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According to a release from the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, a roundup was conducted Thursday and Friday, with deputies arresting eight people accused of felony charges ranging from aggravated sexual battery and introduction of contraband into a penal
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Kennesaw State University went under lockdown about 2:15 p.m. According to their website, a possible armed man was seen on the campus.
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Even with the extreme weather our area had this winter, the cold did nothing to keep down the number of ticks expected to make life miserable for pets this spring.
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Turnover in Johnson City Housing Authority units doubled last year, increasing the organization’s maintenance costs by hundreds of thousands of dollars.According to the Housing Authority, HUD required them to raise rent to better reflect fair market rent. The higher prices sent a lot of residents packing.The Housing Authority’s maintenance costs were about $400,000 higher last year than usual, because they had to clean and prepare twice as many apartments for new tenants.Richard McClain, Exec…
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After months of trying to get its problem-plagued online health exchange to work, Oregon on Friday officially gave up on the state portal and decided to switch to the federal website - the first state in the nation to do so.
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Johnson City Police Department officers charged a man with vandalism Friday, after a traffic stop for speeding revealed he had an outstanding vandalism warrant.
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Less than an hour after arriving in South Korea, President Barack Obama solemnly laid a wreath at a memorial honoring Americans killed in the Korean War. On Saturday, he’ll speak to some of the 28,000 American service…
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CHURCH HILL — Police believe that a verbal altercation that occurred at a funeral earlier this week escalated into an alleged exchange of gunfire late Monday night that landed two Hawkins County men in jail.Shortly before midnight Monday, the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a suspicious person at 1321 Old Union Road in Church Hill, but while en route deputies were informed of a complaint of shots fired from that address.Austin Randall Britt, 18, 123 Woodland Lane, Church Hill, told Hawkins County Central Dispatch that he and Jason Lee Derrick, 40, same address, were being shot at by Mark Richards from 1321 Old Union Road.When deputies arrived at that residence, however, witnesses there said Derrick had fired first.Our partners at the Kingsport Times-News have more on the case.
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HARTFORD, Conn. — A 16-year-old girl was stabbed to death inside a Connecticut high school Friday, and police took a teenage boy into custody and are investigating whether the attack stemmed from her turning down an invitation to be his prom date.Emergency responders were called to Jonathan Law High School in Milford, about an hour’s drive from New York City, around 7:15 a.m. Staff members and paramedics performed life-saving measures on the girl, but she was pronounced dead shortly before 8 a.m. at Bridgeport Hospital, police said.A 16-year-old boy was taken into custody. His name wasn’t released because of juvenile offender laws, said Police Chief Keith Mello. Investigators are looking into reports that the boy stabbed the girl after she declined to be his date for the junior prom, which had scheduled for Friday night but was postponed because of the stabbing.Schools Superintendent Elizabeth Feser identified the victim as Maren Sanchez, a junior who was in the National Honor Society and engaged in school activities. Students were released from school early, and officials were offering counseling services.Students described an emotional, somewhat chaotic scene with people crying as police and paramedics swarmed the school. Students flocked to social media sites to try to find out what was going on.Sarah Golden, a 14-year-old freshman, said she was sitting in the main lobby with friends Friday morning when she was startled by several security guards running down the hall. Then she heard a voice on a walkie-talkie say that someone had been strangled. She was shocked when she learned about the stabbing.”I was trying not to freak out because it was really scary,” Sarah said. “I just don’t believe that something like that happened at my school. It’s something that seems so unreal.”Golden’s sister, Rebecca, a 17-year-old senior at the school, said she saw the victim lying on the floor surrounded by teachers, some of whom were crying. She said she didn’t know what was going on at the time, and teachers directed her away from the victim.”We are obviously devastated by the loss of one of our students, Maren Sanchez,” Feser, the superintendent, said at a news conference. “She was a 16-year-old junior — vibrant, very, very involved in Jonathan Law High School, an incredible contributor, someone who was loved and respected. … The Jonathan Law community mourns greatly the loss of Maren, and our thoughts and prayers go out to her family.”____Associated Press writer Pat Eaton-Robb in Hartford, Conn., contributed to this report.
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City-County Liaison Committee members Thursday received a brief report from Assistant City Manager Charlie Stahl about the possibility of Johnson City’s switch to a contracted school bus service.“This is just a first look, and I do not see, at this stage of the game, a statistical advantage to outsourcing this,” Stahl told a dozen or so city and county officials.Stahl compiled some numbers from neighboring cities and counties that contract school transit services and found the average contract cost per bus was about $41,000. Based on Johnson City’s conventional 47-bus fleet, the city would likely pay a contractor $1,927,000 a year for fixed-route service.Excluding special education and transportation, personnel and operations, Johnson City’s projected total cost is $1,409,660, a difference of $517,340.“However, recognizing this difference does not factor in school bus replacement expenses that would be incurred during a particular fiscal year based on the current fleet replacement schedule,” he said. “Factoring in replacement costs of the buses over a 12-year period, and including annual personnel and operating costs for Johnson City Schools transportation (overseen by Johnson City Transit), it is estimated that the schools would pay a contractor $23,124,000 over a 12-year period.”Over that same time frame, he estimated that Johnson City Transit’s costs would be $21,145,920, nearly $1.9 million less than if a private contractor was hired to do the job. “No one’s walking to Cherokee (elementary),” said JCT Director Eldonna Janutolo. “We’re not a pedestrian-friendly city when it comes to student transportation. And when you take a school and put it in north Johnson City, it adds mileage and other costs.“It used to be when kids got to high school one person would have a car and pick up two or three others. That’s not happening today. We handle the routes and the discipline. Me and my staff handle everything else. Contractors don’t do that. If you go to a contractor, you’re going to have to consider hiring more personnel.”Stahl will soon be delivering his findings to city commissioners. But if Thursday’s meeting was any indication, Johnson City won’t be signing a contract any time soon. However, considering the weak economy and bleak preliminary budget numbers, both the city and county will discuss the matter further.City officials will be contacting Washington County Director of Schools Ron Dykes to inform him of Stahl’s findings and to see whether county school officials want to entertain the broader concept of consolidating school transportation. The subject has come up in past City-County Liaison Committee meetings, but there has been no genuine effort to thoroughly research the possibility. Follow Gary B. Gray on Twitter at @ggrayjcpress. Like him on Facebook at http://on.fb.me/QD784X.
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Nearly five months after confirming his intention to seek state office, Johnson City’s vice mayor announced that intention this week.On Thursday afternoon, outside Coalition for Kids at 2308 Watauga Road, Clayton Stout welcomed family and friends as he officially launched his campaign to represent District 6 in the Tennessee House of Representatives.On Nov. 13, Stout told Press staff he would be seeking the seat, which is held by state Rep. Micah Van Huss. As his supporters rallied around him Thursday afternoon, Stout said he was prepared to kick his campaign into higher gear. The two will square off in the Aug. 7 state Republican primary.“I’m excited about the opportunity to make our community even better,” Stout said. “I know I’m capable to be an effective state representative for you.”Several of Stout’s fellow city commissioners attended the launch in support of their colleague, including Johnson City Mayor Ralph Van Brocklin. Even though Van Brocklin won’t be able to vote for Stout — because he doesn’t live in the 6th District — Van Brocklin said he thought Stout would be able to bring the right type of experience to the state Legislature.“I’m a very strong supporter of Clayton Stout for state representative,” Van Brocklin said. “In the (three) years I’ve spent on the commission with Clayton, I’ve seen a huge amount of growth and a great deal of understanding about city issues, county issues, and how those two have to meld to form a successful community. With that knowledge base, I think he’s in a position to afford us much better representation than we currently have.”While Stout had previously told Press staff that he respected Van Huss, he acknowledged that there were differences between them.“There are some stark differences between myself and him,” Stout said. “I’m experienced at running a business, being a family man and having children.”In addition to differences in their personal lives, however, Stout said that residents of the 6th district had relayed concerns over issues that they felt were not being addressed in the Legislature.“That should be the priority of every representative that goes to Nashville, is to focus on issues that are concerning your constituents,” Stout said. “From what I’ve heard, the issues are education, jobs, roads (and) infrastructure. That’s what I’ll campaign on, and that’s what I’ll hopefully deliver to the people of the sixth district.”Press staff left a message in an effort to reach Van Huss by phone to comment on Stout’s announcement, but that message was not returned.Follow Max Hrenda on Twitter @MaxLHrenda. Like him on Facebook at http://on.fb.me/1kfhKlt
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YONKERS, N.Y. — An investigator says at least some of the 25 cats found in plastic bags hanging from trees in a New York City suburb were killed with blows to the head.Ernest Lungaro of the Westchester County SPCA said Friday that tests on three cats revealed blunt trauma to the head.He said a baseball bat, two shovels and a metal pipe were found near the scene in Yonkers. Some of the cats were just skeletons and some had been dead for only three days. A city cleanup crew found them Thursday.Lungaro said there has been some tension in the neighborhood over feeding stations some residents set up for a large population of feral cats.The SPCA and Yonkers police are investigating. Lungaro said it was too soon to say there’s a suspect.
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Police are investigating the death of a Chattanooga toddler as a homicide after an autopsy report found that a pain patch caused his death.
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Second-graders at Lake Ridge Elementary School participated in a Living History Museum Friday morning, where the children dressed up as a famous figure in history and presented a two minute speech about their chosen figure to family members and students.
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Carter County investigators are warning residents to be on alert for people offering small patch-up jobs on a driveway then demanding thousands of dollars in return.
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According to campaign finance filings, former Unicoi County sheriff Kent Harris and his family donated more than $3,600 in support of Jerome Cochran’s campaign for First Judicial District Attorney General. Those financial donations are the equivalent of roughly 68% of all the money Cochran’s raised so far.
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MEMPHIS — Memphis police say they have charged two men with a 20-year-old slaying after a creditable witness came forward.The Commercial Appeal reports both are charged with first-degree murder in perpetration of an attempted aggravated robbery in the 1994 death of 23-year-old Angela Perkins. Both are 36 now, but would have been juveniles at the time of the slaying.Police say Perkins’ body was found near her car on Valentine’s Day. She was on her way home from work at around 4 a.m. when she was shot.The witness who came forward in the case wasn’t identified, but police said he remained silent for so long due to threats against him and his family.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Matt Bevin says that it was “a bad idea” to outlaw cockfighting and that he “will not support it.”Bevin made the comments during a rally on March 29 in Corbin, according to a report by WAVE TV.The comments contradict Bevin’s earlier statements that he was speaking to the group about his Senate candidacy and that he did not know it was a rally to legalize cockfighting. Bevin later told the station he does not personally support cockfighting. He said he does support the First Amendment right to free speech.Bevin is challenging U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell in the Republican primary on May 20.
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CHATTANOOGA — Police are investigating the death of a Chattanooga toddler as a homicide after an autopsy report found that a pain patch caused his death.Chattanooga Police spokesman Tim McFarland told the Times Free Press that officers are working with the medical examiner’s office and the district attorney’s office as they investigate the death of Demarcus Bryant, who was almost 2.An autopsy report completed Saturday found that Bryant died on March 22 due to a 25-microgram fentanyl patch. The report listed the manner of death as homicide because the patch had been placed on the boy’s back “by someone else.”The report states the child’s aunt found him dead in a playpen and called authorities. The report doesn’t name the aunt or the boy’s parents.A physician at Highland Pediatrics told the newspaper that fentanyl can be used to treat children, but is usually reserved for cases of extreme pain.”It’s just like any other pain medicine,” Dr. Allen Coffman said. “It’s a narcotic and the patches are slow release, so we use that in chronic, contractible pain. The most common instances would be in children who have cancer — specifically bone cancers that can be very painful.”
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Cliven Bundy brought up Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. in response to Cuomo asking him about prior statements on black people, slavery and his use of the word “Negroes.”
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NASHVILLE — Volkswagen warned Tennessee officials during difficult negotiations over incentives to expand the German automaker’s lone U.S. plant that the company has already secured offers to build a new SUV elsewhere.Volkswagen attorney Alex Leath said in a Jan. 27 email to the state Department of Economic and Community Development that the Volkswagen board would be presented options to build the new vehicle at the Chattanooga plant and or “alternative sites outside of Tennessee.”Tennessee’s $300-million incentive offer to expand the plant has been complicated by Republican politicians’ opposition to the United Auto Workers campaign to unionize workers there.”While we understand there are some ‘non-deal’ issues that are causing a delay in the TN solution, VW has been successful in reaching agreement on terms at the alternative locations,” Leath said in the email released to The Associated Press by the department.Volkswagen wants to create a German-style works council at the plant representing both hourly and salaried employees, but can’t do so without the involvement of an independent union.But Republican leaders in the state have fiercely opposed the UAW gaining a foothold with Volkswagen, arguing that it would hurt Tennessee’s ability to attract other manufacturers and suppliers. Before a February union vote, some warned the state Legislature could reject incentives if the UAW won.The UAW ended up losing that vote 712-626. And on Monday the union abandoned an appeal of the outcome to the National Labor Relations Board, urging the state to quickly approve incentives to expand the plant.In the January letter, Leath said he was drafting a memorandum of understanding “in an effort to advance the deal with Tennessee.” That draft included incentives figures Leath said Volkswagen had proposed to the state several months earlier.WTVF-TV in Nashville first reported Thursday that economic development officials responded to the draft memorandum by declaring the $300 million incentive deal was off the table.Commissioner Bill Hagerty said then in an email to a negotiating partner at Volkswagen that “circumstances have changed,” causing the state to revoke its offer.Hagerty did not specify which circumstances had changed in the email, but said he looked forward to “renewing our dialogue and determining the appropriate level and terms of state support for this important project.”The German automaker’s CEO, Martin Winterkorn, announced at the Detroit auto show in January that a new seven-passenger SUV will go on sale in the U.S. in 2016 and that production would either be in Chattanooga or at a plant in Mexico.The new SUV is part of Volkswagen’s plans to invest $7 billion in North America over the five years.Republican Gov. Bill Haslam told reporters after the NLRB challenge was withdrawn by the UAW that he hoped to quickly re-engage in talks with Volkswagen that had been stalled since January.
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A school zone speeding stop Friday netted Johnson City police a man wanted on a felony vandalism from last weekend.Phillip Carr, 18, 349 High St., was stopped for speeding near Woodland Elementary School, police said. Police learned that Carr was wanted on a warrant stemming from an incident that occurred Sunday at friend’s apartment.Police said Carr was visiting his friend and was asked to leave because he was intoxicated, causing him to get angry and destroy several items in the apartment.Carr was jailed in the Washington County Detention Center on $10,000 bond pending a Sessions Court appearance Monday.
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Two Douglas County women have been arrested after they allegedly put a 6-year-old boy in a small dog crate and poured syrup and kitty litter on him.
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TheBump.com(MCT)You have to deal with varicose veins, weight gain and sore feet. Why not enjoy a few perks? Here’s how some of you used your bump to your advantage.”I got out of going to some of my in-laws’ parties. Fortunately, my husband was happy to use the pregnancy as an excuse as well.” — BuBBalini*”At the beginning of my pregnancy, the smell of dirty dishes made me sick to my stomach, so I told my husband that he had to do them. I never mentioned that I quickly got over the aversion. Those were some glorious dishwashing-free months!” — innes1015”I was having a major craving for apple cinnamon donuts from our local orchard one day. When we got there, the bakery was closed. I told a staff member who hadn’t left yet about my pregnant craving. She took pity on me and somehow managed to round up a dozen of those donuts for me. Score!” — shortyred919”I got out of a traffic ticket by saying that I had to pee.” — triguily”I also always used special maternity parking and let people help me carry stuff. With all the downsides to pregnancy, I don’t feel bad enjoying the upsides!” — erinkate23”At a U2 concert, I told security I was pregnant to get out of walking up a steep ramp (I’m scared of heights). They let me use the VIP elevator — and I was only two months along!” — Jennicap”Before boarding a plane, I asked to be switched to an aisle seat because I was pregnant and needed to be able to get to the restroom. After the gate attendant printed my new ticket, she handed it to me, winked and told me to board with “zone 1.” I was so comfy in my big, first-class seat!” — Bottomstar* Some usernames have been changed.———For pregnancy and parenting advice, tools, photos, and more, visit TheBump.com.
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The seabed search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet is set to widen as a sonar scan of the most likely crash site deep beneath the Indian Ocean nears completion without yielding a single clue, authorities said Friday.
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An Anderson County man returned home Wednesday morning to find a burglar in his bed.
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A drug bust last week led to Tuesday’s seizure of 38 dogs from an alleged dog fighting ring in north Nashville. One of the dogs has since died.
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Johnson City police reported Friday that a child had been charged with stealing nearly $10,000 from a safe at a Johnson City residence.Police did not list the age or gender of the alleged offender or the exact location of the incident. The accused’s name was withheld because of age.Police said the child had opened the home safe at the residence in north Johnson City and taken cash and coins totaling about $9,900. Charged with theft over $1,000, the child was arrested at the residence and taken to the Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Johnson City. A preliminary hearing was set for today in Johnson City Juvenile Court.
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As visiting President Barack Obama offered South Koreans his condolences Friday for the ferry disaster, the South Korean government conceded that some bodies have been misidentified and announced changes to prevent such…
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Frustrated relatives of the scores of people still missing from the sinking of the ferry Sewol staged a marathon confrontation with the fisheries minister and the coast guard chief, surrounding the senior officials in a…
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Showing unity against North Korean provocations, President Barack Obama says it may be time to consider sanctions with “even more bite” against the North as its threatens its fourth nuclear test. South Korean President…
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A drunken passenger who caused a hijack scare on a Virgin Australia flight by trying to break into the cockpit was arrested Friday after the plane landed on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali, officials said.
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President Barack Obama said Friday that the U.S. stands “shoulder to shoulder” with its ally South Korea in refusing to accept a nuclearized North Korea.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused the West of plotting to control Ukraine and said the pro-Russian insurgents in the southeast would lay down their arms only if the Ukrainian government clears out the…
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Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused the West of plotting to control Ukraine and said the pro-Russian insurgents in the southeast would lay down their arms only if the Ukrainian government clears out the…
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Later this year, a ship the size of an aircraft carrier will arrive at Lithuania’s port of Klaipeda on the Baltic Sea. The 300-meter (984-foot) vessel is not a warship, but a floating natural gas import terminal -…
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The seabed search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet is set to widen as a sonar scan of the most likely crash site deep beneath the Indian Ocean nears completion without yielding a single clue, authorities said on Friday.
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Johnson city’s vice mayor officially launched his campaign today for another political post.Clayton Stout is running for Tennessee state representative in the 6th district. Earlier this afternoon Stout held a press conference launching his campaign. Stout said his focus will be on improving the economy and he’ll oppose the common core curriculum, as well as Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. “I just felt like our voice in Nashville was not being heard,” said Stout, “The emphasi…
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The US Nitrogen plant currently under construction in Greene County is trying to obtain water use permits through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation that would allow them to use and return water to the Nolichucky River.TDEC held a public hearing last week at West Greene High School where residents could voice their concerns about the water use plan proposed by US Nitrogen.Thursday night people from across East Tennessee gathered in Hamblen County to further discuss their…
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Joan Rivers refuses to apologize for comparing living in her daughter’s guest room with the captivity of three women kidnapped in Cleveland.
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A Bluff City woman called police to report that her cat had accidentally been let out of her home, at which point a neighbor shot it in the head, “in front of her children.” The shooter admitted to killing the animal, due to it “stalking his brother’s chickens.” He said that when she asked for the cat back he handed it to her over the fence. She claimed that he, “threw it at her.” An officer advised the woman that livestock owners have the right to defend their animals, adding that she could pursue private prosecution if she wished to do so. Read more from the Blotter with our partners at the Kingsport Times-News.
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KNOXVILLE — Tennessee men’s basketball signee Philip Cofer plans to request a release from his Letter of Intent but has not completely ruled out the Vols, according to his father.Michael Cofer told the News Sentinel by phone Thursday that his family plans filing the online form required to request that Phillip Cofer, a three-star, 6-8 forward from Whitewater High School (Fayetteville, Ga.), be released from the NLI he signed in November.Since, former UT coach Cuonzo Martin departed for the vacant job at California. He left last Tuesday. One week later his replacement, former Southern Miss coach Donnie Tyndall, was announced as UT’s new coach.”A big surprise for me, my wife, and all the issues that are going about in regards to the new coach,” Michael Cofer said. “Of course, I assume the new coach will do an outstanding job. That’s what he’s hired to do. Right now, I’m just trying to get my relationship back with my son. I really couldn’t give you any concrete statements on what we will decide to do.”Our partners at the Knoxville News-Sentinel have more on the story.
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Two Mountain City residents were sentenced in federal court Wednesday on charges involving a methamphetamine conspiracy.
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Residents were allowed to return home Thursday, nearly 22 hours after an explosion at a natural gas processing plant forced the evacuation of their small southwestern Wyoming town.
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The Federal Communications Commission is set to propose new open Internet rules that would allow content companies to pay for faster delivery over the so-called “last mile” connection to people’s homes, but enhance…
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Memphis police say a child called 911 after waking up to find her parents had been shot.
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Calhoun’s has long been a popular place when it comes to feeding UT Athletics and their fans.So it’s likely no surprise that they would welcome the new coach, and those who share his namesake, to their restaurant this week with a special deal.
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MEMPHIS — Memphis police say a child called 911 after waking up to find her parents had been shot.Police spokeswoman Karen Rudolph said in an email message that police received the call at about 7 a.m. Thursday from a 7-year-old girl.Police found a man and woman who both were dead. The investigation was continuing.
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Michelle Obama’s annual question-and-answer session with the children of Executive Office employees has taken a somber turn.
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A Boynton Beach, Florida woman is accused of animal abuse. Officers were called out to Andrea Curiel’s home two weeks ago where they discovered her dog with duct tape wrapped around its mouth. It also was in a very small cage that was not cleaned according to authorities. Apparently she told police she taped the dog’s mouth shut because she was afraid managers at the apartment complex would hear it barking. Police said Curiel told them she meant to clean the dog’s cage but was running late. …
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The National Rifle Association’s annual meeting is bringing a renewed push for a law requiring all 50 states to recognize concealed carry gun permits from other states.
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Photo Special to the Sun Korean War veteran Donald D. “Duck” Crum, a Greene County native and Korean War veteran, was presented with a Quilt of Valor on April 9. Attending the presentation were, from left, son Donald Eugene Crum and daughter Deborah C. Fraysier.
Ukrainian forces launched an operation Thursday to drive pro-Russia insurgents out of occupied buildings in the country’s tumultuous east, prompting new threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam says he will rely on prayer and advice from experts when he is faced with last-minute appeals from death row inmates facing execution.
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Sen. Lamar Alexander will be the keynote speaker at East Tennessee State University’s 10 a.m. spring commencement exercises, and ETSU alumna Ellen Wilhoit will address those at the 2 p.m. ceremony on Saturday, May 10. Both ceremonies will be held in the ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center (the Minidome).Alexander, U.S. Senator from Tennessee, was born in Maryville and is a seventh-generation Tennessean. The only Tennessean ever popularly elected both governor and U.S. Senator, he has been U.S. Education Secretary and University of Tennessee president. He chaired the National Governors Association and President Reagan’s Commission on Americans Outdoors. Three times between 2007 and 2012, his colleagues elected Sen. Alexander Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference — the third-ranking Republican position in the United States Senate. He is the ranking Senate Republican overseeing education, labor and health, as well as energy appropriations.Wilhoit recently retired as president and chief administrative officer of the LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville.She graduated from East Tennessee State University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in 1979. For the past 38 years, she has built on the foundation gained at ETSU to become a leader in the health care field.Her years of service include beginning her career as a childbirth educator and CPR instructor at Laughlin Memorial Hospital in Greeneville. In 1999, Wilhoit became president and chief administrative officer of the Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, which is now called LeConte Medical Center.
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KINGSPORT — Krispy Kreme is coming back to Kingsport.According to the city’s building department, a $525,000 building permit was issued Wednesday for a Krispy Kreme establishment on Stone Drive, across the parking lot from the new Popeye’s restaurant, on the site where the Beach Hut used to stand.The 2,464-square-foot building will be a stand-alone structure, and according to the building department, construction is expected to begin soon.Our partners at the Kingsport Times-News have more on the story.
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The Kingsport Police Department says a woman who was booked into the city jail Monday afternoon concealed a weapon in her vagina.
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Ukrainian forces moved in and killed at least two pro-Russia insurgents in the country’s tumultuous east Thursday, an escalation that prompted new threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Gov. Nathan Deal has signed legislation expanding where people with licenses to carry can bring their guns in Georgia.
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Getting food from local sources ensures fresher goods for customers and provides a boost to area farmers and the economy.
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MEMPHIS — Two 17-year-old boys accused of murder in the fatal shooting of a Memphis man trying to sell his car on Craigslist will be tried as adults.The Commercial Appeal reports Special Judge Dan Michael ruled on Wednesday to move Martiness Henderson and Walter Collins to adult court on a charge of murder in the perpetration of a robbery. Another man, 21-year-old Brandon Vance, also faces the same charge.Police say they killed 37-year-old Larry Wilkins, who was trying to sell his 2006 Ford Mustang on Craigslist.Memphis Police Sgt. Eric Kelly testified at a hearing that the three suspects went to look at the car and decided to steal it when they found out the asking price was more than they had.
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Ukraine’s acting president has accused Russia of backing separatists in the country’s restive east and demanded that Moscow stop its intimidation campaign and leave his country alone.
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A drug bust last week led to Tuesday’s seizure of 38 dogs from an alleged dog fighting ring in north Nashville.
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The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office Vice and Narcotics detectives reportedly located several methamphetamine dumpsites along Big Creek Road in the Cherokee National Forest on Wednesday.
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Angry relatives of some of the more than 130 people still missing from the sinking of the ferry Sewol surrounded the fisheries minister and the coast guard chief Thursday, preventing them from leaving the area where…
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SEVIERVILLE — Officials haven’t found the remains of a 5-year-old Indiana boy who is presumed dead following a fire at a rental cabin in East Tennessee and say it’s likely they were completely incinerated.Sevier County Sheriff Office Capt. Jeff McCarter told the Knoxville News Sentinel that firefighters and investigators spent several days sifting through debris searching for any trace of Tyveon Temple of Indianapolis.”The anthropologists told us there was a great possibility the factors involved would create a complete incineration of someone that size,” he said. “Generally, we usually find some remains but they are always larger people, adults. Body mass has a lot to do with that. This child weighed approximately 40 pounds.”Other factors cited were the amount of heat generated by the blaze and its duration. McCarter said a natural gas line ruptured during the fire and created fuel for the flames.”They told us it was a great possibility (those factors) created a complete incineration of someone that size,” he said. “That’s the only explanation.”The fire broke out April 12 at a Sevierville cabin where 22 people from Kentucky and Indiana were staying.One other person, 56-year-old Ricky Hudson of Indianapolis, died after suffering severe lacerations from breaking a window in an attempt to save others. Hudson was the boy’s step-grandfather.McCarter said deputies used tracking and cadaver dogs to search the area around the cabin for the remote possibility that the child escaped unnoticed, but nothing was found.He said anthropologists used screens typical for excavating a burial site.”They were unable to find anything,” he said. “They sifted all the way to the dirt and spent five days pouring it out in buckets, every bit of debris to no avail.”The cause of the blaze was still under investigation.
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Russia’s defense minister has announced new military exercises in Russia’s south and west in reaction to the mounting unrest in eastern Ukraine.
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WMC Action News 5 is bringing you an investigation that takes you where no cameras have ever gone before: Memphis’ sewer system.
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WASHINGTON — The federal government wants to ban sales of electronic cigarettes to minors and require approval for new products and health warning labels under regulations being proposed by the Food and Drug Administration.While the proposal being issued Thursday won’t immediately mean changes for the popular devices, the move is aimed at eventually taming the fast-growing e-cigarette industry.The agency said the proposal sets a foundation for regulating the products but the rules don’t immediately ban the wide array of flavors of e-cigarettes, curb marketing on places like TV or set product standards.Any further rules “will have to be grounded in our growing body of knowledge and understanding about the use of e-cigarettes and their potential health risks or public health benefits,” FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg said.Members of Congress and public health groups have raised concerns over e-cigarettes and questioned their marketing tactics.”When finalized (the proposal) would result in significant public health benefits, including through reducing sales to youth, helping to correct consumer misperceptions, preventing misleading health claims and preventing new products from entering the market without scientific review by FDA,” said Mitch Zeller, the director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products.Once the new rules are finalized, the agency could propose more restrictions on e-cigarettes. Officials didn’t provide a timetable for that action.”The devil will be in the details of future regulatory decisions,” said Jeff Stier, senior fellow at the National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank in Washington. “If the regulations are too heavy-handed, they’ll have the deadly effect of preventing smokers from quitting by switching to these dramatically less harmful alternatives.”The FDA said the public, members of the industry and others will have 75 days to comment on the proposal. The agency will evaluate those comments before issuing a final rule but there’s no timetable for when that will happen. The regulations will be a step in a long process that many believe will ultimately end up being challenged in court.E-cigarettes are plastic or metal tubes, usually the size of a cigarette, that heat a liquid nicotine solution instead of burning tobacco. That creates vapor that users inhale.Smokers like e-cigarettes because the nicotine-infused vapor looks like smoke but doesn’t contain the thousands of chemicals, tar or odor of regular cigarettes. Some smokers use e-cigarettes as a way to quit smoking tobacco, or to cut down. However, there’s not much scientific evidence showing e-cigarettes help smokers quit or smoke less, and it’s unclear how safe they are.The industry started on the Internet and at shopping-mall kiosks and has rocketed from thousands of users in 2006 to several million worldwide who can choose from more than 200 brands. Sales are estimated to have reached nearly $2 billion in 2013. Tobacco company executives have noted that they are eating into traditional cigarette sales, and their companies have jumped into the business.Some believe lightly regulating electronic cigarettes might actually be better for public health overall, if smokers switch and e-cigarettes really are safer. Others are raising alarms about the hazards of the products and a litany of questions about whether e-cigarettes will keep smokers addicted or encourage others to start using e-cigarettes, and even eventually tobacco products.”Right now for something like e-cigarettes, there are far more questions than answers,” Zeller said, adding that the agency is conducting research to better understand the safety of the devices and who is using them.At first glance, the FDA’s proposal is “broadly as expected and not as restrictive as some had feared,” Wells Fargo Securities analyst Bonnie Herzog wrote in a note to investors.In addition to prohibiting sales to minors and requiring health labels that warn users that nicotine is an addictive chemical, e-cigarette makers also would be required to register their products with the agency and disclose ingredients. They also would not be allowed to claim their products are safer than other tobacco products.They also couldn’t use words such as “light” or “mild” to describe their products, give out free samples or sell their products in vending machines unless they are in a place open only to adults, such as a bar.Companies also will be required to submit applications for premarket review within two years. As long as an e-cigarette maker has submitted the application, the FDA said it will allow the products to stay on the market while they are being reviewed. That would mean companies would have to submit an application for all e-cigarettes now being sold.
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GREENEVILLE — Greene County Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested four people on accusations they were marketing the synthetic drug known as “bath salts.”Tosha Franklin, Chris Key, Tiffany Norton, and Joshua Hinkle were each charged with possession of a schedule V narcotic with the intent to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia.Sheriff Steve Burns said a vehicle valued at approximately $12,000 and approximately $3,000 in cash also were seized in the arrests. General Sessions Judge Ken Bailey Jr. ordered all four held without bond.The arrests followed a bath salts roundup earlier in this week in Greene County. Franklin also was charged in that case.
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Believe or not, fishing replicates life. Just as we learn more about life as we live it, when we fish we not only learn lessons about catching fish, but we can apply those lessons to our non-fishing lives.So, in no particular order, here are some life lessons from the creel:Be prepared. Before you embark on your fishing adventure, have the correct rod, reel, lures and fishing line in working condition. You aren’t going to fly fish for brook trout with a rusty, salt-encrusted surf rod. If you aren’t prepared, it is your own time you waste. One time in Minnesota, I lost my last lure that was bringing in the smallmouth bass, therefore I had to jealously watch my buddy bring in one bass after another with the correct lure. I hadn’t bought enough lures before the trip. Think of times in your life when you weren’t prepared and missed an opportunity. Every day is a surprise and you never know what is going to happen. When embarking on a fishing trip we know what we are angling for — whether it is trout in our mountain streams, bass in Boone Lake, or saltwater species off the Carolina coast. Then you toss in your line, discharging your lure into the unseen depths. You may reel in the desired specie or perhaps nothing. Every now and then you hook a whopper, maybe or maybe not landing him. But that is what makes life so exciting — you never know what is going to happen — good or bad. When fishing or anything else you’ve got to roll with the punches, adjust to unforeseen situations, then handle them with aplomb.Patience and persistence pays off. When casting for fish even the best angler is going to come up empty more casts than not. Yet, a successful angler continues casting away, believing the next throw will be the one to hook a fish. Eventually, repeated casting results in a fish on the line. Impatient fishermen will quit before the good results happen. Fishing teaches us that if we believe in a process, and have passion for that process, to continue the process until we succeed. If I had listened to friends and family I would not have become a writer, yet I believed and stuck with it. Now here I sit more than 50 books and hundreds of columns for the Johnson City Press later.Be in the moment, and live it out. Too often we lament the past and worry about the future. Anglers have to stay focused on the now. They have to forget the big one that got away an hour ago, and not dream of a better fishing hole down the river. They have to execute the cast they are casting now. Being in the moment delivers the best chance for landing that lunker. And when you catch one relish in the event — don’t worry about to whom to brag, or posting a picture on Facebook so others can see and get jealous. There are no guarantees in life. We can’t change the past and we can’t control the future. Therefore, truly live out every day God gives you. My wife Keri Anne is the master of this. She’s always in the now and has helped me learn this life lesson. So will fishing.
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Tiny fundraisers grabbed their two- and three-wheeled vehicles Wednesday morning to take part in a Trike-a-thon supporting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Kids at the East Tennessee State University Child Study Center, a daycare located on Signal Drive just west of the college campus, took part in the annual event by first asking friends and family to support them in raising money for St. Jude. As a celebration of their efforts, participating children took to the daycare parking lot to ride their bicycles and tricyles in the Trike-a-thon.
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April is National Donate Life Month, and it’s a time to call attention to something that too many Americans don’t like to talk about, but should. As many as 6,000 people will die this year while waiting for an organ donation. Becoming an organ donor can help reduce those numbers. In Tennessee, it’s as easy as checking a box on your driver’s license.Agreeing to be an organ donor is a selfless act that should be commended and discussed with family members. It’s important to increase awareness about the critical need for organ and tissue donors. That’s why the Tennessee County Clerk’s Organ Donor Awareness Foundation was founded in 1996 to give each Tennessean the opportunity to contribute $1 when renewing their license plate for statewide organ and tissue donation education.Organ transplants have saved the lives of more than 300,000 people in the United States. Unfortunately, the need for donated organs is currently not being met. It is estimated that 18 people die daily while waiting for a donated organ.More than 120,000 Americans (2,600 live here in Tennessee) are on waiting lists for donated organs. You can help by agreeing to be an organ donor. As we mentioned earlier, being a donor is as simple as signing the back of your driver’s license or a donor card.Organ donation is a subject some of us would rather not talk about. Even so, now is the time to have that discussion with your family. To register to be a donor or for more information visit, www.DonateLifeTN.org today.
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The arrest that gives a whole new meaning to concealing weapon — is the focus of our crime watch. Officers arrested 19-year-old Dallas Archer on a charge of driving on a suspended license. A police report says a search at the king sport jail turned up a loaded north american arms 22-caliber mini revolver inside the woman. investigators say the weapon had been stolen last year. Archer is now charged with possession of stolen property and illegal possession of a firearm
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Accusing Russia of failing to live up to its commitments, President Barack Obama warned Moscow on Thursday that the United States has another round of economic sanctions “teed up” - even as he acknowledged those penalties…
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Greene County Sheriff Steve Burns, says four individuals were arrested Wednesday on charges pertaining to illegal drug activity. Greene County Deputies charged Tosha Franklin, Chris Key, Tiffany Norton, and Joshua Hinkle Wednesday afternoon with one count each of Possession of a schedule-five narcotic (“Bath Salts”) with the intent to deliver and one count each of Possession of drug paraphernalia. A vehicle, valued at approximately $12,000 and approximately $3,000 in cash was also seized duri…
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Ukrainian government troops moved against pro-Russia forces in the east of the country on Thursday and killed at least two of them in clashes at checkpoints manned by the insurgents, the government and insurgents said….
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The Ukrainian government and pro-Russia insurgents report at least two deaths on the pro-Russia side during clashes in east Ukraine.
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The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan says three doctors killed by an Afghan security guard at a Kabul hospital are American citizens.
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An Afghan security guard opened fire on a group of doctors at a Kabul hospital on Thursday morning, killing three foreign physicians and wounding two other people, officials said.
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The object, found Wednesday, was described as a torn and misshapen piece of sheet metal with rivets, coated with fiberglass.
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Police have cleared the city hall in a southeastern Ukrainian city of pro-Russian protesters who had been occupying it for over a week, Interior Minister Avakov said on Thursday.
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A degenerative eye disease slowly robbed Roger Pontz of his vision.
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Starting Thursday, officers will begin enhanced enforcement of laws pertaining to crosswalks.After receiving complaints that motorists are not yielding to pedestrians in crosswalks located in the West Industrial Park, the Morristown Police Department is asking all drivers to be aware of the need to comply with pedestrian crosswalk regulations.The municipal fine for drivers disregarding a crosswalk is $89.75.Copyright WJHL 2014. All Rights Reserved.
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Two new early voting poll locations are opening up Thursday.The Kingsport Civic Auditorium on Fort Henry Drive will open its doors to voters starting at 9:00am Thursday morning. Also, the National Guard Armory off Bluff City Highway in Bristol, Tennessee will open this morning at 9:00am as well.Residents can vote at either of these locations until May 1st.Copyright WJHL 2014. All Rights Reserved.
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Residents and emergency crews were waiting for a fire to burn itself out after an explosion at a natural gas processing plant in a small town in southwestern Wyoming.
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The federal government wants to ban sales of electronic cigarettes to minors and require approval for new products and health warning labels under regulations being proposed by the Food and Drug Administration.
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A week remains for early voting in the May primary and candidates are spending a lot of cash in hopes of winning your vote. From road signs to media ads, it’s easy to see some people are willing to dig deep to win elections, even when it’s only in a county primary. Early voting kicked off last week and continues through May 1st. The primary is May 6th. And that’s just the start. The general election is in August.We crunched the numbers in two counties and found out who’s collecting and spendi…
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"Sherman!" That may have been the last thing Sherman Love wanted to hear Tuesday afternoon when his van was pulled over by police at the corner of East Myrtle Avenue and North Broadway Street.Police say Love had given them another name during the traffic stop, but one of Love’s friends happened by and yelled his name aloud, allowing police to identify him.Love, 32, 407 West Main St., was charged with identity theft, driving on revoked license, improper registration, and violation of the financial responsibility law. He was held in the Washington County Detention Center on $11,000 bond pending a Sessions Court appearance today.
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Beyonce’s new surprise guest appearance, the Austin City Limits lineup and a ’90s flashback in Your Week in Music.
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The Kingsport Police Department says a woman who was booked into the city jail Monday afternoon concealed a weapon in her vagina.
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Four centuries after his death, William Shakespeare is probably Britain’s best-known export, his words and characters famous around the world.
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The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has named three Science Hill High School seniors as National Merit Finalists. Finalists are Sajant Anand, Alicia DeVos, and Rachel Spady.To become a Finalist, students and their high school officialsmust submit a detailed scholarship application, in which they provide information about the Finalist’s academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, and honors and awards received. The student must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, write an essay, and earn SAT scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test.“It is exciting when our students are nationally recognized for their exemplary efforts and accomplishments,” said Melanie Riden-Bacon, Science Hill principal. “Topper Nation is very proud of these three students who represent our community as distinguished learners and as outstanding individuals.”These students have the opportunity to compete for National Merit Scholarships, worth millions of dollars. Scholarships offered are underwritten by approximately 500 business organizations and higher education institutions that share National Merit Scholarship Corporation’s goal of honoring the nation’s scholastic champions and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence.
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Two Flag Pond men tried walking out of a Johnson City Walmart with more than $600 worth of merchandise Tuesday, resulting in felony shoplifting charges, police said.Ronald D. Alfano, 67, and Ian M. Alfano, 43, both of 4506 Old Asheville Hwy., Flag Pond, were arrested after the incident at the Walmart at 3111 Browns Mill Road in Johnson City. Walmart loss prevention employees detained the men, police said.Each was jailed in the Washington County Detention Center on $5,000. Sessions Court appearances were set for today.
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Two children were taken from a South Knoxville apartment Tuesday night after a meth making operation was discovered inside.
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A drug bust last week led to Tuesday’s seizure of 38 dogs from an alleged dog fighting ring in north Nashville.
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Mountain State Health Alliance announced two partnerships Wednesday morning, which included an agreement with HealthSouth Corporation that would expand services at Quillen Rehabilitation Hospital.
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For nearly 20 years, people with disabilities have worked inside the cafeteria at Mountain Home VA campus. Recently that long run came to an end for six part-time employees. Allan Cole is one of them. The 52 year-old man has Down’s syndrome. Before he lost his job last month he had worked at the VA for 16 years. “I miss my friends,” Cole said. “I wish I could go back. It’s hard to say goodbye.”
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Johnson City Police Department officers arrested an Erwin man Tuesday, following reports of two residential burglaries in the city.
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Federal prosecutors say two Memphis women have pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns using personal information from dead people.
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An Erwin man faces several charges after he allegedly burglarized two Johnson City homes Wednesday.According to police, George T. Thompson, 37, 172 Madison St., Erwin, was first spotted inside a home on West Englewood Drive. The homeowner had returned to the house around 2 p.m. Wednesday to find a man, later identified as Thompson, in the residence. The homeowner told police the burglar fled the scene riding a blue Suzuki sports bike and wearing a black-and-white helmet. A short time later, officers were called to another residential burglary, this one on Linkwood Drive, where the victim gave the same description of a burglar riding a blue motorcycle.Officers spotted the motorcycle traveling on Sundale Drive and attempted to stop Thompson, who instead pulled into a driveway, got off his bike and attempted to run from the scene, according to reports. After a short foot pursuit, Thompson was taken into custody and charged with two counts of aggravated burglary, theft of property over $500, evading arrest, simple possession and his ninth offense of driving on a suspended license. He was being held in the Washington County Detention Center on $48,000 bond pending an arraignment in Sessions Court.
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A man suspected of driving under the influence is now facing even more trouble after a bottle containing nearly 500 Xanax pills allegedly fell out of his pants leg during a traffic stop.According to reports, Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped Lincoln Young, 24, of Afton, around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 11E near McMackin Drive, on suspicion of driving under the influence.During the stop, a police K9 reportedly detected drugs inside the pill bottle that had allegedly fell out of Young’s pants. Further investigation revealed 465 Xanax pills in the bottle as well as a small bag of marijuana and a syringe in Young’s sock, according to reports.The street value of the pills is estimated at $2,800.Young was charged with possession of schedule IV drugs for resale, simple possession of schedule VI drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, DUI and violation of the implied consent law. He was being held at the Washington County Detention Center on a $13,000 bond pending a court appearance.
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I am writing to endorse Lisa Nidiffer Rice for the position of Criminal Court judge. I have known Lisa for many years and consider her to be a woman of great intellect and integrity. She is a fine lawyer and I know she will make a fine judge.MARTHA STREET CULPJohnson City
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An Afton man faces drug charges after Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies found a large quantity of Xanax pills, as well as a syringe and marijuana, in his possession during a traffic stop Tuesday evening.
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