BOMB THREAT AT HAWKINS COUNTY SCHOOL
SOME TENSE MOMENTS AT A HAWKINS COUNTY SCHOOL. THE START OF SCHOOL WEDNESDAY MORNING AT CHEROKEE HIGH SCHOOL WAS DISRUPTED AFTER OFFICIALS SAY SOMEONE APPARENTLY SPRAY PAINTED A THREAT OF…
PRISON PLACED ON LOCKDOWN
A federal prison in Lee County Virginia was placed on lockdown after an inmate was killed in an incident involving another prisoner. The incident occurred Tuesday morning. In a news…
KINGSPORT PROSTITUTION STING
THE KINGSPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT’S VICE UNIT HAS MADE 14 ARRESTS OF PROSTITUTES AND THEIR JOHNS. A REVERSE STING BY POLICE, USING AN UNDERCOVER FEMALE OPERATIVE, LED TO THE ARRESTS OF…
HOME HEALTH CARE CUTS TO AFFECT TRI CITIES
CUTS TO TENNCARE HAVE LED TO PINK SLIPS BEING HANDED TO OVER 80 NURSES AND HEALTH AIDES THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST TENNESSEE. GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES BASED OUT OF NEW YORK IS CUTTING…
INMATE CHARGED WITH TRYING TO KILL A JUDGE
A SCOTT COUNTY VIRGINIA GRAND JURY HAS INDICTED A KEOKEE MAN IN CONNECTION WITH ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO HIRE SOMEONE TO KILL AN AREA JUDGE. 20 YEAR OLD JORDAN SHIRKS OF…
RICHLAND’S DOCTOR HAS HEARING DATE SET
A RICHLANDS VIRGINIA DOCTOR ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT HAS A HEARING SET FOR NEXT MONTH IN GENERAL DISTRICT COURT. DR. ROY GOMEZ IS CHARGED WITH FORCIBLE RAPE. AUTHORITIES HAVEN’T COMMENTED…
KINGSPORT POLICE SEARCHING FOR IMPOSTER
KINGSPORT POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A PERSON THAT’S USING STOLEN CREDIT CARDS AND CHECKS AROUND TOWN. GEOFFREY HILL LOST HIS WALLET RECENTLY AND NOW ANOTHER MAN STARTED SHOWING UP AROUND…
HIGH KNOB RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT GETS MONEY
THE HIGH KNOB TOWER RECONSTRUCTION FUND IS GETTING A BOOST IN WISE COUNTY VIRGINIA. CUMBERLAND RESOURCES INCORPORATED BASED OUT OF NORTON HAS GIVEN 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS, PUSHING THE CURRENT FUND TO…
CONSOL REOPENS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA MINE
Consol Energy has reopened a Virginia mine that was ordered shut down by federal regulators. Consol said production resumed Tuesday at its Buchanan Mine near Mavisdale. The federal Mine Safety…