ron Littlefield will try to intervene in the case.

Tennessee: Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey wants to ‘back up’ on Haslam proposal to increase classroom size

NASHVILLE — Legislators need to “back up” and do a better job of explaining a proposal by Gov. Bill Haslam to increase average classroom sizes in Tennessee,...

Hamilton County Commission asked to release money for school construction

Hamilton County School Superintendent Rick Smith has asked the County Commission to release a pot of money it has been holding since last year.

Los Angeles school in sex abuse case gets entire new staff

The decision to replace every teacher and staff member at a Los Angeles-area elementary school where two instructors were charged with lewd conduct will cost at least $5.7 million.

One red panda dies at Chattanooga Zoo, another is very ill

One of the red pandas at the Chattanooga Zoo has died, zoo officials say.

National unemployment aid applications near a four year low

The number of people seeking unemployment aid neared a four-year low last week, a positive sign that strong hiring could continue in the coming months.

States, Feds to announce mortgage settlement

Federal officials say a deal has been reached between states and the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses.

Greek leaders agree to new cuts

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and his coalition partners have struck a deal on new cuts demanded by creditors to secure a vital €130 billion bailout.

Waiver on No Child Left Behind law for Tennessee, Georgia and 8 other states

President Barack Obama today will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, giving leeway to states that promise to improve how...

‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill delayed in Tennessee House

Opponents of a measure that seeks to ban Tennessee public schools from teaching about gay issues said Wednesday they will continue to show up in large groups to protest the...

Michigan, Pennsylvania put limits on families seeking food aid

HOWELL, Mich. — The 2010 Buick Enclave parked in her garage kept Michigan resident Renee Moore from getting food stamps for two months last year, even though her...

In scientific coup, Russians reach Antarctic lake

MOSCOW — After more than two decades of drilling in Antarctica, Russian scientists have reached a gigantic freshwater lake hidden under miles of ice for some 20 million...

For Santorum, new challenges follow his big wins

ALLEN, Texas — One day after Rick Santorum’s startling breakthrough in the presidential race, his few aides decamped to distant states to start building campaign...

Tennessee man allegedly kills two people who unfriended his daughter on Facebook

A father who was upset after a Tennessee couple deleted his adult daughter as a friend on Facebook has been charged in the shooting deaths of the couple, authorities said...

Three arrested in Jackson County, Ala., drug raid

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit made three methamphetamine arrests Tuesday at a residence on Alabama Highway 35.

Washington state lawmakers pass gay marriage bill

Washington state lawmakers voted to approve gay marriage Wednesday, setting the stage for the state to become the seventh in the nation to allow same-sex couples to wed.