When a large truck 20 to 30 times heavier than a car collides with the smaller vehicle, the result is usually catastrophic and sometimes fatal to the unsuspecting passengers of the car. Preventing those accidents presents significant challenges. While truck drivers...
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Murder in Millington: Justice or injustice?
Millington, Tennessee, is a military town and home to the Naval Support Activity Mid-South naval station. Located in Shelby County and known as "Flag City Tennessee," Millington is described as diverse with plenty of shopping and restaurant options and considered safe...
Chattanooga police launch ‘Booze It and Lose It’ DUI enforcement campaign
The upcoming Labor Day holiday means that summer is nearly over in the Chattanooga area. It also means that local police are pursuing DUI arrests even more aggressively than usual. The Chattanooga Police Department says it is working with the Tennessee Highway Safety...
Study shows mass use of in-vehicle sobriety tests could save lives
Road safety has long been pushed in driver’s ed classes, public service announcements and has been in the mouth of every concerned parent as they watch their newly licensed teen take to the road. And while many drivers turn their keys in the ignition with a focused...
ACLU report shows wide racial disparities in marijuana arrests
Protests and anger over racial injustice have roiled communities across the nation this summer, including Chattanooga. A report from the American Civil Liberties Union provides evidence of racial disparity in the enforcement of marijuana laws. In “A Tale of Two...
The search for justice during a pandemic
In the blink of an eye, thousands of jury trials nationwide were suspended due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Criminal suspects were left languishing, awaiting their respective fates. Scrambling for options, videoconferencing, and other remote options strived to keep the...
Serious accidents increased during COVID-19 lockdown
Chattanooga spent nearly two months in quarantine in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, things are closer to normal, though many of us are still taking precautions when out in public. Because so many people were working from home or furloughed during...
Serious allegations surrounding Uber drivers
Uber, founded in 2009 as Ubercab, has grown into a multinational ride-hailing company. The company now operates in nearly 800 metropolitan areas. Accessing their services is as easy as a swipe on a smartphone by any of their 110 million users worldwide. Controversy...
TBI’s “Crime in Tennessee” shows drop in reported crime
While 2020 is likely to be remembered as the year of the coronavirus pandemic, 2019 might be remembered in Tennessee for the drop in reported crime statewide. Chattanooga’s WRCB recently aired a story about the release of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s annual...
A Tennessee prosecutor announces major change in drug crime policy
If you drive about 135 miles northwest of Chattanooga, you will arrive in a part of Tennessee where possession of less than half an ounce of marijuana has been effectively decriminalized. According to news reports, Nashville District Attorney General Glenn Funk has...
