Author: News Staff

A TRI CITIES BUSINESS HAS CLOSED ITS DOORS. OFFICIALS WITH 84 LUMBER BLAME DECREASING HOME CONSTRUCTION FOR THE CLOSING OF SOME 30 STORES ACROSS THE NATION INCLUDING THE ONE IN…

A BRISTOL TENNESSEE BATTERY COMPANY IS SEEKING TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF CONTAMINANTS IT ALLOWS INTO THE AIR. THE TENNESSEE DIVISION OF AIR POLLUTION HAS RECEIVED THE REQUEST FROM EXIDE…

HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT ON THE LOCAL ECONOMY CAN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE HAVE ON A REGION? WELL, ACCORDING TO A RECENT STUDY, NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN BLOUNTVILLE…

ATTORNEYS FOR A JOHNSON CITY MAN WHO’S LEGALLY BLIND AND IS ACCUSED OF STRIKING A PEDESTRIAN WITH HIS CAR AND KILLING THEM LAST YEAR ARE SEEKING ALL PAST HEARING AND…

Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist says he likely won’t make up his mind on a gubernatorial run until next year. The Nashville Republican made those comments at a fundraiser…

THE SEARCH IS FINALLY OVER FOR A MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING A VIRGINIA STATE POLICE TROOPER LAST WEEKEND FOLLOWING A CAR CHASE. 32 YEAR OLD STEVEN DALE BRANSCOME WAS APPREHENDED…

JOHNSON CITY LEADERS HAVE DECIDED TO WAIT BEFORE TAKING ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE THAT CALLS FOR TRAFFIC CAMERAS TO BE INSTALLED AT CITY INTERSECTIONS. MOST COMMISSIONERS WANTED MORE TIME TO…

A KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED OF HITTING TWO PEOPLE WITH HIS VEHICLE HAS HAD HIS CHARGES UPGRADED. 26 YEAR OLD JONATHAN PETERS IS CHARGED WITH RECKLESS AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND FELONY RECKLESS…

A FATAL CAR CRASH IN LEE COUNTY VIRGINIA IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. ACCORDING TO VIRGINIA STATE POLICE, 29 YEAR OLD GRACE STAPLETON OF DUFFIELD WRECKED HER CAR OFF OF ROUTE 23…

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN TAZEWELL COUNTY VIRGINIA ARE HOPING TO ENLIST AREA CHURCHES TO HELP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUGS. COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEY DENNIS LEE TOLD A RECENT GATHERING THAT THERE…

AN ABINGDON VIRGINIA BUSINESS OWNER IS A LITTLE RICHER TODAY THANKS TO HER PICKING SEVERAL LUCKY NUMBERS. JUDITH MARSH WAS REPORTEDLY SHOCKED WHEN SHE HIT THE LOTTERY ON MARCH 28TH…

Local and environmental activists are criticizing a report from a federal agency finding that a nuclear processing facility in East Tennessee poses a low cancer risk. At a public meeting…

A JOHNSON CITY MAN IS BEHIND BARS AFTER POLICE SAY HE ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED HIS ROOMMATE. POLICE RESPONDED TO LEELAND TRAILER PARK ON LEELAND ROAD ON A REPORT OF AN ASSAULT.…

THE SANTA PAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DECIDED TO TURN OVER THE CHRISTMAS CHARITY’S FINANCES TO THE UNITED WAY OF BRISTOL. THIS ACTION AFTER THE RECENT DISCOVERY OF ITS EXECUTIVE…

A student pilot from Tennessee had to do some quick thinking when his two-seat Cessna 150 ran out of fuel and he was forced to land the plane on interstate…

THREE DICKENSON COUNTY VIRGINIA MEN HAVE BEEN SENTENCED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN BIG STONE GAP FOR STEALING EQUIPMENT FROM RECREATION AREAS ON U.S. FOREST SERVICE PROPERTY. ACCORDING TO U.S.…

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS ARE URGING OPPONENTS TO A PROPOSED 1.8 BILLION DOLLAR COAL FIRED POWER PLANT IN WISE COUNTY TO BOYCOTT A PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT. THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY…

ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE HAVE ARISEN AT A JOHNSON CITY FACILITY THAT HELPS MENTALLY CHALLENGED ADULTS. THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES HAS NOW BEEN CALLED IN TO INVESTIGATE. DHS COMMUNITY…

A House panel has narrowly advanced a proposal by a Northeast Tennessee lawmaker that would require the state lottery to abandon computerized drawings for its games. According to House Minority…

CRIMINAL CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST A KINGSPORT MAN IN CONNECTION WITH A DOMESTIC DISPUTE. SULLIVAN COUNT SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A CALL ON BISHOP ROAD. THE VICTIM, LORA LONG,…

WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM’S FIRST AIR AMBULANCE HAS BEEN UNVEILED AT TAKOMA REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN GREENEVILLE. LEADERS FROM THE HEALTH SYSTEM, THE HOSPITAL AND THE GREENE COUNTY BUSINESS COMMUNITY GATHERED YESTERDAY…

MOUNT CARMEL’S CONTROVERSIAL SPEED ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS WILL BE ACTIVATED TODAY ON HIGHWAY 11-W. FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS, THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO BREAK THE LAW WILL ONLY RECEIVE A WARNING.…