Lisette Monroe was a 23-year-old new mother in 1988 when she lost her beloved little sister in the most horrific way possible.

For the first time in the United States, a utility is asking federal regulators for a permit to build a small nuclear reactor.

As the cost of living continues to rise, Americans are looking for ways to save money and live comfortably.

Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have voted overwhelmingly in favor of joining the United Auto Workers union, boosting the UAW's nationwide effort to organize nonunion factories.

More than 1,000 workers at Volkswagen’s Tennessee factory have signed cards authorizing a vote to be represented by the United Auto Workers union.

Newly released video recorded by the Tennessee Highway Patrol shows the immediate aftermath of a chain-reaction crash involving Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this summer.

Body camera video obtained by News 6 shows the aftermath of a wreck last week in Tennessee involving Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during his campaign for president.

Furman has two best friends to thank in part for reaching its first NCAA Tournament since 1980.

Volkswagen has begun production of its first electric vehicle assembled in the United States at a Tennessee plant.

A person with direct knowledge of the decision says South Carolina and Chattanooga’s Lamont Paris have reached a five-year deal for him to become the next men’s basketball coach.

Alfonso Plummer scored 15 points, including the go-ahead free throws with 12 seconds to go, and fourth-seeded Illinois escaped 13th-seeded Chattanooga 54-53 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

___The next two George Washington men’s basketball games have been postponed due to the continued pause on basketball activities after positive tests within Tier 1 personnel. ___Boston College has postponed two men’s basketball games this week because of positive COVID-19 tests, prompting the Atlantic Coast Conference to juggle its schedule. Carolina, Dallas, Florida, Nashville and Tampa Bay have all had games postponed because of the pandemic. ___The Chattanooga Mocs have postponed a pair of men’s basketball games after a positive COVID-19 test among the team’s Tier 1 personnel. ___The Southern Conference postponed three games because of positive COVID-19 tests within the Furman and Chattanooga men’s basketball programs.

Rescued Kemps ridley sea turtles receive care at Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. Thirty endangered sea turtles rescued from the beaches of Cape Cod are now safe in New Orleans after their Thanksgiving travel plans went awry. They were being taken to a Louisiana rehabilitation center when bad weather and damage to a propeller grounded their plane in Chattanooga. Staff members of the Tennessee Aquarium collected the animals and cared for them overnight. Kemp's ridley turtles are the smallest sea turtles in the world, growing to a little over 2 feet.

Law enforcement officials nationwide have rushed to condemn the actions of Minneapolis officers in the death of a black man in custody, a wave of harsh criticism experts say is unprecedented. A bystander's disturbing video shows Officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, kneeling on Floyd's neck, even as Floyd begs for air and slowly stops talking and moving. Sheriffs and police chiefs have strongly criticized the Minneapolis officer on social media and praised the city’s police chief for his quick dismissal of four officers at the scene. “We’ve got to remember that it was not just Officer Chauvin who was sitting on George Floyd’s neck,” she said. Minneapolis is bracing for more violence after days of civil unrest, with burned buildings, looted stores and angry graffiti demanding justice.