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Firefighters say the combination of a cigarette lighter and an oxygen tank are to blame for an apartment fire. Bristol, Virginia firefighters responded to Springdale Village Apartments around 2:00 A.M. Sunday. Firefighters said a man using medical oxygen tried to a light a cigarette when the fire started. He was taken to Bristol Regional Medical Center for what appeared to be second degree burns to his face and neck. His neighbor upstairs was also taken the hospital for difficulty breathing. ... More>>
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© Photo credit: Angela CourtneyPolice tell News Channel 11 a father and his 3-month-old son were rescued from their burning car in Hawkins County. According to Mount Carmel Police, the car caught on fire around 11:40 P.M. Friday, on Main Street and Belmont Street. We're told that due to the quick response by Mount Carmel police and firemen, the two were able to escape the fire without any injuries.Copyright 2014 WJHL. All rights reserved. More>>
Emma Duval won the February 1st Powerball drawing. After years of playing birthdates and anniversaries to no avail, she took another tact, playing the lucky lotto numbers from a fortune cookie and came up with a winner! Duval chose the Powerplay option, so her $1 million winning ticket is worth two.Copyright 2014 WJHL. All rights reserved. More>>
One of the biggest mysteries hanging over the protest mayhem that drove Ukraine's president from power: Who was behind the snipers who sowed death and terror in Kiev? More>>
Johnson City investigators used tips from the community to help them make twoarrests. Police tell News Channel 11, Sherry Young, 32, and Rashad Feggans, 37, were arrested Friday after the department's Special Investigation Squad followed up on complaints of illegal drug activity at an apartment on South Beech Street. Young is charged with Maintaining a Dwelling where Controlled Substances are Kept or Sold, while Feggans is charged with the Sale of Schedule II Narcotics. The duo were taken to... More>>
Johnson City's Special Investigation Squad made an arrest after a traffic stop on East Fairview Avenue and North Broadway Street. According to police, Andrew Stephens, 20, was in possession of 32 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Stephens is charged with Possession of a Schedule VI Narcotic for Resale and Unlawful Drug Paraphernalia. He was taken to the Washington County Detention Center, but has since bonded out.Copyright 2014 WJHL. All rights reserved. More>>
China will never make concessions in territorial disputes with its neighbors, while good relations with the U.S. depend on Washington respecting Beijing's sovereignty claims, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday. More>>
Investigators with the Johnson City Police Department have arrested 31 year-old Brian Beco and charged him with aggravated burlary, aggravated robbery, and theft of property over $1000. More>>
A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 carrying 239 people lost contact over the South China Sea early Saturday morning on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, and international aviation authorities still hadn't located... More>>
Sheila MacRae, a veteran stage, film and TV performer best known for playing Alice Kramden in the 1960s re-creation of "The Honeymooners," has died. She was 92. More>>
Gov. Pat McCrory has declared a state of emergency for North Carolina in the wake of a winter storm that's left hundreds of thousands without power. McCrory issued the declaration Friday, hours after the storm left central North Carolina coated in snow, sleet and freezing rain.
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An Army captain at the center of a sexual assault case that has scandalized the U.S. military testified Friday that a general twice forced her to perform oral sex on him during their three-year, illicit affair. More>>
Russia was swept up in patriotic fervor Friday in anticipation of bringing Crimea back into its territory, with tens of thousands of people thronging Red Square chanting "Crimea is Russia!" as a parliamentary leader... More>>
Law enforcement in Florida announced Friday a Berkeley County woman has been arrested after she drove her van with three of her kids onboard into the ocean off Daytona Beach earlier this week.
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Brutal winter weather snarled traffic, canceled flights and cut power to homes and factories in February. Yet it didn't faze U.S. employers, who added 175,000 jobs, far more than the two previous months. More>>
An al-Qaida-breakaway group said Friday that it faces a war with rival Islamic factions who want to destroy it, describing Syria's al-Qaida-linked branch as the "front of betrayal and treason" in a message that could... More>>
The 2014 Niswonger Children’s Hospital Radiothon was a big success March 3-4, raising more than $140,000. The money will benefit the children’s hospital through the Mountain States Foundation and be used to purchase specialized Neonatal Intensive Care Unit beds, which cost about $35,000 apiece. More>>
Lee County Sheriff’s Office conducted a drug roundup Friday morning and arrested 30 people on charges ranging from prescription drug distribution to manufacture of methamphetamines. More>>
Joshua Baber (Source: Tennessee Department of Corrections) Authorities in Mountain City need your help finding a man who escaped from prison in Mountain City, TN. The Tennessee Department of Corrections is searching for Joshua M. Baber, a minimum-custody inmate, escaped from the Northeast Correctional Complex –Annex. More>>
Justin StrattonThe jury has reportedly reached a verdict in the Justin Stratton murder trial in Washington County Criminal Court in Jonesborough Friday afternoon. More>>
Three Marion, Va. residents were arrested Friday on drug charges, after the Smyth’s County Sheriff’s Office receive a tip that someone was cooking methamphetamine at a home in Marion. More>>
While the Washington County Sheriff's Office and Commonwealth Attorney's Office continue to investigate Bristol Virginia Utilities for alleged misuse of public funds, BVU Interim President and CEO Michael Bundy says he hopes to eliminate nine vacant positions within the public utility, three of them at the vice presidential level, to save rate payers more than $1 million. More>>
A Johnson City man was arrested Friday for attempted second-degree murder following an investigation into a shooting of a Knoxville man in downtown Johnson City. More>>
Thursday Taylor Scout Smith would have been 13 years old. But last January her life was cut short due to complications with pneumonia. Since then the story of her short but very sweet life has gone viral More>>
The state fire marshal's office is asking Tennessee residents to inspect their smoke alarms when they change their clocks this weekend. More>>
With a solitary Ukrainian athlete taking part in the opening ceremony, Russian President Vladimir Putin opened the Winter Paralympics in Sochi on Friday against the backdrop of his country's military action in Crimea. More>>
Gary Eugene BaileyA Johnson City man already serving a 15-day sentence in the Washington County Detention Center, was charged with animal cruelty Friday after Washington County-Johnson City Animal Control officers found six dogs – five dead and one alive – in a garbage can outside of his home. More>>
Attendees will enjoy a steak dinner, courtesy of the Washingotn County Cattlemen's Association, complete with sides from Washington County 4-H and the Daniel Boone FFA Alumni. More>>
The woman's mummified body was sitting in the backseat of her car, parked in the garage. The key was halfway in the ignition. Authorities say they believe the woman died at least six years ago. More>>
Last month's recall of 3.8 million child seats didn't include infant seats, which have the same buckles that can get stuck on the child seats. Photo courtesy: www.gracobaby.comThe federal government is ordering child seat maker Graco to explain why it didn't include 1.8 million infant seats in a recall for faulty buckles. More>>
The Washington County Beekeeper’s Association will hold a free beekeeping school at the Appalachian Fairgrounds. More>>
Alexa Linboom, 5, died in Jan. 2012 after her father and a woman allegedly forced the little girl to drink more than 2 liters of grape soda and water. Family and friends of an East Tennessee girl who died after police say she was forced to drink grape soda are collecting donations to purchase a headstone for her. More>>
It's the one night of the month when downtown Johnson City is full of music, art, food, and shopping. It’s First Friday. March 7th, the first one of the year will be an open house. Downtown businesses are inviting everyone to come on out the first Friday of each month to shop, dine, and find out what special events to look forward in the summer months. Dick Nelson of Nelson's Fine Art's told News Channel 11 he can't reveal everything, but there are some fun things in the works this year... More>>
Facebook plans to build a new data center at its server farm in northern Sweden, less than a year after opening the plant, its first outside the United States. More>>
The announcement of Virginia's move to blend Medicare and Medicaid was going to happen with or without an expansion of Medicaid. But Governor Terry McAuliffe (D) believes it is an example of how Virginia More>>
By The Associated Press Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: More>>
Timothy Hill's "Bridge Repair Bill" advances in the house. The "Guns in Parks" Bill continues to make headlines. More>>
An Afghan provincial official says a motorcycle bomb was remotely detonated in a crowded market in the country's south, killing five people and wounding eight. More>>
On Thursday March 6, Johnson City Policeofficers arrested 25 year-old Joshua L. Bradley and charged him with shoplifting, possession of schedules I and II for resale, and possession of unlawful drug paraphernalia. The arrest stems from an investigation into a shoplifting incident at the Market St. Wal-Mart. Bradley is currently being held in the Washington County Detention Centeron a$13,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in Washington County General Sessions Court on Friday March 7 at 10:00 ... More>>
An NCAA panel has approved a change to the targeting foul that would wipe out the 15-yard penalty when video review overturns the ejection of a player. More>>
The tax increase came at the request of the Johnson City Chamber of Commerce which advocated for the increase to fund projects that would draw tourists to Johnson City. More>>
Justin StrattonThursday morning marked the fourth day of the Justin Stratton murder trial in Washington Couty Criminal Court in Jonesborough. More>>
European Starlings may be spending their final winter in the trees of Johnson City's Gump Addition because of a just approved City plan.Thursday night, Commissioners voted 3 to 1 to hire USDA Wildlife Services to launch an offensive in November to force thousands of European Starlings out of the Gump Addition neighborhood. More>>
All lanes of westbound Interstate 40 have reopened after a deadly multi-vehicle crash. More>>
Zachary Adams, 29, is charged with the 2011 kidnapping and murder of missing nursing student Holly Bobo. More>>
President Barack Obama ordered the West's first sanctions in response to Russia's military takeover of Crimea on Thursday, declaring his determination not to let the Kremlin carve up Ukraine. He asserted that a... More>>
An Erwin man was arrested Thursday following an investigation where he was accused of obtaining a title loan from a local business and reportedly did not make any payments on the loan. More>>
In his immaculate blue dress uniform, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair stood ramrod straight before a judge Thursday and pleaded guilty to three charges that could send him to prison for up to 15 years. More>>
Relief may be on the way for a weather-weary United States with the predicted warming of the central Pacific Ocean brewing this year that will likely change weather worldwide. But it won't be for the better everywhere. More>>
A plan to build a playground that's accessible to children with and without disabilities is one step closer to becoming a reality. The Rotary Club in Johnson City is just $150,000 shy of the $750,000 needed to build the first boundless playground in Johnson City. Johnson City Parks and Recreation hosted a public meeting to discuss the city's application to receive a grant from the local parks and recreation fund. The grant would allow the Parks and Recreation Department to begin work on t... More>>
A Unicoi woman and her grandchild were hit by a car attempting to pass a stopped school bus Thursday on Unicoi Drive.
People ages 50 to 65 who ate a diet high in animal proteins were more likely to die at an earlier age than those who ate a low-protein diet. More>>
Weston KeetonThe Facebook group page called “Weston’s Warriors” reported that the Sullivan County boy who had surgery Wednesday morning to repair a leaky valve, was resting comfortably in the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Thursday afternoon. More>>
As the girlfriend he shot in the head lay dead or dying in his home, a weeping, praying Oscar Pistorius knelt at her side and struggled in vain to help her breathe by holding two fingers in her clenched mouth, a witness... More>>
President Barack Obama declared on Thursday that a referendum in 10 days on the future of a Ukraine's Crimea peninsula would violate international law. The United States also moved to impose visa restrictions and... More>>
Thad BucklesElizabethton Police Department officers arrested a man early Thursday morning for burglary and vandalism of a local gun shop in Elizabethton. More>>
A Johnson City woman was arrested on drug charges Wednesday following an investigation into a suspicious vehicle at Winged Deer Park. More>>
A child's curiosity led to quite a stir at Metro Nashville's Emergency Communications Center. More>>
The Tennessee Valley Authority's seasonal campgrounds open on March 14. More>>
A proposal that would require the governor to get legislative approval for any potential deal to expand Medicaid in Tennessee has passed the Senate. More>>
The American CEO of a virtual currency exchange was found dead near her home in Singapore. More>>
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office says it needs your help locating two people who were involved in an assault on March 1.The assault happened at 809 Wyatt Hollow Road in Bristol, TN. Responding officers were flagged down by the victim, according to the report. More>>
Two letters obtained by News Channel 11 through a public records request reveal the City of Bristol, Va. is worried the ongoing criminal investigation into Bristol Virginia Utilities will hold up an audit that could hurt the city's bond rating and ultimately impact The Falls project at Exit 5. More>>
Staples will close up to 225 stores in North America by the end of next year as it seeks to trim about $500 million in costs annually by 2015. More>>
In this busy, connected world, many people have forgotten to find a day to rest. More>>
Lawmakers in the embattled Crimean region of Ukraine have decided to hold a referendum March 16 on whether Crimea should become part of Russia. More>>
A petition is making it's way across the region by internet to strengthen existing domestic abuse laws. More>>
Congressman Phil Roe continues to fight for the Erwin Fish Hatchery in Unicoi County hoping it can stick around for a little while longer. More>>
Water levels in the Great Lakes are expected to continue a steady recovery this year, courtesy of widespread ice cover that is slowing evaporation and snowfall that has approached record amounts in some cities, federal... More>>
Thousands of Venezuelans mourned the passing of President Hugo Chavez on the first anniversary of his death Wednesday, while National Guard troops fired tear gas and rubber bullets at anti-government activists who pressed... More>>
Fire investigators in Kingsport say a fire that occurred at an abandoned home this morning may be arson. The fire happened at the corner of E Street and Ashwood Avenue around 11 a.m. Wednesday -- right next to the garage that caught fire Tuesday evening.
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Geoff Edwards, the hip-looking 1970s and '80s host of TV game shows including "Jackpot!" and two incarnations of "Treasure Hunt," died Wednesday, his agent said. He was 83. More>>
A man has created a business card that can play the game Tetris. More>>
Carderview Utility DistrictThe State Comptroller’s Office released the findings of a special investigation into the Carderview Utility District in Johnson County Wednesday. More>>
The United States and Western diplomats failed to bring Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers together Wednesday for face-to-face talks on the confrontation in Crimea, even as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry voiced... More>>
Essay optional. No penalties for wrong answers. The SAT college entrance exam is undergoing sweeping revisions. More>>
Pedestrian deaths are on the decline for the first time since 2009, according to a new report. More>>
Kingsport Police say they're asking for help looking for a missing man, Tommy Lee Neff. More>>
A Tri-Cities Regional Airport employee was injured while working in the airfield Wednesday. More>>
On January 1st, Tennessee became the 44th state to enact a state law aimed at preventing concussions. More>>
The former Internal Revenue Service official at the heart of the controversy over the agency's targeting of conservative groups once again refused to answer questions at a House hearing Wednesday amid signs that a... More>>
The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed open to the possibility of making it harder for investors to join together to sue corporations for securities fraud - but maybe not as hard as companies that have to defend such... More>>
The Obama administration took steps Wednesday to support the defenses of U.S. allies in Europe in response to Russia's takeover of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula. More>>
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ANR) today announced that it has entered into a consent decree with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and three states regarding claims under the Clean Water Act. The consent decree resolves a complaint by the EPA and state agencies alleging that the company’s mining affiliates in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia exceeded certain water discharge permit limits. The complaint did no... More>>
The course is free. Registration is required. To register or learn more, contact 423.323.0255 or jnoffield@NortheastState.edu. More>>
Bristol Virginia Utilities Interim President and CEO Michael Bundy said Wednesday he'll be the first to admit some of BVU's discretionary spending in the past, which included some employees' frequent trips to places like Chick-fil-A and Starbucks, "needed to be reigned in." More>>
The White House will stream a concert celebrating women of soul, Coldplay is dropping a new album and more music news in this week's Your Week in Music.
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A Sullivan County inmate has been released from jail, but he's required to wear an ankle bracelet 24/7.This isa new project that gives inmates analternative sentence. Inmates who are on the program will pay a one time $50 deposit, then $8 per day. This particular inmate can only leave home to go to the doctor.Sheriff Wayne Anderson said the inmate releasedearlier this week was an elderly man with several health issues.He was sentenced to four years in jail after being convicted of identity t... More>>
Weston KeetonA 7-year-old Sullivan County boy, diagnosed with primary pulmonary hypertension, is reportedly undergoing surgery Wednesday. More>>
Paul PerkinsJohnson City Police Department has arrested a second person involved in a theft at a local jewelry store in January. More>>
For further information, please contact Nathan Greene, Community Programs Officer at (423)989-3647 or ngreene@bristoltn.org. More>>
Barter Theatre is offering a new incentive for procrastinating play-goers: 1/2 price tickets. More>>
The University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, Va. is currently under an emergency alert due to a bomb threat in the Barringer Wing, according to the University of Virginia website. More>>
Just try sugar-coating this: The World Health Organization says your daily sugar intake should be just 5 percent of your total calories - half of what the agency previously recommended, according to new draft guidelines... More>>
Hundreds of demonstrators waving Russian flags have stormed a government building in Donetsk in the eastern Ukraine. More>>
A piece of legislation created to save a Bristol, Virginia retail development jumped a big hurdle in the Virginia Senate. Last week, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe filed the first bill of his term, to help The Falls retail project. More>>
A reward is being offered for information about two cases of suspected arson in Southwest Virginia this past weekend wherein more than 400 acres was burned. More>>
Workers have plucked a third Corvette from a giant sinkhole that swallowed eight classic cars at a Kentucky museum. More>>
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 medicines used to make the illegal drug.
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Rep. Jon Lundberg's "Open Container" law stalled in the Government sub-committee. Elderly abuse takes center stage and the Watauga Fife and Drum club takes another step towards "official" status. More>>
Officials are asking drivers inBuchanan County, Va., to use caution on their morning commute.Buchanan County 911 Dispatchers tell News Channel 11 Route 460 in Grundy, near Hardee's, is down to one lane.Officials said the Highway Department is on scene.As of 6:30 AM, dispatchers say to use caution in the area for the next couple of hours.Continue to check WJHL.com for updates.Copyright 2014 WJHL. All rights reserved. More>>
Runners in the 408-K race in San Jose, California thanked a very special person on the sidelines cheering them on.World War II Veteran, Joe Bell, stood in his front yard Sunday to cheer on runners in the race, but all the runners ended up giving their support instead.Racers ran onto the sidewalk to shake the 95 year-old's hand and thank him for his service.Bell is well known in the community and the video of the touching moment has gone viral.The 408-K race benefits the foundation for fallen ... More>>
Dr. Sherwin Nuland, a medical ethicist who opposed assisted suicide and wrote an award-winning book about death called "How We Die," has died at age 83. More>>
Kingsport Police hope the public can help them search for a missing 85 year old man who they say suffers from dementia. More>>
It was a closed door, that opened up a statewide conversation surrounding the freedom of the press. Tonight, the debate about a camera ban policy continues after one Greene County School Board members tells us she's been on the board for almost 12 years, and does not remember media access ever being denied aside from a closed session for a legal matter. More>>
Stepping back from the brink of war, Vladimir Putin talked tough but cooled tensions in the Ukraine crisis Tuesday, saying Russia has no intention "to fight the Ukrainian people" but reserves the right to use force. More>>
All eyes were on Southwest Virginia Tuesday as discussions to close the healthcare coverage gap centered around Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, and his push to undo years of opposition for large-scale Medicaid expansion for the poor. More>>
A Virginia town, in the midst of a revitalization, has lost another historic building. Monday night, NAPA Auto Parts, in Big Stone Gap, caught on fire around 5:00 P.M. Firefighters didn't leave the scene until 8:30, Tuesday morning. Firefighters responded hours later after flames reached paint and aerosols causing small explosions and big flames.Firefighters were able to contain the fireto justNAPA Auto Parts, which is a total loss. A building next door did receive water damage and another re... More>>
President Barack Obama's election-year budget seeks to rally fellow Democrats with new help for the working poor and fresh money for road-building, education and research. It also pulls back from controversial cuts to... More>>
Joshua A. StevensA Johnson City man was arrested for attempted second degree murder following a report of a shooting at an Austin Springs apartment complex early Tuesday morning. More>>
Johnson City Police say a man tried to rob Bevin's Pharmacy and demanded prescription drugs from the business. More>>
Less than 24 hours after a Bristol Virginia Utilities board member called out the utility for questionable credit card spending and possible criminal activity, BVU Interim President and CEO Mike Bundy sent out an email to board members aimed at clearing the air. More>>
The Pentagon said Tuesday its spending plan for 2015 would begin to reshape the military after more than a decade of war without lessening America's commitment to support European allies at a time of tension with Russia. More>>
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer A shot every one to three months may someday give an alternative to the daily pills that some people take now to cut their risk of getting HIV from sex with... More>>
James Bradley CoxThree Johnson City residents – including a person featured on News Channel 11’s Monday’s Most Wanted -- were arrested Tuesday following a traffic stop for speeding, where Washington County Sheriff’s Office investigators found drugs and a firearm in their vehicle. More>>
Supporters of legislation to make children of people living in the country illegally eligible for in-state tuition say it would benefit the state's economy. More>>
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe will visiting Southwest Virginia region Tuesday. More>>
Dana Snay's "suck it" Facebook post on a confidential settlement between her father and the school that employed him has cost the family the $80,000 payout. More>>
26-year-old Ricina B. PatrickOn Tuesday, Johnson City Police arrested 26-year old Ricina B. Patrick after officers responded to a domestic violence incident. More>>
A recent report shows that more than 8 million visitors to national parks in Tennessee spent $541 million in 2012. More>>
The Great Smoky Mountains A report from the National Park Service says more than 9.6 million visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park spent $741 million in communities near the park in 2012. More>>
These are the stories making headlines on Newschannel 11 This Morning for Tuesday 3/4/2014 More>>
United Way of Tennessee will gather Tuesday March 4th for it's "Day on the Hill" to support the preservation of funding for Pre-K classrooms and common core standards.The day will include a breakfast with legislators in Nashville, followed by an advocates' training session, an award ceremony, and legislative visits.A total of 38 united way chapters from across the state will take part in the activities.United Way is also planning to celebrate the launch of the Tennessee statewide after school... More>>
Celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday at Avoca Elementary School in Bristol. More>>
In Eye on Politics, a bill that was increase the penalty for crimes against elderly and helpless debated in the house. More>>
Bristol Virginia Utilities' mission includes a commitment to provide affordable services to the public, but a BVU board member says BVU's spending habits are outrageous. For the first time, BVU Board Member Doug Fleenor is saying he is the one who alerted the Washington County Sheriff's Office to possible "criminal activity" at BVU. "I think ethically if you sense there is criminal activity, whether you're on a board serving the public or you see criminal activity or you suspect it, you have ... More>>
Fire at Napa Auto Parts in Big Stone Gap ?News Channel 11 is following a fire at Napa Auto Parts in Big Stone Gap. Witnesses on the scene said the fire on Main Street is spreading to nearby buildings. More>>
Legislation that would let voters decide whether their cities or counties allow wine to be sold in supermarkets and convenience stores has been sent to the governor, who is expected to sign the measure into law. More>>
Striving for unity among Democrats rather than compromise with Republicans, President Barack Obama will unveil an election-year budget on Tuesday that drops earlier proposals to cut future Social Security benefits and... More>>
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A Unicoi woman and her grandchild were hit by a car attempting to pass a stopped school bus Thursday on Unicoi Drive.
A Unicoi woman and her grandchild were hit by a car attempting to pass a stopped school bus Thursday on Unicoi Drive.
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