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1 week ago | 
local3news.com | Leah Bolling
The Tennessee Infrastructure Alliance and Thrive Regional Partnership, a Chattanooga-based organization, urges local drivers to consider alternative routes instead of relying solely on interstates like I-24 and I-75. The alternative route campaign aims to reduce congestion by promoting 13 different routes throughout the region. These options are designed to offer less stressful and potentially more enjoyable commutes.
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1 week ago | 
local3news.com | Leah Bolling
The state of Tennessee has submitted a letter of intent to potentially relocate the Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute to Eastdale. This move comes after a 2024 investigation revealed that the current Moccasin Bend site cannot be expanded due to the presence of buried layers of historic materials.
Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute in Chattanooga along the Tennessee River.
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1 week ago | 
local3news.com | Leah Bolling
The state of Tennessee has submitted a letter of intent to potentially relocate the Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute to Eastdale. This move comes after a 2024 investigation revealed that the current Moccasin Bend site cannot be expanded due to the presence of buried layers of historic materials. However, the letter of intent does not guarantee that Eastdale will become the hospital’s new home. It remains a possibility under consideration.
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1 week ago | 
local3news.com | Leah Bolling
The Dalton Police Department has identified the victims in a double murder-suicide that also took the life of an unborn child. The women killed were Rebeca Akins and Cindel Rhoden. Rhoden had two daughters and was five months pregnant at the time of her death. Police say Kevin Akins shot and killed his wife, Rebeca Akins, at her apartment on Murray Avenue before driving to Shadow Lane, where he fatally shot Rhoden, his girlfriend, at her apartment and then turned the gun on himself.
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2 weeks ago | 
local3news.com | Leah Bolling
It’s been 10 days since a water outage disrupted service for parts of Bledsoe and Van Buren counties. While the situation is improving, residents are still under a boil water advisory. Fall Creek Falls Utility District reports that water service has been restored to about 90% of the roughly 1,900 households it serves. However, utility officials say it may take a few more days before water is fully safe to drink without boiling.
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2 weeks ago | 
local3news.com | Leah Bolling
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has become the first utility in the United States to submit a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a small modular reactor, marking a significant milestone in the future of nuclear energy. The 4,500-page application was signed and submitted Tuesday morning by Scott Hunnewell, TVA’s vice president of the New Nuclear Program.
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2 weeks ago | 
local3news.com | Leah Bolling
The TBI is investigating after Chattanooga police shot and killed 21-year-old Alricko Trimble Jr. near Hamilton Place Mall after a pursuit on Friday. Some remember Alricko ‘Reco’ Trimble Jr. as a star player at Red Bank High School. Chris Brown, former head football coach at Red Bank High School, said,"He lettered all four years. He was at least all-region from his sophomore year on."Trimble played for Red Bank during the 2018 to 2021 seasons and graduated in 2022.
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2 weeks ago | 
local3news.com | Leah Bolling
The TBI is investigating after Chattanooga police shot and killed 21-year-old Alricko Trimble Jr. near Hamilton Place Mall on Friday. Some remember Alricko ‘Reco’ Trimble Jr. as a star player at Red Bank High School. Chris Brown, former head football coach at Red Bank High School, spoke fondly of the young man. “He lettered all four years. He was at least all-region from his sophomore year on,” Brown said. “Reco was not only a gifted player, but he had a very sweet and quiet disposition.
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3 weeks ago | 
local3news.com | Leah Bolling
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed the Farmland Preservation Act into law Monday, marking a major step in efforts to help family farmers keep their land for future generations. The legislation passed with broad bipartisan support and aims to preserve farmland and forestland across the state. It establishes a fund to support programs focused on land conservation, including a new grant initiative for conservation easements.
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3 weeks ago | 
local3news.com | Leah Bolling
Chattanooga police have arrested one juvenile and are searching for a second in connection with an attempted carjacking and shooting that occurred Thursday near the Lakeside Youth Sports Complex on Swan Road. At the time of the shooting, the Chattanooga School for Liberal Arts (CSLA) baseball team was practicing nearby. Head coach Drew White said the team initially hit the ground when they heard gunfire, then made the decision to flee and try to find shelter.
