Chattanooga native and actor Dennis Haskins, best known as Principal Richard Belding on “Saved by the Bell,” has died at age 75, according to his friend and car

With a candidate on the ballot in every state and federal race, the minority party is trying hard to gain some ground in the GOP’s electoral firewall.

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The battle for the Senate is about to intensify ahead of the traditional Labor Day starting gun. Republicans still retain a structural advantage given the partisan challenges of the map, and Democrats still need almost every key race to break their way. But as we recently wrote, in a wave election akin to 2006, even states that President Donald Trump won by double digits could move within Democrats’ reach.

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Drew Landry explores U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton's work ethic, calling him arrogant and undisciplined.

Cruz-Cantwell college sports bill addresses some NIL issues but fails to curb sports gambling or protect fans from higher media costs. It does nothing to prevent another Brendan Sorsby.

Aaron Suttles was once a decorated sportswriter for The Tuscaloosa News and The Athletic. Now he’s been arrested on prostitution charges as part of a wider human trafficking operation. Suttles helped The Tuscaloosa News win a Pulitzer Prize for breaking news reporting on a tornado in April 2011. He also covered the Crimson Tide for…

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