HOUSTON (AP) — George H.W. Bush is set to embark on his final tour of Washington, the capital city that is remembering the 41st president’s lifetime of public service that began in the Navy during World War II, ended with one term as president and was characterized throughout by what …
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UTC Police Investigate Theft of Globetrotter’s Gym Bag
From UTC Communication and Marketing: UTC Police are Investigating a burglary reported to have occurred about 3 p.m. today, Dec. 2 at McKenzie Arena. An unknown suspect entered the women’s locker room through a window from parking lot 35 and took items of value from a gym bag that belonged …
Read More »Johnson leads Chattanooga past Tennessee Tech, 71-60
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Jerry Johnson led a balanced squad with 14 points, Maurice Commander scored 13 and the pair combined for 7 of Chattanooga’s season-high 13 3-pointers and the Mocs defeated Tennessee Tech 71-60 on Saturday. Commander made 4 of 5 from distance, Johnson hit a trio of 3s, …
Read More »College Football Playoff set: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Oklahoma, No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Notre Dame
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — College Football Playoff set: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Oklahoma, No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Notre Dame. *********************** Meanwhile The Associated Press poll voters have put Oklahoma at No. 4 in the final regular-season Top 25, behind No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Clemson and …
Read More »Ten Most Wanted Suspect Caught in Virginia
From Chattanooga Police CPD News: On Friday, November 30, 2018 Dominic Collins, the suspect in the April, 2018 attempted murder of Leonard Myree, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals and the Lynchburg, Virginia Police Department. Acting on tip, law enforcement located Collins at an apartment in Lynchburg, VA. After a …
Read More »George H.W. Bush dies at 94; made greatest mark in Gulf War
By MICHAEL GRACZYK, Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — He was the man who sought a “kinder, and gentler nation,” and the one who sternly invited Americans to read his lips — he would not raise taxes. He was the popular leader of a mighty coalition that dislodged Iraq from Kuwait, and …
Read More »Developer says TVA illegally blocking nuclear plant sale
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A developer trying to buy an unfinished nuclear power plant in Alabama has sued the Tennessee Valley Authority, accusing the federal utility of illegally blocking the sale. Attorneys for developer Franklin L. Haney accused TVA on Friday of breach of contract for not completing a previously …
Read More »The Trumps to attend Bush state funeral
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Saturday mourned the passing of former President George H.W. Bush, remembering him as a man of “sound judgment, common sense and unflappable leadership.” In a statement issued hours after Bush’s death on Friday night, the Trumps …
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Kid Rock booted from leading parade after profane TV remarks
By JONATHAN MATTISE, Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kid Rock’s profane comments on live TV have gotten him booted from leading the Nashville Christmas Parade. Instead, parade organizers have invited James Shaw Jr., the man hailed as a community hero for wrestling a gun away from the shooter during a …
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