Johnson City police release images of pharmacy robbery
Johnson City police have released surveillance images of a gunman who robbed a North Roan Street pharmacy on Monday.Police said that at around 5 p.m. Monday, a masked gunman stole an undetermined...
View ArticlePolice: Johnson City woman threatened man with knife
Johnson City police say a woman threatened a man with a knife in a domestic violence situation early Tuesday morning, resulting in her arrest.Ricina Patrick, 26, 103 Sequoyah Drive, was charged with...
View ArticleRenaissance Child Spring Enrichment Program at ETSU
ETSU offers a week-long Renaissance Child Spring Enrichment ProgramJOHNSON CITY – East Tennessee State University’s Office of Professional Development will offer a Renaissance Child Spring Enrichment...
View ArticleNatural History Museum taking applications for summer Paleo-Camp
JOHNSON CITY – Children interested in paleontology, science, art and nature are invited to participate in the annual Paleo-Camp at the East Tennessee State University and General Shale Natural History...
View ArticleDeputies seize more than 8 pounds of pot, gun, pills in traffic stop
A traffic stop Monday led Washington County deputies to seize more than 8 pounds of marijuana and two bottles of prescription pills, resulting in the arrests of three people, including a man on a "most...
View ArticleSnow pup
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View ArticleTeen charged with attempted murder in wake of Johnson City apartment complex...
A 19-year-old city man has been charged with attempted murder after a shooting early Tuesday morning in an Austin Springs Road apartment complex that left one person with a bullet wound.Joshua A....
View ArticleWild Bill Hickok's grave
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View ArticleAiden at Halloween
You, too, can take your best shot on a digital camera and send it to the Johnson City Press. The best of the best will be published in upcoming editions and in our online photo galleries here on...
View ArticleKurt Busch to try Indy 500-Coca Cola 600 double
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It’s been 10 years since a driver last attempted running both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, a feat so grueling that only Tony Stewart has successfully...
View ArticleSouth Carolina, Tennessee headline deep SEC field
DULUTH, Ga. — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley says the depth of the SEC gives her extra pride in the Gamecocks’ first conference title.The Gamecocks (26-3, 14-2 SEC) are the team to beat in the...
View ArticleTennessee's Barton bouncing back from slump
KNOXVILLE — Tennessee guard Antonio Barton lost his starting spot and his shooting touch during a difficult senior season, but the Memphis transfer finally is back on the upswing.His resurgence comes...
View ArticleDispatcher's calm actions during shootout earn her state honor
Moments after watching a car crash into two trees off Interstate 26, Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Jeff Appleba said he was taking cover behind his own cruiser while the vehicle’s driver fired on...
View ArticleSix vie for three seats in District 1
Candidates for the Washington County Commission’s 25 available seats are now set.District 1 encompasses part of northwestern Johnson City and the county’s Oak Grove community, and five candidates will...
View ArticleHouse panel sidetracks Haslam's anti-meth proposal
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A House subcommittee Tuesday sidetracked Gov. Bill Haslam's anti-meth proposal while advancing a rival measure that would place lesser restrictions on buying cold and allergy...
View ArticleRiley's will fuels Bucs' comeback
Jalen Riley was the smallest guy on the court when the game began. By the time a wild night had come to an end, nobody was bigger.Riley willed East Tennessee State back from a huge second-half deficit...
View ArticlePolice chief: Rash of armed robberies not 'new normal'
Although there have been five armed robberies in the last week alone, a police department official said the public shouldn’t expect to see that trend continue.Johnson City Police Chief Mark Sirois...
View ArticleCarter ends Unicoi County's season
STRAWBERRY PLAINS — Offensive-minded Carter won the game with defense.Unicoi County held the Hornets to their third-lowest point total of the season, but the Blue Devils couldn’t handle four quarters...
View ArticleMcClain lifts Hampton to state tournament berth
HAMPTON — Cody McClain knocked down a game-winning jumper as Hampton turned the tables on Grace Christian on Tuesday night.The senior guard hit the game-winner near the top of the key with five seconds...
View ArticleETSU survives Lipscomb in 2OT thriller
East Tennessee State got the March Madness started early.Trailing Lipscomb by 16 with eight minutes left in regulation Tuesday night, the Bucs roared back and won 89-88 in double overtime in a wild...
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