Ukrainian president promises amnesty for detained activists among other...
KIEV, Ukraine — News agencies are reporting that President Viktor Yanukovych has promised a government reshuffle, an amnesty to detained activists and other concessions, after protests against his rule...
View ArticleNE Tennessee cemetery manager charged with forgery as probe into fraud...
ROGERSVILLE — Hawkins County Memorial Gardens manager Vickie Ringley was arrested Thursday afternoon on a lone count of felony forgery, but police say that may be just the tip of the iceberg.Over the...
View ArticleTVA sets record for winter power demand, but lifts requests for reduced...
KNOXVILLE — Frigid conditions caused the Tennessee Valley Authority to set a record for winter electrical demand this morning. As promised, however, the TVA lifted its request for reduced...
View ArticleReport: Ryan Loskarn, former Alexander aide, found dead in home
Ryan Loskarn, the former aide to U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander who was charged with possessing and distributing child pornography last month was found dead in his home in Maryland and may have taken his...
View ArticleThe Bump: 8 maternity fashion myths — busted!
TheBump.comMCTThe Bump expert Liz Lange, founder of Liz Lange for Target Maternity, offers her advice about these style rules that were made to be broken.Myth No. 1: You can get by with clothes you...
View ArticleHot Topics: Teenagers and sleep and the worry they are not getting enough
Orlando Sentinel(MCT)When my son was a baby, I’d sometimes check on him when he was sleeping, just to reassure myself he was still breathing. Now that he’s a teenager, I sometimes find myself inclined...
View ArticleWCEDC hires Summers as Business Development Director
Washington County Economic Development Council CEO Mitch Miller announced Friday the hiring of Alicia Summers as the organization’s Business Development Director, effective Feb. 10. Summers has worked...
View ArticleUPDATE: Autopsy results show Stewart Peppers misused steroids
Washington County Sheriff Ed Graybeal and District Attorney General Tony Clark announced Friday that autopsy results showed Stewart Peppers, an inmate who died in the custody of the county’s...
View ArticleUPDATE: Wreck on State of Franklin snarls traffic, injures at least one
Police said one person was possibly injured following a vehicle crash Friday afternoon. A Johnson City Police Department accident report said Jamey Vinyard, 54, of Johnson City, was turning his 1998...
View ArticlePet of the Week 1-24-14
Maggie is an adult female Maine Coon. She is very loving and talkative. She loves people and dogs and is good with children. For more information about Maggie or any of the other animals ready for...
View ArticleZimmerman tries to profit from Trayvon Martin slaying with painting; AP...
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Associated Press has demanded that George Zimmerman halt the sale of one of his paintings because the news agency says it directly copies an AP photo.Zimmerman's painting depicts...
View ArticleOff the Wall News: Trooper denies sex acts with pre-teen boy
Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Ricky Vitte Jr. completely denies allegations he masturbated with a pre-teen boy while the pair watched pornography, Vitte’s attorney Dean Henry said Thursday.Henry...
View ArticleElizabethton cop resigns in wake of crash
ELIZABETHTON — A policeman who was involved in a three-vehicle crash on West Elk Avenue earlier this month has submitted his letter of resignation to the Elizabethton Police Department. Chief of...
View ArticleBucs look for carryover against Jacksonville
Some nights every possession seems like a struggle to score points for the East Tennessee State basketball team.And then there are nights like Thursday.The Bucs got out of the gate with a free-and-easy...
View ArticleLocal police warn of sweepstakes scam
Police are warning Johnson City area residents of a potential scam that is going around. According to a Johnson City Police Department news release, the scam works through a letter that has been...
View Article‘Erwin Nine’ member receives awards after 70 years
ERWIN — Decorated World War II veteran and “Erwin Nine” member George Hatcher was surrounded by friends, family and fellow military veterans on Friday as he marked the end of a nearly two-year battle....
View ArticleUkrainian ETSU student feels safe in U.S. as riots hit homeland
Vladyslav Antonov, 23, can passionately give a play-by-play rundown of protest-related videos he carries around with him on a flash drive, in this case while in the East Tennessee State University...
View ArticleDobyns-Bennett too much for Crockett
A warning to the Big Seven Conference: Dobyns-Bennett is starting to look like the team that was so highly regarded in preseason circles.The Indians made 20 of 26 shots in the second half, and ran away...
View ArticleValentine lifts Hampton over University High
Hampton arrived at Brooks Gym on Friday and picked up right where it left off in a 94-71 victory against Unaka on Thursday.Junior post Stanley Valentine scored 21 of his 28 points in the first half...
View ArticleHampton at University School basketball
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