Ample Blue Plum parking options available
Johnson City’s annual Blue Plum Festival typically brings an estimated 80,000 people to the streets of downtown to enjoy three days of music, food and fun. With more than 1,100 parking spaces located...
View ArticleMan tries to slit his wrists outside NBC's 'Today'
NEW YORK — A 76-year-old man yelling that the government was going to take his house slit his wrists outside NBC's "Today" show Thursday morning before he was taken into police custody, police said.The...
View ArticleSeverely injured Wash. Co. deputy credited by peers with saving son's life in...
Knowing Washington County Sheriff’s Sgt. Dave Chambers the way they do, his fellow law enforcement officers think he likely saved his son’s life in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning by throwing...
View ArticleArrested — Booking photos from Washington County
The latest booking photos from the Washington County Detention Center have been posted in our Crime section.The people appearing in Arrested! are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of...
View ArticleWhy our soldiers fight and ETSU athletics in Friday's forum
The line “we are fighting for freedom” has often been used in the past few years to explain the reasoning behind the U.S. military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. These words have, in fact, become...
View ArticleEvent: Father's Day 'You Da Man' 5K raises prostate cancer awareness
We Run Events owners Hank Brown and Natalie Whitlock, both cancer survivors and both marathon runners, will host an inaugural race to benefit prostate cancer awareness on Father’s Day.The You Da Man 5K...
View ArticleEvents: Free concert by doc bonhomie in Johnson City
FREE concert this Sunday, June 9, 3 pm - 5 pm by doc bonhomie.Takes place at Veteran's Park in Johnson City, in front of Southside Elementary School in the heart of Tree Streets neighborhood....
View ArticleUpdate: Johnson City man charged with assaulting girlfriend by choking
Police charged a Johnson City couple with one count each of assault after a series of fights in front of parents and a Johnson City pizza shop, according to a police report. Andrew D. Price, 21, 764...
View ArticleJC police charge two men with making meth
Two men were charged in connection with making methamphetamine in a car on Lakeview Drive in Johnson City early this morning, according to police. Johnson City police checked out a what was described...
View ArticleMing’s Asian Cuisine: new, different, delectable
I’ve wanted to try Ming’s Asian Cuisine ever since the “Opening Soon” banner went up on their Hamilton Place property a couple of months back. I got my chance late one afternoon. We were...
View ArticleUpdate: JC police say man assaulted wife with belt, fists
A Johnson City man punched his wife numerous times in her face, hit her with a leather belt and choked her because she did not have $75 to give him, according to Johnson City police and court...
View ArticleWashington County school board gives director of schools new deal
The Washington County Board of Education on Thursday voted to give Director of Schools Ron Dykes a new three-year contract. Dykes had one more year left on his current contract, but board member Mary...
View ArticleReport: Carter Co. man likely committed suicide by fire; house was filled...
ELIZABETHTON — The Carter County Sheriff's Department suspects the death of a man in a house fire on Friday morning was a suicide. Ricky Lynn McKinney, 61, 135 Quail Ridge Road, Johnson City, was...
View ArticleTHP: Two people ejected from vehicle in Sand Valley Road crash; alcohol may...
Two people were ejected from a vehicle that crashed on Sand Valley Road early this morning, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.The single-vehicle wreck happened around 3:25 a.m. at 254 Sand...
View ArticleMountain States, BlueCross reach contract agreement
After more than six months of negotiations, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and Mountain States Health Alliance announced Friday that they have reached an agreement that will extend their contract...
View ArticleFriday fun at the Blue Plum Festival
Our roving photographer has 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 to...
View ArticleUnicoi man found in possession of 8-plus pounds of marijuana
UNICOI - A joint investigation involving several law enforcement agencies led to the Wednesday arrest of a Unicoi man who allegedly has distributed several pounds of marijuana. Charles A. McLaughlin,...
View ArticleHelicopter crash in Ky kills three, including one originally from Church Hill
MANCHESTER, Ky. -- A medical helicopter crashed in eastern Kentucky, killing all three crewmembers aboard.A statement from Air Evac Lifeteam said the accident happened in Clay County at 11:16 p.m....
View ArticleJohnson City man charged in attempted copper theft from Unicoi County business
UNICOI - A Johnson City man who allegedly attempted to take copper from a Unicoi County business was arrested Wednesday by the Unicoi County Sheriff's Department. Roger Allen Killen, 24, 190...
View ArticleErwin to get a Pal's
ERWIN — Kingsport-based fast food chain Pal’s Sudden Service announced Friday that it would add a new location in Erwin.The drive-through restaurant will be located at the corner of Jonesborough Road...
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