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VIRGINIA U.S. SENATOR JIM WEBB AND 9TH DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN RICK BOUCHER ARE TRYING TO GET DROUGHT RELIEF FOR SCOTT COUNTY FARMERS. THEY HAVE PETITIONED THE U.S. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR…

A FEDERAL PRISONER HAS BEEN SENTENCED FOR ASSAULTING A LEE COUNTY VIRGINIA PRISON GUARD. 28 YEAR OLD RAFAEL GARCIA, AN INMATE AT THE FEDERAL PRISON IN JONESVILLE, PLED GUILTY TO…

Hours before Virginia voters head to the polls, the NAACP will go to federal court to demand that more voting machines be placed in minority polling places. A hearing in…

WASHINGTON COUNTY AUTHORITIES ARE LOOKING FOR THE MAN WHO HELD UP A CONVENIENCE MARKET EARLY THIS MORNING. JUST BEFORE 1 A.M., THE SUSPECT ENTERED THE ROADRUNNER MARKET ON OLD STATE…

A KINGSPORT MAN IS BEHIND BARS ON DRUG RELATED CHARGES. JOHNSON CITY POLICE STOPPED A VEHICLE ON INTERSTATE 26 FOR A TRAFFIC VIOLATION. FOLLOWING THE STOP, POLICE CHARGED 25 YEAR…

A NARCOTICS STING IN NORTON VIRGINIA HAS LANDED SEVERAL PEOPLE IN JAIL. THE SUSPECTS WERE INDICTED BY A WISE COUNTY GRAND JURY FOLLOWING A JOIN OPERATION BETWEEN NORTON POLICE AND…

A FORMER NASCAR TEAM OWNER THAT WAS BASED OUT OF ABINGDON VIRGINIA IS SET TO GO TO TRIAL IN JANUARY. LARRY MCCLURE WAS INDICTED THIS WEEK BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY…

WHILE IT’S NEVER A GOOD IDEA TO FLASH SOMEONE IN PUBLIC, A GREENEVILLE MAN LEARNED THAT LESSON THE HARD WAY. ACCORDING TO THE GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, BOBBY MOORE, A…

WITH THOUGHTS OF GHOSTS AND GOBLINS FOR HALLOWEEN THIS YEAR, THE MALL IN JOHNSON CITY WILL ONCE AGAIN HOST MALL-O-WEEN. IT’S AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY HALLOWEEN EVENT THAT TAKES PLACE THIS…

Tennesseans going to the polls on the last day of early voting were adding to what has already been a record turnout among state voters. Turnout through Wednesday was 1.38…

TWO BRISTOL VIRGINIA MEN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO EXTORT MONEY FROM A MOUNTAIN CITY BUSINESSMAN HAVE BEEN ARRAIGNED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN GREENEVILLE. 44 YEAR OLD JEFFREY SELL AND…

TWO BRISTOL VIRGINIA MEN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO EXTORT MONEY FROM A MOUNTAIN CITY BUSINESSMAN HAVE BEEN ARRAIGNED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN GREENEVILLE. 44 YEAR OLD JEFFREY SELL AND…

Players who bought Virginia’s Fast Play Super 7’s lottery tickets will be compensated for a technical problem that erroneously led them to think they won cash prizes. The Virginia Lottery…

KINGSPORT POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A BANDIT WHO HELD UP A CITY BANK. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND 9:30 THURSDAY MORNING AT THE APPALACHIAN COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ON EAST STONE…

A CHURCH HILL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IS IN TROUBLE FOR ACCIDENTALLY STABBING A CLASSMATE AT SCHOOL. A 15 YEAR OLD FRESHMAN AT VOLUNTEER IS CHARGED WITH RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT. ACCORDING TO…

THREE PEOPLE ACCUSED OF OPERATING A BURGLARY RING THAT EXTENDED FROM RUSSELL COUNTY VIRGINIA TO SULLIVAN COUNTY TENNESSEE ARE BEHIND BARS. 27 YEAR OLD JEFFREY LYNN RUTHERFORD AND 28 YEAR…

FORMER REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDER MIKE HUCKABEE PAID A VISIT TO THE TRI CITIES LESS THAN A WEEK BEFORE THE ELECTION. HUCKEBEE TOLD AN EXCITED CROWD YESTERDAY AT THE HIGHER EDUCATION…

A GREENEVILLE ATTORNEY HAS BEEN PUBLICLY CENSURED BY THE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILY. FRANCIS SANTORE JR. DID NOT REQUEST A HEARING ON THE MATTER. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, THE…

A FORMER TRI CITIES TEACHER HAS BEEN CHARGED BY GATLINBURG POLICE WITH CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR. GREG WRIGHT, A FORMER MATH TEACHER AT DOBYNS-BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL IN…

SULLIVAN COUNTY AUTHORITIES ARE STILL TRYING TO PIECE TOGETHER WHAT HAPPENED AT A HOME OUTSIDE BLUFF CITY THAT LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD AND ANOTHER WOUNDED. A SHOOTING TOOK PLACE YESTERDAY…

AN ABINGDON VIRGINIA BASED COAL COMPANY HAS EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN THIRD QUARTER NUMBERS. ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES EARNED 69.9 MILLION OR 97 CENTS PER DILUTED SHARE IN THE PERIOD COMPARED…

A FORMER TRI CITIES TEACHER HAS BEEN CHARGED BY GATLINBURG POLICE WITH CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR. GREG WRIGHT, A FORMER MATH TEACHER FOR FIVE YEARS AT DOBYNS-BENNETT…