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AN AUGUST PLEA DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR A KNOXVILLE TEENAGER ACCUSED IN A SHOOTING INCIDENT LAST DECEMBER IN JOHNSON CITY. 18 YEAR OLD VINCENT MARTEZ BROWN IS CHARGED WITH…

IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GOVERNOR’S HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE, MANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HAVE KICKED OFF THE SUMMER TRAFFIC INITIATIVES. WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE SHERIFF ED…

BRISTOL TENNESSEE POLICE SAY A SUICIDE NOTE WAS FOUND WITH THE BODY OF A MOTHER WHO MAY HAVE KILLED HER YOUNG DAUGHTER AS WELL AS HERSELF IN A CONDO ON…

FIRE OFFICIALS HAVE RELEASED THE CAUSE OF A FATAL HOUSE FIRE IN ROGERSVILLE. A FAULTY ELECTRICAL OUTLET IS BEING BLAMED FOR CAUSING THE BLAZE THAT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF 86…

ERWIN TENNESSEE IS NOW SEARCHING FOR A NEW POLICE CHIEF. CURRENT CHEIF, JIM HICKS, HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO RETIRE. HICKS HAS HEADED THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS AND…

FEW DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED INTO THE DEATHS OF 33 YEAR OLD BRISTOL TENNESSEE WOMAN AND HER DAUGHTER. THE BODIES OF IVORY BLACK CLARK AND 6 YEAR OLD SYDNEY BLACK…

A NORTH CAROLINA WOMAN ACCUSED OF ROBBING A JOHNSON CITY BANK HAS WAIVED HER CASE TO A WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE GRAND JURY. 20 YEAR OLD BRITTANY HILL OF RALEIGH IS…

A 65 MILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST A FORMER HAWKINS COUNTY TEACHER AND THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION BY THE FAMILIES OF FIVE STUDENTS. CLINCH SCHOOL TEACHER AND…

A KINGSPORT MAN IS BEHIND BARS IN CONNECTION WITH NUMEROUS CHARGES RELATED TO THE THEFT OF COPPER WIRE AT A LOCAL BUSINESS. ACCORDING TO WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA SHERIFF FRED NEWMAN,…

A MADISON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA MAN BEING CALLED ONE OF THE REGION’S BIGGEST SUPPLIERS OF DRUGS IS BEHIND BARS IN UNICOI COUNTY. ACCORDING TO UNICOI COUNTY SHERIFF KENT HARRIS, BILLY…

A WEEKEND HOUSE FIRE IN ROGERSVILLE HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A CITY WOMAN. 86 YEAR OLD FRANCES CARR DIED IN A BLAZE AT HER HOME ON SPRING STREET SATURDAY…

THE BRISTOL TENNESSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE A MURDER/SUICIDE OF A MOTHER AND HER YOUNG DAUGHTER. THE BODIES OF 33 YEAR OLD IVORY BLACK-CLARK AND…

BRINGING A POPULAR COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER TO EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY EARLIER THIS YEAR HAS LEFT THE COLLEGE SCRAMBLING FOR MORE MONEY. THE COST TO BRING FORMER AMERICAN IDOL WINNER…

A WEEKEND DROWNING IN SCOTT COUNTY VIRGINIA HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A GATE CITY MAN. AUTHORITIES SAID 30 YEAR OLD JUSTIN HALL WAS ATTEMPTING TO SWIM ACROSS THE CLINCH…

GREENEVILLE POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A MAN WHO HELDUP A CITY CONVENIENCE STORE OVER THE WEEKEND AT KNIFEPOINT. AUTHORITIES SAID A MAN ENTERED THE QUICK STOP #10 ON ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY…

A TAZEWELL COUNTY VIRGINIA FIRE CHIEF IS BEHIND BARS FACING A TOTAL OF TEN CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CHARGES. 59 YEAR OLD WILLIAM VANCE SR. IS CHARGED WITH FIVE COUNTS OF…

A MULTI-AGENCY DRUG INVESTIGATION IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HAS NETTED THE ARREST OF FOUR PEOPLE AND TAKEN POWERED COCAINE AND MARIJUANA OFF THE STREETS. EIGHT GRAMS OF POWDER COCAINE WAS PURCHASED…

AN ACCUSED CHILD RAPIST FROM KINGSPORT HAS HAD HIS MOTION TO SUPRESS EVIDENCE AT HIS TRIAL DENIED BY A SULLIVAN COUNTY JUDGE. DONALD LYNCH ALONG WITH HIS PUBLIC DEFENDER TRIED…

OFFICIALS WITH KING PHARMACEUTICALS IN BRISTOL TENNESSEE ARE HAPPY WITH THE FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS. KING CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO BRIAN MARKISON IS EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE COMPANY.…

A LONG-TIME TRI CITIES DETENTION OFFICER HAS FOUND HIMSELF ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE LAW. TIMOTHY CRAIN, A JAILER AT THE WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE DETENTION CENTER IN JONESBOROUGH, HAS…

FIREFIGHTING CREWS CONTINUE TO BATTLE A WILDFIRE SPREADING ACROSS NORTHEAST TENNESSEE. EMERGENCY CREWS WILL BE BACK AT THE SCENE THIS MORNING AFTER NEARLY A THOUSAND ACRES ON BUFFALO MOUNTAIN NEAR…

THE BLUFF CITY BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN HAS FAILED TO PASS A PROPOSED HOTEL TAX. THE MOVE HAD CLEARED THE STATE LEGISLATURE EARLIER BUT LAST NIGHT, IT FAILED BY…