Guilty verdict: Man gets life in prison for Fall Branch murder
After a jury convicted James Henry Allen of first-degree murder in Washington County Criminal Court Thursday, he told the judge he didn’t see how that could have happened, given his view of the...
View ArticleJohnson City man faces numersous identity theft, theft charges
A Johnson City man was charged with more than a dozen counts each of theft and identity theft, according to a news release. Benjamin Riddle, 25, 1212 E. Lakeview Dr., Thursday was charged with 16...
View ArticlePolice charge man shot during alleged robbery
Johnson City police arrested a Lafollette man on Thursday who was shot in the leg Wednesday night while allegedly burglarizing a house at 104 White Way Drive in north Johnson City. According to a news...
View ArticleStolen check investigation brings multiple charges
A Johnson City man is facing a dozen charges following an investigation into stolen checks, police said. According to a Johnson City Police Department news release, Wesley B. Lawson, 210½ Hamilton St.,...
View ArticleMSHA, Wellmont reps urge federal funding for expansion of Medicaid
BLOUNTVILLE —— Two major health systems in Northeast Tennessee predicted Thursday billions of dollars in detrimental economic impact statewide if state legislators do not accept federal money for...
View ArticleUpdate: One man dead, another injured when train hits vehicle in Greeneville
GREENEVILLE – A Greeneville man was killed and another man was injured when a train hit their vehicle Thursday. According to information from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Brock E. Humpherys, 41,...
View ArticleArtists, teams, arenas and venues join forces to fight online ticket scalping
It’s not often you see artists, such as Meat Loaf, The Black Keys and Kenny Chesney share space on the same list, but those artists have joined forces with other music acts, management, sports teams,...
View ArticleCenter renovation for new Juvenile Court OK’d
The City Commission unanimously agreed Thursday to enter in to a roughly $1.1 million contact with Kingsport’s Armstrong Construction to renovate the former Seniors’ Center for use as Johnson City’s...
View ArticleCarter judge orders change in releasing of arrest warrants, other paperwork
ELIZABETHTON – Arrest warrants and other court papers for the Carter County General Sessions Court and Juvenile Court are no longer being distributed to the normal record-keeping channels. A general...
View ArticlePolice seeking man who demanded medication from Johnson City pharmacy
Johnson City police are seeking a man who entered CVS Pharmacy, 840 W. Market St., Thursday afternoon and demanded medication. The man fled the store before officers arrived, but a store surveillance...
View ArticleTeen, juvenile charged with Johnson City burglary
Johnson City police early this morning arrested a 19-year-old man and a juvenile on charges that they burglarized an east Johnson City residence. Police said witnesses saw Devonte Morrison, 306 Peach...
View ArticleMajor retail project planned for Boones Creek
A future retail and commercial development project in Boones Creek took its first step toward reality Friday morning, and local officials believe it will keep Johnson City on top when it comes to...
View ArticleStreet, Scott, Finney make cut for Criminal Court judge
Three local attorneys were selected today as finalists for the Criminal Court judgeship being vacated by Lynn Brown. The Judicial Nominating Committee chose three applicants to present to Gov. Bill...
View ArticleUnicoi Co. inmate extortion case sent to grand jury
A Unicoi County grand jury will consider the case of a county inmate previously charged with extortion for allegedly threatening to reveal a Unicoi County Sheriff's Department internal...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to aggravated assault in crossbow attack on local TV...
A Johnson City man charged with shooting his ex-boyfriend with a crossbow pleaded guilty to the charge Friday in Washington County Criminal Court. Gerald Taylor, 53, was originally charged with...
View ArticleETSU football: Where would the new stadium be built?
A consultant will be hired to study the best place, hopefully on East Tennessee State University’s campus, to build a new football stadium, should a program be approved by the Tennessee Board of...
View ArticleCounty attorney: Carter Sessions Court controversy may be over
ELIZABETHTON – A controversy appears to have been resolved Friday night in Carter County that involved Carter County General Sessions Court Judge John Walton. The controversy centered on a general...
View ArticleCity man given 65-year prison sentence
GREENEVILLE —— A Johnson City man was sentenced to 65 years in federal prison Thursday after being convicted on drug and firearm charges Aug. 23, according to a district court news release. According...
View ArticlePolice make arrest in Johnson City pharmacy robbery
Johnson City police have arrested a man suspected of robbing a West Market Street retail pharmacy earlier this week. Devon Lee Stokes, 34, 705 W. Hillcrest Drive, was arrested Friday and charged with...
View ArticleGirl Scouts make valentines for veterans
Taking a small break from their cookie-selling season, the Girl Scouts of Troop 84 decided to try their hand at making valentines that they will soon be delivering and distributing to servicemen and...
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