Tri-Cities Local News

WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR SO, KINGSPORT AUTHORITIES HOPE TO BETTER KNOW THE STATUS AND FUTURE PLANS FOR THE RETURN OF A MAN ARRESTED THIS PAST WEEKEND IN MEXICO. AUTHORITIES…

A TRI CITIES CONTRACTOR HAS SUBMITTED THE LOWEST BID FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF JOHN ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. J.A. STREET AND ASSOCIATES SUBMITTED THE LOWEST BID OF 14.6 MILLION DOLLARS FOR…

A REWARD IS BEING OFFERED FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THE PERSON ACCUSED OF CAUSING A DEADLY HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT IN WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA RECENTLY.…

TESTIMONY WILL RESUME THIS MORNING IN THE TRIAL IN BRISTOL VIRGINIA OF A MAN ACCUSED IN THE BEATING DEATH OF A CITY MAN IN AN AREA KNOWN AS “THE JUNGLE”.…

There are hearings next week about whether to close two northeast Tennessee offices of the Farm Service Agency. The local FSA offices distribute federal funds to farmers in commodity support…

TESTIMONY GOT UNDERWAY ON TUESDAYAFTERNOON IN THE TRIAL OF ONE OF FOUR PEOPLE CHARGED IN THE 2006 BEATING DEATH OF A CITY MAN IN AN OVERGROWN SECTION OF THE CITY…

FOUR WEEKS INTO THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER KINGSPORT’S COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN, OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE REACH 71 PERCENT OF THEIR GOAL OF 3.45 MILLION DOLLARS. WITH ONLY FOUR WEEKS LEFT…

A DRUG ROUNDUP IN TAZEWELL COUNTY VIRGINIA HAS LEFT MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE FACING CHARGES. A GRAND JURY HANDED DOWN INDICTMENTS FOR SIXTEEN PEOPLE ACCUSED OF DRUG ACTIVITIES. THE…

SULLIVAN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANNOUNCED OPPOSITION TO KINGSPORT’S PLAN TO ANNEX ANY PORTION OF WARRIOR’S PATH STATE PARK. IN RESPONSE TO A PROPERTY OWNER’S REQUESTED ANNEXATION, KINGSPORT CITY PLANNERS ARE…

A MAN WHO ADMITTED TO HIS PART IN THE APPALACHIA VIRGINIA GAMBLING PROBE HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN WISE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT. 47 YEAR OLD RONNIE DALE HENRY PLED GUILTY TO…

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR AN INMATE WHO ESCAPED FROM THE JOHNSON COUNTY JAIL OVER THE WEEKEND. 49 YEAR OLD ROBERT DELUCA OF BOONE MADE HIS GETAWAY…

A MAN ARRESTED IN MEXICO OVER THE WEEKEND CLAIMS HE’S NOT THE ONE KINGSPORT POLICE HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. NOW, AUTHORITIES WILL HAVE TO PROVE THE…

TWO WOMEN ACCUSED ALONG WITH TWO MEN IN THE DEATH OF A BRISTOL VIRGINIA MAN LAST YEAR, HAVE ADMITTED TO LESSER CHARGES. 37 YEAR OLD ANGELA DILLARD PLED GUILTY TO…

OFFICIALS WITH MOUNTAIN STATES HEALTH ALLIANCE HAVE REVEALED THE ARCHITECTURAL PLANS FOR A NEW HOSPITAL IN THE MED TECH PARK IN JOHNSON CITY. THE NEW FACILITY WILL BE CALLED THE…

A SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH OVER THE WEEKEND IN JOHNSON CITY HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A CITY TEEN. ACCORDING TO POLICE, 17 YEAR OLD JESSICA JOHNSON WAS KILLED EARLY SATURDAY…

A GATE CITY VIRGINIA DENTIST ACCUSED OF CRASHING INTO A PONTOON BOAT ON BOONE LAKE LAST JUNE THAT LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD AND ANOTHER INJURED, HAS PLED NOT GUILTY IN…

A 22 YEAR OLD WOMAN WHO CLAIMED SHE WAS RAPED ALONG A HAWKINS COUNTY HIGHWAY BY A MAN POSING TO BE A POLICE OFFICER HAS STOPPED CO-OPERATING WITH AUTHORITIES. THE…

A Kingsport fugitive wanted on multiple counts of child rape and exploitation has been captured over the weekend near Matamoros, Mexico, and jailed in southern Texas. Donald Edward Lynch, was…

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL FRED THOMPSON MADE A PRIVATE VISIT TO THE TRI CITIES TO RAISE MONEY FOR HIS CAMPAIGN. HE HELD A FUNDRAISING EVENT AT AN UNKNOWN LOCATION IN WASHINGTON…

A FORMER KINGSPORT CITY SCHOOL TEACHER ACCUSED OF HAVING AN INAPPROPRIATE SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT HAS ADMITTED TO THE CRIME. 33 YEAR OLD GABE SANCHEZ PLED GUILTY…

OFFICIALS WITH THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE PUTTING THE FINAL TOUCHES ON SOME HIGH-TECH EQUIPMENT DESIGNED TO MAKE TRAVELING IN THE TRI CITIES EASIER. TWO ELECTRONIC BOARDS ARE STATIONED…

A STUDENT AT A LEBANON VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL ACCUSED OF MAKING THREATS AGAINST OTHER STUDENTS HAS BEEN SUSPENDED. THE MALE STUDENT AT LEBANON HIGH WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE A HIT…