Tri-Cities Local News

IF YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE TWIN CITIES OF BRISTOL, YOU’RE IN FOR A TREAT. DOWNTOWN VISITORS CAN LEARN MORE THROUGH A NEW SELF-GUIDED…

MOLD HAS BEEN DISCOVERED GROWING INSIDE A SULLIVAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. SCHOOL OFFICIALS AT SULLIVAN NORTH HIGH SCHOOL HAVE TAKEN IMMEDIATE ACTION TO REMOVE THE FUNGUS. DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS GLENN…

A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED OF NEGLECTING TO CARE FOR HIS MENTALLY ILL FATHER WILL MAKE AN APPEARANCE IN COURT TODAY. 44 YEAR OLD MARK HICKS IS CHARGED WITH WILLFUL…

Noah’s Ark Nursery and Preschool A 4-month-old Jefferson City Tennessee boy was found in a darkened room at a day care center with a pacifier taped into his mouth. The…

A FREAK ACCIDENT IN RUSSELL COUNTY VIRGINIA HAS LEFT A FAMILY HOMELESS AND ONE MAN BEHIND BARS. NEIL LONG IS CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS AFTER ALLEGEDLY…

A BRISTOL TENNESSE MAN IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING ANOTHER MAN WITH AN ARROW FOLLOWING SOMETYPE OF ALTERCATION. 48 YEAR OLD DENNIS MOORE IS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AFTER INJURING 41…

A BRISTOL TENNESSEE MAN WAS INJURED AFTER SULLIVAN COUNTY AUTHORITIES SAY HE WAS SHOT WITH AN ARROW. OFFICERS ANSWERED A CALL TO NITA STREET THAT A MAN HAD BEEN INJURED.…

A WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA WOMAN IS FACING CHARGES AFTER POLICE SAY SHE ATTEMPTED TO PASS FRAUDULENT PRESCRIPTIONS AT A LOCAL DRUGSTORE.25 YEAR OLD LALA MICHELLE KISER IS CHARGED WITH ELEVEN…

A CARTER COUNTY MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING A JOHNSON CITY MAN HAS BEEN ARRAIGNED IN CARTER COUNTY GENERAL SESSIONS COURT. 37 YEAR OLD LARRY ELSWICK IS CHARGED WITH…

IT DIDN’T TAKE THE WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA SHERIFF’S OFFICE LONG TO MAKE AN ARREST IN THE ARMED ROBBERY OF A LOCAL CONVENIENCE STORE EARLIER THIS WEEK. 24 YEAR OLD JOHN…

A JOHNSON CITY WOMAN ACCUSED OF CUTTING HER ROOMMATE IN THE STOMACH DURING A FIGHT WILL BE IN COURT TODAY. 23 YEAR OLD JENNIFER DANIELS IS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.…

TWO PEOPLE ARE BEHIND BARS TODAY AFTER POLICE RAIDED THEIR MOTEL ROOM AND FOUND DRUGS AND CASH. 26 YEAR OLD EMMANUEL MORTON AND 22 YEAR OLD KEESHA LACREE ROBBINS OF…

A JONESBOROUGH WOMAN WHO WAS INVOLVED IN A WEEKEND MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT HAS DIED. 57 YEAR OLD MARY CLAY DIED MONDAY AT A JOHNSON CITY HOSPITAL AS A RESULT OF INJURIES…

THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A FORMER BRISTOL TENNESSEE WOMAN HAS BEEN ARRAIGNED IN KNOX COUNTY COURT. 22 YEAR OLD TAYLOR LEE OLSON IS CHARGED IN A SEVEN COUNT INDICTMENT…

John Wayne Smith WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA AUTHORITIES HAVE MADE AN ARREST IN A MONDAY MORNING ROBBERY AT A LOCAL CONVENIENCE STORE. SHERIFF FRED NEWMAN CREDITED THE DILIGENT WORK OF HIS…

WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE RESIDENTS WILL SOON PAY MORE IN TAXES. THE COUNTY COMMISSION PASSED A 50 DOLLAR A YEAR WHEEL TAX THAT WILL TAKE EFFECT IN JULY OF NEXT YEAR.…

A BRISTOL VIRGINIA WOMAN WHO PLED GUILTY TO DROWNING HER SON IN A BATHTUB JUST OVER TWO YEARS AGO TALKED ABOUT IT PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE OPRAH…

WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA AUTHORITIES ARE CONTINUING TO SEARCH FOR A BANDIT THAT HELD UP A LOCAL CONVENIENCE STORE. THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE YESTERDAY MORNING AT THE ROADRUNNER MARKET AT EXIT…

HIGH SPEED INTERNET IS COMING TO RURAL PARTS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. A LINK WAS COMPLETED YESTERDAY IN WISE COUNTY THAT WILL BRING HIGH SPEED INTERNET TO THE AREA. THIS COMPLETES…

A TRIAL DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR A KINGSPORT WOMAN ACCUSED IN A DOUBLE HOMICIDE AT A CITY BUSINESS. 24 YEAR OLD OCTAVIA BROOKS IS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF…

THE CASE OF A HONAKER VIRGINIA MAN ACCUSED IN THE SLAYINGS OF HIS TWO BROTHER-IN-LAWS LAST OCTOBER HAS BEEN BOUND OVER TO A RUSSELL COUNTY GRAND JURY. 36 YEAR OLD…

A KNOXVILLE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A FORMER BRISTOL TENNESSEE GIRL NEARLY THREE YEARS AGO AT HER KNOX COUNTY APARTMENT, IS SET TO BE ARRAIGNED THIS MORNING IN GENERAL SESSIONS…