TRUCK HITS PINEY FLATS BOY
THE SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO SEARCH FOR THE DRIVER OF A LIGHT BLUE TRUCK THAT STRUCK A 12-YEAR OLD WHO WAS RIDING A BICYCLE AND THEN FLED. DYLAN…
CONVICTED KILLER GETS NEW TRIAL
CITING AN ERROR WAS MADE BY A TRI CITIES JUDGE, THE TENNESSEE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS HAS ORDERED A NEW TRIAL FOR A WOMAN CONVICTED OF KILLING HER BOYFRIEND. WENDI…
KROGER RECALLS SUPER KIDS BREAD
THE KROGER COMPANY GROCERY CHAIN IS RECALLING A STORE BRAND BREAD BECAUSE IF COULD CONTAIN MILK INGREDIENTS NOT LISTED ON THE LABEL. THE CINCINNATI-BASED COMPANY SAYS CUSTOMERS WHO BOUGHT SUPER…
CASE AGAINST WILLIS STILL IN LIMBO
THE CASE AGAINST AN ACCUSED WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE DOUBLE MURDERER IS STILL IN LIMBO. LAST MONTH THE TENNESSEE CRIMINAL COURT OF APPEALS RULED HOWARD HAWK WILLIS MUST DEFEND HIMSELF. JUDGE…
CASH FOR CLUNKERS TO END
TIME IS RUNNING OUT ON THE CASH FOR CLUNKERS PROGRAM. THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS ENDING THE REBATE INCENTIVE OFFER AS OF MONDAY NIGHT. THE $3 BILLION PORLGRAM HAS CREATED HEADACHES…
RESTAURANT EMPLOYEE CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT
A TRI CITIES RESTAURANT EMPLOYEE IS FACING EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGES. PAMELA QUILLEN OF JOHNSON CITY WAS ARRESTED BY CITY POLICE. QUILLEN, AN ASSISTANT MANAGER AT SMOKEY BONES RESTAURANT IN THE CITY,…
ROGERSVILLE MAN FACING CHARGES
THE HAWKINS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS ARRESTED A LOCAL MAN FOR ALLEGEDLY TEXTING NUDE PHOTOS OF HIMSELF TO A 16-YEAR OLD GIRL. 30 YEAR OLD NKOBI DUNN OF ROGERSVILLE IS…
MANHUNT UNDERWAY FOR MAN IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
A MANHUNT CONTINUES FOR A WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA MAN ACCUSED OF ABDUCTING, RAPING, AND BEATING HIS WIFE WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA IN A VOLKSWAGEN. THE WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA SHERIFF’S…
BOUCHER SPEAKS OUT ON HEALTH CARE REFORM
NEARLY 14-HUNDRED SUPPORTERS AND OPPONENTS TURNED OUT AT THE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER DURING A TOWN HALL MEETING HOSTED BY 9TH DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN RICK BOUCHER. BOUCHER TOLD THE CROWD…
MINER KILLED IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
A VETERAN MINER WITH 33 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN KILLED IN WISE COUNTY VIRGINIA AFTER A WALL COLLAPSED, SENDING A SECTION OF COAL TUMBLING DOWN. 58 YEAR OLD WILLIAM…
SCOTT COUNTY REMAINS IDENTIFIED
THE SCOTT COUNTY VIRGINIA SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS IDENTIFIED THE REMAINS OF A BODY FOUND IN A PILE OF DEBRIS EARLIER THIS MONTH. IT’S THAT OF 47 YEAR OLD LILLIAN MABEL…
TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN SCOTT COUNTY CLAIMS ONE
A TWO VEHICLE CRASH IN SCOTT COUNTY VIRGINIA HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF ONE PERSON AND LEFT ANOTHER INJURED. ACCORDING TO VIRGINIA STATE POLICE, A CAR BEING DRIVEN BY 34…
TENNESSEE’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DOWN (AP)
State officials say Tennessee’s July unemployment rate dropped slightly from the previous month. Last month’s rate was 10.7 percent, down one-tenth of a percentage point from the June rate of…
FEWER CAMPERS AT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED WITH THIS YEAR’S RACE THAT MORE TRAFFIC IS CRAWLING AROUND OUTSIDE BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY. ACCORDING TO BRISTOL TENNESSEE TRAFFIC ENGINEER DAVE METZGER, FEWER PEOPLE ARE CAMPING…