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View ArticleNearly 100 dead in Central African Republic before French troops arrive
BANGUI, Central African Republic — Fighting swept through the capital of Central African Republic on Thursday, leaving nearly one hundred people dead and posing the biggest threat yet to the...
View ArticleHappenings: Sights & Sounds of the Season
The sights and sounds of the season are in full swing throughout the region. From band and orchestra concerts to holiday ballets and Christmas parades, the calendar is chock full of activities...
View ArticleUpdate: Police say Johnson City physician threatened to kill wife after she...
A Johnson City physician threatened to shoot and kill his wife Wednesday after she told him she planned to return home to their native India, police said in a court document. Police confiscated...
View ArticleOff the Wall News: Woman unknowingly tweeted about husband's death in freeway...
SEATTLE — A Washington state woman who regularly monitors police scanner traffic unknowingly live-tweeted about her husband's death in a freeway crash.In a series of gut-wrenching tweets on Wednesday...
View ArticleIn the Spirit
Greg Chapman with the City of Johnson City Public Works Department connects a Christmas Star, part of the city's Christmas decorations, on Market Street in the downtown section of Johnson City...
View ArticleUpdated: South Africa reports Nelson Mandela's death at 95
JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela, who became one of the world's most beloved statesmen and a colossus of the 20th century when he emerged from 27 years in prison to negotiate an end to white minority rule...
View ArticleETSU announces speakers for fall graduation ceremonies
East Tennessee State University’s Travis Graves will be the speaker at ETSU’s 10 a.m. fall Commencement exercise, and Dr. Shirley C. Raines, president emeritus of the University of Memphis, will...
View ArticleCrash doesn't keep Hobbs out
Hunter Hobbs woke up in a hospital bed not knowing what had gone on.The 18-year-old Johnson City resident was knocked out after crashing his No. 82 motorcycle at Muddy Creek Raceway. It was a scary...
View ArticleMitchell could be looking at redshirt
The East Tennessee State women’s basketball team may have to play on without Destiny Mitchell.Coach Brittney Ezell said Thursday that the senior forward could be looking at a redshirt season with a...
View ArticleTwo Asheville women charged with shoplifting items from multiple Johnson City...
Two Asheville, N.C., women were arrested on shoplifting charges following a traffic stop on Interstate 26 Thursday evening. According to a Johnson City police release, Jessica Mapp, 26, 13 Klondike...
View ArticleJonesborough man airlifted to hospital following motorcycle, Jeep collision...
A Jonesborough man was airlifted to a local hospital Thursday evening after he was hit on his motorcycle by a motorist on Tenn. Highway 81 South. According to Sgt. Lee Cross with Washington County...
View ArticleJohnson City leaders OK sole economic entity
The City Commission agreed to sign an intergovernmental agreement Thursday recognizing the Washington County Economic Development Council as the county’s Joint Economic and Community Development...
View ArticleVeteran driver guides Model-T fire engine through Elizabethton’s route
ELIZABETHTON — While only Santa Claus can claim to have ridden in all the annual Elizabethton Christmas Parades, Steve Dunlap has certainly been a highlight in many of them. While Santa traditionally...
View ArticleElection Day security risks concern Washington County Board of Education
The Washington County Board of Education elected to send next academic year’s calendar back to committee for revisions rather than hold school on Election Day in the first week of school. While...
View Article17-year-old Kingsport crash victim dies
KINGSPORT — A Church Hill teenager died Wednesday from injuries he received in a multiple-vehicle car crash that occurred last weekend in Lynn Garden.The Kingsport Police Department confirmed...
View ArticleJobs watch: 1 of 10 things to know today at a glance
1. SOUTH AFRICA MOURNS MANDELANation celebrates the life of its global icon with song, dance and tears.2. TRIBUTES POUR IN FROM AROUND THE WORLDLeaders, celebrities and ordinary people applaud...
View ArticleDISH drama: First WJHL, now WCYB blackout looms
Another day, another local channel threatening a blackout on DISH network if contract negotiations aren’t soon resolved.Less than a month after the conclusion of a six-week disruption of 18 broadcast...
View ArticleCaught on video: Johnson City police seek ATM burglars
Johnson City police released surveillance images today in hopes of public assistance in finding two men who damaged two automated teller machines in break-in attempts on Wednesday. The men tried...
View ArticleCrews trying to reach stranded climber in Greene Co.
GREENVILLE — Rescue crews in East Tennessee are trying to rescue a hiker stranded on a ledge near Margarette Falls.The Greenville Sun reports Greene and Washington county rescue...
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