Tri-Cities Local News

A KINGSPORT WOMAN ACCUSED OF STABBING HER ESTRANGED HUSBAND HAS BEEN ARRAIGNED IN GENERAL SESSIONS COURT. 57 YEAR OLD VIRGINIA RUTH JONES IS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED SECOND DEGREE MURDER OF…

A WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE MAN ACCUSED OF FLEEING FROM THE SCENE OF A CRASH THAT SERIOUSLY INJURED A FOUR YEAR OLD CHILD IS BEING HELD IN THE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER…

AN UPSURGE IN REPORTED CASES OF BLACK LUNG DISEASE AMONG COAL MINERS IN KENTUCKY AND VIRGINIA MAY BE DUE TO PROBLEMS CONTROLLING DUST IN MINES. THAT ACCORDING TO A RECENT…

A FEMALE CORRECTIONS OFFICER AT RED ONION STATE PRISON IN WISE COUNTY VIRGINIA ACCUSED OF GUNNING DOWN A FORMER INMATE AT HER HOME HAS HAD HER CASE BOUND OVER TO…

A GREENE COUNTY MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING ANOTHER MAN LAST WEEKEND IS BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND IN THE COUNTY JAIL. 58 YEAR OLD RONALD LEE BIBLE IS CHARGED WITH SECOND…

A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN BRISTOL VIRGINIA HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A CITY TEEN. ACCORDING TO POLICE, THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO STOP A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY 17 YEAR OLD…

THE JOHNSON CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT IS SEARCHING FOR A BANDIT THAT HELDUP A CONVENIENCE STORE OVER THE WEEKEND. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING AT THE SUNOCO ON BROADWAY. A…

A SHOOTING OVER THE WEEKEND IN TAZEWELL COUNTY VIRGINIA HAS LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD. 70 YEAR OLD PAUL JARRETT IS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF…

KINGSPORT OFFICIALS WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC INFORMATION AT THE ROCK SPRINGS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ON MONDAY, JULY 9TH AT 7:15 P.M. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING IS TO MEET WITH…

TENNESSEE NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS ARE AGAIN TRAINING IN MISSISSIPPI FOR DEPLOYMENT IN IRAQ. MORE THAN 130 OF THEM, WHO BELONG TO THE 730TH QUARTERMASTER COMPANY, LEFT THEIR ARMORY IN GRAY…

ELIZABETHTON POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN INCIDENT IN WHICH A VEHICLE STRUCK AND KILLED A MALE PEDESTRIAN LATE LAST NIGHT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED JUST AFTER 11 P.M. IN THE 400 BLOCK…

TWO VETERAN TRI CITIES FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN PROMOTED. ACCORDING TO BRISTOL TENNESSEE FIRE CHIEF BOB BARNES, LT. GERALD THOMPSON AND LT. DWAYNE HONAKER HAVE BEEN PROMOTED TO BATTALION CHIEF. THE…

JOHNSON CITY POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR COUPLE ACCUSED OF BEATING AND ROBBING A CITY MAN. POLICE SAID THEY FOUND THE 32 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM COVERED IN BLOOD LYING IN…

A GREENEVILLE WAL-MART PHARMACIST IS ACCUSED OF TAKING PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION FROM THE BUSINESS. 60 YEAR OLD CEPHUS HIRAM SLOAN JR. OF KINGSPORT IS CHARGED WITH THEFT UNDER 500 DOLLARS. SLOAN…

JOHNSON CITY POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A BANDIT THAT HELDUP A CITY CONVENIENCE STORE. POLICE SAID A MAN ENTERED THE QUICK STOP MARKET AT THE CORNER OF WEST MARKET AND…

Kimberly Witten THE MOTHER OF A TRI CITIES HOMETOWN FOOTBALL STAR IS IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW. ELIZABETHTON AUTHORITIES LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE THEFT OF MONEY FROM ANOTHER PERSON’S…

Patrick Ashawne “Rosebud” Beatty AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE CONTINUING TO SEARCH FOR A KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED IN A SHOOTING THIS WEEK AT A JOHNSON CITY NIGHTSPOT THAT LEFT ONE…

VIRGINIA INTERMONT COLLEGE IN BRISTOL VIRGINIA DIDN’T MEET A FUNDRAISING CHALLENGE DEADLINE ESTABLISHED BY A CITY BUSINESSMAN. HOWEVER, IT LOOKS LIKE THE DEADLINE MAY BE EXTENDED. AUTO DEALER BILL GATTON…

A BRISTOL VIRGINIA MAN IS BEHIND BARS WITHOUT BOND AFTER ALLEGEDLY STABBING ANOTHER MAN. 39 YEAR OLD LLOYD COCKRELL IS ACCUSED OF STABBING 42 YEAR OLD DAVID GREENE OF BLOUNTVILLE…

STATEWIDE NUMBERS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE, BUT THE FALL BRANCH DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS NO TRAFFIC RELATED FATALITIES IN THE TRI CITES AREA DURING THE JUST…

NOW VIRGINIANS WILL BE ABLE TO CHECK THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS FOR DANGEROUS DOGS. THE DANGEROUS DOG REGISTRY LETS USERS SEACH BY LOCALITY OR ZIP CODE TO LOCATE DOGS THAT HAVE BEEN…

THE NATIONWIDE SLUMP IN HOME SALES CONTINUES. THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS REPORT THAT PENDING HOME SALES HAVE DROPPED BY 13 PERCENT COMPARED TO LAST MAY. HOWEVER, LOCAL REALTORS IN…