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A MAN ARRESTED IN CARTER COUNTY AFTER BEING WANTED FOR NEARLY 28 YEARS FOR A ROBBERY IN OHIO IS FIGHTING HIS EXTRADITION. 49 YEAR OLD DONOVAN LEON SATKAMP IS CHARGED…

NUCLEAR FUEL SERVICES IN ERWIN PLEDGES TO SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON UPGRADING IT’S SAFETY. NFS WILL PUMP THE MONEY INTO INFRATRUCTURE AND MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENTS AS PART OF ITS NEW…

A SECOND PERSON ACCUSED IN THE MURDER OF A SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA MAN NEARLY 22 YEARS AGO HAS DECIDED TO FIGHT EXTRADITION FROM NORTH CAROLINA. 47 YEAR OLD ROBERT BANKS OF…

TWO MEN ACCUSED OF HOLDING TWO TEENS AT GUNPOINT IN SCOTT COUNTY VIRGINIA ARE FACING CHARGES. 48 YEAR OLD TERRY GLENN PEAK AND 40 YEAR OLD LEWIS SCOTT SUMMEY ARE…

A VIRGINIA MAN ACCUSED OF STRIKING A MOTORCYCLIST WITH HIS CAR AND THEN FLEEING THE SCENE WILL BE ARRAIGNED LATER THIS MONTH IN HAWKINS COUNTY GENERAL SESSIONS COURT. DANNY SHORTRIDGE…

JONESBOROUGH TOWN LEADERS ARE CONSIDERING DOING WHAT ANOTHER SMALL NORTHEAST TENNESSEE TOWN RECENTLY DID AND THAT IS TO INSTALL SPEED CAMERAS TO HELP SLOW TRAFFIC. THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND…

A FORMER SALTVILLE VIRGINIA POLICE INVESTIGATOR WHO ADMITTED TO BEING ADDICTED TO METH AND TRYING TO PURCHASE IT FROM AN UNDERCOVER OFFICER HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN…

TESTIMONY WILL RESUME THIS MORNING IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE CRIMINAL COURT IN THE FIRST DEGREE MURDER TRIAL OF AN ELIZABETHTON MAN. 30 YEAR OLD ROGER DALE GREENWELL IS ALLEGED TO…

Governor Timothy Kaine has announced action on a slew of bills, including legislation tightening regulations on payday lenders. Kaine said Monday that he proposed a few technical amendments to the…

A BRISTOL TENNESSEE MAN ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE HAS BEEN ARRAIGNED IN SULLIVAN COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT. DOUG YOUNG WAS IN COURT TO BE ARRAIGNED ON A FAILURE-TO-APPEAR…

WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM OFFICIALS HAVE MADE A PITCH TO UNICOI COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LEADERS TO PARTNER WITH THEM. THEY HAVE PROPOSED BUYING 50.1 PERCENT TO 90 PERCENT OF THE HOSPITAL…

SEVERAL HUNDRED UNION WORKERS AT A MARION VIRGINIA AUTO PARTS PLANT HAVE GONE ON STRIKE OVER A RECENT BENEFITS PACKAGE OFFERED BY THE COMPANY. THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION LOCAL…

THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL CONTINUING INTO A SHOOTING OVER THE WEEKEND AT A KINGSPORT BUSINESS THAT LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED FRIDAY NIGHT FOLLOWING AN ALTERCATION BETWEEN 31…

FIREFIGHTERS WORKED HARD OVER THE WEEKEND TO CONTAIN A FIRE IN JOHNSON COUNTY TENNESSEE. 261 ACRES OF PRIVATE LAND WAS DESTROYED BEFORE FIRE CREWS FROM THE REGION, IDAHO, COLORADO AND…

A BRUSH FIRE IN THE HICKORY TREE SECTION OF BRISTOL TENNESSEE HAS LEFT NEARLY 180 ACRES DESTROYED. THE BLAZE STARTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FIRE CREWS HAD IT PRETTY WELL CONTAINED…

A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN GREENE COUNTY HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A CHUCKEY WOMAN. ACCORDING TO THE GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, 62 YEAR OLD NANCY FILLERS WAS DRIVING ALONG…

A MISTRIAL HAS BEEN DECLARED IN THE MURDER TRIAL OF A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED IN THE STABBING DEATH OF ANOTHER MAN. JUAN PANCHO DELGADO’S CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER…

TENNESSEE’S ATTORNEY GENERAL IS SEEKING A CONTEMPT OF COURT ORDER AGAINST AGAINST A BLOUNTVILLE KENNEL OWNER INDICTED ON FEDERAL FRAUD CHARGES. 45 YEAR OLD GINA PRICE IS ACCUSED OF IMPORTING…

Authorities say they’ve rescued a teenager, who fell nearly two stories into an East Tennessee cave. Johnson City and Washington County emergency workers were called to a wooded area off…

A GREENER FUTURE FOR KINGSPORT. THAT’S THE GOAL OF CITY OFFICIALS WHO ARE WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH KEEP KINGSPORT BEAUTIFUL IN CREATING A BACKYARD COMPOSTING PILOT PROJECT. UNDER THE INITIATIVE,…

VIRGINIA INTERMONT COLLEGE IS HOLDING A PUBLIC CANDLELIGHT PEACE VIGIL TONIGHT. THE PURPOSE OF THE GATHERING IS DESIGNED TO RECOGNIZE THE DEATHS OF MORE THAN FOUR THOUSAND U.S. TROOPS SINCE…

THE MURDER TRIAL OF A JOHNSON CITY MAN HAD TO BE DELAYED BUT IS SET TO RESUME THIS MORNING IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE CRIMINAL COURT. JUDGE ROBERT CUPP BECAME ILL…