This section is dedicated to breaking news stories that I've covered. These are only several of the many examples. More are available at the Chattanooga Times Free Press website, under my name.
Sheriff: Woman who faked pregnancy kills area mom because she wanted baby
RINGGOLD, Ga. — A woman who faked her own pregnancy shot and killed a mother of two because she wanted the baby, Catoosa County Sheriff Gary Sisk said in a news conference this morning.
Lafayette fugitive faces four felonies
A dangerous fugitive surrendered to police late Saturday night.
Before his surrender, Marcus Alan Bramlett was holed up inside a Lafayette house after a chaotic 24-hour crime spree that started when he overpowered a sheriff's deputy transporting him from the hospital and stole her squad car and rifle.
Before his surrender, Marcus Alan Bramlett was holed up inside a Lafayette house after a chaotic 24-hour crime spree that started when he overpowered a sheriff's deputy transporting him from the hospital and stole her squad car and rifle.
History repeats itself as tornado ravages Ringgold, Ga. near deadly 2011 twister outbreak
Ringgold, Ga., resident Karen Worley was helping her 23-year-old daughter buckle her two young grandchildren into a minivan at 7:40 p.m. Monday, unaware that a tornado was about to sweep across her street.
Armed suspects believed at large in Shepard Hills Apartments shooting
At about 1:20 p.m. today, Chattanooga Police officers responded to a shooting at 404 Tunnel Blvd., near Shepherd Hills Apartments, according to a news release from the Chattanooga Police Department.
Lafayette man arrested after church arson
Walker County, Ga., officials followed a trail of blood from a car crash site around 1 a.m. Friday to find a fire at Sunnyside Baptist Church, about three-quarters of a mile away, Sheriff Steve Wilson said.
72-year-old killed in motorcycle crash on I-24
Just after 9 a.m. this morning, a crash involving a motorcycle and tractor trailer resulted in the death of Earl Winn, 72, from Winchester.