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Update: Accused killer from Bristol, TN, shooting arrested in SW Virginia
UPDATE: Virginia authorities Monday arrested a man who was wanted in a shooting death in Sullivan County, Tennessee, according to a news release. → Read More
Ballad COVID-19 census jumps back up
Northeast Tennessee reported eight new deaths from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Sunday as the region’s positive test rate remained above 20%. → Read More
Tennessee Gov. Bill's wife tests positive for COVID-19
Tennessee First Lady Maria Lee has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday in a news release. → Read More
Photos: Wreaths Across America at National Cemetery
Hundreds of volunteers turned out to decorate the graves of veterans for Wreaths Across America at Mountain Home National Cemetery on Saturday. The annual event honors late servicemen and women → Read More
COVID-19: Tennessee sets weekly death record
After reporting 38 deaths on Sunday, Tennessee set a record for novel coronavirus-related fatalities in a single week. → Read More
Week's COVID-19 death toll in NE Tennessee reaches 50
With two additional deaths reported Saturday, Northeast Tennessee reached its highest weekly death toll since the pandemic began. → Read More
Endangered child alert issued for Greene County 3-year-old
CHUCKEY — A statewide endangered child alert has been issued for a missing 3-year-old girl from Greene County. → Read More
Northeast Tennessee COVID-19 cases surge again, 3 new deaths recorded
Northeast Tennessee reported a near-high 464 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Sunday, capping off a week of record infections across the eight-county region and statewide. → Read More
COVID-19: No new deaths in Tennessee, computer change affects case counts
Tennessee reported no new novel-coronavirus deaths Sunday for the first time since June 20, thus narrowly missing a record week of fatalities. → Read More
NE Tennessee continues to outpace state in new COVID-19 cases, active infections
Despite a low number of tests, Northeast Tennessee counties reported more than 200 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Saturday for the third consecutive day. → Read More
Tennessee reports 32 new deaths from COVID-19
Northeast Tennessee’s active case novel coronavirus count dropped on Saturday, despite another surge in new cases, because the numbers from Johnson County’s prison recent outbreak expired from the data. → Read More
Police: 3 dead in Bristol shooting
BRISTOL — Police found three people dead inside a house early Saturday morning after responding to a call regarding shots fired. → Read More
COVID-19 report: Deadly week in NE Tennessee ends with no new fatalities
Northeast Tennessee ended a record week of novel coronavirus-related fatalities Sunday with no deaths in any of the eight counties. → Read More
Police: Drunken man tried to steal taxi with 3-month-old inside
Police said an intoxicated man tried to steal a taxi with an infant inside on Sunday after police found him pushing the child in a stroller and called for the → Read More
Northeast Tennessee reports 2nd consecutive COVID-19 death-free day after record week
After the region’s deadliest week in history the novel coronavirus pandemic, Northeast Tennessee counties went without reported fatalities for the second consecutive day on Sunday. → Read More
NE Tennessee sets record for new COVID-19 cases
Northeast Tennessee counties reported a record spike in new COVID-29 cases on Saturday — most of them in Sullivan County — but no deaths after a record week of fatalities. → Read More
Washington County reports 1st deaths from COVID-19
Washington County reported its first two deaths from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in data released late Tuesday night by the Tennessee Department of Health. → Read More
Man charged with attempted murder, kidnapping after shooting, crash in Jonesborough
Deputies charged a man with attempted first-degree murder after he kidnapped and shot a woman before a crash in Jonesborough on Monday afternoon. → Read More
NE Tennessee sets another record for new COVID-19 cases
Northeast Tennessee counties reported a record 206 new cases of novel coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the total to 2,300 over the course of the pandemic. → Read More
Northeast Tennessee smashes record for new COVID-19 cases; Washington Co. adds 51
Northeast Tennessee reported a record 108 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Sunday, besting the previous mark by 23. Nearly half the new cases — 51 — were → Read More