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FOR NOW, A NEW TRIAL DATE HAS BEEN SET IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE CRIMINAL COURT FOR A MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING ANOTHER MAN NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO. PONCHO JUAN DELGADO…

AN ABINGDON VIRGINIA MAN IS BEHIND BARS AFTER LEADING LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON A CHASE THAT RESULTED IN HIS EVENTUAL CAPTURE. AN OFF-DUTY ABINGDON POLICE OFFICER SPOTTED 51 YEAR OLD MICHAEL…

ELIZABETHTON POLICE ARE WARNING THE PUBLIC ABOUT SOLICITATION SCAMS GOING AROUND. ONE RECENT INCIDENT INVOLVED CUSTOMERS OF THE HAPPY VALLEY CREDIT UNION ON EAST C STREET. ACCORDING TO CAPTAIN MICHAEL…

A MINE COLLAPSE IN WISE COUNTY VIRGINIA HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A COUNTY MAN. AUTHORITIES SAID 61 YEAR OLD DAVID SIZEMORE WAS KILLED YESTERDAY IN THE ACCIDENT AT OSAKA…

A MANHUNT IS CONTINUING TODAY IN KINGSPORT FOR TWO MEN ACCUSED OF KILLING ANOTHER MAN. ASHTON PHILIP AND ALDEAN BOWMAN ARE CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER, AGGRAVATED ROBBERY, AND AGGRAVATED…

SOMETIMES THINGS AREN’T ALWAYS AS THEY APPEAR. A TRIAL FOR PONCHO JUAN DELGADO EARLIER THIS MONTH IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE CRIMINAL COURT WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE ENDED IN A MISTRIAL,…

A JOHNSON CITY MAN FACING DRUG-RELATED CHARGES HAS BEEN ARRAIGNED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN GREENEVILLE. WASHINGTON COUNTY DEPUTIES SEIZED OVER A POUND OF POWDERED COCAINE AT THE HOME OF…

A JOHNSON CITY FEMALE TEEN ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING A MAN WITH A BRICK IS BEHIND BARS. 18 YEAR OLD SAMANTHA GOBBLE IS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. SHE’S ACCUSED OF THROWING…

A Johnson City man facing drug-related charges has been arraigned in U. S. District Court in Greeneville. Washington County deputies seized over one pound of powdered cocaine at the residence…

A JUNE TRIAL DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR A NORTH CAROLINA MAN ACCUSED OF ROBBING AN ERWIN CHECK CASHING BUSINESS. 27 YEAR OLD RICHARD JONES OF BURNSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA IS…

THE NORTHEAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH OFFICE IS URING TRI CITIES AREA RESIDENTS TO GET A HEPATITIS B VACCINATION. THE RECOMMENDATION IS IN RESPONSE TO EIGHT CASES OF ACUTE HEPATITIS B…

THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING INTO A HOMICIDE OVER THE WEEKEND IN KINGSPORT THAT LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD AND POLICE SEARCHING FOR THREE OTHERS. 19 YEAR OLD DERRICK KESSE WAS FOUND…

POLICE SAY SOME FUNNY MONEY HAS BEEN CIRCULATING RECENTLY IN THE TRI CITIES. BRISTOL TENNESSEE AUTHORITIES REPORT FAKE FIVE AND TEN DOLLAR BILLS HAVE BEEN USED AT SEVERAL RESTAURANTS IN…

A 15 YEAR OLD THOMAS WALKER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IN LEE COUNTY VIRGINIA HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH STABBING ANOTHER STUDENT WITH A KNIFE LAST WEEK. THE UNNAMED TEEN IS CHARGED…

A JOHNSON CITY FIBER PRODUCER HAS ANNOUNCED THE LAYOFF OF 25 OF ITS WORKERS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. FIBER INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICIALS BLAME THE REDUCTION ON RISING OIL AND GAS PRICES. THEY…

A MASSIVE DRUG ROUNDUP IN DICKENSON COUNTY VIRGINIA LANDS NEARLY 30 PEOPLE BEHIND BARS. 43 INDICTMENTS WERE HANDED DOWN FOR DRUG DISTRIBUTION IN THE COUNTY. THOSE ARRESTED FACE MORE THAN…

A CANADIAN BASED COMPANY HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL ESTABLISH A NEW OPERATION IN SULLIVAN COUNTY THAT WILL BRING 80 NEW JOBS. THE MANUFACTURING COMPANY IS BUYING A LARGE VACANT INDUSTRIAL…

BRISTOL TENNESSEE POLICE HAVE RELEASED THE NAMES IN A FATAL SHOOTING IN THE CITY LAST WEEK. AUTHORITIES SAID 49 YEAR OLD JOHNNY LAMBERT WAS SHOT IN THE CHEST AT HIS…

A BRISTOL TENNESSEE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER ARE SAFE TODAY AFTER HAVING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING OVER THE WEEKEND AT AN AIRPORT IN FLORIDA. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT ST.…

KINGSPORT POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A HOMICIDE OVER THE WEEKEND IN THE CITY. AUTHORITES SAID 19 YEAR OLD DERRICK KESSE WAS FOUND INSIDE HIS HOLSTON VIEW APARTMENT ON NORTH JOHN B.…

A FARMING ACCIDENT HAS SENT A WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE MAN TO THE HOSPITAL. 85 YEAR OLD J.D. WILHOIT OF CHUCKEY WAS AIRLIFTED TO JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER AFTER HE ACCIDENTALLY…

A MISTRIAL HAS BEEN DECLARED IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE CRIMINAL COURT IN THE TRIAL OF AN ELIZABETHTON MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING AN ELDERLY JOHNSON CITY MAN NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO.…