Author: News Staff

THE SUSPECT NAMED BY TRI CITIES POLICE AS A PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE SEPTEMBER DEATH OF A BLUFF CITY MAN HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A SULLIVAN COUNTY GRAND JURY,…

A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN JOHNSON CITY HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A CITY MAN. ACCORDING TO POLICE, 83 YEAR OLD J.C. ODOM DIED AS A RESULT OF INJURIES HE…

JUST THREE WEEKS INTO THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER KINGSPORT’S COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN, OFFICIALS REPORT THEY HAVE REACHED 67 PERCENT OF THE 3.45 MILLION DOLLAR GOAL. THE UNITED WAY GIVES HEALTH…

THREE MEN ACCUSED OF ROBBING AN ELDERLY JOHNSON CITY MAN WILL BE ARRAIGNED LATER TODAY. 48 YEAR OLD GARY CARR, 20 YEAR OLD GARY CARR JR., BOTH OF PINEY FLATS,…

THE SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND BLUFF CITY POLICE HAVE SCHEDULED AN AFTERNOON PRESS CONFERENCE TO RELEASE NEW INFORMATION ABOUT A RECENT HOMICIDE. AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN TRYING TO LOCATE ABREY…

A PRELIMINARY HEARING FOR A SULLIVAN COUNTY COUPLE ACCUSED IN A CRASH IN WHICH A TEN YEAR OLD WAS ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN DRIVING HAS BEEN SET FOR LATER THIS…

THE SON OF KNOXVILLE DEMOCRATIC STATE LAWMAKER HAS BEEN ARRAIGNED AFTER BEING INDICTED BY A FEDERAL GRAND JURY FOR INTENTIONALLY ACCESSING THE E-MAIL ACCOUNT OF ALASKA GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN. 20…

Knoxville police have identified the alleged gunman and victim in a shooting at a crowded shopping mall. Police say 29-year-old Ahmed Nahl (AH’-med NOLL’) died at Knoxville Center Mall yesterday.…

A SULLIVAN COUNTY GRAND JURY HAS HANDED DOWN INDICTMENTS AGAINST A KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A WOMAN AT A CITY HOMELESS SHELTER. 48 YEAR OLD ALLEN BARLOW IS…

A TRI CITIES MAN IS BEHIND BARS FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FROM HIS EMPLOYER. 34 YEAR OLD RICHARD MCDOUGALL OF JOHNSON CITY IS ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLING OVER 15-THOUSAND…

Gov. Phil Bredesen has requested a federal agricultural disaster designation for 11 more counties suffering from drought including three in East Tennessee. The counties include Claiborne, Hawkins, and Hancock county.…

Virginians are paying an average of 30 cents less for gas than they were two weeks ago. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price is now $3.42 for a gallon of…

KINGSPORT’S BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN HAS APPROVED THE FIRST PHASE OF THE ROCK SPRINGS ANNEXATION. DURING IT’S REGULAR MEETING LAST NIGHT, THE BMA VOTED ON FINAL READING TO ANNEX…

A SULLIVAN COUNTY JUDGE HAS INCREASED THE BOND FOR A COUPLE ACCUSED IN A CRASH IN WHICH A TEN YEAR OLD WAS ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN DRIVING. RANDY LEWIS AND…

THE TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS HAS INSTRUCTED EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY TO CUT 3.24 MILLION DOLLARS FROM IT’S BUDGET. LAYOFFS AND TUITION INCREASES ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH THE TRIMMER SPENDING…

A hunting accident has claimed the life of a Johnson City man. Johnson County Sheriff Mike Reece said 62-year-old Roy Carson Emert died Saturday after a pistol he carried discharged…

A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED OF TOSSING A BRICK AT HIS GIRLFRIEND’S CAR HAS A PRELIMINARY HEARING SET FOR LATER THIS WEEK IN GENERAL SESSIONS COURT. 45 YEAR OLD ROBERT…

Two National Guard units from East Tennessee and two units from Middle Tennessee will depart their hometowns on October 17th in the initial stage of a mobilization that will ultimately…

OFFICIALS AT ONE NORTHEAST TENNESSEE CAMPUS ARE CONTINUING TO TAKE STEPS TO MAKE THE FACILITY A SAFER ONE. EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY IN JOHNSON CITY IS INSTALLING NEW EMERGENCY PHONES…

HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS IN SMYTH COUNTY VIRGINIA. IN FACT, THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS INCHED UPWARD BY FRACTIONS OF A PERCENTAGE POINT EACH MONTH SINCE APRIL THIS YEAR. THE RATE REMAINED…

A ROGERSVILLE MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING HIS GRANDMOTHER IS FREE ON BOND. 21 YEAR OLD JAMES JESSEE IS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF DOMESTIC ASSAULT AND WILLFUL EDLER ABUSE. THE…

FELONY CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST TWO PEOPLE FROM BRISTOL TENNESSEE FOLLOWING A CAR ACCIDENT IN SULLIVAN COUNTY. 38 YEAR OLD PAULA ELAINE EVANS AND 43 YEAR OLD RANDY LEWIS…