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Kingsport police investigating shooting on Dorothy Street
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Kingsport police are investigating a shooting on Dorothy Street on Thursday night. Lt. Justin McConnell said no victims were located and whoever fired the shots fled before police arrived. Detectives remained on the scene interviewing witnesses and looking for evidence, McConnell said.
Court docs: Former BTCS educational assistant accused of exploitation of a minor
BRISTOL, Tenn. (WCYB) — A Sullivan County Grand Jury has charged a former educational assistant at Bristol, Tennessee City Schools with exploitation of a minor, according to court documents obtained by News 5. Jason Milhorn is accused of exposing a minor to sexually explicit material. He was arrested and...
Hits for Hannah: Tribe softball is keeping their beloved teammate on the field with them
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WCYB) — While Thursday may have seemed like any other day with softball in Kingsport against rival Science Hill - it proved to be much more for the Dobyns-Bennett Lady Indians. Down three heading into the bottom of the sixth inning, the Tribe rallied late to tie...
Andrew Johnson Elementary holds TCAP retention meeting for 3rd, 4th-grade parents
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – Andrew Johnson Elementary School held a TCAP retention meeting for parents of 3rd and 4th-grade students on Thursday in the school’s auditorium. Tennessee enacted the Learning Loss Remediation and Student Acceleration Act during the 2022-2023 school year. This act states that third-grade students must score “proficient” on the reading portion of […]
Attorneys for widow of man shot by SCSO officers speak
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Lawyers for a woman whose husband was shot to death by Sullivan County sheriff’s deputies a year ago say Karen Crowley’s case is about far more than trying to extract punitive damages from Sullivan County. “It’s just making sure that the checks and balances exist,” Christopher Rogers, whom Karen Crowley […]
Domtar fined $64,650 for water permit violations
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has fined Domtar $64,650 for violating its water discharge permit multiple times in the months following startup of its new Kingsport recycled packaging facility.
Motorcycle ride to benefit Fort Blackmore Center of Excellence happening this Saturday
FORT BLACKMORE, Va--A benefit ride to honor and remember a man from Fort Blackmore is happening Saturday, April 27th. Proceeds from the first-ever Hunter W. Lane Memorial Ride will benefit the Fort Blackmore Center of Excellence. Organizers say Lane passed away Dec. 12, 2023 and the school and community meant...
Vehicle crashes into Kingsport restaurant, police say
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WCYB) — A vehicle crashed into a Kingsport restaurant on Sunday, according to the Kingsport Police Department. Police responded to the La Caretta location along S. John B. Dennis Highway at around 5:45 p.m. The driver of a Kia Sedona told police that she was trying to park when she struck the business. She stated her breaks did not function properly while she was trying to park, police added.
Meet Hank the Calf
When Sullivan County Farm Bureau member Hannah Blankenship’s father, Barry King, saw black vultures flying above his Blountville farm on a cold April evening in 2022, he knew something was wrong. He went out to check on his cows and was surprised to find a lifeless baby calf nearly...
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