Mocs News Staff

Campus Vehicle Thefts

UTC Police have received multiple reports of vehicle burglary this afternoon, Friday, Nov. 9, in the following parking areas: Lot 31 (5th Street Garage) Lot 32 (East 4th and Mabel streets near McKenzie Arena) Lot 38 (Palmetto and Oak streets) Please call UTC PD at 423-425-4357 if you have any information concerning …

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Northern California wildfire nearly quadruples in size

PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire that moved so fast that firefighters couldn’t hope to stop it quadrupled in size Friday after destroying several thousand buildings and leveling much of a Northern California town of nearly 30,000 people, authorities said. Only a day after it began, the fire near the …

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Despite the rain, Taps plays on at UTC

Bad weather didn’t stop the taps project on the University of Tennessee Chattanooga campus. This is the third year for the project meant to honor veterans and their service. Volunteers play trumpet in various places on our campus…. one after another. Their coordinated performance results in a haunting moment that …

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Trump forces out Jeff Sessions as US attorney general

By ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions was pushed out Wednesday as the country’s chief law enforcement officer after enduring more than a year of blistering and personal attacks from President Donald Trump over his recusal from the Russia investigation. Sessions told the president in a …

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UTC tops Charlotte 80-69, spoils Ron Sanchez’s debut

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jerry Johnson Jr. scored 18 points and Chattanooga spoiled Ron Sanchez’s head coaching debut with an 80-69 victory over Charlotte on Tuesday night. The 49ers closed within 62-55 after trailing by more than 10 for most of the second half and cut the deficit to seven …

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Blackburn won a grueling, expensive contest

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn won a grueling, expensive contest Tuesday to become the first female U.S. senator from Tennessee, keeping a key midterm seat under GOP control. The congresswoman defeated Democratic former Gov. Phil Bredesen by closely aligning her bid with President Donald Trump, who …

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Tennessee Top Races

By The Associated Press U.S. Senate Class I 418 of 1,969 precincts – 21 percentMarsha Blackburn, GOP 574,411 – 62 percent Phil Bredesen, Dem 341,422 – 37 percent Trudy Austin, Ind 3,406 – 0 percent Dean Hill, Ind 3,394 – 0 percent Kris Todd, Ind 2,017 – 0 percent John …

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