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Russia's defense minister on Thursday announced new military exercises along the Ukrainian border just hours after Ukrainian troops killed at least two pro-Russia insurgents in eastern Ukraine. More>>
Summer Infant is recalling about 800,000 rechargeable batteries used in baby video monitors because of a burn hazard. More>>
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. More>>
Greene County Sheriff Steve Burns, says four individuals were arrested Wednesday on charges pertaining to illegal drug activity.
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An Afghan security guard opened fire on a group of foreign doctors at a Kabul hospital on Thursday morning, killing three American physicians and wounding a U.S. nurse, officials said. More>>
Her death made headlines around the world, the five year old whose parents allegedly forced her to drink a deadly amount of grape soda. More>>
A rising trend in education is making university-level classes affordable for anyone with an internet connection.
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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 More>>
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... More>>
WMC Action News 5 is bringing you an investigation that takes you where no cameras have ever gone before: Memphis' sewer system. More>>
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. More>>
Virginia VotersTwo 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. More>>
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. More>>
The object, found Wednesday, was described as a torn and misshapen piece of sheet metal with rivets, coated with fiberglass. More>>
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... More>>
Divers made their way deeper Thursday into the submerged wreck of a ferry that sank more than a week ago as the death toll neared 160 and relatives of the more than 140 still missing pressed the government to finish the... More>>
Joan Rivers joked about the captivity of Amanda Berry, the young Ohio woman with Tri-Cities family ties who was held against her will for a decade.
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Mike McCarthy promises there won't be any bad memories plaguing his Green Bay Packers when they open the NFL season on Sept. 4 at Super Bowl champion Seattle. More>>
Sabine Hill was built in 1815 by General Nathaniel Taylor and his family. Today, the rundown white frame house sits at the end of West G.Street near a busy state highway.The Tennessee State Building Commission has approved a request for more money to restore the historic Sabine Hill property in Elizabethton. More>>
Australian officials said Thursday that after examining detailed photographs of unidentified material that washed ashore in the southwestern part of the country they are satisfied it is not a clue in the search for the... More>>
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A 9-year-old Atlanta boy who police say was abducted for a short time from his driveway is being praised by community leaders for his calm as he sang the gospel song "Every Praise" until the man released him. More>>
Russia's foreign minister warned Wednesday that attacks on Russian citizens or interests in Ukraine would bring a firm response and drew a comparison to the circumstances that opened the war with Georgia in 2008. More>>
A drug bust last week led to Tuesday’s seizure of 38 dogs from an alleged dog fighting ring in north Nashville. More>>
Neighbors are still in shock after investigators found several "one-pot" meth labs at a home in Scott County. More>>
A Johnson City man was charged Wednesday following an investigation into an auto burglary at a business on April 9. More>>
Organizers of the Blue Plum Festival announced the event’s musical lineup, as well as a celebration to honor its 15th anniversary. More>>
Bristol Virginia Utilities is yet again in damage control after investigators raised concerns about roughly $35,000 worth of gift cards the public utility bought and gave out to employees in 2012 and 2013 that were not taxed properly. More>>
An Army private convicted of providing classified documents to WikiLeaks won an initial victory Wednesday toward living as a woman when a Kansas judge granted a petition to change her name to Chelsea Elizabeth Manning. More>>
Dr. P.J. Powers, a neonatologist at Holston Valley Medical Center, visits a family that has had two children in the neonatal intensive care unit. Standing left to right are Dr. Powers and parents Rebecca Spivey (holding Miller Spivey) and Matthew Spivey. Wellmont Health System launched a new campaign to expand a local Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. More>>
Elizabethton Police Department officers arrest a man of burglary and vandalism charges following a report of a break-in at a local pharmacy on Sunday. More>>
The Kingsport Police Department says a woman who was booked into the city jail Monday afternoon concealed a weapon in her vagina. More>>
More than three years after first announcing its desires to open a satellite campus in Downtown Johnson City, officials with Northeast State Community College say it likely won't be able to open its doors until at least another eight months. More>>
A New York teenager becomes the victim of 'swatting' after the loser of a video game calls authorities.
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Over the past five years, the number of handgun permits issued in the state of Tennessee has tripled. The number of women applying for handgun permits has increased substantially, more than quadrupling between 2008 and 2013. I More>>
A degenerative eye disease slowly robbed Roger Pontz of his vision. More>>
Virginia Intermont College has set up a “Be the Miracle” page soliciting donations to make its April payroll and employee insurance payments, as well as raise funds to pay other expenses for the college.? More>>
More>>The attorneys for Amanda Berry and Gina DeJeus are speaking out after comedienne Joan Rivers made an inappropriate joke during a visit on the Today Show Tuesday.
Four centuries after his death, William Shakespeare is probably Britain's best-known export, his words and characters famous around the world. More>>
Beyonce's new surprise guest appearance, the Austin City Limits lineup and a '90s flashback in Your Week in Music.
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Since our story aired Friday, the Dawn of Hope says two area businesses have reached out to the non-profit in hopes of getting these people back to work. More>>
Mountain State Health Alliance announced two partnerships Wednesday morning, which included an agreement with HealthSouth Corporation that would expand services at Quillen Rehabilitation Hospital. More>>
George ThompsonJohnson City Police Department officers arrested an Erwin man Tuesday, following reports of two residential burglaries in the city. More>>
Federal prosecutors say two Memphis women have pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns using personal information from dead people. More>>
Two children were taken from a South Knoxville apartment Tuesday night after a meth making operation was discovered inside. More>>
Lincoln YoungAn 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. More>>
On this earth day...Here's something to consider: Estimations by the real diaper association show 27 point 4 billion disposable diapers are used every year in the united states.More than 92 percent of those end up in landfills.How long does it take those diapers to decompose: well, no one knows for sure...but it's estimated to take 2 hundred 50 to 500 years...A special event will soon take place to encourage people to "make the change" to cloth diapers. More>>
A Florida woman says an airline worker at a North Carolina airport refused to allow her to fly home with an oxygen tank because she didn't have the proper paperwork. More>>
The Virginia Department of Forestry is issuing a fire watch for the entire state today. Officials advise today's weather of low humidity, high winds, and low fuel moistures increase the risk of wildfires across Virginia. Increased fire danger may upgrade the watch to a red flag warning... that's issued when conditions are at it's highest for wildland fires to start easily and spread fast. Virginia's 4 p-m burn law is in effect until April 30th. More>>
On Tuesday, April 22 officers with the Johnson City Police Department arrested 67 year-old Ronald D. Alfano,and 43 year-old Ian M. Alfano,bothfrom Flag Pond, TN. Both are charged wiht felony shoplifting from Wal-Mart on Browns Mill Road. Loss prevention employees say they stopped the pair after they attempted to take $612.49 of merchandise. Both were taken into custody and transported to the Washington County Detention Center and placed under a $5,000.00 bond. Their arraignment set for Wednes... More>>
An indictment says a North Carolina prosecutor was the target of an elaborate kidnapping plot, but the kidnappers had the wrong address and abducted the prosecutor's father.The indictment was handed down Tuesday and charges nine people in the kidnapping of 63-year-old Frank Janssen. He is the father of Wake Forest assistant district attorney Colleen Janssen.The indictment says the kidnappers thought they were going to the prosecutor's home, but looked up the wrong address on the Internet.Auth... More>>
On Tuesday, April 22nd, officers with the Johnson City Police Department arrested 32 year-old Sherman Love and charged him with Identity Theft, Driving on Revoked License, Improper Registration, and Financial Responsibility.Around3:00pm, officers initiated a traffic stop on a gold Chrysler minivan near E. Myrtle Ave. and N. Broadway St. During the traffic stop, Mr. Love identified himself as a different person. Officers were able to positively identify Sherman Love when one of his friends wal... More>>
Newly released tax records show former Gov. Bob McDonnell's legal defense fund raised nearly $150,000 during the first quarter of this year. Newly released tax records show former Gov. Bob McDonnell's legal defense fund raised nearly $150,000 during the first quarter of this year. Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, gave $10,000. Coal baron Richard Baxter Gilliam gave $50,000, the single biggest donation.
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Clayton Stout will launch his campaign for State Representative District 6, the seat currently held by fellow Republican Micah VanHuss.Johnson City Vice Mayor Clayton Stout will make it official later this week. He's running for State Representative District 6, the seat currently held by fellow Republican Micah VanHuss.Stout and VanHuss are the only two candidates on the ballot for the August primary.
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The Internal Revenue Service has paid more than $2.8 million in bonuses to employees with recent disciplinary problems, including $1 million to workers who owed back taxes, a government investigator said Tuesday. More>>
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Police say a 13-year-old Memphis boy has been charged with shooting his 10-year-old sister in the head.Memphis police say the boy was charged Tuesday with felony reckless endangerment and unlawful possession of a weapon.Authorities said police were called to a home Monday and were told that the girl had been hit in the head with an object. Officers then discovered that the girl had been shot, and she was taken to a hospital in extremely critical condition.The boy is not ... More>>
Ukraine's acting president ordered security forces to resume operations in the country's east on Tuesday after the bodies of two people allegedly abducted by pro-Russia insurgents were found and a military aircraft... More>>
Politicians are no longer known just for their 'cookie cutter' image and great family values. They are also known for living out the biggest scandals on television. More>>
Two Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies were injured in an early morning crash on Sunday.
Michael Brown, 26, is charged with joyriding after he took an ambulance from a Clarksville hospital. The emergency vehicle was found a short time later at a Burger King. More>>
Photo credit: Beth LewisThe Tennessee Department of Transportation says the project will be finished on time, even though work has been put on hold, at least for now. The project will add dual turn lanes, a new exit ramp and widen the bridge at Interstate 26 and Bobby Hicks Highway. More>>
The Washington County Sheriff’s Department in Virginia wants to alert the public of a new phone scam in the area.
Commercial satellite imagery shows increased activity at North Korea's nuclear test site but not enough to indicate an underground atomic explosion is imminent, a U.S. research institute said Tuesday. More>>
Many people didn't have Donnie Tyndall on their radar when Cuonzo Martin left Tennessee for Cal last Tuesday, but from the looks of this guy, that was a mistake. Don't think you're the first ones to underestimate Tyndall, though.
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Emmylou HarrisEmmylou Harris, Folk Soul Revival, Sol Driven Train, David Grisman Bluegrass Experience and many others will be strumming their way into Bristol Sept. 19-21 for the annual Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion. More>>
A state's voters are free to outlaw the use of race as a factor in college admissions, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a blow to affirmative action that also laid bare tensions among the justices about a continuing... More>>
Screenshot from video clip (Source: YouTube)Jimmy Fallon debuted Brian Williams in a cover of Snoop Dogg’s “Gin and Juice” Monday night. More>>
Federal forecasters calculated that for most of the Earth, last month was one of the hottest Marchs on record - except in the United States. More>>
A 3-year-old was found Monday in a home with several active one-pot meth labs, according to a Scott County, Va., deputy. More>>
Image from CNN/KHOU-TVIn a backyard in Alvin, swings a very lucky girl. Her name is Mackenzi Plass, or Kenzi for short, and she survived a dog attack and has undergone several surgeries."She'll be two and a half in May," said her very proud mother Chelsi Camp. "She's doing great. You wouldn't know it if you couldn't see."Mackenzi has scars on her face after the ordeal just weeks ago that put her mother's animal instincts to the test."You do whatever you can," said Camp. "I don't have physical strength at my side."... More>>
Thomas Allen WinstonThe following are mugshots and charges of individuals arrested between April 1-4 by the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office. More>>
The University of Tennessee announced Tuesday morning that Donnie Tyndall has been hired as the Volunteers' next head basketball coach. More>>
General Motors Co. and a battalion of trial lawyers are preparing for an epic court fight over whether GM is liable for the sins of its corporate past. More>>
Michaels narrowed down specific dates for each of the stores involved in a security breach that lasted about eight months and affected 3 million users. More>>
Sharon DaleThe Greene County Sheriff’s Department arrested 11 people Saturday morning through Monday afternoon, who were reportedly involved in illegal drug activity and a residential burglary. More>>
A Tennessee man has been arrested after police say he tried to sell stolen panties at a Memphis bus station. More>>
One person died in a crash on Highway 75 in Gray on Monday afternoon. More>>
A San Francisco high school student with Down syndrome recently learned he has been accepted to college, KGO-TV reports. More>>
A little boy abducted from his home in March was ultimately released by his captor after he sang the same gospel song over and over again.
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Smokers are increasingly turning to battery-powered electronic cigarettes to get their nicotine fix. They're about to find out what federal regulators have to say about the popular devices. More>>
Some student loan borrowers who had a parent or grandparent co-sign the note are finding that they must immediately pay the loan in full if the relative dies. More>>
A Knoxville, TN man shows us a great example of what not to do when you're short on dough... like faking being a hostage in order to get a ransom... from none other than his own mother! 25-year-old Zachery Logsdon's mother called police after her son sent her text messages claiming his "dealer" was going to kill him if he didn't get 200 dollars. She was suspicious -- she says he'd pulled a similar stunt in the past to try to get money for drugs. She called 9-1-1, and police arranged a drop-... More>>
The observance was first held in 1970, the idea of Sen. Gaylord Nelson, a Democrat from Wisconsin, who took the idea from the anti-war movement of the time. More>>
Eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 reopened Monday afternoon between Asheville, N.C. and the Tennessee state line, but one of the westbound lanes remain closed due to an overturned chemical tanker at mile marker 6. More>>
A year ago, an injured Meb Keflezighi watched the Boston Marathon from the stands at the finish line on Boylston Street, leaving five minutes before the bombs went off. More>>
East Tennessee State University invites the public to attend Earth Day activities on campus Tuesday, April 22, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in Borchuck Plaza, outside the Charles C. Sherrod Library. In case of rain, the activities will move into the Cave patio area of the Culp Center. In addition to activities and music, prizes will be awarded to winners of several campus contests. Also on Tuesday, ETSU will hold a "Campus Blackout" by turning out the lights in offices, classrooms and residence halls ... More>>
On Monday April 21st, officers with the Johnson City Police Department arrested 26 year-old, Brandy K. Nave and charged her with aggravated assault.Just after 1:00 a.m., officers responded to a bar disturbance at, Numan’s Bar, for an assault where a female struck a male with a pool stick. Upon arrival, officers found Nave detained by several Numan’s bouncers. A brief investigation ensued, in which Nave was identified as the assailant by the victim and witnesses.Nave was transported to the Was... More>>
The Tri-Cities Regional Airport will conduct an airport emergency exercise Tuesday. The federally-mandated exercise will take place from 9:30am until noon.The exercise is designed to promote emergency preparedness, test the airport's emergency operation plan, train personnel in emergency management duties and coordinate the efforts of local emergency service agencies responding to an aircraft accident.The airport will remain open and operational during the exercise.Copyright WJHL 2014. All Ri... More>>
Hazardous materials crews continue their cleanup after a tractor trailer hauling chemicals overturned.The semi shutdown the westbound lanes of I-40 in Haywood County, North Carolina around 3:30 Monday afternoon near mile marker 6. Officials say 600 gallons of a chlorine based chemical spilled from the wreckage and some of that chemical may have leaked into the Pigeon River. The wreck caused officials to divert all traffic to Interstate 26 in Asheville, then west to Johnson City. Some truckers... More>>
The next head men's basketball coach at the University of Tennessee will be Donnie Tyndall, CBSSports.com reported Monday night. The website sited sources as saying the Southern Miss Coach reached an agreement in principal with Tennessee, and a formal announcement is expected Tuesday. More>>
Kevin Sharp, a country music singer who recorded multiple chart-topping songs and survived a well-publicized battle with cancer, has died. He was 43. More>>
Jessica Ball is accused of dragging a Washington County Tennessee Sheriff's Deputy alongside her speeding car.A woman who allegedly dragged a sheriff's deputy alongside her speeding car is also wanted in at least four other jurisdictions, according to the Washington County Tennessee Sheriff's Office.Investigators said someone reported seeing a black Lexus driving erratically in the Sulphur Springs area on a Saturday afternoon in late March.Deputy
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Sherry Grubb was the top bidder at a public auction of the former Bluff City Town Hall building on March 26th.Sherry Grubb was the top bidder at a public auction of the former Bluff City Town Hall building on March 26th. She bid $9,700 in hopes of turning the dilapidated downtown building into headquarters for her photography business.
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The Marion, VA Town Council cancelled the fireworks display "due to a lack of available certified pyrotechnic shooters on the holiday, regulations, and costs." The Marion Town Council voted 6-1 in support of a festival instead of fireworks, according to Marion town spokesman Ken Health.The Council canceled the fireworks display "due to a lack of available certified pyrotechnic shooters on the holiday, regulations, and costs."
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Some ran to honor the dead and wounded. Others were out to prove something to the world about their sport, the city or their country. And some wanted to prove something to themselves. More>>
A new product makes booze more discreet, and its developers say it's more effective than its liquid counterparts, but federal regulators say it's not ready for store shelves just yet. More>>
Defendant Siale Angilau was listening to a witness describe gang initiation rituals on Monday when authorities said he grabbed a pen, rushed toward the witness and lunged at him. More>>
We may soon know how many rape kits are sitting untested across Tennessee and right here at home in the Tri-Cities. Legislation is waiting for Governor Bill Haslam's signature. The measure would require all law enforcement agencies that store and maintain sexual assault kits to do an inventory to determine how many of those kits are are untested by the Tennessee bureau of investigation. The bill was created after more than 10,000 kits were found to be untested at the Memphis Police Department... More>>
Danny Hopkins, 54, was arrested after police found thousands of dollars in cash and marijuana stashed inside his car, east Nashville home, and west Nashville storage unit.
Danny Hopkins, 54, was arrested after police found thousands of dollars in cash and marijuana stashed inside his car, east Nashville home, and west Nashville storage unit.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Department in Virginia wants to alert the public of a new phone scam in the area.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Department in Virginia wants to alert the public of a new phone scam in the area.
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Johnson City Police Department officers have arrested a woman who reportedly tried to pass a forged check at a local bank.
Johnson City Police Department officers have arrested a woman who reportedly tried to pass a forged check at a local bank.
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