FORMER COP SENTENCED
A FORMER SALTVILLE VIRGINIA POLICE INVESTIGATOR WHO ADMITTED TO BEING ADDICTED TO METH AND TRYING TO PURCHASE IT FROM AN UNDERCOVER OFFICER HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN…
GREENWELL TRIAL RESUMES
TESTIMONY WILL RESUME THIS MORNING IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE CRIMINAL COURT IN THE FIRST DEGREE MURDER TRIAL OF AN ELIZABETHTON MAN. 30 YEAR OLD ROGER DALE GREENWELL IS ALLEGED TO…
KAINE TALKS ABOUT ACTION ON BILLS
Governor Timothy Kaine has announced action on a slew of bills, including legislation tightening regulations on payday lenders. Kaine said Monday that he proposed a few technical amendments to the…
YOUNG ARRAIGNED ON ORIGINAL RAPE CHARGE
A BRISTOL TENNESSEE MAN ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE HAS BEEN ARRAIGNED IN SULLIVAN COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT. DOUG YOUNG WAS IN COURT TO BE ARRAIGNED ON A FAILURE-TO-APPEAR…
WELLMONT MAKES PITCH FOR UNICOI COUNTY HOSPITAL
WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM OFFICIALS HAVE MADE A PITCH TO UNICOI COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LEADERS TO PARTNER WITH THEM. THEY HAVE PROPOSED BUYING 50.1 PERCENT TO 90 PERCENT OF THE HOSPITAL…
STRIKE AT MARION COMPANY CONTINUES
SEVERAL HUNDRED UNION WORKERS AT A MARION VIRGINIA AUTO PARTS PLANT HAVE GONE ON STRIKE OVER A RECENT BENEFITS PACKAGE OFFERED BY THE COMPANY. THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION LOCAL…
KINGSPORT SHOOTING STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION
THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL CONTINUING INTO A SHOOTING OVER THE WEEKEND AT A KINGSPORT BUSINESS THAT LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED FRIDAY NIGHT FOLLOWING AN ALTERCATION BETWEEN 31…
JOHNSON COUNTY BRUSH FIRE CONTAINED
FIREFIGHTERS WORKED HARD OVER THE WEEKEND TO CONTAIN A FIRE IN JOHNSON COUNTY TENNESSEE. 261 ACRES OF PRIVATE LAND WAS DESTROYED BEFORE FIRE CREWS FROM THE REGION, IDAHO, COLORADO AND…
BRUSH FIRE DESTROYS 180 ACRES IN HICKORY TREE
A BRUSH FIRE IN THE HICKORY TREE SECTION OF BRISTOL TENNESSEE HAS LEFT NEARLY 180 ACRES DESTROYED. THE BLAZE STARTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FIRE CREWS HAD IT PRETTY WELL CONTAINED…
CHUCKEY WOMAN DIES IN CRASH
A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN GREENE COUNTY HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A CHUCKEY WOMAN. ACCORDING TO THE GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, 62 YEAR OLD NANCY FILLERS WAS DRIVING ALONG…
ILL JUDGE DECLARES MISTRIAL
A MISTRIAL HAS BEEN DECLARED IN THE MURDER TRIAL OF A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED IN THE STABBING DEATH OF ANOTHER MAN. JUAN PANCHO DELGADO’S CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER…
KENNEL OWNER FACING CHARGES
TENNESSEE’S ATTORNEY GENERAL IS SEEKING A CONTEMPT OF COURT ORDER AGAINST AGAINST A BLOUNTVILLE KENNEL OWNER INDICTED ON FEDERAL FRAUD CHARGES. 45 YEAR OLD GINA PRICE IS ACCUSED OF IMPORTING…
TEEN RESCUED AFTER FALLING (AP)
Authorities say they’ve rescued a teenager, who fell nearly two stories into an East Tennessee cave. Johnson City and Washington County emergency workers were called to a wooded area off…
A GREENER FUTURE FOR KINGSPORT
A GREENER FUTURE FOR KINGSPORT. THAT’S THE GOAL OF CITY OFFICIALS WHO ARE WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH KEEP KINGSPORT BEAUTIFUL IN CREATING A BACKYARD COMPOSTING PILOT PROJECT. UNDER THE INITIATIVE,…
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL TO BE HELD FOR TROOPS
VIRGINIA INTERMONT COLLEGE IS HOLDING A PUBLIC CANDLELIGHT PEACE VIGIL TONIGHT. THE PURPOSE OF THE GATHERING IS DESIGNED TO RECOGNIZE THE DEATHS OF MORE THAN FOUR THOUSAND U.S. TROOPS SINCE…
DELGADO TRIAL SET TO RESUME
THE MURDER TRIAL OF A JOHNSON CITY MAN HAD TO BE DELAYED BUT IS SET TO RESUME THIS MORNING IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE CRIMINAL COURT. JUDGE ROBERT CUPP BECAME ILL…
FUNDRAISER HELD FOR POLICE FAMILY
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE ORGANIZING A FUND RAISER TO HELP ONE OF THEIR OWN. THE KINGSPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS ARE COMING TOGETHER TO HELP OFFICER JOE EARLS…
SEARCH FOR MISSING MARION WOMAN
THE SYMTH COUNTY VIRGINIA SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN LOCATING A MARION MAN WHO HAS BEEN REPORTED MISSING BY HIS RELATIVES. 22 YEAR OLD JUSTIN MARTIN…
FORMER UNION HEAD PLEADS GUILTY
A FORMER UNION PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND ATTEMPTING TO EVADE PAYROLL TAXES HAS PLED GUILTY IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN ABINGDON VIRGINIA. DARRELL PENDERGRASS…
BLOUNTVILLE KENNEL OWNER IN TROUBLE
A BLOUNTVILLE TENNESSEE KENNEL OWNER HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A FEDERAL GRAND JURY FOR ALLEGEDLY CHEATING ON HER TAXES. ACCORDING TO THE U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, 45 YEAR OLD GINA PRICE…
FAMILY CHARGED IN INMATE ESCAPE (AP)
Authorities say they’ve charged three people with helping a Carter County inmate, who escaped from prison and was later caught last week. Randy Hicks spent more than 12 hours on…
SHOOTING SUSPECT ARRESTED IN N.C.
ACCORDING TO JOHNSON CITY POLICE, A CITY MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING ANOTHER MAN IN THE PARKING LOT OF A CITY RESTAURANT HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN NORTH CAROLINA. 29 YEAR OLD…