By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press Pete Buttigieg, who rose from being a small-town Midwestern mayor to a barrier-breaking, top-tier candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, is ending his campaign. Three people with knowledge of Buttigieg’s decision told The Associated Press he began informing campaign staff on Sunday. They were not …

From University Communications and Marketing UTC Police are assisting the Chattanooga Police Department in the investigation of a reported attempted robbery. The incident was reported at 9:10 p.m. today, Tuesday, Jan. 28 by a student and occurred outside a church building in the 600 block of McCallie Avenue. The suspect …

By JAY REEVES Associated Press SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) — A massive fire that killed at least eight people and destroyed dozens of boats in an Alabama marina early Monday was spread so rapidly by the wind that “we didn’t have time to do nothing,” said one resident who survived but …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the death of retired NBA superstar Kobe Bryant (all times local): 3:45 p.m. The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a team of 18 people to the scene of the helicopter crash that killed NBA icon Kobe Bryant and eight others. NTSB member …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday. He was 41. Bryant died in a helicopter crash near …