TVA expected to offer incentives to cut staff, expenses in 2014
CHATTANOOGA — Despite the improving job market, one of Chattanooga's biggest and best-paying employers plans to cut its staff in the new year.The Tennessee Valley Authority, which employs nearly a...
View ArticleTarget: Customers' encrypted PINs were obtained
ATLANTA — Target says customers' encrypted PIN data was removed during the massive data breach that occurred earlier this month.Previously Target had said that encrypted data was stolen but stopped...
View ArticleNorfolk Southern train derails in West Virginia, sends tanker into creek
KIMBALL, W.Va. — Hazardous material crews are responding after at least 16 train cars derailed in West Virginia.Media outlets report that the Norfolk Southern train derailed around 8:30 a.m. Friday in...
View ArticleOff the Wall News: Family sees crucifix in Christmas cheesecake
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A suburban Phoenix family says their Christmas cheesecake sent them the message of a holiday miracle.The Arizona Republic reports that when the family in Scottsdale, Ariz.,...
View Article1.3 million losing unemployment benefits Saturday
WASHINGTON — More than 1 million Americans are bracing for a harrowing, post-Christmas jolt as extended federal unemployment benefits come to a sudden halt this weekend, entailing potentially...
View ArticleFederal judge rules NSA phone surveillance is legal
NEW YORK — Citing the Sept. 11 attacks, a federal judge ruled Friday that the National Security Agency's bulk collection of millions of Americans' telephone records is legal, a valuable tool...
View ArticleMilitary sex assault reports jump by 50 percent
WASHINGTON — The number of reported sexual assaults across the military shot up by more than 50 percent this year, an increase that defense officials say may suggest that victims are becoming more...
View ArticlePolice file on Newtown yields chilling portrait
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police in Connecticut released thousands of pages of documents Friday from the investigation into last year's school massacre in Newtown, providing the most detailed...
View ArticleWoman arrested in undercover drug buy near school zone
MOUNTAIN CITY — A woman was charged Dec. 19 with sale of a schedule II drug, violation of the drug-free school zone act, possession of schedule II drugs and possession of legend drugs after a...
View ArticleLocal nurse provides aid in danger zone
Nathan Hitchcock still finds it hard to believe that he’s back in the United States, following his rather quick exit from South Sudan just a few days ago. Violence erupted in the newly independent...
View ArticleJohnson City man's tree quite the conversation piece
Johnson City resident Lawrence Ford had a nutty surprise earlier this month when his nephew pointed out a woody offshoot growing on a tree outside his home. The 30-foot maple had a 4-inch knob near...
View ArticleFire investigators probe Christmas Day house fire
Johnson City fire investigators are continuing to probe a Christmas Day house fire that sent a city woman to a Nashville hospital for smoke inhalation. Fire Marshal Jonathan Fulmer said the...
View ArticleJohnson City property taxes due on Tuesday
Johnson City property taxes for 2013 are due Tuesday. Postmarks of Dec. 31 or earlier will be honored, but penalty and interest will begin to accrue Jan. 2. “I know we’re going to have long...
View ArticleHighlanders upend Creek Wood
Cloudland point guard Courtney Clarke saw the seam in the defense.A couple of seconds later, she found a wide-open Faith Russell for a winning lay-up in the Lady Highlanders’ 40-38 overtime victory...
View ArticleVikings stay with Greenies to the buzzer
BRISTOL — Tennessee High was tied with Christ School with two seconds left in the game.One second later, the Vikings trailed by three.The Arden, N.C., school pulled out a 55-52 victory over the Vikings...
View ArticleNew committee aims to bring city, county together on annexation
When the City-County Liaison Committee formally was revived in August, its members elected officers, set meeting dates and prioritized these issues as matters to be discussed: education,...
View ArticleTHP to be out in full force for checkpoints
In an effort to cut down on statewide drinking and driving, the Tennessee Highway Patrol is conducting “no refusal” enforcement in the days surrounding the New Year’s holiday. Washington County...
View ArticleUnicoi County mayor seeks re-election
ERWIN — Unicoi County Mayor Greg Lynch wants to keep his job for at least four more years. “I just think that I’ve done my job,” Lynch said Friday. “That was my motto during the last...
View ArticleCold waves to put region in deep freeze
Residents around the Tri-Cities might want to start adding a couple extra layers of clothing to their winter weather attire for several days, as lows early next week are predicted to drop to single...
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