MILITARY HELICOPTER CRASHES
SULLIVAN COUNTY AUTHORITIES CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE AN EMERGENCY LANDING OF A MILITARY HELICOPTER, CARRYING FOUR PASSENGERS, IN SULLIVAN COUNTY. THE U.S. ARMY HELICOPTER LANDED THIS MORNING OFF DENTON VALLEY ROAD…
TDOT TO HALT CONSTRUCTION
BEGINNING AT NOON ON FRIDAY, THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAYS WORK CREWS WILL CEASE ALL LANE CLOSURE ACTIVITY FOR THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND. THE MOVE IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE…
NON-STOP FLIGHT TO FT. LAUDERDALE
A LAS VEGAS-BASED AIRLINES HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW, DIRECT FLIGHT DESTINATION OUT OF TRI CITIES REGIONAL AIRPORT TO BEGIN LATER THIS YEAR. ALLEGIANT AIR WILL BEGIN SERVING THE TRI CITIES…
FOREST FIRES CONTINUE TO BURN
ABOUT 100 PEOPLE INCLUDING CREWS FROM ARIZONA AND PENNSYLVANIA ARE FIGHTING FOUR SEPERATE FIRES DUE TO LIGHTNING THAT ARE BURNING IN THE CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST. AND THE DRY CONDITIONS AREN’T…
SECOND PERSON TO GO TO TRIAL
A SECOND PERSON ACCUSED IN THE MURDER OF A TAZEWELL VIRGINIA MAN WILL BE GOING TO TRIAL NEXT YEAR. WILLIAM PATRICK GREEN WAS CHARGED, ALONG WITH CRYSTLE PATRICK, WITH THE…
TURTLE PIE RECALL (AP)
American Pie LLc is recalling 1,440 cases of Marie Callender Turtle Pies, because of elevated amounts of bacteria. The pies were sold in Tennessee, Virginia and 14 other states. The…
THREE PEOPLE CHARGED WITH ROBBERY
THREE PEOPLE ARE BEHIND BARS AFTER ALLEGEDLY ROBBING AND ASSAULTING A WOMAN IN THE PARKING LOT OF A KINGSPORT CONVENIENCE STORE. 29 YEAR OLD BRANDON NEAL CARTER, 44 YEAR OLD…
NFS GETS VISIT FROM LEGISLATORS
U.S. SENATOR LAMAR ALEXANDER AND U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DAVID DAVIS WILL VISIT NUCLEAR FUEL SERVICES TODAY TO TOUR THE SITE OF A URANIUM SPILL THAT OCCURRED EARLIER THIS YEAR. A COMPANY…
TWO CHARGED WITH ANIMAL ABUSE
A FORMER JOHNSON CITY MAN AND HIS GIRLFRIEND ARE ACCUSED OF ABUSING SIX PUPPIES. ANTHONY SMITH AND TAKISHA WHITE ARE CHARGED WITH SIX COUNTS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY AND ABANDONMENT AFTER…
FOREST FIRES CONTINUE TO BURN
FOUR SEPERATE FIRES ARE BURNING IN THE CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST AND THE DRY CONDITIONS AREN’T HELPING ANYTHING. THE BLAZES ARE CURRENTLY BURNING IN THE UNICOI, WASHINGTON, AND COCKE COUNTY SECTIONS.…
FOOD CITY TO EXPAND BLOUNTVILLE LOCATION
SHOPPERS AT ONE TRI CITIES FOOD CITY STORE WILL NOTICE SOME CHANGES SOON. OFFICIALS HAVE ANNOUNCED EXPANSION PLANS FOR THEIR BLOUNTVILLE STORE ON HIGHWAY 394. FOOD CITY PRESIDENT STEVE SMITH…
CHILD BITTEN BY RABID RACCOON
AN 11 YEAR OLD JOHNSON CITY GIRL IS BEING TREATED AFTER SHE WAS BITTEN BY A RABID RACCOON. AUTHORITIES SAID THE GIRL WAS BITTEN IN HER BASEMENT SUNDAY AT HER…