Man receives two charges after fight with family members
A man from Fall Branch was charged with two counts of aggravated assault after an incident that occurred around midnight on June 4. James L. Murray, 53, 304 Butchertown Road, Fall Branch, was arrested...
View ArticleBlue Plum Kids Area
Kids enjoy activities in the Kids Area at the Blue Plum Festivial Friday Morning. Kids Area is located at the Munsey United Methodist Church Playground area on Market Street, is marked off for safety,...
View ArticleTraffic backed up on I-26 after bulldozer fell from tractor trailer
A bulldozer fell off the back of a tractor trailer traveling westbound on Interstate 26 just before 5 p.m. Friday, according to Washington County/Johnson City 911 dispatchers. The tractor trailer...
View ArticleHands On! Regional Museum - "Body Carnival: The Science and Fun of Being You"
Hands On! Regional Museum“Body Carnival: The Science and Fun of Being You,” through Sept. 1 at the museum, 315 E. Main St., Johnson City. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Tues.-Fri.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.; and...
View ArticleSummer Camps: Backcountry Colonial Day Camp in Abingdon
Backcountry Colonial Day CampThe Abingdon Muster Grounds will host a free day camp June 17-21 for children ages 9-11. Camp will teach about life in the back country of Virginia in 1780 from...
View ArticleWater fun, crafts in Kids Area at the Blue Plum
Facing off in the Water Wars game in the Kids Area at the Blue Plum Festival, Kevin Wagner, with his daughter Holly, proved that you’re never too old when it comes to a water balloon fight. Taking...
View ArticleEvents: 67th annual Rhododendron Festival at Roan Mountain State Park
Rhododendron the star of Roan festivalEach June, visitors flock to Roan Mountain to marvel at one of Mother Nature’s most colorful performances.The weekend of June 15 and 16, they can supplement their...
View ArticlePets of the Week June 9
Bosley is a adult male DMH Cat. He is gray and white, very sweet, and loves people.For more information about Bosley or any of the other animals ready for adoption contact the Washington County/Johnson...
View Article5 dead, 5 injured after Calif. shooting rampage
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The gunman, dressed all in black and carrying a semi-automatic rifle, walked calmly through the Santa Monica College campus after killing his father, brother and another person,...
View ArticleInsider attack kills 3 US troops in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — A man in an Afghan army uniform turned his weapon on the American troops working with him in the country's east on Saturday, killing three of them, while an attacker with a grenade...
View ArticleHow did secret phone program help foil NYC plot?
WASHINGTON — The government's broad programs to collect U.S. phone records and Internet traffic helped disrupt a 2009 plot to bomb the New York City subways, a senior U.S. intelligence official...
View ArticleFBI: Wife tried to frame husband for ricin letters
TEXARKANA, Texas — Shannon Richardson had been married to her husband less than two years when she went to authorities and told them her suspicions: He was the one who had mailed ricin-laced letters to...
View ArticleToday's Blue Plum Music Schedule
Official Music Lineup– Saturday, June 8, 2013Main Street Stage (Presented by ETSU and ETSU Online)12:00 p.m. Daisi Rain12:45 p.m. My New Favorites1:45 p.m. The Great...
View ArticleAccused killer could face more prison time
A Johnson City man charged with first-degree murder in an April shooting outside an apartment complex appeared in court Friday on a violation of probation charge and could face more prison...
View ArticleHappy Snaps Photo Booth at the Blue Plum Festival - Saturday
Be sure to visit the Happy Snaps Photo Booth on East Main Street between 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday at the Blue Plum Festival and have your free photo made.Join the fun as you take in all the music, food...
View ArticleTwo charged in murder of woman in Mechanicsville
KNOXVILLE - Two men are charged with murder in the killing of a young mother of newborn twins outside a Mechanicsville house Friday morning.Lavonte Dominique Simmons, 22, and Shawn David O’Neill, 24,...
View ArticleOne killed in Greene County accident
A crash at the intersection of Gap Creek and Weems Chapel roads in Greene County killed one person, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.Candace D. Tackett, 25, was killed in the wreck that was...
View ArticleBlue Plum Saturday Afternoon Fun
Our roving photographers have been capturing the fun at the Blue Plum Festival in downtown Johnson City.If you spot someone you know, share the pic on Facebook, Tweet it or Pin It on Pinterest.Be sure...
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