Republican feud escalates; SC Gov. Haley backs Rubio
CHAPIN, S.C. — A three-way feud among the GOP’s leading White House contenders escalated Wednesday, with Republican Ted Cruz daring Donald Trump to sue him and dismissing Marco Rubio’s charges of...
View ArticleState senate: OK to deny counseling due to religious beliefs
NASHVILLE — Therapists and counselors in Tennessee could decline to treat patients on the basis of “sincerely held religious beliefs” under a bill passed by the state Senate on Wednesday.
View ArticleTires slashed: Johnson City man charged with used car lot vandalism
Johnson City police arrested a Wilson Avenue man Wednesday on charges that he vandalized several vehicles at a used car lot near his residence.
View ArticleMan accused of threatening bouncer at downtown Johnson City bar
A man who had been banned from a downtown Johnson City bar pulled a knife and threatened a bouncer when he returned to the business on Saturday, police said.
View ArticleGreene County deputies investigating body found in Cherokee National Forest
Greene County and state authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding a decomposed body found Wednesday afternoon near a gravel road in a secluded area of the Cherokee National Forest.
View ArticleJohnson City man charged with selling stolen property to local pawn shop
Police say a Johnson City man attempted to sell stolen property to a local pawn shop on Wednesday.
View ArticlePope suggests contraception can be condoned in Zika crisis
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis has suggested that women threatened with the Zika virus could use artificial contraception but not abort their fetus, saying there’s a clear moral difference...
View ArticleDeath sentence tossed out for Florida mom in Baby Lollipops case
MIAMI — The murder conviction and death sentence imposed on a Florida mother for the slaying of her young son known as “Baby Lollipops” have been thrown out by the state Supreme Court.
View ArticleWest Tennessee woman pleads guilty in boys' deaths
MEMPHIS — A West Tennessee woman has pleaded guilty in the deaths of two 11-year-old boys who were hit by her vehicle after it jumped a curb.
View ArticlePope on Trump: Anyone who wants border walls isn't Christian
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis said Thursday that Donald Trump is “not Christian” if he intends to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border. Trump immediately fired back, saying it is...
View ArticleTennessee defensive lineman Alexis Johnson suspended after being jailed on...
KNOXVILLE — Tennessee defensive lineman Alexis Johnson has been released on bond following his arrest on charges of aggravated assault and false imprisonment.
View ArticleEula Kate Riddle
KINGSPORT — Eula Kate Riddle, 99, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on Monday evening, February 15, 2016, at her residence after a long illness.
View ArticleJames "Jimmy" Taylor, Jr.
LIMESTONE — Mr. James "Jimmy" Taylor, Jr., age 70, Limestone, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2016 at his residence.
View ArticleHarry M. Feigin
JOHNSON CITY — Harry M. Feigin, age 102, of Johnson City, passed away on February 17, 2016.
View ArticleWCJC Animal Shelter, February 18 - VIDEO
Another week of visiting the shelter, and two things are constant: these animals need your love and help, and they keep multiplying. Lets see what’s going on this week.
View ArticleYoung pleads not guilty to second-degree murder charge
A Johnson City man who is accused of shooting his neighbor to death in the middle of Lambeth Drive on Saturday pleaded not guilty in Washington County Sessions Court Thursday.
View ArticleGas smell prompts investigation in downtown Johnson City
Firefighters have responded to a possible natural gas leak in downtown Johnson City after receiving several reports of a gas smell.
View Article2015 brings job growth for Tri-Cities
The Tri-Cities ended the year with the best labor market growth since the Great Recession, according to East Tennessee State University economist Steb Hipple.
View ArticleDrucilla J. Bennett
JOHNSON CITY — Drucilla J. Bennett, 32, Johnson City, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016.
View ArticleVerrecia Ann Brumit Masters
JOHNSON CITY — Ms. Verrecia Ann Brumit Masters, age 70, Johnson City, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the Life Care Center of Gray.
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