2 arrested in Kingsport hit-and-run, multi-vehicle crash; 2 still on loose
KINGSPORT — Police were searching for the occupants of a car that spurred a four-vehicle collision Friday afternoon in Kingsport, while a pair of acquaintances accused of driving them from the scene...
View ArticleSecond person dies from fiery weekend Kingsport crash
KINGSPORT — A fiery Saturday night crash on Fort Henry Drive in Kingsport has claimed a second life. Kingsport Police Department Public Information Officer Tom Patton confirms Walter K....
View ArticlePolice seek information on robberies of JC gas stations
Johnson City police are searching for a man believed to have robbed two convenience stores early Tuesday morning.Police said a man dressed in a camoflauge hat, bandana, tan shirt and tan cargo shorts...
View ArticleNew health care bill by Congressman Roe being touted as alternative to Obamacare
U.S. Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., will submit to Congress on Wednesday an alternative health-care plan in direct opposition to President Barack Obama’s Affordable Health Care Act which he says includes...
View ArticleTax abatement policy in works to entice industries, investors to Johnson City
The Johnson City Industrial Development Board was created by the General Assembly as a means of financing business/industrial facilities that create employment and economic growth, but the group has...
View ArticleEast Tennessee man accused of shooting neighbor to death
LUTTRELL — A shooting here Monday night left a man Union County man dead and his neighbor charged with criminal homicide. Kevin Lee Waggoner, 41,was arrested after killing 46-year-old Michael Adam...
View ArticleDowntown Businesses Open
The work continues on the section of South Roan Street between East Main Street and State of Franklin Road and Businesses Open and Sidewalk Open signs are placed on the fence to let prospective...
View ArticleNavy Yard massacre gunman's path to DC emerges, but questions remain
WASHINGTON — Through a wall at his Rhode Island hotel, Aaron Alexis could hear them — voices harassing him, wanting to harm him. He couldn't sleep. He believed people were following him, using a...
View ArticleRoe lays out plan to replace 'Obamacare'
U.S. Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., submitted to Congress today an alternative health-care plan in direct opposition to President Barack Obama’s Affordable Health Care Act, which he says includes sensible...
View ArticleUT's state-owned land safe....for now
There will be no “fracking” conducted by the University of Tennessee on state-owned land in Morgan and Scott counties — at least not in the immediate future. UT officials have put on hold plans to...
View ArticleBeer at Cardinal Park and convenience center hours in Wednesday's Forum
Two thumbs down for beer at Cardinal ParkThe June 16 edition of the Johnson City Press had as the headline that read: “Beer at the old ballpark?” I have a few thoughts on the subject. It is nice to go...
View ArticleTrain, bus crash in Canada; 'multiple fatalities'
OTTAWA, Ontario — Several people were killed when a passenger train collided with a city bus at a crossing in Canada's capital, Ottawa, at the peak of morning rush hour, police said Wednesday....
View ArticleEric Myers' Man of the House - No Replacing Mom
No Replacing MomOne of the things I hear from time to time when I talk with someone about the fact that I am the at-home parent is, "Well, you're just as good as your wife, right?" What...
View ArticleMcKinney center in Jonesborough left with one worker
Jonesborough’s McKinney Cultural Arts Center at Booker T. Washington School is in need of a director. Bridgette Ward, who began work as the center’s interim executive director this spring, resigned...
View Article‘If it goes, we’re all going to go’: Men who rescued crash victims say they...
KINGSPORT — On Saturday night, an Acura barrelled down Fort Henry Drive heading north at 104 mph.A blue Ford Expedition carrying the Bellamy family — Tony, Angela and Colton — was traveling south on...
View ArticleEx-Hawkins County jail guard charged with assaulting inmate from Johnson City
ROGERSVILLE — A former Hawkins County jailer was arrested this morning on a charge that he assaulted a Johnson City man in the jail in February. Roy Junior Mathes, 37, Rogersville, was indicted on one...
View ArticleHeartache Tonight? Cops say woman got tired of Eagles songs, stabbed roommate
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Authorities say a South Carolina woman stabbed her roommate after getting fed up with the man listening to the Eagles and watching TV with his brother.North Charleston police...
View ArticleHot Topics: Dressed for himself: Boy loves pink and sparkles
Dressed for himself: Boy loves pink and sparklesBy Theresa WalkerThe Orange County Register(MCT)Lori Duron wore a royal blue dress for her recent appearance on the “Today” show.Her 6-year-old son — the...
View Article7 ways to simplify your morning routine
7 ways to simplify your morning routineBy Lesley KennedyShopAtHome.comMCTNow that school is in full swing, getting everyone up, dressed, fed, packed and out the door on time can feel like a full-time...
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