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Tyler Olson Photo courtesy of Newschannel 11 KNOX COUNTY TENNESSEE AUTHORITIES HAVE ANNOUNCED A SUSPECT HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN THE BRUTAL MURDER OF A BRISTOL WOMAN AT HER KNOXVILLE APARTMENT…

WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA AUTHORITIES ARE LOOKING FOR THE MAN THEY SAY HELD UP A CONVENIENCE STORE JUST AFTER 4 A.M. MONDAY MORNING. THE WHITE MALE, APPROXIMATELY 25 YEARS OF AGE,…

A BRISTOL VIRGINIA WOMAN WHO PLED GUILTY TO DROWNING HER SON IN A BATHTUB JUST OVER TWO YEARS AGO WILL MAKE AN APPEARANCE ON THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW. ANDREWA PETROSKY…

WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE LEADERS WILL MEET TONIGHT TO DECIDE ON A WHEEL TAX FOR NEXT YEAR AND 35 CENT PROPERTY TAX INCREASE. COMMISSIONERS HAVE SAID ONCE THE WHEEL TAX KICKS…

A KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED IN A ROAD RAGE ACCIDENT WILL APPEAR IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE GENERAL SESSIONS COURT TODAY. TONY JACKSON IS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AS A RESULT OF…

A PINEY FLATS MAN ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A FEMALE HE KNEW AT A JOHNSON CITY MOTEL OVER THE WEEKEND IS BEING HELD ON A 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND. 26 YEAR…

A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN THE SULLIVAN GARDEN’S SECTION OF KINGSPORT HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE A MANCHESTER TENNESSEE MAN. ACCORDING TO THE SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, 25 YEAR OLD BRUCE…

A SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE OVER THE WEEKEND HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A CHUCKY TENNESSEE WOMAN. ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE, 25 YEAR OLD REBECCA L.…

A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN JOHNSON CITY HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A CITY MAN. ACCORDING TO POLICE, 24 YEAR OLD JEREMIAH STOUT WAS CRITICALLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT SATURDAY…

A BRISTOL TENNESSEE WOMAN HAS FILED A CIVIL SUIT AGAINST A CITY BUS COMPANY AND ONE OF ITS FORMER DRIVERS FOR NEGLIGENCE. THE SUIT FILED BY ATTORNEY TODD EAST ON…

ANOTHER SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME HAD TO BE CANCELLED OVER THE WEEKEND AFTER A FOOTBALL PLAYER REPORTED HE HAD STAPH INFECTION. THE BACTERIAL DISEASE IS CARRIED AROUND BY…

A FORMER NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR WILL BE SENTENCED NEXT YEAR IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN GREENEVILLE AFTER BEING FOUND GUILTY OF DEFRAUDING MEDICAID. BILLIE FAYE ANDERSON, THE FORMER OWNER OF…

A KINGSPORT MAN SUSTAINED NUMEROUS INJURIES AFTER HE TOLD POLICE HE WAS ASSAULTED BY AN UNIDENTIFIED BLACK MAN. KINGSPORT POLICE FOUND MICHAEL BOWYER INSIDE A RESIDENCE ON CENTER STREET UNCONSCIOUS…

WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM HAS PURCHASED 42 ACRES OF LAND IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED NEAR THE BOONES CREEK ROAD EXIT OF INTERSTATE 26 AND HAD A PRICE…

THE MOTHER OF A UNICOI COUNTY MAN KILLED IN A TRAIN ACCIDENT LAST YEAR HAS FILED A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT AGAINST CSX RAILROAD. BONNIE FRANCE IS SEEKING FIVE MILLION DOLLARS…

JOHNSON CITY POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN ALLEGED ASSAULT AND KIDNAPPING. OFFICERS SAID A MAN TOLD THEM HE WAS CONFRONTED AT HIS HOME BY TWO MEN HE KNEW. THEY ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED…

A BRISTOL VIRGINIA MAN ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTING TO HOLD UP K-MART IN BRISTOL TENNESSEE AND THEN LEADING POLICE ON A HIGH SPEED CHASE INTO VIRGINIA IS BEHIND BARS. 40 YEAR…

A BOOK THAT’S BEEN ON THE HIGH SCHOOL READING LIST IN ABINGDON VIRGINIA FOR A DECADE IS STIRRING SOME CONTROVERSY. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER DAYTON OWENS FILED A MOTION DURING A…

A FEDERAL JURY IN U.S. DISTRICT IN GREENEVILLE IS EXPECTED TO DELIBERATE THE FATE OF A FORMER GRAY TENNESSEE NURSING HOME OPERATOR LATER TODAY. BILLIE ANDERSON IS CHARGED WITH OBTAINING…

JOHNSON CITY POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING A CONVENIENCE STORE CLERK AND ATTEMPTING TO ROB HIM. POLICE SAID A MAN ENTERED THE ONE STOP MARKET ON…

THINGS ARE BACK TO NORMAL AT A HAWKINS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. THERE WERE TENSE MOMENTS YESTERDAY WHEN SCHOOL OFFICIALS DECIDED TO PLACE VOLUNTEER HIGH SCHOOL IN LOCKDOWN AFTER A 16…

ELIZABETHTON AUTHORITIES HAVE ARRESTED TWO CITY RESIDENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ALLEGED THEFT OF COPPER ON SOME PROPERTY NEAR THE SUPER WAL-MART ON OVERMOUNTAIN DRIVE. POLICE WERE DISPATCHED TO THE…