Timesfreepress

Director Patel | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Clay Bennett's Times cartoon for Apr. 21, 2026.

Trump issues fiery new threat against Iran as details of US aviator's rescue emerge

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made expletive-filled threats against Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz…

BJ’s Warehouse Club opens Friday in Hixson

BJ's Wholesale Club is opening its first Chattanooga store at 8 a.m. Friday.

Nashville officials announce third storm-related death

A third Nashvillian has died in the aftermath of the historic winter storm that has left hundreds of thousands of people without power for days…

Times Opinion: Deaths of Asian immigrants in ICE custody reveal a community under threat

More than 30 people died while detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 2025, marking it the deadliest year for those held in custody…

Georgia health officials map out $1.4 billion plan for new federal rural health funds

Georgia officials have introduced a $1.4 billion plan to improve rural health outcomes over the next five years under the federal Rural Health T…

Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire's latest test as hospitals say 24 killed

Israel’s military on Saturday launched airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza in the latest test of the ceasefire that began on Oct. 10, as…

Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro arrested over alleged plot to escape and avoid 27-year prison term

Brazil's federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-ye…

UN climate deal increases money to countries hit by climate change, but no explicit fossil fuel plan

United Nations climate talks in Brazil reached a subdued agreement Saturday that pledged more funding for countries to adapt to extreme weather’…

State audit dings Tennessee State Veterans’ Homes management for errors

A state audit of Tennessee State Veterans' Homes Board financial records uncovered what was described as a $47 million accounting error related…

Times editorial was ‘lazy, ‘dishonest’ and more letters to the editors

I don't know who wrote the offensive, hateful, thoroughly dishonest and misleading Times editorial on Jan. 28, but I have a question.

ChattAcademy opens as Hamilton County’s first bilingual public school

At ChattAcademy Community School on Tuesday, students in Joseph Green's social studies class made their way through a passage about a water cons…

Need to stop 'lawfare' waged against Trump and more letters to the editors

"Lawfare" is being conducted by the Biden administration right before our eyes. This is one of the lowest and ugliest actions that an administra…

Deadly shipwreck: How it happened, and unanswered questions

“Italy here we come!” cheered the young men, in Urdu and Pashto, as they filmed themselves standing on a boat sailing in bright blue waters.

Famed Danish restaurant Noma to start new 'flavor search'

The famed Danish restaurant Noma which has claimed the title of world's top restaurant several times said Monday it will shut down to transform…

Cleaveland: Lessons from a master in caring for children

Janusz Korczak, a Polish pediatrician killed in 1942 at the Treblinka death camp, created for the 20th century a new vision for the care of vuln…

Students immersed in German and the woods at forest school camp

"Blau," said Rosie Garber as she pointed to a blue sheet of construction paper laid out in the grass. Then she pointed to the black. "Schwarz."

Business Briefs: Brown-Forman CEO retiring in December

Paul C. Varga, who has led Brown-Forman Corp. for more than a decade, will retire at year's end, and will be succeeded as CEO by another executi…