TRI CITIES MARKET HELD UP
WASHINGTON COUNTY AUTHORITIES ARE LOOKING FOR THE MAN WHO HELD UP A CONVENIENCE MARKET EARLY THIS MORNING. JUST BEFORE 1 A.M., THE SUSPECT ENTERED THE ROADRUNNER MARKET ON OLD STATE…
KINGSPORT MAN BEHIND BARS
A KINGSPORT MAN IS BEHIND BARS ON DRUG RELATED CHARGES. JOHNSON CITY POLICE STOPPED A VEHICLE ON INTERSTATE 26 FOR A TRAFFIC VIOLATION. FOLLOWING THE STOP, POLICE CHARGED 25 YEAR…
SEVEN ARRESTED IN NORTON VIRGINIA DRUG STING
A NARCOTICS STING IN NORTON VIRGINIA HAS LANDED SEVERAL PEOPLE IN JAIL. THE SUSPECTS WERE INDICTED BY A WISE COUNTY GRAND JURY FOLLOWING A JOIN OPERATION BETWEEN NORTON POLICE AND…
MCCLURE ARRIGNED IN FEDERAL COURT
A FORMER NASCAR TEAM OWNER THAT WAS BASED OUT OF ABINGDON VIRGINIA IS SET TO GO TO TRIAL IN JANUARY. LARRY MCCLURE WAS INDICTED THIS WEEK BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY…
FLASHER, FLASHES WRONG PERSON
WHILE IT’S NEVER A GOOD IDEA TO FLASH SOMEONE IN PUBLIC, A GREENEVILLE MAN LEARNED THAT LESSON THE HARD WAY. ACCORDING TO THE GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, BOBBY MOORE, A…
TRICK-OR-TREATING AT JOHNSON CITY MALL
WITH THOUGHTS OF GHOSTS AND GOBLINS FOR HALLOWEEN THIS YEAR, THE MALL IN JOHNSON CITY WILL ONCE AGAIN HOST MALL-O-WEEN. IT’S AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY HALLOWEEN EVENT THAT TAKES PLACE THIS…
EARLY VOTING IN TENNESSEE VERY SUCCESSFUL
Tennesseans going to the polls on the last day of early voting were adding to what has already been a record turnout among state voters. Turnout through Wednesday was 1.38…
TWO BRISTOL MEN ARRAIGNED IN EXTORTION CASE
TWO BRISTOL VIRGINIA MEN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO EXTORT MONEY FROM A MOUNTAIN CITY BUSINESSMAN HAVE BEEN ARRAIGNED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN GREENEVILLE. 44 YEAR OLD JEFFREY SELL AND…
BRISTOL VIRGINIA MEN ARRAIGNED
TWO BRISTOL VIRGINIA MEN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO EXTORT MONEY FROM A MOUNTAIN CITY BUSINESSMAN HAVE BEEN ARRAIGNED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN GREENEVILLE. 44 YEAR OLD JEFFREY SELL AND…
COMPENSATION FOR LOTTERY PLAYERS (AP)
Players who bought Virginia’s Fast Play Super 7’s lottery tickets will be compensated for a technical problem that erroneously led them to think they won cash prizes. The Virginia Lottery…
KINGSPORT BANK HELD UP
KINGSPORT POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A BANDIT WHO HELD UP A CITY BANK. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND 9:30 THURSDAY MORNING AT THE APPALACHIAN COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ON EAST STONE…
VOLUNTEER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT CHARGED
A CHURCH HILL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IS IN TROUBLE FOR ACCIDENTALLY STABBING A CLASSMATE AT SCHOOL. A 15 YEAR OLD FRESHMAN AT VOLUNTEER IS CHARGED WITH RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT. ACCORDING TO…
THREE PEOPLE CHARGED IN BURGLARY RING
THREE PEOPLE ACCUSED OF OPERATING A BURGLARY RING THAT EXTENDED FROM RUSSELL COUNTY VIRGINIA TO SULLIVAN COUNTY TENNESSEE ARE BEHIND BARS. 27 YEAR OLD JEFFREY LYNN RUTHERFORD AND 28 YEAR…
HUCKABEE STOPS IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
FORMER REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDER MIKE HUCKABEE PAID A VISIT TO THE TRI CITIES LESS THAN A WEEK BEFORE THE ELECTION. HUCKEBEE TOLD AN EXCITED CROWD YESTERDAY AT THE HIGHER EDUCATION…
GREENEVILLE ATTORNEY IN TROUBLE
A GREENEVILLE ATTORNEY HAS BEEN PUBLICLY CENSURED BY THE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILY. FRANCIS SANTORE JR. DID NOT REQUEST A HEARING ON THE MATTER. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, THE…
FORMER TRI CITIES TEACHER CHARGED
A FORMER TRI CITIES TEACHER HAS BEEN CHARGED BY GATLINBURG POLICE WITH CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR. GREG WRIGHT, A FORMER MATH TEACHER AT DOBYNS-BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL IN…
BLUFF CITY SHOOTING INVESTIGATION
SULLIVAN COUNTY AUTHORITIES ARE STILL TRYING TO PIECE TOGETHER WHAT HAPPENED AT A HOME OUTSIDE BLUFF CITY THAT LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD AND ANOTHER WOUNDED. A SHOOTING TOOK PLACE YESTERDAY…
ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES POSTS GOOD NUMBERS
AN ABINGDON VIRGINIA BASED COAL COMPANY HAS EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN THIRD QUARTER NUMBERS. ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES EARNED 69.9 MILLION OR 97 CENTS PER DILUTED SHARE IN THE PERIOD COMPARED…
FORMER TRI CITIES TEACHER IN TROUBLE
A FORMER TRI CITIES TEACHER HAS BEEN CHARGED BY GATLINBURG POLICE WITH CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR. GREG WRIGHT, A FORMER MATH TEACHER FOR FIVE YEARS AT DOBYNS-BENNETT…
MULLINS TO REMAIN IN JAIL
A MAN CONVICTED OF VEHICULAR HOMICIDE IN A FIERY DRAG RACING CRASH IN JOHNSON CITY IN 2005 WILL REMAIN BEHIND BARS FOR THREE MORE YEARS. EARLIER THIS MONTH, A HEARINGS…
APPY POWER COULD RAISE RATES (AP)
Appalachian Power says it is implementing an interim base rate increase for customers in Virginia. The energy company filed a request in May with the State Corporation Commission seeking approval…
GREENEVILLE ATTORNEY IN TROUBLE
A GREENEVILLE ATTORNEY HAS BEEN PUBLICLY CENSURED BY THE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILY. FRANCIS SANTORE JR. DID NOT REQUEST A HEARING ON THE MATTER. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, THE…