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THE UNICOI COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING A PIPE BOMB THAT EXPLODED OVER THE WEEKEND NEAR THE CLEAR BRANCH ROAD EXIT. AUTHORITIES SAID THE EXPLOSIVE DEVICE WAS THROWN FROM I-26.…

A GREENE COUNTY MAN ACCUSED OF ROBBING A GREENEVILLE PHARMACY TWICE HAS ADMITTED TO THE CRIME IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN GREENEVILLE. 42 YEAR OLD STEPHEN BLANGIN PLED GUILTY TO…

TO DETER THE SALE OF ALCOHOL TO MINORS, THE BRISTOL TENNESSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT RECENTLY CONDUCTED AN UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION OF CITY BUSINESSES THAT SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. CAPTAIN CHARLIE THOMAS SAYS IT’S…

A GREENE COUNTY MAN ACCUSED OF GUNNING DOWN ANOTHER MAN LAST WEEK, HAS BEEN ARRAIGNED IN GENERAL SESSIONS COURT. 58 YEAR OLD RONALD BIBLE IS CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER…

FOUR MORE NAMES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE’S MOST WANTED LIST. 35 YEAR OLD DANIEL ORTIZ IS WANTED FOR FAILING TO APPEAR ON TWO CHARGES OF RAPE OF…

THE SEARCH IS OVER FOR A BRISTOL VIRGINIA MAN WANTED FOR ALLEGEDLY HAVING INAPPROPRIATE SEXUAL CONTACT WITH TEENAGE GIRLS. 40 YEAR OLD ROBERT TIMOTHY DUTTON HAS BEEN ARRESTED. HE’S CHARGED…

A Buchanan County Virginia coal mine had to be evacuated and shut down after a portion of the roof fell and may have sparked an underground fire. The Virginia Department…

A JOHNSON CITY MAN IS BEHIND BARS AFTER BEING ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTING TO RAPE HIS FORMER GIRLFRIEND. 36 YEAR OLD FRANCISCO HERNANDEZ WAS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED RAPE. OFFICERS ANSWERED A…

And the winner is… OFFICIALS WITH THE TENNESSEE LOTTERY SAY A BEAN STATION PLAYER IS RICHER TODAY…TO THE TUNE OF $605,876 AFTER WINNING THE LATEST JACKPOT IN FRIDAY NIGHT’S LOTTO…

TWO TRI CITIES AREA STUDENTS ARE AMONG RECENTLY HONORED HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS WHO HAVE ESTABLISHED OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC RECORDS AND EARNED TOP SCORES IN A RESEARCH PROJECT CONTEST. ANDREW HERRON OF…

A KINGSPORT WOMAN ACCUSED OF STABBING HER ESTRANGED HUSBAND HAS BEEN ARRAIGNED IN GENERAL SESSIONS COURT. 57 YEAR OLD VIRGINIA RUTH JONES IS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED SECOND DEGREE MURDER OF…

A WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE MAN ACCUSED OF FLEEING FROM THE SCENE OF A CRASH THAT SERIOUSLY INJURED A FOUR YEAR OLD CHILD IS BEING HELD IN THE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER…

AN UPSURGE IN REPORTED CASES OF BLACK LUNG DISEASE AMONG COAL MINERS IN KENTUCKY AND VIRGINIA MAY BE DUE TO PROBLEMS CONTROLLING DUST IN MINES. THAT ACCORDING TO A RECENT…

A FEMALE CORRECTIONS OFFICER AT RED ONION STATE PRISON IN WISE COUNTY VIRGINIA ACCUSED OF GUNNING DOWN A FORMER INMATE AT HER HOME HAS HAD HER CASE BOUND OVER TO…

A GREENE COUNTY MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING ANOTHER MAN LAST WEEKEND IS BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND IN THE COUNTY JAIL. 58 YEAR OLD RONALD LEE BIBLE IS CHARGED WITH SECOND…

A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN BRISTOL VIRGINIA HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A CITY TEEN. ACCORDING TO POLICE, THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO STOP A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY 17 YEAR OLD…

THE JOHNSON CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT IS SEARCHING FOR A BANDIT THAT HELDUP A CONVENIENCE STORE OVER THE WEEKEND. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING AT THE SUNOCO ON BROADWAY. A…

A SHOOTING OVER THE WEEKEND IN TAZEWELL COUNTY VIRGINIA HAS LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD. 70 YEAR OLD PAUL JARRETT IS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF…

KINGSPORT OFFICIALS WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC INFORMATION AT THE ROCK SPRINGS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ON MONDAY, JULY 9TH AT 7:15 P.M. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING IS TO MEET WITH…

TENNESSEE NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS ARE AGAIN TRAINING IN MISSISSIPPI FOR DEPLOYMENT IN IRAQ. MORE THAN 130 OF THEM, WHO BELONG TO THE 730TH QUARTERMASTER COMPANY, LEFT THEIR ARMORY IN GRAY…

ELIZABETHTON POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN INCIDENT IN WHICH A VEHICLE STRUCK AND KILLED A MALE PEDESTRIAN LATE LAST NIGHT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED JUST AFTER 11 P.M. IN THE 400 BLOCK…

TWO VETERAN TRI CITIES FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN PROMOTED. ACCORDING TO BRISTOL TENNESSEE FIRE CHIEF BOB BARNES, LT. GERALD THOMPSON AND LT. DWAYNE HONAKER HAVE BEEN PROMOTED TO BATTALION CHIEF. THE…