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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 30, 2026) - SECOND RELEASE


Nightfall 2026

The following locations will be closed or restricted on Fridays between May 1st and July 31st for the weekly free concert series:

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3 PM - Midnight
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Cherry Street between W 8th Street and E Martin Luther King Blvd
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All street parking restricted within closure
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 30, 2026)

EMERGENCY CLOSURE DUE TO WATER MAIN BREAK

E 38th Street at Fagan Street

Tennessee American Water has reported a water main break to the Chattanooga Department of Public Works. The affected area is near the intersection of E 38th Street and Fagan Street.

This emergency repair will necessitate a road closure expected to last until Wednesday, May 6th.

Friday, May 1, 2026 - 77th Annual Armed Forces Day Parade

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 29, 2026)


77TH ANNUAL ARMED FORCES DAY PARADE


The 77th Annual Armed Forces Day Parade will take place Friday, May 1st, and begin on Market Street at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr
Blvd at 10:30 AM, traveling northbound toward Aquarium Way. The parade may be viewed from any public sidewalk within this corridor. The estimated length of the parade is 30 minutes.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- On April 29, 2026, at 2:20 p.m., Chattanooga Police officers responded to a Shots Fired call in the 100 block of River Street. Upon arrival, officers located evidence of gunfire. They were also informed that one person showed up at a hospital by personal vehicle with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

CPD Homicide and Crime Scene responded to process the scene and continue the investigation.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 29, 2026) – The City of Chattanooga today launched One Chattanooga Works , which will prioritize placing Chattanoogans aged 25-54 in local, in-demand jobs and working with community organizations to streamline the training and support they need to be successful.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) arrested a man in connection to a homicide that occurred just after midnight on April 27, 2026.

CPD officers responded to a person shot call in the 1500 block of Hickory Valley Road. Upon arrival, police found the victim, a 27-year-old man, deceased in a hallway between apartment units.

CPD's Homicide Unit responded to the scene to conduct the investigation and subsequently identified the suspect as 21-year-old Randall Brady. While investigators interviewed Brady, he admitted to shooting the victim.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 24, 2026)

BROAD STREET LANE CLOSURES EXTENDED

W 33rd Street and Broad Street 

The following restrictions and/or closures will be extended until Sunday,
April 26th at 7:30 PM:

The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) has arrested a man in connection to a stabbing at an East Brainerd business Wednesday.

Shortly after 2:00 p.m., officers responded to a person shot call in the 2100 block of Gunbarrel Road. Upon arrival, police found the suspect in the parking lot and the victim, a 28-year-old man, in the business lobby with what was believed to be a non-life threatening gunshot wound. Hamilton County EMS transported him to the hospital where it was determined the victim was stabbed, not shot.

CHATTANOOGA,Tenn -- The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) is investigating a deadly crash that happened on I-24 EB Tuesday night.


Shortly after 11:00 pm, CPD officers were dispatched to a crash with entrapment in the 100 block of I-24 EB. CPD's Traffic/DUI Unit responded to investigate the incident. Preliminary findings indicate a car crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer that was stopped in traffic.

Chattanooga firefighters rescued an elderly man who fell approximately 50 feet Wednesday. At 8:19 PM, Green Shift companies responded to 310 N Crest Road on Missionary Ridge. They learned that an 88-year-old man had suffered a significant fall and was at the bottom of a steep embankment.