TAZEWELL POLICE OFFICER SHOT
A TAZEWELL COUNTY VIRGINIA SHERIFF’S OFFICER HAS BEEN SHOT THIS MORNING AFTER STOPPING A VEHICLE THAT WAS BELIEVED TO BE CARRYING ROBBERY SUSPECTS. THE INCIDENT STARTED AFTER THE REPORT OF…
TWO VEHICLE CRASH NEAR BLUFF CITY
SULLIVAN COUNTY AUTHORITIES SAY ONE OF THE PERSONS INVOLVED IN A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED THURSDAY EVENING HAS DIED. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON HUNTING HILL ROAD NEAR BLUFF CITY…
TENNESSEE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
Tennessee’s unemployment rate for September was 4.7 percent, up 0.7 percent from August. State labor officials said the hike is due to an increase in the labor force because of…
MAN HAS SOME CHARGES CERTIFIED TO GRAND JURY
A WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA MAN ACCUSED OF CONFRONTING AN EMPLOYEE AT AN ABINGDON ARTS CENTER HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF SOME OF THE CHARGES AND SOME HAVE BEEN BOUND OVER TO…
LYNCH HAS HEARING SET
A KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED OF MOLESTING YOUNG GIRLS AND WHO WAS RECENTLY ARRESTED IN BROWNSVILLE TEXAS, REMAINS HELD BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. THE MAN CLAIMS HE’S NOT 66 YEAR OLD DONALD…
HENSON CONVICTED OF MURDER
IT TOOK A BRISTOL VIRGINIA JURY LESS THAN 30 MINUTES TO FIND A MAN GUILTY IN THE BEATING DEATH OF ANOTHER MAN LAST YEAR IN AN AREA KNOWN AS “THE…
CHASE PROBE NEARING COMPLETION
THE INVESTIGATION INTO A FATAL CRASH IN SCOTT COUNTY VIRGINIA THAT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A KINGSPORT TEEN IS NEARING COMPLETION. ACCORDING TO THE VIRGINIA STATE POLICE, 18 YEAR OLD…
E-COLI CASE CLAIMS YOUNG CHILD
A CASE OF E-COLI IN COCKE COUNTY HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A YOUNG CHILD. 20 MONTH OLD JAYCEE BURGIN DIED EARLIER THIS WEEK. HEALTH OFFICIALS BELIEVE IT WAS CONTAMINATED…
KING PHARMACEUTICAL ANNOUNCES LAYOFF
A MAJOR TRI CITIES EMPLOYER HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO CUT 20 PERCENT OF IT’S WORKFORCE. BRISTOL TENNESSEE BASED KING PHARMACEUTICALS WILL TRIM OVER 500 JOBS WITH 50 OF THOSE, COMING…