Tri-Cities Local News

THE GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS SEARCHING FOR THREE MEN ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING ANOTHER MAN FOLLOWING A MINOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. KENNETH FELTON TOLD AUTHORITIES HIS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN THE…

WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM AND NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN BLOUNTVILLE ARE TEAMING UP TO ESTABLISH A NEW NURSING SCHOOL THAT WILL HOPEFULLY ADDRESS A SHORTAGE PROBLEM. WELLMONT HAS COMMITTED…

ELIZABETHTON POLICE HAVE ARRESTED THREE MEN ACCUSED OF FORCING THEIR WAY INTO THE HOME OF A CITY MAN. 21 YEAR OLD ANDREW RAY BAINES OF JOHNSON CITY, 22 YEAR OLD…

AFTER SPENDING THE PAST FEW DAYS IN IRAQ, FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN DAVID DAVIS IS BACK HOME. HE SAYS HE WANTED TO GO OVERSEES TO SEE FOR HIMSELF FIRST HAND HOW…

A NEW NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND VISITORS CENTER AT A FOSSIL SITE IN GRAY IS SET TO OPEN ITS DOORS TODAY. THE EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY AND GENERAL SHALE BRICK…

ELIZABETHTON POLICE HAVE ARRESTED THREE SUSPECTS INVOLVED IN AN ALLEGED AGGRAVATED BURGLARY IN THE CITY. 21 YEAR OLD ANDREW RAY BAINES OF JOHNSON CITY, 22 YEAR OLD ANTHONY ATKINS OF…

REFUNDS ARE COMING TO SOME VIRGINIA CUSTOMERS OF APPALACHIAN ELECTRIC POWER. THE REFUNDS WERE ORDERED BY THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION BACK IN MAY ON MOST OF A 25-PERCENT BASE RATE…

ERWIN AUTHORITIES CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THE APPARENT MURDER-SUICIDE THAT TOOK PLACE IN AN OUT BUILDING BEHIND A RESIDENCE ON LATTIE MILLER ROAD. POLICE WERE CALLED OUT AFTER NEIGHBORS HEARD SOME…

Casey Hamilton David Vestel AN UNDERCOVER DRUG STING OPERATION IN UNICOI COUNTY HAS LANDED TWO SUSPECTS BEHIND BARS. 24 YEAR OLD CASEY HAMILTON, WHO IS ALSO WANTED BY INDIANA AND…

GOVERNOR PHIL BREDESEN ISN’T TAKING A 5-THOUSAND DOLLAR PAY RAISE. THE ISSUE IS NEARLY ACADEMIC BECAUSE BREDESEN RETURNS ALL OF HIS SALRY TO THE STATE AND HAS SINCE TAKING OFFICE.…

WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE LEADERS ARE EXPECTED TO DECIDE TODAY ON FIRST READING WHETHER OR NOT A 50 DOLLAR WHEEL TAX WILL BE IMPLIMENTED. THE EXTRA FUNDS WILL BE USED TO…

Victims and family members aren’t pleased with a federal judge’s decision to fine the maker of OxyContin and three of its executives more than 634 million dollars for misleading the…

LEE COUNTY VIRGINIA AUTHORITIES DON’T THINK A SMALL PLANE, CRASHED IN THE COUNTY AFTER ALL. THERE WERE EARLIER REPORTS OF A PLANE CRASH IN THE COONEY HOLLOW SECTION OF LEE…

AN ALTERCATION BETWEEN TWO KINGSPORT MEN OVER THE WEEKEND SENT TWO PEOPLE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATEMENT AND ONE TO JAIL. 36 YEAR OLD RICHARD ABSHER IS CHARGED WITH…

A CONVENIENCE STORE ROBBERY OVER THE WEEKEND IN KINGSPORT LEAVES THE CLERK WITH HEAD INJURIES. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING AT THE ON-THE-RUN MARKET ON SULLIVAN GARDENS PARKWAY. AUTHORITIES…

KINGSPORT POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A BANDIT THAT HELDUP A CITY FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. POLICE SAID A MAN ENTERED THE SUBWAY ON EAST STONE DRIVE LAST NIGHT, BRANDISHED A GUN…

THE OWNER OF A SMALL SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA RADIO STATION IS BEHIND BARS TODAY. THE COMMONWEATLH ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SAID 45 YEAR OLD JEFF RAYNOR OF GLADE SPRING IS CHARGED WITH ONE…

TUSCULUM COLLEGE IN GREENEVILLE HAS A NEW INTERIM PRESIDENT AFTER THE CURRENT ONE DECIDED TO RESIGN. DR. DOLPHUS HENRY III MADE THE DECISION AFTER RECEIVING A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE…

A MEADOWVIEW VIRGINIA WOMAN ACCUSED IN A CARJACKING IS BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND IN THE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA REGIONAL JAIL IN ABINGDON. 18 YEAR OLD ASHLEY ROSE TESTERMAN IS CHARGED WITH…

A KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED OF CRASHING HIS CAR AND ATTEMPTING TO RUN OVER TWO POLICE OFFICERS IS BEING HELD ON A 30-THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND. 34 YEAR OLD MICHAEL ANTHONY BEGLEY…

WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM NOW HAS 13 HOSPITALS UNDER ITS UMBRELLA WITH THE LATEST ONE IN JENKINS KENTUCKY. THE HEALTH ORGANIZATION JUST ACQUIRED JENKINS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, WHICH IS A 60 BED…

A U.S. DISTRICT COURT GRAND JURY IN ABINGDON HAS INDICTED A WEBER CITY VIRGINIA CHIROPRACTOR AND HIS ASSISTANT. 34 YEAR OLD DR. MARK BRADLEY AND 34 YEAR OLD KATHERINE TURNER…