We’re looking back at a few of the biggest events of the semester, and we have a preview of what to expect this winter. Plus see some of the incredible music from this year’s Beat Hunger benefit. And the Lookout Mountain Incline railway turns 130 and we take a ride.
Read More »Brown University police chief placed on leave after fatal shooting, feds launch investigation
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brown University’s president on Monday placed its campus police chief on leave as the Rhode Island university reviews its security policies after a gunman killed two students and injured nine others earlier this month. Questions surrounding Brown’s security policies have only intensified since the Dec. 13 shooting that rocked …
Read More »Frison’s 27 lead Chattanooga past Alabama A&M 73-66
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Jordan Frison’s 27 points helped Chattanooga defeat Alabama A&M 73-66 on Sunday. Frison added nine rebounds and five assists for the Mocs (6-7). Jikari Johnson added 17 points while going 7 of 11 from the field (3 for 5 from 3-point range). The Bulldogs (6-6) were …
Read More »Dr. Mina Sartipi named as interim vice chancellor for research
CHATTANOOGA—University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chancellor Lori Mann Bruce today announced the appointment of Dr. Mina Sartipi as interim vice chancellor for research, effective January 2026. Sartipi currently serves as the executive director of the UTC Research Institute and as the founding director of the Center for Urban Informatics and …
Read More »Video: UTC Undergraduate Commencement Fall 2025
Video: UTC Graduate Commencement Fall 2025
Sherrone Moore charged with stalking, home invasion after being fired as Michigan football coach
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Fired University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore “barged his way” into the apartment of a woman with whom he had been having an affair and threatened to kill himself after she reported the relationship to the school and he lost his job, prosecutors said Friday. Moore was charged …
Read More »Tennessee executes Harold Wayne Nichols by lethal injection for killing college student in 1988
UPDATE: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee executed Harold Wayne Nichols by lethal injection Thursday in Nashville for the 1988 rape and murder of Karen Pulley, a 20-year-old student at Chattanooga State University. Nichols, 64, had confessed to killing Pulley as well as raping several other women in the Chattanooga area. Although he …
Read More »Corbitt leads Chattanooga against Tennessee State after 30-point performance
Chattanooga Mocs (5-5) at Tennessee State Lady Tigers (1-7) Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Chattanooga visits Tennessee State after Gianna Corbitt scored 30 points in Chattanooga’s 78-73 win against the Bellarmine Knights. The Lady Tigers have gone 1-2 at home. Tennessee State ranks third in the OVC …
Read More »Doctor who sold ketamine to ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry gets 2 1/2 years in prison
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A doctor who pleaded guilty to selling ketamine to Matthew Perry in the weeks before the “Friends” star’s overdose death was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Wednesday. Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence plus two years of probation to 44-year-old Dr. Salvador Plasencia in a …
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