BRISTOL VIRGINIA POLICE SEARCHING FOR SUSPECT
BRISTOL VIRGINIA POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR AN ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA MAN FACING DRUG CHARGES WHO FLED ON FOOT DURING A TRAFFIC STOP. JOHN MCALPIN IS CHARGED WITH DISTRIBUTION OF A…
ELECTION UPDATE
Barack Obama is the next president of the United States. Acknowledging that a litany of difficult challenges lie ahead, Obama says he’s “never been more hopeful” that the country would…
FATHER PLEADS GUILTY TO MURDER
A SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA FATHER HAS ADMITTED TO KILLING HIS 11 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER. 26 YEAR OLD TRAVIS RAY HESTER ENTERED A GUILTY PLEA IN SMYTH COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT TO SECOND…
GREENEVILLE COMPANY TRIMS WORKFORCE
REFLECTING THE COUNTRY’S ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN, A GREENEVILLE COMPANY IS TRIMMING ITS WORKFORCE. THE DONALDSON COMPANY IS PLACING 11 WORKERS ON VOLUNTARY LEAVE. THAT ACCORDING TO A COMPANY SPOKESWOMAN AT ITS…
VOTING GOING TO THE POLLS TODAY
Voters were lined up by the hundreds today as polls opened for the 2008 Presidential race between Democratic Senator Barack Obama and Republican Senator John McCain. Locally, Sullivan County voters…
HUNTING ACCIDENT IN JOHNSON COUNTY CLAIMS ONE
A HUNTING ACCIDENT OVER THE WEEKEND IN JOHNSON COUNTY HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A BUTLER MAN. 38 YEAR OLD BRIAN ALDRIDGE FELL APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FROM A TREE IN…
JUDGE ADDS 37 YEARS TO LIFE SENTENCE
A SULLIVAN COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE HAS ADDED 37 MORE YEARS TO A MAN WHO IS ALREADY SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE IN FEDERAL PRISON. JOEY GOINS WAS CONVICTED IN THE…
KINGSPORT POLICE CONFISCATE 100 POUNDS OF DOPE
A KINGSPORT MAN IS FACING DRUG CHARGES FOLLOWING THE DISCOVERY OF NEARLY A HUNDRED POUNDS OF MARIJUANA IN HIS HOME. 20 YEAR OLD ISRAEL CEJA IS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF…
ALTERCATION AT APPLEBEE’S ENDS IN CHARGES
AN APPARENT ALTERCATION AT AN POPULAR ELIZABETHTON EATERY HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS FOR A CITY MAN. 32 YEAR OLD BRANDON BASS IS FACING NUMEROUS CHARGES AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY MADE THREATS TOWARDS…
ELIZABETHTON MAN CHARGED IN CAR CRASH
A TRIAL DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR A BRENTWOOD MAN ACCUSED IN THE OCTOBER 2007 TRAFFIC DEATH OF AN ELIZABETHTON MAN. 20 YEAR OLD GARRETTE HOLMES IS CHARGED WITH VEHICLULAR…
DUTTON ORDERED TO SERVE TIME IN PRISON
A BRISTOL VIRGINIA MAN CONVICTED OF SEXUALLY ABUSING FAMILY MEMBERS AND A FRIEND WILL SPEND SEVERAL YEARS BEHIND BARS. 41 YEAR OLD ROBERT TIMOTHY DUTTON WAS FOUND GUILY IN AUGUST…
CLIFF’S NATURAL RESOURCES CASE GOING TO COURT
Cliffs Natural Resources’ proposed $3.3 billion takeover of coal producer Alpha Natural Resources is heading to court instead of a shareholder vote. Abingdon, Va.-based Alpha is asking a Delaware court…
SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT CLAIMS TWO
A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN NORTH CAROLINA HAS LEFT A JOHNSON CITY COUPLE DEAD. ACCORDING TO THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL 33 YEAR OLD STEVEN LOVE AND HIS PASSENGER, 31…
END OF FULMER REGIME AT UT (AP)
Tennessee’s Phillip Fulmer, the nation’s third-winningest active coach among those with 10 years of experience, has been forced out as football coach after 17 years that included a national championship.…
MODEL CITY TEEN FACING CHARGES
KINGSPORT POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A CITY MAN IN CONNECTION WITH A BOMB THREAT PLACED TOWARD A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL LAST WEEK. ON FRIDAY, A BOMB THREAT WAS MADE TO KINGSPORT…
ELIZABETHTON MAN FACING CHARGES
AN ELIZABETHTON MAN IS FACING NUMEROUS CHARGES AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY MADE THREATS TOWARD ANOTHER PERSON AT A POPULAR LOCAL RESTAURANT. ACCORDING TO ELIZABETHTON POLICE, 32 YEAR OLD BRANDON BASS WAS…
CIRCUIT CITY CLOSING STORES (AP)
Circuit City says it’s closing about 20 percent of its U.S. stores in an effort to return the nation’s second-largest consumer electronics retailer to profitability. However, company officials say the…
BRISTOL MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON
A BRISTOL MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING FAMILY MEMBERS AND A FRIEND. 41 YEAR OLD ROBERT TIMOTHY DUTTON WAS CONVICTED IN AUGUST OF ELEVEN FELONY COUNTS…
MCCAIN TO STOP IN TRI CITIES TODAY
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOHN MCCAIN WILL PAY A VISIT TO THE TRI CITIES JUST A DAY BEFORE THE NATIONAL ELECTION. MCCAIN’S SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA ROAD TO VICTORY RALLY WILL MAKE A…
TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS SET IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HAVE BEEN SET FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING WAYS TO RESTORE WATER QUALITY IN THE IMPAIRED NORTH FORK HOLSTON RIVER. THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF…
TWO DRUG MEMBERS CONVICTED OF CONSPIRACY CHARGES
TWO BRISTOL VIRGINIA MEN ACCUSED OF BEING MEMBERS OF A SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA DRUG RING HAVE BEEN CONVICTED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN ABINGDON. 37 YEAR OLD DOUGLAS STALLWORTH AND 58…
SHOOTING VICTIM IMPROVING AT AREA HOSPITAL
A BLUFF CITY MAN WHO WAS FOUND SHOT AT HIS HOME LAST WEEK IS IMPROVING AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL. 54 YEAR OLD RANDY GRAYBEAL WAS FOUND WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND…