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A JOHNSON CITY COUPLE ACCUSED OF NEGLECTING THEIR CHILDREN ARE SET TO BE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE GENERAL SESSIONS COURT TODAY. MICHAEL AND BRANDIE PERRY ARE CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS…

Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden says Republican John McCain is helping President Bush wage war against organized labor. Biden told a union picnic Saturday in Castlewood that McCain has…

A MAN CONVICTED IN THE MURDER OF A BRISTOL TENNESSEE MAN WILL BE SENTENCED LATER THIS YEAR IN SULLIVAN COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT. JOEY GOINS IS ALREADY SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE…

A GRAINGER COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH TENNCARE FRAUD FOR SELLING PRESCRIPTION DRUG MEDICATION PAID FOR BY TENNCARE. 58 YEAR OLD ROGER BOATMAN OF BEAN STATION IS ACCUSED OF…

THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS AWARDED 3.4 MILLION DOLLARS TO THE GREENEVILLE/GREENE COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY FOR RUNWAY IMPROVEMENTS. THE FUNDS WILL BE ADDED TO A POOL OF MONEY BEING…

A VERDICT COULD COME SOMETIME TODAY IN THE SULLIVAN COUNTY TRIAL OF A MAN ALREADY CONVICTED OF ONE MURDER AND WHO’S ACCUSED OF KILLING A BRISTOL TENNESSEE MAN NEARLY SIX…

A REMOTE AREA MEDICAL CLINIC WILL BE ON HAND THIS WEEKEND IN UNICOI COUNTY TO OFFER FREE VISION, DENTAL, AND MEDICAL CARE FOR THOSE IN NEED. THIS YEAR’S EVENT WILL…

A MARINE RESERVIST WHO CLAIMED EARLIER HE WAS CARJACKED, ROBBED AND ASSAULTED IS NOW ACCUSED OF MAKING IT ALL UP. 19 YEAR OLD JOSHUA GANIOUS IS CHARGED WITH FILING A…

DEMOCRATIC VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOE BIDEN WILL BE MAKING A STOP IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA THIS WEEKEND. BIDEN WILL ATTEND SATURDAY’S ANNUAL FISH FRY STAGED ON BEHALF OF UNION COAL MINERS…

A FORMER GRADUATE OF SOUTH GREENE HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN FOUND STABBED TO DEATH IN GREENEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA. THE BODY OF 34 YEAR OLD CRYSTAL GUNTER RIDDLE WAS FOUND INSIDE…

A GREENEVILLE BOTTLED WATER FACILITY IS SENDING EMERGENCY DRINKING WATER TO VICTIMS OF HURRICANE IKE. PREMIUM WATERS INCORPORATED SUPPLIED SOME 150 TRACTOR-TRAILER LOADS OF H2O TO VICTIMS AND CONTRACTORS HIRED…

STUDENTS FROM TRI CITIES AREA HIGH SCHOOLS WILL BE MAKING BAGS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THIS WEEKEND TO MAKE DONATIONS TO THEIR STUDENT FOOD DRIVES BEING HELD FOR SECOND HARVEST…

ALLEGIANT AIRLINES UHAS UNVEILED PLANS FOR NEW DIRECT AIR SERVICE FROM TRI-CITIES REGIONAL AIRPORT TO THE TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG FLORIDA AREA. THE LAS VEGAS BASED LOW FARE AIRLINE CURRENTLY PROVIDES SERVICE…

A GATE CITY VIRGINIA DENTIST CONVICTED IN A DEADLY BOATING CRASH IN SULLIVAN COUNTY IN 2006 WILL NOT BE SPENDING ANY TIME BEHIND BARS. WRAY CHAFFIN II PLED NO CONTEST…

Tennessee will get $1.3 million in emergency energy assistance from the Department of Health and Human Services. HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt said Wednesday the funds are to help pay heat…

A THREE YEAR OLD GREENE COUNTY BOY WHO WAS SHOT THIS PAST WEEKEND HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND HIS SHOOTER IS STILL BEING SOUGHT. GABRIEL HENSLEY WAS…

THE CASE OF A TAZEWELL COUNTY VIRGINIA MAN ACCUSED OF GUNNING DOWN HIS NEIGHBOR HAS BEEN BOUND OVER TO A GRAND JURY. 71 YEAR OLD PAUL JARRETT IS CHARGED WITH…

A TELFORD MAN ACCUSED IN THE DEATH OF ANOTHER MAN LAST YEAR HAS ACCEPTED A PLEA DEAL IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE CRIMINAL COURT. 24 YEAR OLD JASON PHILLIPS PLED GUILTY…

A KINGSPORT TEENAGER ACCUSED IN THE FATAL CRASH OF HIS BEST FRIEND’S GIRLFRIEND HAS PLED GUILTY TO LESSER CHARGES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE CRIMINAL COURT. 18 YEAR OLD AARON DECKER…

JOHNSON CITY POWER CUSTOMERS WHO ARE ON BUDGET BILLING COULD SEE A BIG JUMP IN THEIR BILLS THIS MONTH. DUE TO THE INCREASING COST OF POWER, THESE CUSTOMERS WILL SEE…

JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN ABINGDON WILL BREAK GROUND TODAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ITS REPLACEMENT FACILITY. THE NEW HOSPITAL WILL BE LOCATED ON THE SAME PROPERTY ON LEE HIGHWAY BETWEEN…

THE DEFENSE IS EXPECTED TO PRESENT ITS SIDE TODAY IN THE SULLIVAN COUNTY TRIAL OF A MAN ALREADY CONVICTED OF ONE MURDER AND WHO’S ACCUSED OF KILLING A BRISTOL TENNESSEE…