Tri-Cities Local News

KINGSPORT POLICE ARE CONTINUING TO SEARCH FOR A BANDIT WHO HELDUP A CITY SANDWICH SHOP, THAT’S BEEN ROBBED TWO OTHER TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED SUNDAY NIGHT…

TWO MEN ACCUSED OF STEALING ITEMS FROM THE DAMASCUS RESCUE SQUAD EARLIER THIS YEAR ARE FREE ON BOND. 34 YEAR OLD SHANE GILLAND AND 42 YEAR OLD DARRELL KISER ARE…

VIRGINIA STATE POLICE ARE CONTINUING TO SEEK ANSWERS IN A DEADLY HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT IN WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA LAST WEEK. POLICE SAID 36 YEAR OLD BRIAN CADLE WAS PUTTING…

A WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA JUDGE HAS SET BOND FOR A BRISTOL MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A WOMAN FIVE YEARS AGO. 45 YEAR OLD CHARLES STILTNER IS CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE…

A JOHNSON CITY MAN, WHO’S ON TRIAL FOR HIS PART IN THE KILLING OF A JONESBOROUGH MAN NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO, HAS TAKEN THE STAND IN HIS OWN DEFENSE. DANNY…

A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN KINGSPORT HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A GATE CITY VIRGINIA MAN. ACCORDING TO KINGSPORT POLICE, 23 YEAR OLD CODY BLEDSOE WAS TRAVELING IN A CAR…

Charles Tipton TWO TRI CITIES INMATES ARE ON THE LAM, AND CARTER COUNTY AUTHORITIES CONTINUE THEIR MANHUNT FOR THE TWO. THE TWO WALKED AWAY FROM WORK RELEASE PROGRAMS AT DIFFERENT…

IT’S EXPECTED TO TAKE SOME TIME FOR THE TENNESSEE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TO LOOK INTO ALLEGATIONS OF MEDICATION THEFTS AT A JOHNSON CITY MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY. THE INCIDENTS CAME TO…

THE SMYTH COUNTY VIRGINIA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IS GOING TO GET A FACE LIFT. MOUNTAIN STATES HEALTH ALLIANCE HAS APPROVED A 2.3 MILLION DOLLAR RENOVATION OF THE HEALTH CARE FACILITY. THE…

DELIBERATIONS WILL RESUME THIS MORNING IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE CRIMINAL COURT IN THE TRIAL OF A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED OF HIS PART IN THE KILLING OF ANOTHER MAN AT…

Jason Williams Megan Dishner A KINGSPORT COUPLE HAS BEEN ARRESTED BY VICE DETECTIVES ON A VARIETY OF DRUG-RELATED CHARGES. 21 YEAR OLD JASON WILLIAMS AND 20 YEAR OLD MEGAN DISHNER…

Charles Tipton ONE OF THE TWO CARTER COUNTY INMATE WHO WALKED AWAY FROM A WORK DETAIL EARLIER THIS WEEK IS BACK IN POLICE CUSTODY. 44 YEAR OLD CHARLES TIPTON WAS…

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A CARTER COUNTY SCHOOL IS CHANGING THE WAY IT DOES BUSINESS AFTER A FORMER BOOKKEEPER WAS INDICTED. A GRAND JURY INDICTED CAROL PRITCHARD ON CHARGES OF THEFT OF PROPERTY IN…

AN ELIZABETHTON MAN ACCUSED OF CRASHING HIS VEHICLE INTO A CARTER COUNTY SHERIFF’S CRUISER LAST WEEK IS NOW BEHIND BARS. JACOB WARD IS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED SECOND DEGREE MURDER, RECKLESS…

A WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE JURY WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING, DECIDING THE FATE OF A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED OF HIS PART IN THE KILLING OF A JONESBOROUGH MAN NEARLY TWO…

MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE GATHERED OVER THE WEEKEND TO PAY THEIR FINAL RESPECTS TO AN ELIZABETHTON SOLDIER, KILLED WHILE ON DUTY IN IRAQ. SGT. STEPHEN MADDIES WAS KILLED BY SNIPER…

HOT TEMPERATURES ARE CAUSING SEVERAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA TO CLOSE. CLASSES FOR DICKENSON COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE SUSPENDED BEGINNING TODAY AT 12:30 AND WILL RESUME MONDAY. MEANWHILE, WISE…

TESTIMONY WILL RESUME THIS MORNING IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE CRIMINAL COURT IN THE TRIAL OF A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED IN THE DEATH OF A JONESBOROUGH MAN NEARLY TWO YEARS…

A NINE YEAR OLD GIRL ACCUSED OF MAKING A BOMB THREAT TO A CITY AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP IS EXPECTED TO APPEAR SOON IN COURT. POLICE SAID THE GIRL IS CHARGED WITH…

A GEORGIA MAN IS DEAD TODAY AFTER SLIPPING FROM A UNICOI COUNTY WATERFALL. UNICOI COUNTY SHERIFF KENT HARRIS SAID 31 YEAR OLD JASON CALCAGNI FELL ABOUT 50 FEET AS HIS…

A POSSIBLE CASE OF MENINGITIS HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A SOLDIER IN A VIRGINIA NATIONAL GUARD COMPANY WITH TIES TO THE TRI-CITIES. THE MILITARY IS RELEASING FEW DETAILS. THEY…