Tri-Cities Local News

ABOUT 100 PEOPLE INCLUDING CREWS FROM ARIZONA AND PENNSYLVANIA ARE FIGHTING FOUR SEPERATE FIRES DUE TO LIGHTNING THAT ARE BURNING IN THE CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST. AND THE DRY CONDITIONS AREN’T…

A SECOND PERSON ACCUSED IN THE MURDER OF A TAZEWELL VIRGINIA MAN WILL BE GOING TO TRIAL NEXT YEAR. WILLIAM PATRICK GREEN WAS CHARGED, ALONG WITH CRYSTLE PATRICK, WITH THE…

American Pie LLc is recalling 1,440 cases of Marie Callender Turtle Pies, because of elevated amounts of bacteria. The pies were sold in Tennessee, Virginia and 14 other states. The…

THREE PEOPLE ARE BEHIND BARS AFTER ALLEGEDLY ROBBING AND ASSAULTING A WOMAN IN THE PARKING LOT OF A KINGSPORT CONVENIENCE STORE. 29 YEAR OLD BRANDON NEAL CARTER, 44 YEAR OLD…

U.S. SENATOR LAMAR ALEXANDER AND U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DAVID DAVIS WILL VISIT NUCLEAR FUEL SERVICES TODAY TO TOUR THE SITE OF A URANIUM SPILL THAT OCCURRED EARLIER THIS YEAR. A COMPANY…

A FORMER JOHNSON CITY MAN AND HIS GIRLFRIEND ARE ACCUSED OF ABUSING SIX PUPPIES. ANTHONY SMITH AND TAKISHA WHITE ARE CHARGED WITH SIX COUNTS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY AND ABANDONMENT AFTER…

FOUR SEPERATE FIRES ARE BURNING IN THE CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST AND THE DRY CONDITIONS AREN’T HELPING ANYTHING. THE BLAZES ARE CURRENTLY BURNING IN THE UNICOI, WASHINGTON, AND COCKE COUNTY SECTIONS.…

SHOPPERS AT ONE TRI CITIES FOOD CITY STORE WILL NOTICE SOME CHANGES SOON. OFFICIALS HAVE ANNOUNCED EXPANSION PLANS FOR THEIR BLOUNTVILLE STORE ON HIGHWAY 394. FOOD CITY PRESIDENT STEVE SMITH…

AN 11 YEAR OLD JOHNSON CITY GIRL IS BEING TREATED AFTER SHE WAS BITTEN BY A RABID RACCOON. AUTHORITIES SAID THE GIRL WAS BITTEN IN HER BASEMENT SUNDAY AT HER…

IN ANTICIPATION OF THE COUNTLESS NUMBER OF VIRGINIA MOTORISTS WHO WILL BE HITTING THE HIGHWAY THIS COMING LABOR DAY WEEKEND – WHICH IS HISTORICALLY THE THIRD DEADLIEST DRUNK DRIVING HOLIDAY…

DELTA CONNECTION ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES PILOTS WILL BE PICKETING IN THE TRI-CITIES THIS WEEK FOR A NEW CONTRACT. THE PILOTS ARE ON A CARAVAN TO VARIOUS CITIES THEY SERVICE, TO…

WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE COMMISSIONERS HAVE GIVEN A PROPOSED 50-DOLLAR WHEEL TAX A THUMBS UP ON FIRST READING. COUNTY LEADERS VOTED 19 TO 6 IN FAVOR OF THE ADDITIONAL TAX, WHICH…

TWO HAWKINS COUNTY MEN ACCUSED IN THE HOME INVASION ROBBERY AND STABBING DEATH OF A COUNTY MAN EARLIER THIS YEAR HAVE BEEN INDICTED BY A GRAND JURY. 36 YEAR OLD…

A NEW TRIAL DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR A WISE COUNTY VIRGINIA MAN ACCUSED OF SEVERELY SHAKING HIS INFANT CHILD. 24 YEAR OLD PHILLIP DAVIS IS CHARGED WITH FELONY CHILD…

A federal judge in U.S. District Court in Greeneville has sentenced a Knoxville attorney to one year probation for criminal contempt. Herb Moncier was sanctioned for refusing to stop talking…

ANOTHER COURT DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A YOUNG GEORGIA COUPLE NEARLY FIVE YEARS AGO. HOWARD HAWK WILLIS IS CHARGED WITH FOUR COUNTS…

HAWKINS COUNTY RESIDENTS, GET READY TO DIG DEEPER INTO YOUR POCKETS. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVED A MOTION LAST NIGHT TO RAISE THE PROPERTY TAX RATE 25 CENTS TO $2.61 PER $100…

A KINGSPORT POLICE OFFICER, WHO HAS BEEN ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE, HAS RESIGNED FROM HIS JOB. OFFICER ERIC MANIS WAS ACCUSED OF POSTING UNPROFESSIONAL COMMENTS AND PRECEIVED THREATS ON HIS…

ELIZABETHTON AUTHORITIES CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR A BANDIT THAT HELD UP A CITY BANK. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED YESTERDAY MORNING AT SECURITY FEDERAL BANK ON CHARLIE ROBINSON DRIVE. THIS IS POLICE…

John David France SOMETIMES ONE CHARGE LEADS TO ANOTHER, AS A JONESBOROUGH TENNESSEE MAN FOUND OUT. WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ARRESTED 37 YEAR OLD JOHN DAVID FRANCE ON DRIVING…

Bank surveillance camera picture of robbery suspect ELIZABETHTON AUTHORITIES SAY A TRI CITIES BANK WAS HELD UP BY AN ARMED ROBBER MONDAY MORNING. SECURITY FEDERAL BANK ON CHARLIE ROBINSON DRIVE…

AUTHORITIES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA ARE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A MAN POSING AS A VIRGINIA STATE POLICE OFFICER. INVESTIGATORS SAID A COUPLE FROM WASHINGTON D.C. WAS PULLED OVER NEAR…