Chattanooga residents are being asked to stay on the lookout for a shooting suspect who targeted a Chattanooga police officer. A reward of $6,000 is being offered for information leading to the suspect's arrest. The shooting happened at 9:24 Thursday morning in the Glendwood/Mission area and sparked a manhunt. "One of your Chattanooga police officers was searching an abandoned building," Chief Fred Fletcher said, "to make sure that nobody was illegally squatting or causing danger or disorder to

With almost everyone sending packages at this time of the year, you might be interested in an alternative to the conventional delivery services. It’s called Roadie. Started in Atlanta in 2015, Roadie operates much the same way as Uber, but rather than passengers they take packages and pets. Richard Winham talked to Jeremy Dollar, a local driver for Roadie which now offers delivery to all fifty states.

Englewood, Tennessee Fire Chief Billy Roach says one of his crews had worked about 20 hours fighting wildfires in Gatlinburg that killed at least seven people. Then when deadly winds blew in from Alabama, the Englewood firefighters rushed home to McMinn county, to help storm-related rescue operations. “They’re wore out,” Roach said at a press conference. “They’ve had very little sleep. I know I’ve had two hours since Monday morning. We’re just to the limits.” Also in this story, WUTC’s Jacqui

Though devastating wildfires in the Gatlinburg/Sevier County area of Tennessee have scorched more than 100 buildings, downtown Gatlinburg is mostly intact, officials said at a press conference this morning. "The worst is definitely over with," according to Gatlinburg Fire Chief Greg Miller. "We're dealing with 15 mile-an-hour winds today, where we were dealing with 87 mile-an-hour winds last night." More than 2,000 people have checked into emergency shelters. Hundreds of firefighters from around

Three people in Sevier County, Tennessee are dead as a result of unpredictable , devastating wildfires exacerbated by strong winds and drought . Officials are not yet releasing the victims' identities, and emergency responders continue going door-to-door, checking for people who need help. Hundreds of homes and structures are damaged or destroyed, and downed trees and telephone poles block emergency responders from reaching some areas. After flying over the area in a helicopter, Tennessee

Shortly before a fatal school bus crash i n Chattanooga, students were complaining about the driver, according to records the Hamilton County Department of Education released to local media. Twenty-four year-old Johnthony Walker was driving a bus that veered off Talley Road, hitting a utility pole, then a tree. The impact killed five Woodmore Elementary students. A sixth died later in a hospital. Walker is charged with multiple counts of vehicular homicide, reckless driving, and reckless

The Woodmore Elementary bus crash has caused an outpouring of support from the community. The waiting room at Blood Assurance is crammed full of people patiently waiting their turn to donate blood. O- negative blood is needed the most, Blood Assurance Marketing Coordinator Mindy Quinn explained Tuesday. “It is very busy as you can see. We've got lots of donors waiting. What we know right now is that our schedule is full for today and tomorrow. We are fast tracking O- donors in as well as

Chattanooga Police Chief Fred Fletcher described the bus crash that killed five Chattanooga elementary school students as "every public safety professional’s worst nightmare." Police arrested the driver, 24-year-old Johnthony Walker, and charged him with five counts of vehicular homicide, reckless driving, and other offenses. Authorities say one kindergartner, one first-grader, and three fourth-graders from Woodmore Elementary died. According to the arrest affidavit, Walker was speeding well

Kahmesha Herring, a volunteer with the Epilepsy Foundation of Southeast Tennessee, joins us to talk about their fundraiser coming up Saturday, which includes a chance for kids of all ages to dress up in animal costumes and walk through Warner Park. More information is here: http://www.epilepsy-setn.org/events/fun-walk-to-fight-epilepsy/

You may have noticed that lately Chattanooga looks like a dystopian movie, with plumes of thick smoke looming over the city and people wearing face masks. But it isn’t the end of the world. Just fallout from local wildfires. We spoke Dr. Pamela Sud, a pulmonologist at CHI Memorial, about the nearly 100 patients the hospital has treated for smoke-related breathing problems. Another local hospital, Erlanger, has treated more than a hundred as well.