Johnson City man arraigned on second-degree murder charge
Steven Odell Bennett had little to say Monday morning during his arraignment in Washington County General Sessions Court as he made his first court appearance on a murder charge in a friend’s death....
View ArticleMan interrupts church, tells congregation he's on bath salts
KINGSPORT — Hawkins County deputies chased down an alleged hammer-wielding bath salts user Sunday morning who reportedly interrupted a church service in the Ross Campground community just north of the...
View ArticleTrial set for Kingsport man accused in Waffle House shooting
BLOUNTVILLE — A Kingsport man accused of attempted murder and other charges in the New Year’s Day shooting of a Bristol woman in a Kingsport restaurant is set for trial with new defense counsel....
View ArticleShoplifting probe leads to drug charges
CHURCH HILL — Hawkins County deputies arrested a shoplifting suspect and his female companion Sunday evening after a newly filled prescription bottle for 90 Alprazolam pills was found to contain only...
View ArticleRescued dog makes friends at Roosevelt Elementary School
KINGSPORT — A Weimaraner from Virginia Beach known as Maverick made friends with Nichole Connor’s third-grade class at Roosevelt Elementary School Monday morning. That’s ironic, since the dog’s former...
View ArticleTeenager pleads guilty to gun-at-school charge, gets probation
A Johnson City teen kicked out of school his senior year after he took a gun to Science Hill High School last fall pleaded guilty to the charge Tuesday in Washington County Criminal Court .Benjamin...
View ArticleKingsport man arrested in Monday night stabbing
A 56-year-old Kingsport resident has been arrested after allegedly stabbing another man in the abdomen following an argument. Ronnie L. Boggs, of 3003 Bloomingdale Pike, apartment 2, is charged with...
View ArticlePolice investigate armed robbery of Kingsport business
Police are investigating the Tuesday afternoon armed robbery of a check-cashing business in Kingsport. It occurred at 1:26 p.m. at Check Cash XPress, 3802 Fort Henry Drive. KPD investigators say a...
View ArticleEndangered child alert issued for Johnson City boy
An endangered child alert has been issued by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for a 12-year-old Johnson City boy. According to a news release from the TBI, Joao Kleber Martins Guimaraes, 12, and...
View ArticleNortheast State enrollment edges down 1.2 percent
BLOUNTVILLE — Northeast State Community College welcomed more than 6,400 students this fall, down slightly from last fall’s 6,478. That’s a decrease of 1.2 percent. And Morristown-based Walters State...
View ArticleOperation Christmas Child aims to fill 15,000 shoe boxes with presents
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Operation Christmas Child has set a goal of packing and shipping 15,000 goody-filled shoe boxes from the Tri-Cities to needy children overseas. Officials with Samaritan’s Purse, the...
View ArticleTrial date set for Kingsport driver charged in fatal crash
BLOUNTVILLE — A Kingsport woman is set for a July 2013 trial on homicide and assault charges in connection with a July 2011 motorcycle fatality. Victoria E. Arapakos, 19, was charged with vehicular...
View ArticleTennessee GOP House speaker vows to treat Dems with respect
KINGSPORT — Tennessee GOP House Speaker Beth Harwell promised Tuesday to treat Democrats with respect although Republicans appear poised to hold a supermajority in the General Assembly following the...
View ArticleKingsport man pleads guilty to soliciting sex from undercover detective...
BLOUNTVILLE — A Kingsport man has pleaded guilty to soliciting sex from an undercover detective posing as a 15-year-old girl. A charge alleging he sent the detective a pornographic image was dismissed....
View ArticlePolice, school officials find help for Hawkins student who left suicide note
ROGERSVILLE — Hawkins County school and law enforcement officials worked together last week to find help for a 14-year-old student who left a suicide note on her guidance counselor’s desk. The...
View ArticleKingsport trio charged with attempted murder, robbery
BLOUNTVILLE — A Kingsport trio accused of attempted first-degree murder during a home invasion robbery are set for a May 20, 2013, trial. Brantley Scott Steadman, 30, and Donna Kay Steadman, 41, both...
View ArticleChildren found in Sullivan home with meth lab, two arrested
Two people have been arrested following the alleged discovery of a methamphetamine operation in their Sullivan County home, where young children, ages 2 and 5, were also living. The couple face...
View ArticleHawkins County couple charged with TennCare fraud
A Hawkins County couple face charges of TennCare fraud after allegedly attempting to use benefits to obtain Subutex, an opioid used in the treatment of heroin addiction, then sell a quantity of the...
View ArticleNickelsville woman charged with burglary, lying to police
GATE CITY — A Nickelsville woman was arrested on burglary charges recently after she allegedly tried to break into her boyfriend’s home last month and lied to authorities about who the residence...
View ArticleRed light project for I-81 Exit 69 about to begin
BLOUNTVILLE — Nearly one year after the Sullivan County Commission voted to accept state installation of a red light at Interstate 81’s northbound Exit 69 off-ramp and Highway 394, County Mayor Steve...
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