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NEW COURT DATES HAVE BEEN SET IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN ABINGDON VIRGINIA FOR TWO MEN ACCUSED OF SETTING A FIRE THAT DESTROYED AN HISTORIC LANDMARK IN WISE COUNTY. FORMER…

A WELLKNOWN RAPPER AND HIS ENTOURAGE WHO WERE ARRESTED LAST YEAR ON MARIJUANA CHARGES DURING A TRAFFIC STOP OF THEIR TOUR BUS ARE SET TO APPEAR IN GENERAL SESSIONS COURT…

A SULLIVAN COUNTY JUDGE HAS RESET THE TRIAL OF A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED OF HIS PART IN THE KILLING OF ANOTHER MAN AT A CITY MOTEL NEARLY THREE YEARS…

A FREAK ACCIDENT OVER THE WEEKEND IN UNICOI COUNTY HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A 71 YEAR OLD FLAG POND MAN. ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE EDWARD LESLIE CALLAHAN WAS…

Authorities say a Jonesborough man is facing multiple charges after leading officers on a high-speed chase through traffic heading to Bristol Motor Speedway. Bluff City Police say 32-year-old Johnny Ray…

Federal transportation officials are investigating a plane crash in SMYTH COUNTY Virginia that killed both people aboard. Sergeant Michael Conroy of the Virginia State Police said the pilot contacted the…

An escaped jail inmate in Virginia who killed a hospital security guard and a sheriff’s deputy faces the death penalty when he is sentenced in June. A jury in Abingdon…

TRI CITIES REGIONAL AIRPORT OFFICIALS SAY SLOW TICKET SALES HAVE GROUNDED NEW FLIGHTS FROM THE TRI CITIES TO MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA. WITH FUEL PRICES RISING, REGIONAL CARRIER SOUTHERN SKYWAYS…

THE NAMES OF THE TWO VICTIMS KILLED IN A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN CARTER COUNTY HAVE BEEN RELEASED. TWO ELIZABETHTON RESIDENTS, 18 YEAR OLD KIMBERLY HARPER AND 19 YEAR OLD…

A HILTONS VIRGINIA MAN ACCUSED IN THE STABBING DEATH OF A SCOTT COUNTY MAN HAS HAD HIS PRELIMINARY HEARING CONTINUED SO HE CAN UNDERGO A MENTAL EXAMINATION. 47 YEAR OLD…

Police have an East Tennessee State University student in custody after a campus-wide alert was issued because of a threat received by the school. School officials say the University Advisement…

A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN CARTER COUNTY HAS LEFT TWO PEOPLE DEAD AND ONE INJURED. DETAILS ARE SKETCHY AT THIS TIME. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND TWO O’CLOCK THIS MORNING ON…

A BRISTOL VIRGINIA MAN WHO WAS RECENTLY INDICTED IN THE MURDERS OF HIS ESTRANGED WIFE AND HER CO-WORKER HAS A TRIAL DATE SET IN CIRCUIT COURT. 36 YEAR OLD CARL…

Closing arguments are set today in Washington County Virginia Circuit Court in Abingdon in the capital murder case of an escaped inmate convicted of killing a hospital security guard and…

A HILTONS VIRGINIA MAN ACCUSED IN THE STABBING DEATH OF A SCOTT COUNTY MAN HAS HAD HIS PRELIMINARY HEARING CONTINUED SO HE CAN UNDERGO A MENTAL EXAMINATION. 47 YEAR OLD…

THE BRISTOL TENNESSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS FOLLOWING THE LEAD OF SEVERAL OTHER LOCAL DEPARTMENTS. THE AGENCY HAS ANNOUNCED THE INTRODUCTION OF “BRISTOL’S MOST WANTED” AND “BRISTOL COLD CASES” ON THE…

A BRISTOL TENNESEE BUSINESSMAN HAS BEEN ORDERED TO EVACUATE STATE OWNED PROPERTY HE HAS BEEN OPERATING AS A CAMPGROUND AND PARKING LOT FOR RACE FANS. STAN LADY SAID HE HAD…

A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING A CITY MAN IS BEHIND BARS. 31 YEAR OLD WESLEY BLAIR IS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. HE’S ACCUSED OF ATTACKING A MAN ON…

SAD NEWS COMING OUT OF NASHVILLE. ROSS N ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT ERIN PAGE HAS LOST HER BATTLE TO SURVIVE. THE 14 YEAR OLD TEEN GOT STREAP THROAT WHICH LATER…

THE WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS SELECTED A NEW DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS. RONN DYKES WILL SUCCEED GRANT ROWLAND WHEN HE RETIRES APRIL 18TH. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY…

Defense attorneys for William Morva will present their case today as they try to persuade a jury in Abingdon to spare his life. The Washington County Virginia Circuit Court jury…

A MOSHEIM TENNESSEE MAN WHO’S BEEN ON THE RUN FOR 46 YEARS IS NOW BACK BEHIND BARS. 73 YEAR OLD LEROY ALBERT MORGAN WAS APPREHENDED AS PART OF THE TENNESSEE…