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IT’S EXPECTED TO COST APPALACHIAN POWER CUSTOMERS IN KINGSPORT MORE MONEY TO FLIP ON THE LIGHT SWITCH BY MID SUMMER. THE POWER COMPANY HAS FILED PLANS TO INCREASE RATES BY…

A FORMER COEBURN VIRGINIA VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER ACCUSED OF SETTING FIRE TO A SCENIC TOWER IN WISE COUNTY VIRGINIA HAS PLED NOT GUILTY IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN ABINGDON. 23 YEAR…

NAMES FOR EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY’S COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND FORENSIC CENTER ARE EXPECTED TO BE REVEALED SOON. LOCAL AUTO DEALER BILL GATTON IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR THE COLLEGE OF…

A WELLKNOWN CHURCH HILL RESTAURANT THAT’S BEEN AROUND FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS IS CLOSING ITS DOORS. THE DECISION TO SHUTDOWN THE MOUNTAINEER ISN’T BEING TAKEN WELL BY EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS.…

BRISTOL VIRGINIA AUTHORITIES ARE SEARCHING FOR A SUSPECT WHO ALLEGEDLY HELD UP A CITY CONVENIENCE MARKET EARLY THIS MORNING. ACCORDING TO POLICE, THE MAN ENTERED THE CHEVRON ON COMMONWEALTH AVENUE…

The daunting fees on abusive Virginia drivers is officially a thing of the past. Governor Tim Kaine signed legislation repealing the law Thursday. The repeal, passed as emergency legislation by…

A PUPPY MILL IN UNICOI COUNTY HAS BEEN SHUTDOWN AFTER SIXTEEN DOGS WERE DISCOVERED IN TERRIBLE SHAPE. UNICOI COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL CAPTAIN ESTIL EDWARDS SAYS THE DOGS WERE BEING USED…

THE JOHNSON CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS IDENTIFIED THE SUSPECT THEY BELIEVE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR AN EARLY MORNING SHOOTING AT A CITY BUSINESS THAT LEFT ONE PERSON INJURED. POLICE ARE LOOKING…

A TWO VEHICLE CRASH IN ELIZABETHTON THE CLAIMED THE LIVES OF TWO TEENAGERS EARLIER THIS MONTH IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. 1ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY GENERAL TONY CLARK SAID THE PROBE…

A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN RUSSELL COUNTY VIRGINIA HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A TAZEWELL COUNTY MAN AND LEFT TWO OTHERS INJURED. ACCORDING TO VIRGINIA STATE POLICE, 56 YEAR OLD…

A CAR/BICYCLE ACCIDENT IN LEE COUNTY VIRGINIA HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A 51 YEAR OLD COUNTY MAN. ACCORDING TO VIRGINIA STATE POLICE, 51 YEAR OLD DAVID TOLLIVER OF PENNINGTON…

AT A HEARING IN NASHVILLE ON WEDNESDAY, TENNESSEE’S STATE HEALTH SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY VOTED TO DENY WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM’S REQUEST FOR A CERTIFICATE OF NEED TO MOVE AHEAD WITH…

THE JOHNSON CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS IDENTIFED THE SUSPECT THEY BELIEVE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR AN EARLY MORNING SHOOTING AT A CITY BUSINESS THAT LEFT ONE PERSON INJURED. POLICE ARE LOOKING…

A HEARING FOR A CERTIFICATE OF NEED IS BEING HELD TODAY IN NASHVILLE FOR A PROPOSED FREESTANDING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT THAT WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM HOPES TO BUILD IN BOONES CREEK. THE…

MOUNT CARMEL POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A CITY WOMAN. 44 YEAR OLD CHARLOTTE WALLEN WAS FOUND UNCONCIOUS INSIDE A HOME ON HERMITAGE LANE EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SHE…

A WISE COUNTY GRAND JURY HAS INDICTED THE DAUGHTER OF A FORMER SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA CORRECTIONS OFFICER WHO IS ACCUSED OF KILLING A MAN. 24 YEAR OLD ALICIA TORRES IS CHARGED…

A JONESBOROUGH MAN, WHO WAS INDICTED IN THE TRAFFIC DEATH OF A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING A JOHNSON CITY ROADWAY, HAS DECIDED TO PLEAD NOT GUILTY. 57 YEAR OLD DAVID WILCOX APPEARED…

THE JOHNSON CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING THIS MORNING AT A CITY BUSINESS THAT LEFT ONE PERSON INJURED AND AUTHORITIES SEARCHING FOR ANOTHER. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND MIDNIGHT…

A PRELIMINARY FEDERAL AVAIATION ADMINISTRATION REPORT SHOWS A PLANE CRASH IN SMYTH COUNTY VIRGINIA EARLIER THIS MONTH THAT CLAIMED THE LIVES OF TWO CANADIANS WAS CAUSED BY ICE. ADITYA SANWALKA…

A JOHNSON CITY MAN WHO WHO PLED GUILTY TO FIREARMS CHARGES IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN GREENEVILLE HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SPEND TIME BEHIND BARS. ERNEST CANIPE ADMITTED TO UNLAWFUL…

A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF A ANOTHER MAN WILL APPEAR IN COURT LATER THIS WEEK. JOHNNY LOPEZ, JR. IS FACING CHARGES OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER…

A KINGSPORT MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY ABDUCTED A BLOOMINGDALE WOMAN AT GUNPOINT HAS ADMITTED TO THE CRIME. 66 YEAR OLD RALPH PAGE PLED GUILTY TO THREE COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, ONE…