Special elections could determine control of Kentucky House
GEORGETOWN, Ky. — The fate of the last legislative chamber in the South still controlled by Democrats is in the hands of a few thousand Kentucky voters in four House districts scattered throughout the...
View ArticleSomali intelligence cooperated with US for al-Shabab hit
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s intelligence service cooperated with the U.S. in airstrikes that killed more than 150 al-Shabab members on Saturday, an intelligence official said Tuesday.
View ArticleMichigan in the spotlight in Tuesday's primary contests
LANSING, Mich. — Republican front-runner Donald Trump faces a test of his durability with white, working-class voters in Michigan, the first industrial state to vote in the 2016 primaries and the...
View ArticleGreat wall of Trump faces great hurdles
WASHINGTON — Can Donald Trump really make good on his promise to build a wall along the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexican border to prevent illegal migration? What’s more, can he make Mexico pay for it?
View ArticlePilot faces suit over industry practice of credit card holds
NASHVILLE — Two Tennessee residents are suing the nation’s largest diesel retailer over holds placed on their credit cards when they swiped at the pump, but an industry representative says the banks...
View ArticleSenate votes to add penalties for texting school bus drivers
NASHVILLE — A fatal school bus crash in Knoxville has inspired Tennessee lawmakers to seek tougher penalties for drivers using electronic devices.
View ArticleVirginia is 1st state with law regulating fantasy sports
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia has become the first state to approve legislation regulating the fast-growing but embattled online fantasy sports industry.
View ArticleUnpaid city taxes headed to Chancery Court on April 1
On Friday, April 1, all unpaid 2014 city of Johnson City real estate taxes and 2015 personal property taxes will be filed in Chancery Court for collection.
View ArticlePolice shootings of blacks influence crime fiction genre
NEW YORK — In “Underground Airlines,” an upcoming novel by Ben Winters, a black bounty hunter rides through a poor neighborhood in Indianapolis alongside a white policeman.
View Article9 hurt as train derails, car plunges into California creek
SUNOL, Calif. — A downed tree on the tracks reportedly caused a commuter train to derail in Northern California, sending its lead car plunging into a swollen creek and leaving nine people injured,...
View ArticleAuctioneer to sell Hitler's personal copy of 'Mein Kampf'
CHESAPEAKE CITY, Md. — A Maryland auction house says it is selling a copy of “Mein Kampf” that once belonged to Adolf Hitler and was taken from his Munich apartment at the end of World War II.
View ArticleThe Latest: Cruz says Trump fueled Washington corruption
WASHINGTON — The Latest on campaign 2016 as Michigan, Mississippi, Idaho and Hawaii vote for nominees (all times Eastern Standard Time):
View ArticleTVA to open Boone Dam sluice gates during routine maintenance on generators
Don’t be alarmed if you occasionally see a geyser of water shooting out of the side of Boone Dam over the next few weeks.
View ArticleWellmont's chief financial officer exits for Arizona
KINGSPORT – Alice Pope, Wellmont Health System’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, will become the new chief financial officer for HonorHealth in Scottsdale, Arizona.
View ArticleEastman again on list of world's ethical companies
KINGSPORT — Eastman Chemical Co. announced Tuesday it again has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as a 2016 World’s Most Ethical Company.
View ArticleShirley Ward Neatherly
JONESBOROUGH — Shirley Ward Neatherly, age 71, of Jonesborough, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2016.
View ArticleLiquor taxes in Johnson City: A decision about to drop
KINGSPORT — Second Judicial District Chancellor E.G. Moody said after a three-hour hearing Tuesday he would need several weeks to render an opinion in a suit by the Washington County Board of Education...
View ArticleThe Latest: UN agencies seek to end child marriage
NEW DELHI — The Latest on International Women’s Day (all times local):
View ArticleJury won't hear allegations of past assaults if man tried
A Johnson City man charged with trying to kill his wife when he shot her in the hip with an assault rifle won a motions hearing to keep evidence of two previous assaults of the woman from the jury...
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