VIRGINIA BURN BAN LIFTED (AP)
Virginia is lifting a ban on open burning. Governor Tim Kaine says while the statewide ban is being lifted, local restrictions still may apply. The ban was instituted last month…
GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAINS CLOSED
On top of old Smoky, there’s snow and ice. Because of that, U.S. Highway 441 through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is closed for the first time this season.…
SHORTAGE OF HAY IN GREENE COUNTY
GREENE COUNTY FARMERS STRICKEN BY THIS YEAR’S DROUGHT HAVE REQUESTED MORE THAN 22-THOUSAND BALES OF HAY. THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND SECURITY, BILL BROWN HAS REPORTEDLY SAID HIS…
FALL BRANCH COUPLE HAVE TRIAL DATE SET
A FALL BRANCH COUPLE ACCUSED OF BEATING AND ROBBING THEIR LANDLORD OVER TWO YEARS AGO HAVE A TRIAL SET IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE CRIMINAL COURT. 30 YEAR OLD JAMES THOMAS…
SANTA TRAIN TAKES TO THE RAILS
Country music singer Patty Loveless will be taking her third trip aboard the Santa Train on Saturday during its 65th annual run. The famed CSX locomotive makes stops in the…
VIRGINIA MOTORISTS CHALLENGED
TO ADDRESS INCREASED HOLIDAY TRAVEL ON VIRGINIA’S HIGHWAYS, THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, VIRGINIA STATE POLICE, AND VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES ARE CHALLENGING MOTORISTS TO HELP PREVENT HIGHWAY DEATHS…
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HEADED BACK HOME
ELEVEN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE IN THE CUSTODY OF AGENTS WITH THE IMMIGRATIONS AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AFTER BEING DISCOVERED BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS DURING A TRAFFIC STOP. KINGSPORT POLICE MADE…
PETROVIC IN TROUBLE
THE SURVIVOR OF A CHRISTMAS DAY SHOOTING THREE YEARS AGO IS FINDING HIMSELF ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE LAW. 20 YEAR OLD BRUNO PETROVIC IS CHARGED WITH SIMPLE POSSESSION…
LABOR MARKET NUMBERS FOR THIRD QUARTER OUT
THE LATEST TRI CITIES LABOR MARKET REPORT IS OUT FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2007, AND SOME MIGHT SAY SANTA BROUGHT AN EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT. SOME 57-HUNDRED NEW JOBS HAVE…
BRISTOL VIRGINIA MAN IN COURT
A BRISTOL VIRGINIA MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A WOMAN FIVE YEARS AGO IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA CIRCUIT COURT LATER TODAY. 45 YEAR OLD CHARLES STILTNER IS…
REWARD OFFERED IN MAN’S DEATH
ALTHOUGH IT’S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE AN INVESTIGATION WAS LAUNCHED INTO THE SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A DAMASCUS VIRGINIA MAN, AUTHORITIES ARE HOPING TO RECEIVE SOME ANSWERS SOON. A REWARD…
COUPLE ACCUSED OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY
A KINGSPORT COUPLE ACCUSED OF SHOPLIFTING ITEMS FROM A JOHNSON CITY DEPARTMENT STORE AND THEN PULLING A GUN ON AN EMPLOYEE, ARE BEHIND BARS. 33 YEAR OLD NORMAN PEARMAN IS…
STABBING SUSPECT ARRAIGNED
A KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED OF STABBING ANOTHER MAN EARLIER THIS WEEK HAS BEEN ARRAIGNED IN GENERAL SESSIONS COURT. 21 YEAR OLD DENNIS ROSE IS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN…
DRUG SUSPECTS IN COURT TODAY
TWO KINGSPORT RESIDENTS ARRESTED ON DRUG-RELATED CHARGES ARE SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN COURT LATER TODAY. EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE KINGSPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT VICE UNIT EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT A…
REWARD BEING OFFERED
ALTHOUGH IT’S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE THE SUSPICIOUS DEATHER OF A DAMASCUS VIRGINIA MAN, WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DETECTIVES ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR CLUES SURROUNDING HIS DEATH. ACCORDING TO SHERIFF…
TRI CITIES GET NEW JOBS IN 3RD Q
THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2007 WAS GOOD TO THE TRI CITIES REGION, USHERING IN SOME 57-HUNDRED JOBS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD OF 2006. ACCORDING TO THE TRI CITIES LABOR…
BENCH TRIAL CONTINUES IN CARTER COUNTY
A BENCH TRIAL IS CONTINUING IN CARTER COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT FOR THREE BROTHERS ACCUSED IN A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING THAT LEFT THREE PEOPLE INJURED. ROGER OAKS, THOMAS OAKS AND TERRY OAKS…
GOOD SAMARITAN KILLED
VIRGINIA STATE POLICE SAY A DUFFIELD VIRGINIA MAN WAS KILLED IN SMYTH COUNTY WHEN HE STOPPED TO RENDER AID TO A PERSON IN AN OVERTURNED CAR. 22 YEAR OLD DUSTIN…
FATHER ACCUSED OF SEXUAL AND PHYSICAL ABUSE (AP)
A Claiborne County Tennessee father is accused of raping his two teenage daughters and shocking them with the same electric collars he used to train hunting dogs. Sheriff David Ray…
DRUGS FOUND IN RENTAL TRUCK
WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE DEPUTIES GOT MORE THAN THEY BARGAINED FOR AFTER STOPPING A RENTAL TRUCK WITH TEXAS TAGS. POLICE FOUND A STASH OF MARIJUANA VALUED AT 44-THOUSAND DOLLARS. 31 YEAR…
KINGSPORT STABBING LEAVES ON DEAD
A STABBING INCIDENT IN KINGSPORT HAS LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD AND SENT ANOTHER TO JAIL. 21 YEAR OLD DENNIS LEE ROSE IS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN THE DEATH…
KINGSPORT MAN STABBED TO DEATH
KINGSPORT POLICE SAY A CITY MAN IS DEAD AFTER BEING STABBED. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AROUND 3 PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON ON ARBUTUS AVENUE, JUST OFF BLOOMINGDALE PIKE. ACCORDING TO POLICE CHIEF…