WOMAN ACCUSED OF ATTACKING MAN
A WOMAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING A FLORIDA MAN AT AN ELIZABETHTON CONVENIENCE STORE WILL APPEAR IN CARTER COUNTY GENERAL SESSIONS COURT TODAY. 22 YEAR OLD MARQUISHA JOHNSON IS CHARGED WITH…
GREENEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ON MODIFIED LOCKDOWN
GREENEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL BE ON MODIFIED LOCKDOWN TODAY FOLLOWING A BOMB THREAT. THE THREAT WAS CALLED INTO THE SCHOOL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. THE BUILDING WAS CLEARED AND AN EXPLOSIVE…
ELIZABETHTON MAN ATTACKED BY SWORD
THE ELIZABETHTON POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING A WEEKEND STABBING. AUTHORITIES RESPONDED TO A HOME ON JENA BETH DRIVE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING ON A REPORT OF A FIGHT. THEY FOUND 22…
BROADBAND COMING TO ST. CHARLES VIRGINIA
ANOTHER PART OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA WILL SOON BE RECEIVING BROADBAND INTERNET SERVICES. THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, THROUGH ITS RURAL UTILITIES SERVICES, IS PROVIDING A 594-THOUSAND DOLLAR FEDERAL GRANT TO…
INMATE WALKS OFF WORK DETAIL
WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE AUTHORITIES HAVE ISSUED ARREST WARRANTS FOR AN INMATE WHO WALKED OFF A WORK CREW OVER THE WEEKEND. 27 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER WAYNE MILLER WAS ASSIGNED TO AN…
ALLEGIANT OFFERS FARES TO FLORIDA
BIRDS ALREADY DO IT. NOW TRI CITIES RESIDENTS CAN. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT FLYING SOUTH, OF COURSE. ACCORDING TO TYRA SQUIRES, DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS, LAS VEGAS NEVADA-BASED ALLEGIANT AIR IS…
ARREST MADE IN KINGSPORT SHOOTING
KINGSPORT POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A CITY MAN IN CONNECTION WITH THE RECENT SHOOTING OF ANOTHER MAN AT A HOUSING COMPLEX. 25 YEAR OLD SAMUEL TYRONE MURPHY IS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED…
FLY SOUTH FOR THE WINTER
ALLEGIANT AIR IS MAKING IT AFFORDABLE FOR TRI CITIES RESIDENTS TO FLY SOUTH FOR THE WINTER. FOR A LIMITED TIME, THE LOW-COST AIRLINES IS OFFERING SALE FARES TO ORLANDO FOR…
KINGSPORT BENEFITS FROM GENEROUS CONTRIBUTORS
Mayor Dennis Phillips THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF SOME CIVIC-MINDED CITIZENS TO THE TUNE OF CONTRIBUTIONS OF NEARLY 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS, KINGSPORT IS REAPING THE BENEFITS AT ITS RIVERVIEW SPLASH PAD…
INMATE WALKS OFF WORK DETAIL
Christopher Wayne Miller WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE AUTHORITIES ARE SEARCHING FOR AN INMATE WHO WALKED OFF A WORK CREW OVER THE WEEKEND. 27 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER WAYNE MILLER, LAST KNOWN ADDRESS…
NATIONAL STORYTELLING FESTIVAL (AP)
Now in its 35th year, the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough is an East Tennessee fixture that brings visitors from around the country and storytellers from around the globe. The…
MOUNTAIN CITY SHOOTING RULED ACCIDENTIAL
A SHOOTING IN MOUNTAIN CITY TENNESSEE THAT LEFT ONE PERSON INJURED IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTAL. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE MOUNTAIN VIEW EXXON GAS STATION. EMPLOYEE…
JOHNSON CITY JUVENILE JUDGE DIES
Judge Shirley Underwood A WELL KNOWN JOHNSON CITY JUVENILE COURT JUDGE HAS DIED OVER THE WEEKEND. JUDGE SHIRLEY UNDERWOOD DIED LAST NIGHT AT NORTH SIDE HOSPITAL IN JOHNSON CITY. SHE…
GREENEVILLE MAN ACCUSED OF HAVING EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
A GREENEVILLE MAN ACCUSED OF HAVING A HARMFUL DEVICE IN HIS VEHICLE IS BEING HELD ON A 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND. TIMOTHY ALLEN SMITH IS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF AN EXPLOSIVE…
ELSWICK HAS CHARGE REDUCED
A CARTER COUNTY MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING HIS FRIEND LAST MONTH DURING AN EVENING GET-TOGETHER HAS HAD HIS MURDER CHARGE REDUCED DURING A PRELIMINARY HEARING. 37 YEAR OLD LARRY ELSWICK…
CONSOL WANTS TO RE-ENTER MINE
A SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA MINING COMPANY COULD RE-ENTER AN IDLE BUCHNAN COUNTY MINE THAT WAS SHUTDOWN EARLIER THIS YEAR AFTER A SUSPECTED FIRE. CONSOL ENERGY HAS SUBMITTED A PLAN TO STATE…
BRISTOL WOMAN CONVICTED OF ANIMAL CRUELTY
A BRISTOL TENNESSEE WOMAN ACCUSED OF MISTREATING HER ANIMALS HAS ADMITTED TO THE CRIME IN GENERAL SESSIONS COURT IN SULLIVAN COUNTY. 47 YEAR OLD KAREN HARLAN PLED GUILTY TO 15…
KINGSPORT MOTEL ROBBERY
KINGSPORT POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A BANDIT THAT HELDUP A CITY MOTEL OVER THE WEEKEND. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AT THE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS OFF JOHN B. DENNIS…
ANTI-ABORTION PROTEST HELD IN BRISTOL
NEARLY 100 PEOPLE TURNED OUT IN BRISTOL OVER THE WEEKEND TO JOIN A NATIONWIDE ANTI-ABORTION PROTEST. DEMONSTRATORS LINED BOTH SIDES OF EUCLID AVENUE YESTERDAY TO PARTICIATE IN THE 20TH ANNUAL…
ONE INJURED IN KINGSPORT SHOOTING
KINGSPORT POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN EARLY MORNING SHOOTING THAT LEFT A CITY MAN INJURED. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND TWO O’CLOCK THIS MORNING AT MODEL CITY APARTMENTS ON STONEGATE ROAD. 22…
SKELETAL REMAINS IDENTIFIED
HUMAN SKELETAL REMAINS FOUND IN BRISTOL TENNESSEE EARLIER THIS YEAR BY A CITY WORKER HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. THE REMAINS ARE THOSE OF 20 YEAR OLD LEAH FELTNER OF BRISTOL VIRGINIA.…
MOTIONS DENIED IN MURDER CASE
A BRISTOL VIRGINIA JUDGE HAS DENIED A MOTION BY THE DEFENSE IN THE CASE OF FOUR PEOPLE ACCUSED OF KILLING A HOMELESS MAN. ATTORNEYS FOR GARY HENSON, ANGELA DILLARD, TAMMY…