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The Tennessee Valley Authority is increasing its fuel adjustment charge by 0.7 percent in June. More>>
"My purpose was to turn students on to science and the best way to do that is the night sky," says James A. Smith. More>>
Walker County Commissioner Bebe Heiskell's announcement to bring a water bottling company to the county has set off a firestorm of online criticism. More>>
The NAACP is vowing not to let recently enacted voter ID laws suppress turnout among minority, student or elderly voters. More>>
The Georgia Department of Labor is hoping to get some people to work in North Georgia. More>>
A Rossville man is facing theft charges for taking items from storm victims. More>>
Governor Nathan Deal has signed a $19.2 billion budget that reflects his administration's priorities and Georgia's modest revenue gains in the recovering economy. More>>
Real Bright Sunrae Water will be relocating to Walker County, taking over an existing 200,000 square foot facility and bringing the promise of solid job growth. More>>
The Georgia Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the convictions of Lance Coleman Rockholt, who has found guilty of a road rage murder in Walker County More>>
Jim Huff was in the woods Friday morning near Cloudland Canyon State Park with his dog for company, Alison Krauss' bluegrass cranked up on the stereo and a giant shovel at his fingertips. More>>
Lookout Mountain's city property taxes could increase by 17 percent for 20 years to fund a new town hall, police station and fire station to replace the aging City Hall. More>>
The Georgia Department of Labor is hoping to get some people to work in north Georgia. More>>
Biologists have found bats in a Lookout Mountain cave have a fungal infection that has caused a massive die-off of bats in the eastern United States. More>>
Governor Nathan Deal is set to sign legislation that will bring sweeping changes to the state's criminal justice system, a priority he set early in his administration. More>>
Governor Nathan Deal has signed legislation that would ban abortions five months after conception. More>>
Temperatures are rising this week but two North Georgia churches may have to wait before they can turn on their air. That's because thieves have stolen their air conditioning units. More>>
One Rossville woman says she now thinks losing her home in the powerful storm, was a blessing in disguise. More>>
The unemployment rate declined, slightly, in Dalton for March according Georgia labor officials, but remains the highest in the state. More>>
Governor Nathan Deal is appointing a political adviser as Georgia's transportation planning director. More>>
Investigators need your help solving a string of church burglaries in north Georgia. More>>
Governor Nathan Deal is touring Georgia to sign local bills and discuss the state budget, including funding for the Port of Savannah. More>>
Champion Road in Walker County is quite and peaceful. Those who live there, including many retirees, do their part for curb appeal. However, there is one exception. More>>
Walker County Superior Court Judge Jon Wood denied a motion to give convicted killer Sam Parker a new trial. More>>
A Chickamauga business man is giving up the fight, after the city's planning commission scrapped plans to build a gun training center near a daycare More>>
Georgia's unemployment rate has dropped for eight straight months, and the state's labor commissioner says that's a sign more Georgians are getting back to work. More>>
A Rossville retiree helped treat dozens of fire victims in her years as an emergency room.
But Tuesday, Patty Rose Rector died after her own home caught fire, and rescuers had difficulty reaching her.
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It's 30 minutes into nap time at the Academy For Little People in Chickamauga. Parents and workers fear that a proposed gun range will ruin the peace. More>>
Governor Nathan Deal has signed a bill targeting scrap metal theft that would place more requirements on recyclers and addresses what supporters say is a growing problem in the state. More>>
The southbound lanes of a north Georgia interstate have reopened after a fiery wreck closed the stretch for more than nine hours. More>>
A former police officer in Walker County, convicted of killing his wife, is pushing for a new trail. More>>
Sam Parker will argue for a new trial today. More>>
Just in time for summer, a Georgia city now owns the lawn in front of city hall. More>>
Forecasters warn the threat of wildfires is high across much of Georgia, and any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. More>>
Georgia's high school graduation rate has fallen to 67 percent based a new federally mandated calculation. More>>
Fire crews are working to determine the cause of the fire at a local business. More>>
Walker County Sole Commissioner Bebe Heiskell hopes a majority of county voters -- and those around Georgia -- will support a 1-cent, 10-year statewide transportation special purpose local option sales tax when it's on the ballot July 31. More>>
Governor Nathan Deal is asking the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to take over a state board that reviews cases on the sex offender registry amid concerns about a backlog of work. More>>
If the idea of shooting off a cannon while dressed as a Civil War soldier appeals to you, now's your chance. The Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is seeking artillery cannoneers. More>>
Authorities say millions of dollars in a fund intended to help unemployed Georgia homeowners avoid foreclosure have gone unspent, even as 12,000 residents get foreclosure notices each month. More>>
A police officer convicted of killing his wife is back in the Tennessee Valley. More>>
Georgia strawberry growers say the warm winter and hot spring has caused fields across the state to be in full bloom. More>>
The Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force served a search warrant in Rossville on Monday and found a major indoor marijuana growing operation, according to Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson. More>>
Travel experts say the price for a gallon gas is expected to reach the $4.00 nationally this month. More>>
Experts say a warm winter and early spring will mean an abundance of ticks this summer in Georgia. More>>
A bill meant to overhaul Georgia's criminal justice system and cut costs now heads to Republican Gov. Nathan Deal. More>>
The Walker County Sheriff's Office arrested a man wanted in connection with a fatal crash Tuesday. More>>
How would you like to rent a canoe in Chickamauga, Ga., float down West Chickamauga Creek past historical markers at Chickamauga Battlefield showing where Confederate troops forded the water, stop for a creekside lunch in Fort Oglethorpe and then pull out at Camp Jordan? More>>
A LaFayette, Ga., police officer who accused his supervisors of trying to fire him out of retaliation will be suspended for two weeks without pay, then return to work, authorities said. More>>
Pharmacists and veterinarians say record-breaking pollen is taking its toll on people and pets in metro Atlanta. More>>
Firefighters spent part of the morning working a house fire. More>>
Two months after the Trojans lost the Class A state duals title by two points, a 50-person GHSA executive committee voted to correct a scoring error in that final match against Holy Innocents that will add Gordon Lee to the state's list of champions for 2011-12. More>>
Legislation that would increase tax exemptions for married couples and gradually phase out the property tax on cars and trucks is headed for a speedy vote Tuesday. More>>
One local community is getting ready, in case the Tennessee Valley has another storm, like last April's tornado outbreak. More>>
The quiet Cove community in Walker County could be harboring a rock from hundreds of millions of miles away. NASA scientists believe meteorites from a space rock that flew into earth's atmosphere the night of March 7 could be somewhere in Walker County.
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Officers removed nearly two dozen dogs from a Rossville home Thursday. The floors and furniture in the home were caked in feces. More>>
The preliminary unemployment rate in Northwest Georgia rose to 9.8 percent in January, up three-tenths of a percentage point from a revised 9.5 percent in December. More>>
New details have surfaced Wednesday in the case against the man accused of gunning down two people inside Hutcheson Medical Center. More>>
Officials in Walker County have decided to use the Tennessee-Georgia Memorial Park cemetery to design a memorial for people whose bodies were found at the Tri-State Crematory. More>>
A Senate committee has passed a bill that would revoke bonuses for Georgia teachers who cheat on standardized tests. More>>
With this year's and next year's 150th anniversary of the Civil War actions near and in Chattanooga, the new battle is one for history-vacation dollars. More>>
Heavy equipment operators are busy prepping land for a new kindergarten through eighth-grade school on 100 acres off U.S. Highway 27 near Rock Spring, Ga. More>>
A decade has passed since the Tri-State Crematory scandal rocked the small town of Noble, Georgia in Walker County. Remains of more than 300 bodies were never cremated. Instead, Brent Marsh sent cement dust to relatives and piled the bodies on top of one another. More>>
Satara Stratton grew up in Chattanooga, attending O.L.P.H. school. Six years ago, at age 18, she moved to Hollywood to pursue a film career. However, her friends and family haven't heard from her since November and two police agencies in southern California are now searching with growing concern because she was last seen with a sexual predator.
The Lookout Mountain Drug Task Force obtained three search warrants in Walker last week as part of a federal, state and local investigation, said District Attorney Herbert "Buzz" Franklin in a news release. More>>
Across both Tennessee and Georgia, voters head to the polls today to make their selections for the presidential primary.
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The measure would require doctors who own pain clinics get a special license from the state. More>>
Forecasters say a tornado watch has been issued in parts of northwest Georgia and much of the central part of the state. More>>
A family in need can now get in and out of their house, much easier. That's because a local group built a ramp for them today, free of charge. More>>
Georgia's labor commissioner says the state's unemployment rate has declined for the sixth straight month to 9.2 percent. More>>
Some lawmakers are voicing support for a proposal by a Georgia developer to build a new gambling facility in suburban Atlanta. More>>
A rapidly spreading wild fire makes its way through the storm-ravaged areas of Catoosa County and a Channel 3 camera catches it all. More>>
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is calling for the state to produce another 250,000 college graduates by 2020. More>>
Couples getting married at the Gordon-Lee Mansion in Walker County, Ga., sometimes take a horse-drawn carriage ride around Chickamauga's historic downtown. More>>
A registered sex offender is back behind bars, accused this time of luring a girl from her bus stop.
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Garretts Chapel has begun rebuilding their church, lost to fire last July. More>>
Three-year old Summer Knasel and four-year old Lovell Knasel were found safe in Maryland Wednesday afternoon. More>>
Wednesday was the ninth annual Siskin Possibilities Luncheon, the organizations largest fundraiser each year, to help provide care for those without adequate insurance. This year's featured speaker was a promising skier, when an accident left him paralyzed. But, he didn't let that stop him, and now he's inspiring a local paralympic hopeful. More>>
Courtesy of Connie WilsonA Rossville man has been cleared in the explosion that destroyed his home. More>>
Firefighters had a few challenges fighting a house fire Monday in Walker County. More>>
Severe Weather Awareness Week for the state of Tennessee runs from February 19 through February 24. More>>
When it comes to dissecting your cell phone bill, it can be confusing. One Georgia man knew something was not right when his bill jumped hundreds of dollars each month. More>>
A bill that would funnel more state money into poor school districts in Georgia has passed the House. More>>
A trio of Republican state senators has sponsored legislation that would bar illegal immigrants from attending Georgia state colleges and universities. More>>
A former firefighter has pleaded not guilty to eight counts of arson. More>>
Dozens of students at the Wacker Institute now have job offers. More>>
A farmer hopes to bring new life to the steel from a north Georgia airport terminal. More>>
Leatha Shropshire is just one of hundreds of family members who learned their loved ones weren't cremated as they had thought.
Instead, their bodies were piled on top of each other and hidden out of view at the Tri-State Crematory in Walker County. Authorities discovered 334 bodies 10 years ago on February 15.
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A Ridgeland High School teacher is paying it forward after lucking out in a recent raffle.
She won a ring worth thousands of dollars. Instead of keeping it, she's cashing it in and using the money in the classroom. More>>
The Senate has declined to take up a bill addressing the state Environmental Protection Division director's role in policing water pollution. More>>
A former North Georgia youth pastor was arrested this week in Walker County after he was accused of fondling a 15-year-old girl in 2009. More>>
Authorities say Georgia nonprofit agencies had to return millions of dollars to taxpayers who wanted to donate money to the popular Georgia Tax Credit Scholarship Program. More>>
Today is the 10th anniversary of the grisly discovery of bodies at the Tri-State Crematory in Walker County. More>>
The Georgia Department of Education wants to spend up to $3.6 million on bonuses for high-quality educators willing to relocate to rural areas of the state. More>>
Authorities say Georgia cattle producers soon should see higher prices for their beef cattle due to a drought in Texas that's contributing to a shortage of cattle. More>>
Georgia voters can now cast an in-person advance ballot for the presidential primary. More>>
Nearly a decade ago, 334 bodies were found at Tri-State Crematory. They were stacked in vaults, tossed in buildings, thrown in holes and cast into woods. Some were still inside their coffins; some had been lying out in the open for nearly five years. More>>
President Barack Obama today will free 10 states from the strict requirements of the Bush-era "No Child Left Behind" law. More>>
The Georgia presidential primary may not be a slam dunk for Republican hopeful Newt Gingrich, a congressman from the state for two decades. More>>
Georgia lawmakers have introduced legislation designed to encourage private investment in renewable energy sources like solar power. More>>
Counties and cities across Georgia will participate in a statewide tornado drill. More>>
Georgia Department of Correction officials say two men who escaped from Walker State Prison have been captured. More>>
Georgia's Secretary of State says President Barack Obama's name will remain on the 2012 Democratic primary election ballot. More>>
Georgia's attorney general says residents should be open to the idea of Chattanooga's airport becoming "Atlanta's second airport." More>>
The small community of Wallaceville has a big problem on its hands and its stacked 20 feet high. "We've been trying to get something done for over 30 years," says resident Jeanette Caldwell.
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Convention and tourism officials in northwest Georgia are trying to figure out ways to upgrade the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center. More>>
The first signs that HOPE scholarship changes made last year are hurting some Georgia students and colleges are starting to crop up just as Tennessee considers imposing even tougher academic requirements of its own. More>>
A nationally recognized organization is taking an 'out-of-the-box approach' when it comes to stopping bullies in schools. Friday, the 'Above and Beyond' group paid a visit to LaFayette High School in Walker County. More>>
House lawmakers have approved a revised $18.6 billion budget plan for the current year. More>>
Bullying continues to be a big problem in all local schools. More>>
After Alabama's Nick Saban personally offered the Ridgeland junior safety Vonn Bell a scholarship on Wednesday, Tennessee coach Derek Dooley followed with one from the Vols on Thursday. More>>
The Walker County Sheriff says an arrest has been made in connection with a string of convenience store burglaries in North Georgia.
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Many families still need help long after the April tornado outbreak. More>>
The Georgia Senate has approved legislation that would end the ban on silencers for hunting firearms. More>>
The Georgia state Senate has approved legislation that would create a committee which would recommend to the Legislature whether certain state agencies should be eliminated. More>>
When Dustin Norton is crouched high above the ground in a deer stand, he wants to hear the crack of twigs and rustle of bushes in order to find his target. More>>
LaFayette wastewater employees Friday were finishing a permanent fix to an underground pump station at which an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled Monday night. More>>
Despite a decrease in unemployment claims across the state, jobless claims continue to rise in Northwest Georgia. More>>
A flash flood watch has been issued for much of north Georgia as heavy rain was expected to push into the state from Alabama. More>>
The country music trio Lady Antebellum is featured on the cover of the new 2012 Georgia Travel Guide, which has an interview with the group's members discussing their favorite spots to visit in the state. More>>
Heather Turner and her family have lived in the Rossville Estates Mobile Home Park since July. However, they soon had hundreds of thousands of neighbors, the ones that climb up your walls and into your food. More>>
Senate Democratic Chairman Doug Stoner is proposing legislation that would make the state's ethics commission an independent agency. More>>
A Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe High School student is causing a stir over a Facebook post. More>>
State labor officials say Georgia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has declined for the third straight month in December, to 9.7 percent. More>>
A Gordon Lee High School secretary was arrested on January 10th on charges of stealing money from the school fund which included money raised in honor of a student killed in a car accident. More>>
Storms will move into the Tennessee Valley this evening with a chance of an isolated thunderstorm. More>>
Georgia lawmakers will step away from the House and Senate chambers to spend this week hearing from the heads of the state's agencies about their budget priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. More>>
Georgia's military and overseas citizens will be able to participate in the state's upcoming presidential primary by e-vote starting later this month. More>>
Gov. Nathan Deal says the state is very close to a landing a deal that could bring what he described as Georgia's largest business project since automaker Kia opened a massive plant in West Point. More>>
Georgia's top elected officials will join members of the family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in honor of the civil rights icon's birthday. More>>
Late Wednesday Channel 3 learned there will be armed guards at Hutchenson Medical Center. More>>
New proposals from Governor Nathan Deal would provide a modest increase in state spending as Georgia continues recovering from one of the worst recessions since the Great Depression. More>>
A former volunteer firefighter who was arrested in December 2010 for a slew of arsons in LaFayette, Ga., was indicted today on eight counts of arson. The Walker County grand jury indicted 34-year-old Melvin Chase in connection with a series of fires from 2005 to 2010, said LaFayette Police Sgt. Stacey Meeks. More>>
Governor Nathan Deal is expected to outline his plan to attract jobs to Georgia at this year's annual Eggs and Issues breakfast. More>>
Police say they should be called at the first sign of domestic abuse. More>>
James BensonChannel 3 is learning more about a shooting at Hutcheson Medical Center that left two women dead, and one man charged with felony murder.
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A warning from the Bi-Lo store in Rossville. More>>
Georgia is considering throwing out a law requiring 65% of state funding to be spent in public school classrooms. More>>
After another frigid start to the day, we will begin a nice warm up into the mid-40s this afternoon. More>>
Snow showers continuing Tuesday morning have caused slick roads on the northern Cumberland Plateau and much of East Tennessee. More>>
This holiday season is going down as one of the best ever for the Stallings' family. More>>
Authorities say more than 116,000 citations totaling about $25 million have been issued since Georgia's so-called "super speeder" law went into effect in July 2009. More>>
A LaFayette Marine continues to fight for his life Tuesday. More than two weeks ago Marine Corporal Tyler Skelly suffered a seizure and collapsed while serving in Bahrain. More>>
The Tennessee Valley Authority is asking people who live near its power substations to watch for copper thieves. More>>
Firefighters in Walker County spent the night working a structure fire. More>>
Golf cart owners in Georgia will soon have stricter requirements to follow if they plan to drive their carts on roadways. More>>
Heavy rains and high winds overnight have left hundreds without power in North Georgia. More>>
State officials might soon start charging cyclists to ride on trails at three state parks in north Georgia. More>>
A new report shows that Georgia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has fallen to 9.9 percent More>>
A low pressure system and cold front approaching the Mississippi River Valley will increase our rain chances in the Tennessee Valley over the next several hours. More>>
After a cold start to our Monday, sunshine and dry air will lead to a beautiful, mild afternoon with highs in the 50s. More>>
The topic of immigration is not going away anytime soon, but when Georgia lawmakers go back into session in January it is not expected to be a top priority, area lawmakers said. More>>
A North Georgia community is in shock over the death of an instructor.
Dustin Scott was a longtime teacher at Georgia Northwestern Technical College. Channel 3 has learned he was killed in motorcycle accident near his home. More>>
Marine Corporal Tyler Skelly collapsed from a seizure last week while serving in Bahrain. The fall cracked his head, causing his brain to bleed. More>>
Georgia's unemployment rate has fallen sharply to 9.9 percent in November, the largest one-month decline in 34 years. More>>
A state task force on water supply has approved its report and is sending its recommendations to Governor Nathan Deal. More>>
Georgia's state Department of Early Care and Learning is preparing legislation to require background checks for all employees at state-licensed child care centers. More>>
A North Georgia woman survived a vicious dog attack Friday night, but it will likely take her a long time to recover. More>>
The Tennessee Wildlife Federation's Hunters for the Hungry program has appealed to hunters to donate harvested deer to food banks and soup kitchens. More>>
A North Georgia teenager, who's well on his way to making a slot on Team USA's Paralympic Nordic Ski Team, is training in Brekenridge, Colorado. More>>
Lee Clarkson Road is a lifeline to Chickamauga, GA But at least 16 people have wrecked on its sharpest curve, the past five years. That's prompting an on-line petition for change. More>>
Four weeks to the day that a gasoline vapor explosion leveled a rental house in Walker County, GA, investigators say they're close to catching the arsonist. The renter has agreed to take a polygraph exam. More>>
A North Georgia teen whose dream is to compete in the 2014 Paralympics is a bit closer to achieving that dream! More>>
Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson is now a victim of a global hacking scam. More>>
Heavy rains are causing problems on the roadways with flooding and downed trees. Law enforcement across the Tennessee Valley is advising drivers to use caution during their commute. More>>
A slow-moving cold front is bringing a variety of weather cautions to Tennessee, including the possibility of measurable snow.
Here's the latest look at your forecast from Chief Meteorologist Paul Barys! More>>
Forecasters say north Georgia residents should brace for heavy rains and possible snow over the next few days. More>>
Eyewitness News has learned federal investigators are involved with fraud cases, reported in North Georgia. And now, even some of the banks are speaking out! More>>
Georgia lawmakers are poised to consider substantial changes to the state's criminal justice system that could reshape the way courts are run and offenders are sentenced. More>>
Several people have contacted Channel 3, upset their bank accounts have been hacked! More>>
For those struggling to make ends meet, the holidays can be a hard time. More>>
Convicted rapist and killer appears in court for status hearing 22 years later. More>>
A Flintstone, Georgia, man is behind bars, accused of robbing stores in Walker and Catoosa counties. More>>
A Walker County teen is accused of posting pornography to a school website. More>>
Researchers in a nationwide study of earthquakes will soon place new instruments beneath the Georgia red clay and in other eastern states as they seek to learn more about what causes them and where they might strike. More>>
The Walker County Sheriff's Office has charged a Lafayette High School freshman, accused of hacking the school's website. More>>
A north Georgia teenager is halfway to his goal of reaching the 2014 Paralympics. More>>
State labor officials say Georgia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 10.2% in October, down one-tenth of a percentage point from September. More>>
Civic and business leaders from across the region will be in Chattanooga Thursday to discuss the future of the area. More>>
A Flintstone woman, who told investigators she was shot at a party, is now behind bars in connection with the incident. More>>
A 2.8 percent increase in the Tennessee Valley Authority's fuel cost will boost average residential electric bills in December between $1.50 and $3.50. More>>
Caleb Stallings has raised about $3,000 so far but still needs another $5,000 for travel expenses to the trials in Brekenridge, Colorado on December 4. More>>
Students at Gordon Lee High School are still in shock at the loss of a fellow classmate. More>>
Georgia State Patrol is investigating what caused a single vehicle wreck that left one person dead. More>>
Investigators say Mission Ridge Home explosion was a result of arson. More>>
A proposed Christmas tree fee has been wrapped up, and put back on the shelf, at least for now. More>>
Toyota is recalling more than half a million vehicles around the world, most of them in the United States. More>>
Georgia lawmakers passed a bill earlier this year, to give local governments the choice to ban the sale of alcoholic beverages in stores. Now local communities have voted. More>>
Here are the results of the November 8, 2011 elections in North Georgia. More>>
The federal government will be testing the emergency alert system Wednesday on all TV and radio stations. More>>
Several North Georgia communities will head to the polls on Tuesday to vote on Sunday alcohol sales. More>>
Fire investigators are still on Mission Ridge Road, trying to figure out what sparked a home explosion last week. More>>
Fire investigators are still trying to figure out what caused a home on Mission Ridge Road to explode Wednesday night. More>>
Channel 3 is learning more about a home explosion that rocked a Rossville neighborhood Wednesday night. More>>
Surviving against the odds is not enough for Caleb Stallings. This teen wants to be among the best in the world at whatever he does and now he's just a few steps away from debuting in the 2014 Paralympics. More>>
Two Georgia lawmakers are planning to introduce legislation that would require people to pass a drug test to receive welfare. More>>
The blast was so loud Connie Wilson thought a bomb had landed on her roof. "The whole house shook," she says. More>>
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