Tri-Cities Local News

The Body Of A Knoxville Man Has Been Recovered After He Disappeared While Swimming In Douglas Lake. 22-Year-Old David Simanca Molina Jumped From A Pontoon Boat Without A Life Jacket…

The Greeneville Regional Planning Commission Has Approved Construction Plans For Phase Three Of The Johnson Farms Development Off Rufe Taylor Road. Phase One Is Complete And Phase Two Is Nearing…

A New Regional Recycling Center Is Now Open In Sullivan County, Following A Ribbon Cutting Tuesday That Brought Out Local And State Leaders. The 16,000-Square-Foot Facility Sits On County-Owned Land…

A New Expansion At Ballad Health Cancer Care In Johnson City Will Be Unveiled Today. The 26-Thousand Square Foot Addition Includes Two New Chemo Suites, Private Treatment Rooms, And More…

Area Leaders Are Raising Accountability Concerns Over Ballad Health And Its COPA Agreement. The Agreement Established In 2018 Requires Ballad To Hold Public Hearings At Least Every Three Years To…

Carter County’s Landfill Is Once Again Without Permanent Leadership After Solid Waste Director Chip Chambers Submitted His Resignation. Chambers Was Hired Just Weeks Ago To Replace Interim Director Chris Schuettler.…

An Alabama Man Previously Charged In A Bristol Cold Case Now Faces Several New Counts In The Investigation. 52-Year-Old Christopher Havrilla Was Originally Indicted In March For The 2002 Murder…

Tennessee Gas Prices Are Holding Steady For A Second Week At $2.70 A Gallon—33 Cents Lower Than This Time Last Year. The State Now Has The Third Lowest Average In…

Residents In Parts Of Buchanan County Virginia Have Been Issued A Boil Water Notice Due To An Extended Power Outage. The Notice Was Issued For The Jewell Valley And Pea…

A Washington County Tennessee Jury Has Found A Man Guilty Of Murder In An Overdose Death. Austin Forkpa Was Convicted Of Second-Degree Murder In The Drug Death Of 20-Year-Old Bueford…

A Johnson City Man Is Facing Serious Charges After A String Of Downtown Incidents. Police Say 48-Year-Old Daniel Whitaker Is Charged With Attempted Rape And Three Counts Of Indecent Exposure.…

Johnson City Is Once Again One Of The Most Moved-In Cities In America According To Pods. The Storage Company’s Annual Report Shows Four Tennessee Cities—Johnson City, Chattanooga, Knoxville, And Nashville—Made…

A Deadly Head-On Crash Shut Down Part Of Route 16 In Smyth County Friday Morning. State Police Say A Toyota Scion Crossed The Centerline Near Old Prater Road And Slammed…

A Local Charitable Organization Is Announcing A Leadership Transition As Part Of Regular Officer Appointments. The Salvation Army Of Bristol Tennessee Says Current Officers Majors Brooks And Lori Gilliam Will…

Scott County Virginia Supervisors Have Approved A New Solar Project With No Public Opposition. The Third Solar Power Project Approved Under A Special Use Permit Ordinance Involves A 120-Acre Site…

The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation Has Released The Name Of A Person Killed In An Officer-Involved Shooting In Sullivan County. He’s Identified As 21 Year Old Austin Walters. The Incident…

A Driver Has Died After A Single-Vehicle Crash Over The Weekend In Greene County. According To The Tennessee Highway Patrol, James Hickman Was Killed Saturday Afternoon In A Crash In…

A Pedestrian Has Died From Injuries Sustained In A Traffic Accident In Bristol Virginia. Police Responded To A Report Of A Pedestrian Struck By A Vehicle On June 6th On…

A New Mayor Has Been Elected In Rogersville After Nearly Five Decades Of The Same Leadership. John Metz Is Projected To Become The Next Mayor Of The Small Hawkins County…

The Bristol Virginia Police Department Is Warning Residents About A Scam Being Spread Through Facebook And Text Messages. The Fraudulent Activity Falsely Alleges That Individuals Are Not Complying With Sex…

The Body Of A Missing Dickenson County Virginia Man Has Been Found In Eastern Kentucky. Kentucky State Police Were Notified By The Elkhorn City Police Department Of A Man’s Body…