HAPPY RETIREMENT! After 25 years of service marked by leadership, service, and dedication to the community, Chattanooga Fire Department Captain Eric Gordon has retired.

NEW: President Donald Trump unveiled a new “Trump class” of Navy battleships Monday, describing them as a superior war fighting vessel to replace an “old and tired and obsolete” US fleet.

NEW: Brown University announced on Monday it placed its police chief on administrative leave while an after-action review of a shooting earlier this month that left two students dead and nine others wounded takes place.

HOME AT LAST: Nine hundred seventy-four days. That’s how long Khaza David Koon spent in foster care. On December 19, that wait finally ended when the two-year-old officially joined his forever family.

HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? On #MissingMonday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is searching for Shermond Dillard, 15, who has been missing from Davidson County since November 23, 2025.

UPDATE: Billy Doss, 80, has been found safe, according to the Red Bank Police Department.

WHAT THE TECH? If you have ever been cruising down the interstate and asked yourself, “Should we get off at this exit or wait for something better,” you are exactly who the iExit app is for.

HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? Red Bank Police are asking for the public’s help to locate a missing elderly man last seen in the Red Bank area. Billy Doss, 80, was reported missing around 1:00pm Monday, December 22.

ESCAPE: Three inmates — including one who was being held on a murder charge — have escaped from a county jail just east of Atlanta, authorities said.

THE FILES: Survivors have sharply criticized the DOJ’s partial release of the Epstein files, saying the files are incomplete, improperly redacted and challenging for the survivors to search for information about their own cases.

R.I.P. – The woman perhaps best known as the oldest serving National Park Service ranger in the country, Betty Reid Soskin, has died, her family said Sunday. Soskin was born on September 22, 1921.

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION? Planet Fitness recently held a grand opening for its newest Ooltewah location. https://t.co/IDygSWAJ0m

AI-POWERED SCAMS: The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office says there has been an increase in scam calls lately, with some scammers using AI to impersonate local judges. https://t.co/JEuBwcLLOO

PET OF THE WEEK: Lottie the cat is up for adoption at the Humane Educational Society of Chattanooga. Find out how you can meet or adopt this mama cat: https://t.co/PtTi22eK65

BREAKING UP: Country music knows many forms, much like rock music. But the Recording Academy has decided to split the Grammys' country album top prize of album of the year into two categories: traditional country and contemporary country.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS: The search is on for three inmates who escaped from the DeKalb County Jail Monday morning. Authorities say the three fugitives should be considered armed and dangerous.

ROAD CLOSED: North Palisades Drive on Signal Mountain is currently closed as a towing company works to recover the SUV that drove off the mountain last week. https://t.co/96KLY2AT48

INK OF HOPE: A new Tennessee law goes into effect in 2026 requiring tattoo artists to complete anti-trafficking training. Hear how some local artists feel about the new requirement:

On this Monday before Christmas, expect chilly temps to gradually work into the upper 50s and the lower 60s.

THE BEST MEDICINE: Those who laugh often - deep, belly laughs - enjoy some major health benefits. Meet laughter yoga, and yes - it's a real thing.